US Nervous, Sends Army General to Calm Down Israel
The Obama administration is sending the head of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey to Israel this Thursday to try to change...
Report: Fencing Torahs No Easy Task
James Nani reports in the Times Herald Record:
What do you do with a stolen Torah?
It's a question Jews and gentiles alike are asking after...
Scientists: UN Soldiers Brought Deadly Superbug to Americas
Compelling new scientific evidence suggests United Nations peacekeepers have carried a virulent strain of cholera -- a super bug -- into the Western Hemisphere...
Video: Hundreds Turn Out To Honor Fallen Lakewood Officer
Lakewood, NJ - More than 500 people filled the town square on a freezing night last night to remember Patrolman Christopher Matlosz, who...
Updated: Swastika Found on Yeshiva of Brooklyn, Garage
At approximately 12:30 this morning, Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) was awakened by concerned neighbors who called to tell him that more anti-Semitic graffiti...
Chacham Ovadiah Davens for Mubarak
Chacham Ovadia Yosef, head of the Shas party's Moetzet Chachmei Hatorah, is davening for the wellbeing of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. The revelation...
Perry: I Love Israel “With All My Heart”
Georgetown, S.C., Jan. 14 - During a main street walk in Georgetown, S.C., a woman approached Gov. Rick Perry with a question she considers...
Daf Yomi Begins Eruchin Today, Siyum Hashas at MetLife Stadium 7 Months Away
Lomdei Daf Hayomi worldwide are beginning Maseches Eruchin today, having wrapped up Maseches Bechoros yesterday. The learners of Daf Yomi are making their way ever closer...
Iran Threatens Israel, U.S. Over Killing
Israel and the United States are "supporters of state terrorism" and will suffer a "punitive response" at an "opportune time," Iran's Press TV cited...
US Pressure? Israel Postpones Massive Joint Drill
Israel announced today that it is postponing the largest-ever anti-missile military exercise with the United States for "technical" reasons days after President Barack Obama...
Pepsico Says Finds Trace Fungicide In Tropicana Orange Juice
PepsiCo Inc said company tests of itsTropicana orange juice showed low levels of a potentially dangerous fungicide, but levels were below federal safety concerns...
A Note
In response to correspondence from readers regarding the arrests of members of the chareidi community in Yerushalayim, it is much to our dismay that...
9/11 Trial Hits Roadblock As Key Decision Looms
The trial of 9/11 suspects has hit another roadblock.
A defense lawyer at the Guantanamo Bay military courts says new restrictions imposed by the detention...
Pulled to Safety: New Rescues From Capsized Ship in Titanic-Like Incident
A crew member of a luxury liner that hit a reef off the Italian coast and toppled over was hoisted to safety by helicopter...
Tzedakah? Romney Gives Cash To Struggling Supporter At Rally
Sumter, South Carolina - Mitt Romney gave a handful of cash Saturday to a woman who had told him she was struggling financially after...
Apple Juice Made In America? Think Again
Which food revelation was more shocking this week?
Did it blow you away that low levels of a fungicide that isn't approved in the U.S....
White House Casts Doubt Over Anti-Piracy Legislation
White House officials raised concerns on Saturday about online piracy legislation pending in Congressthat Google and Facebook have decried as heavy-handed and Hollywood studios...
Our Tax Money: U.S. Offers Bangladesh $1 Billion In Aid Over Next 5 Years
The United States said on Saturday that it would offer Bangladesh close to $1 billion in aid over the next five years.
A U.S. Embassy...
Council Member Levin Calls For An End To Anti-Semitic Vandalism In Williamsburg
Williamsburg - In recent months there have been numerous incidents of anti-Semitic vandalism in Williamsburg, including the discovery of a swastika in Kent Village...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 20 Teves
Rabbeinu Moshe ben Maimon, the Rambam (1135-1204). Born at Cordova, Spain, the Rambam received his rabbinical instruction at the hands of his...
