Repurposing Your Lulav and Esrog After Yom Tov
Why not stretch the value of your lulav and etrog this year with a little creative repurposing post-Yom Tov? When they can be shaken...
Bal Tashchis: Food Expiration Dates Lead to Waste
You might want to smell that milk before you toss it out. It may be past its expiration date, but that doesn't mean it's...
Behind the Nuclear Thaw
If the United States and Iran do reach a nuclear deal, two U.S. senators will deserve much of the credit: Republican Mark Kirk of...
House Votes to Defund Obamacare
Ten days before the latest government-shutdown deadline, the House of Representatives voted Friday on legislation that would both keep the government running at post-sequesteration levels...
Israel Calls Iranian President’s Nuclear Comments Deceptive
Israel said on Thursday a U.S. television interview in which Iranian President Rouhani pledged that Tehran would never develop nuclear weapons was an...
Israeli Nuclear Chief Warns of Iranian “Deception”
The head of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission, Shaul Chorev, told the annual meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna: "The...
Lapid on Syria, Iran: Words Not Enough, Have a Big Stick
"If you want to negotiate, you better have a big stick in your hand," Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid told CNN. "It's the Middle...
Israel to Allow More Building Materials into Gaza
Israel plans to allow building materials meant for private projects into Gaza for the first time since 2007, when Hamas seized control of the...
Number of West Bank Palestinians Working in Israel Highest in Over a Decade
The number of West Bank Palestinians who have permanent permits to work in Israel has soared from 33,000 to 48,000 in less than two...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 18 Tishrei
Rav Nachman of Breslav, born to Feige, grand-daughter of the Ba'al Shem Tov, and Simcha, son of Nachman...
OU Kosher Experts Answer Sukkos Questions
OU Kosher presents frequently asked questions to-date on the OU Kosher Hotline (212-613-8241) by consumers in preparation for Sukkos. Questions may also be...
Syrian Army Defector: There Were Dozens of Chemical Attacks, Hizbullah Has Chemical Weapons
Syria - Brig.-Gen. Zaher Saket, a former commander of chemical warfare in the Syrian army's 5th division who defected, said poison gas had been...
British Airways Apologises Over ‘Palestinian Territories’ Marker Over Israel On In-Flight Map
British Airways has apologized for displaying an in-flight map with the words "Palestinian Territories" covering part of Israel.
The image appears on flights between...
Former CIA Deputy: No Way Will Assad Give Up His Nerve Gas
"I think this is the Syrians playing for time," Michael Morell, the recently-retired deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency, told Foreign Policy....
Israeli Gen.: Assad Could Stay for Years
One of Israel's top commanders said today, Erev Yom Tov, that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could stay in power for years, despite the bloody...
Obama to Congress: Act Now on Guns
President Obama on Tuesday urged Congress to act immediately on gun control in the wake of the deadly shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington...
Yom Tov Carbon Monoxide Awareness
Sukkos is a joyous zeman, when we enjoy special time with family and friends at home. The Jewish kitchen is filled with delightful Yom...
Reminder: Make an Eruv Tavshilin
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By Rabbi Tzvi Rosen
A fundamental difference between Yom Tov observance and Shabbos observance is the allowance of ochel nefesh, food preparation on Yom Tov....
Important Halacha Regarding Arba Minim
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Three years ago, an unofficial poll taken in Far Rockaway, New York, revealed a startling and alarming fact. Over 90%...
NYC Hospital Information for Sukkos
In the event that you have to be in the hospital with a loved one during Sukkos, below is an updated list of Chesed...
