Shemini: Got Happiness?
By Rabbi Nosson Greenberg
In this week's parsha, after the tragic death of Nadav and Avihu, Hashem informs Aharon HaKohen of the prohibition of entering...
Senate Confirms Mnuchin as Treasury Secretary
The Senate confirmed Steven Mnuchin as Treasury secretary Monday evening, putting an end to a contentious and protracted debate while adding another former banker...
$12 Billion Aid Package For Farmers Caught In Trump’s Trade War
The U.S. Agriculture Department announced Tuesday a $12 billion package of emergency aid for farmers caught in the midst of President Donald Trump's escalating...
Rav Mosheh Twersky zt”l Hy”d on Parshas Shemini
By Rabbi Yehoshua Berman
וכי יתן מים על זרע יא:לח
This pasuk teaches us the halacha of hechsher mashkin, that the only way a food item...
McConnell: $800 Billion Infrastructure Package Acceptable
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) signaled in a new interview that he is open to an infrastructure spending bill totaling as much as $800 billion.
"The proper price...
Tillerson: Israeli-Palestinian Peace Deal Will Determine Whether US Moves Embassy
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the Trump administration needs more time to consider moving the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to...
Full Replay: Today’s White House Press Briefing With Sean Spicer
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer answered questions today about the president's bathroom bill policy, sub-cabinet hiring, Obamacare repeal, President Trump backing down on...
Obama Backs Government-Run Internet
President Obama will travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa, today to tout the ability of local governments to provide high-speed Internet to their residents.
And...
Israel’s UN Envoy Mocks Meeting Over Ben-Gvir’s ‘Uneventful’ Har Habayis Visit
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations said he was “overjoyed” when he heard that the U.N. Security Council was holding an emergency meeting Thursday...
Liberals Win: Netanyahu Nixes Appointing Golan As New York Consul
Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu has nixed his decision to appoint fellow Likud lawmaker May Golan as consul general in New York following a...
Make Yourself a To-Do-Better List
By Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss
Before Rosh HaShanah, there is a universal quest to ask Hashem for a better year. Better parnasa/livelihood, better nachas, better...
Trump Mocks Bill de Blasio Over Cheerful Tweet
President Trump mocked New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Twitter Sunday for telling city residents to enjoy the day amid heightened crime.
“But people don’t want to...
HERE TO STAY: Oregon Considering PERMANENT Mask Mandate
Oregon congressional candidate Alek Skarlatos joined 'Fox & Friends Weekend' to discuss the possibility, calling it a 'huge overreach.'
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Daniel Goldstein Makes $3 Million On House to Make Way for New Arena
The last holdout in a long-running land dispute with the developer of a new arena in Brooklyn, NY, agreed today to sell his home...
IT’S A DOUBLE STANDARD: But NYC Mayor Adams Says Vaccine Exemption for Atheletes is...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended his decision to to make an exception to the city's vaccine mandate for athletes and performers, a...
IDF Soldier Receives Fine for Using His Phone On Shabbos
A religious Israeli reserve soldier, who was called up on Shabbos to serve in Operation Pillar of Defense, was fined by his phone company for using his...
Rabbinical Advocates As Mediators
In the teeth of opposition from professional circles, the Knesset Legislative Committee authorized rabbinical advocat/es, people qualified to serve as lawyers in botei din,...
