Video: Rav Yitzchok Dov Koppelman at Birchas Hachama
Click below to view a video of Rav Yitzchok Dov Koppelman, rosh yeshiva of Lucerne, Switzerland, at Birchas Hachama on Erev Pesach.
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Baruch Weiss: The Lawyer Who Destroyed the Feds’ Case Against Rubashkin
A federal prosecutor typically spends no more than half a dozen years with the government before graduating to private practice, where the prospect of...
NYC Councilman: Keep Fast Food Away from Schools
A New York City councilman wants to keep school kids away from fast food, or at least keep the fast food restaurants away from...
If Not for Holocaust, There’d Be 32 Million Jews Worldwide
If not for the Holocaust, there would be as many as 32 million Jews worldwide, instead of the current 13 million, demographer Professor Sergio...
Report: Israel Stands Ready to Bomb Iran’s Nuclear Sites
Sheera Frenkel of The Times Online in Yerushalayim reports:
The Israeli military is preparing itself to launch a massive aerial assault on Iran's nuclear facilities...
U.S.: Palestinians Need Not Recognize Israel as Jewish State Before Talks
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's demand that the Palestinians recognize Israel as the state of the Jewish people as a condition for renewing peace talks...
Final Durban II Text Omits References to Israel and Zionism
Diplomats reached agreement on Friday on a declaration for next week's politically-charged United Nations conference on racism, adding to the pressure on Washington and...
Latin American Leaders Rail Against the USA
Latin American leaders railed against the U.S. during President Barack Obama's first trip to the region, turning what was intended to mark a new...
Today’s Yahrtzeits – 25 Nissan
-Rav Chaim Halberstam of Sanz, author of Divrei Chaim (1793-1876 ), founder of the Sanzer Chasidim. Born in Tarnograd, Poland. At the age of...
Felder: Water Shutoffs Have Returned
New York City Councilman Felder of Brooklyn urges New Yorkers with outstanding sewer or water bills to contact the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)...
Israel Unlikely to Cooperate in U.N. Gaza Probe
Israel is unlikely to cooperate with an investigation into war crimes during the Gaza war because it does not trust the U.N. agency performing...
Holocaust Museum to Open in Chicago On Sunday
A new museum honoring the memory of the millions of Jews and rescuers killed during the Holocaust opens this weekend in Chicago. The Illinois...
Agudas Yisroel Statement On Gov. Paterson Same Gender Marriage Bill
Following New York State Governor David A. Paterson's introduction yesterday of a bill to redefine marriage in the state, Agudas Yisroel of America reiterated...
Audio: Rav Mintz – Chizuk for Isru Chag
Each week, Rav Chaim Mintz, Mashgiach of the Yeshiva of Staten Island and founder and head of Oorah Kiruv Rechokim, offers, via telephone,...
Video: Belzer Rebbe at Birchas Hachama
Click below to view a video of the Belzer Rebbe at Birchas Hachama on Erev Pesach in Kiryas Belz, Yerushalayim. Thousands took part in...
Video: Rav Mordechai Dovid Unger of Bobov at Birchas Hachama
Click below to view a video of Rav Mordechai Dovid Unger of Bobov at Birchas Hachama on Erev Pesach.
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Video: Boyaner Rebbe at Birchas Hachama
Click below to view a video of the Boyaner Rebbe and the Descher Rebbe at Birchas Hachama on Erev Pesach.
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Video: Sanz-Klausenberger Rebbe at Birchas Hachama
Click below to view a video of the Sanz-Klausenberger Rebbe of Boro Park at Birchas Hachama on Erev Pesach.
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Mrs. Clinton Offers Day With Bill
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is offering the chance to spend a day with her husband Bill in exchange for help paying off her...
Rav Chaim Kanievsky – The Difference Between a Chosid and a Mouse
One of the unkosher birds listed in this week's parsha, Parshas Shemini (11:19), is the "Chasida," the stork. Rashi says that it is called...
