JUST IN, 1:45 AM ET: Senate Blocks GOP Health Bill, Scuttling Bid to Repeal...
1:45 AM ET: Senate Republicans suffered a dramatic failure early Friday in their bid to advance a scaled-back plan to overhaul the Affordable Care...
Learning on Tisha B’Av
By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
The Gemara in Taanis, daf lamed, amud alef says that all mitzvos that apply to an “avel” (mourner) apply on Tisha B’Av. Included in this category is Torah learning. It is permissible...
Yemenite Immigrants to Israel Living in Shocking Conditions
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The Jews of Yemen have a long and rich history of adhering strictly to Torah and mitzvot, despite being surrounded on all sides by...
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Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 5 Av
Rav Yitzchak Luria Ashkenazi from Tzefas, the Arizal (1534-1572), born in Jerusalem, son of Rav Shlomo Luria Ashkenazi, who is believed to be descended...
Apple Discontinues Cheapest iPods
After years of being outsold by the iPhone, the venerable iPod has taken a big step toward eventual oblivion. Apple said Thursday it was...
Twitter Lost 2 Million Users In The US Last Quarter
With the United States political class glued to their Twitter feeds - or just one Twitter feed in particular - it should be a...
Shkreli Told ‘Lies Upon Lies,’ Prosecutors Say In Closing Statements In Securities Fraud Trial
Martin Shkreli, the former hedge fund manager and pharmaceutical executive charged with securities fraud, told "lies upon lies," prosecutors told a Brooklyn jury on...
Boko Haram Attack On Nigeria Oil Team Said To Have Killed 48
An attack on a Nigerian oil exploration team by Boko Haram Islamist militants killed at least 48 people, hospital and military officials in the...
After CTE Study, NFLer Retires Early To Get His Phd
Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman John Urschel retired from the NFL on Thursday at the age of 26.
A source explained that the results of a...
Dear President Trump: Nine-Year-Old “Pickle” Wants To Be Your Friends
A 9-year-old boy nicknamed “Pickle” wants to be friends with President Donald Trump.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders read a letter from 9-year-old...
Netanyahu Supports Massive Expansion Of Yerushalayim
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated Wednesday that he would support an initiative to integrate four Jewish communities in the Shomron, as well as...
Newly Appointed Head Of Media Communications Calls Into CNN To Praise President
Anthony Scaramucci's surprised CNN on Thursday morning with a call in to Ryan Lizza, a CNN contributor who was on the air. The call...
Report: Trump Admin Threatens Alaska Over Health-Care Vote
President Trump and his administration reportedly threatened economic retaliation against the state of Alaska in the wake of Sen. Lisa Murkowski's no vote on...
Hillary Clinton Is Writing Campaign Memoir Called ‘What Happened’
Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has announced the title of her forthcoming memoir on the 2016 campaign: What Happened. The book will be released Sept....
Coca-Cola Is Replacing Coke Zero
If you love Coke Zero, you'd better stock up on it: Coca-Cola is ditching the drink.
Coke Zero will be replaced by a new sugar-free...
Trump May Veto Russia Sanctions Bill
President Donald Trump's spokesman suggested Thursday that Trump may veto a massively popular bill designed to restrain his ability to roll back sanctions against...
First Lady Trump To Make First Official Solo Trip As First Lady
In September, just eight months into her tenure as first lady of the United States, Melania Trump will make her first official solo trip...
Charlie Gard Will Be Moved To Hospice, Judge Rules
A High Court judge has approved a plan for Charlie Gard to be moved to hospice care, according to news reports.
It was agreed that...
Joint Chiefs: No Change In Transgender Policy Until Trump Sends Pentagon Direction
The highest-ranking military officer in the country said that the military’s transgender policy won’t actively change until President Trump sends specific directions to the...
Scaramucci Calls On Priebus To Put A Stop To The Leaks
White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci said Thursday that he doesn't know if his relationship with White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus can...
PICTURES, VIDEO: PM Netanyahu Consoles The Salomons, Calls For Terrorist To Face Death Penalty
Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu went to the Salomon shiva house this week to be menachem avel the woman who lost her husband and two...
Har Habayis: Over 50 Injured In Riots, Three At The Kosel Hit With Rocks
A huge riot has broken out today at Har Habayis after Palestinian worshippers, who abstained all week from entering the compounds on the Mufti's...
Chalamish Survivor Reveals: She Raised Soldier Who Saved Her
The wife and mother of the three Chalamish terror attack victims told Israeli President Reuven Rivlin who came to be menachem avel yesterday that...
Jeff Bezos Surpasses Bill Gates as World’s Richest Person
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has surpassed Bill Gates to become the richest person in the world, Bloomberg News reported.
A Thursday morning surge in Amazon’s share price pushed...
Scaramucci: Leakers Would Have Been Hanged 150 Years Ago
Anthony Scaramucci, the White House communications director, said on CNN’s New Day that leakers in the administration “would have been hung 150 years ago.” Scaramucci has...
