Month May 2021
JERUSALEM (JNS) Israeli Supreme Court President Esther Hayut blasted critics of the court at the annual Israel Bar Association conference in Eilat on Monday. “The undermining of the legitimacy of the courts and their judgements in effect undermines the principle… Continue Reading →
To those who lay claims that Brooklyn can’t sustain a growing Kollel, we point the way proudly to the burgeoning Batei Medrashim and Kollelim of Yeshiva & Mesivta Torah Vodaath. For years our Beis Medash was filled with serious bochurim,… Continue Reading →
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A senior Hamas official said Monday that Israel must halt its “aggression” in both Gaza and Jerusalem if it wants calm following an 11-day war earlier this month. Khalil al-Haya spoke after meeting with… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] It was with a tremble in his breath and hesitation in his step that Rabbi “B,” a Jerusalem father of 12, approached the door of his neighbor, revered chacham Rav Naftali Nussbaum shlit”a. He had returned home expecting to find… Continue Reading →
It is unclear whether a formal governmental inquiry committee will be established to investigate the Meron tragedy until a new government can be formed. However, a police investigation is ongoing and according to a statement made by a police spokesperson… Continue Reading →
It is unclear whether a formal governmental inquiry committee will be established to investigate the Meron tragedy until a new government can be formed. However, a police investigation is ongoing and according to a statement made by a police spokesperson… Continue Reading →
The police chief in Dearborn, a suburb of Detroit which is 47% Arab-American, issued an apology for liking a pro-Israel social media post in the wake of flak from the Arab community, JTA reported. “A couple of days ago, I… Continue Reading →
United Torah Judaism Housing Minister Rabbi Yaakov Litzman released a video with a last minute call to Yamina and New Hope MKs not to form a government with Yesh Atid.… Read more » The post Rabbi Litzman Implores New Hope,… Continue Reading →
The Ambassador of Mexico to Israel, Pablo Macedo, was summoned for a clarification discussion at the Foreign Ministry on Monday following Mexico’s vote at the Human Rights Council in favor… Read more » The post Mexican Ambassador Summoned to Foreign… Continue Reading →
The chancellor of Rutgers University in New Jersey issued a statement condemning anti-Semitsm and then, in the wake of flak from a pro-Palestinian group, apologized for its statement, JTA reported. The statement issued by Chancellor Christopher J. Molloy and Provost… Continue Reading →
Meretz MK Tamar Zandberg, who will be part of the new unity government, is promoting a bill that would make influencing a minor to do teshuvah a criminal offense, punishable… Read more » The post Meretz MK Files Bill Turning… Continue Reading →
One of the MKs in the anti-Netanyahu bloc who will be part of the new unity government (if it succeeds in being formed) is promoting a bill that would make influencing a minor to do teshuvah a criminal offense, punishable… Continue Reading →
Dear Lakewood Scoop readers, I have noticed a very disturbing trend over the last number of years that seems to be getting progressively worse. People who bh have no physical disabilities, will park in a marked handicap spot, ensuring that… Continue Reading →
Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid acknowledged “plenty of obstacles” in forming a new government of right-wing, centrist and left-wing parties, but expressed hope that the issues can be resolved. “There… Read more » The post Lapid Acknowledges Hurdles to Finalizing… Continue Reading →
Eitan Biran, the 5-year-old Israeli survivor of the cable car disaster in Italy, began asking for his parents on Friday and questioning where he is. His first words were: “Where am I? Where’s Ima and Abba?” Italian media reported. He… Continue Reading →
The U.S. has sold some 2 million barrels of Iranian crude oil after seizing an oil tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, court documents and government statistics… Read more » The post U.S. Sells Off Iranian Crude… Continue Reading →
Egypt’s intelligence chief met Hamas leaders in Gaza on Monday in an effort to bolster a ceasefire between the Palestinian militant group and Israel and to discuss reconstruction plans following… Read more » The post Egypt’s Intelligence Chief Holds Talks… Continue Reading →
Rebitzen Sima Spetner’s Beginner/ Fundamental Chinuch Course Coming to Monsey and Queens Join Rebitzen Spetner’s thousands of students from around the world who have transformed themselves, their homes, and their relationships with their children. Rebitzen Sima Spetner is a child… Continue Reading →
Russia said on Monday it would send an array of “unpleasant” signals to the United States in coming days and that Washington was not showing a readiness to discuss all… Read more » The post Russia Threatens to Send ‘Unpleasant’… Continue Reading →