Edelstein and Hoenlein Visit Har Hazeisim
A group of prominent American and Israeli Jewish leaders visited Har Hazeisim this past Friday, as part of the ongoing effort by the International...
Rabbonim Reach Hachlatah On IDF Conversions
Chacham Ovadia Yosef has authorized a number of senior rabbonim to add clarifications on his behalf to his controversial ruling which legitimized conversions performed...
Rumsfeld Blasts Obama’s World Image
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld disputes the notion that President Barack Obama has made America more popular around the globe than it was under...
Dutch Parliament to Vote on Ban on Shechitah
The European Jewish Congress is calling on Dutch politicians not to vote for a ban on shechitah. A bill that would ban the practice...
EasyJet’s Kosher Flight Meal – Bacon
Trainee Accountant Victor Kaufman couldn't believe his ears when he settled into his seat for a budget flight from Israel. For shortly after take-off, the...
Hillary Clinton: Israeli Settlements “Illegitimate”
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Israeli settlements "illegitimate" shortly before the United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning continued Israeli...
Film to Benefit Bochurim Jailed in Japan
Danny Finkelman of Sparks Productions has filmed a music video in Japan to benefit two yeshivah boys that are incarcerated in the Chiba...
After 42 Years, Libya’s Gadhafi Faces New Threats to His Rule
Moammar Gadhafi's first grab at power occurred 42 years ago in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, when he led a crew of fellow...
Dem Says ‘Obamacare’ is a ‘Disparaging’ Term
House Republicans and Democrats started Friday morning's debate over whether to defund last year's healthcare law, and as part of this debate sparred over...
Cameras May Be Installed at Har Hamenuchos
Following a series of acts of vandalism at Har Hamenuchos Cemetery in Yerushalayim's Givat Shaul neighborhood, including thefts of memorial candle holders and car...
Mir Space Station 25 Years Later: Lemon or Marvel?
Was it a venerable, robust marvel? Or a derelict, accident-prone lemon? The Mir space station, which spent 15 years in orbit, set space records that...
PA Calls for ‘Day of Rage;’ US Suspends Travel to Yericho
The Palestinian Authority has joined the Arab world's spreading 'Day of Rage" phenomenon following the American veto Friday of an anti-Israel resolution in the...
Egypt No Longer Committed to an Alliance With Israel Against Iran
A year and a half ago, an Israel Navy submarine crossed the Suez Canal on its way from Haifa to the Red Sea, where...
Swiss Locate Funds Linked to Mubarak
Investigators have discovered tens of millions of dollars in Swiss bank accounts belonging to the ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, his family or five...
The Pnei Menachem of Ger zt”l, On His Yahrtzeit, Today, 16 Adar
Rav Pinchas Menachem Alter zt"l, also known as the Pnei Menachem after the works he authored, was the sixth Rebbe of Ger, a position...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 16 Adar
Rav Shalom Charif (1825). Having learned under Rav Pinchas Halevi Horowitz (the Baal Haflaah) in Frankfurt for many years, Rav Shalom became...
Video: At Least 18 Firefighters Hurt Battling Five-Alarm Flatbush Blaze
A five-alarm fire raged in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, leaving at least 18 firefighters and three residents with minor injuries.
The roof burned...
Gov. Chris Christie Cuts State Budget, Slims Down In Year One
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has cut more than the state budget in his first year in office. The head-of-state has also dropped a few...
Egypt Agrees to Let 2 Iranian Vessels Transit Suez Canal
Egyptian state media today said Egypt has agreed to let two Iranian naval vessels transit the Suez Canal. State-run news agency MENA said that authorities...
WikiLeaks: China Flexes Muscles With US As Biggest Creditor
Confidential diplomatic cables from the U.S. embassies in Beijing and Hong Kong lay bare China's growing influence as America's largest creditor.
As the U.S. Federal...