2-Year-Old Sara Leah Began Treatment; Will You Help Her Through it?
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UPDATE: Thanks to your generosity, we reached our previous goal and were able to get Sara Leah and her family out of their dangerous...
Rebbetzin Yaffa Malin-Ebner a”h
It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rebbetzin Yaffa Malin-Ebner a”h.
Rebbetzin Yaffa was the wife of Rav Aryeh Leib Malin,...
NASA Plans To Build A New Plane That Could Halve Flight Times
Reports suggest that in one of America's biggest pioneers in aviation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) is taking tentative steps towards a...
Kosciuszko Bridge span takes a ride under the Brooklyn Bridge
No, they’re not adding a lower level to the Brooklyn Bridge. The span of the Kosciuszko Bridge barged its way below the iconic crossing...
Ahead Of EU Meeting, Turkey Begins Trial Of 17 Journalists
As senior government officials from Ankara prepare to meet with their European Union counterparts, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is making clear that he...
New Airport Rules Will Mean Separate Screening For iPads, E-readers, Other Devices
If you're planning to fly this summer, be prepared - new rules announced Wednesday mean that electronics larger than a cellphone will have to...
State Department Head Of Diplomatic Security Resigns
The head of the State Department's diplomatic security bureau has resigned and will leave his post on Thursday, leaving the two top positions vacant...
Do It With Love
Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
When you walk into a room where people are sitting close to the floor with a prominent rip in their clothing, the...
Watch: Scaramucci On How Communications Team Is Addressing Leakers
White House communications director goes on 'Hannity' to discuss reports AG Jeff Sessions is going to increase investigations into leaks.
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Trump Dines With Sean Hannity, Former Fox Executive Bill Shine And Scaramucci
President Donald Trump dined at the White House on Wednesday night with Fox News Channel star Sean Hannity, former Fox executive Bill Shine and...
Israel Removes All Security From Har Habayis
Overnight, Israeli authorities at Har Habayis have removed all vestiges of security features added in recent weeks, including the face recognition technology which was...
Pence Praises Trump’s ‘Candor’ In Sessions Confrontation
In an exclusive interview with Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence touted President Trump's "candor" in airing his frustration with...
Watch: Hannity Calls Out GOPers Who Voted No On ObamaCare Repeal
Hannty holds Republicans accountable, calls for investigation into Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
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Ohio Gov Kasich: 1 Dead, 7 Injured In The ‘Worst Tragedy In The History’...
One person was killed and seven injured Wednesday after an amusement ride malfunctioned on opening day of the Ohio State Fair, one of the...
Trump Administration Hits 13 Venezuelans With Sanctions In Advance Of Critical Vote
The Trump administration placed sanctions on 13 current and former senior Venezuelan officials Wednesday and warned that it was prepared to take far more...
New York Eyes ‘Textalyzer’ To Bust Drivers Using Phones
Police in New York state may soon have a high-tech way of catching texting drivers: a device known as a "textalyzer" that allows an...
AT&T Shares Jump Most In 3 Years On Surprise Mobile Gains
AT&T Inc. shares surged the most in three years after the telecommunications giant posted a surprise wireless subscriber gain in the second quarter, showing...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 4 Av
Rav Menachem Azariah deFano (from Pano), Italian mekubal, known as the Rema miPano (1548-1620).
Rav Benzion Halberstam of Bobov (1874-1942). Born in Bokovosk, Galicia ,...
Second New York Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief in a Row Leaves Abruptly
For the second time in two years, a New York Times Jerusalem bureau chief is abruptly abandoning the job.
The Times announced on Monday that...
For the First Time, Knesset Holds Welcome Ceremony for US Ambassador to Israel
The Knesset Caucus for US - Israel Relations in partnership with the Ruderman Family Foundation officially welcomed US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman at...
Trump To Lebanese Leader: Iran-Linked Hezbollah Is A Threat To Entire Middle East
President Donald Trump told Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri that the Hezbollah terror group poses a threat to Lebanon and the entire Middle East.
“Hezbollah...
Ahead of Tisha B’Av, New Evidence of Babylonian Destruction of Yerushalayim Unearthed
In the week leading up to Tisha B’Av, evidence of the Yerushalayim's destruction by the Babylonians during the Bayis Rishon era has been discovered...
Photos: Skverer Rebbe Returns to Shikun Skver After Undergoing Operation
After a thirty-two day absence from Shikun Skver, the Skverer Rebbe returned on Thursday, 26Tammuz/July 20. A month earlier, the rebbe left to the Mayo Clinic...
Dumping on Howell and Lakewood? Proposed Garbage Dump with Health Hazards, Odors, Animals, Rodents...
The area around the Lakewood-Howell, NJ, border currently stands out for its green, serene and picturesque character. That is in danger of coming to...