Madoff Victims Flood Judaica Market With Treasures
Crains New York reports:
Sometime in January, the e-mails started coming more frequently, describing an 18th-century Polish silver candelabra here, an Italian bronze Chanukah there.
Jonathan...
As Budget Looms, NY Legislators Tell OU Mission To Keep Up Pressure On Albany...
With just days left until the April 1st deadline to pass the New York state budget, state legislators urged the OU Advocacy-Teach NYS delegation...
When Every Millisecond Counts: How Agudath Israel Helped Chicago Parents Apply for Millions of Scholarship Dollars
It was a race that would be decided by milliseconds.
The prize? Up to $13,000 in tuition scholarships for each child wishing to attend private...
Torah Study Bill Aims To Safeguard Chareidi Draft Exemptions
Israel’s government plans to pass a bill that anchors the value of Torah study in a quasi-constitutional Basic Law, in order to preserve a...
Jewish Community Heroes Contest Voting Extended to Friday
The second annual Jewish Community Heroes contest is nearing its end. Voting has been extended to noon on Friday, October 15th.
The second-annual Jewish...
Agudath Israel’s Project LEARN Invited to White House for Conversation on Disabilities in the...
By Judith Dinowitz
On February 18, 2016, Mrs. Leah Steinberg, Director of Project LEARN, the Special Education Affairs Division of Agudath Israel of America, participated...
Jailed Former PM Olmert Putting On Tefillin, Getting Closer to Yiddishkeit
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is getting in closer touch with his Yiddishkeit while in jail, Walla reported.
According to an inmate at the minimum-security...
Smoking Materials May Have Caused Fatal Fire at Capitol Hotel
The fire that killed a man and gutted the Capitol Hotel early yesterday morning started in the victim's room, authorities have said. An investigation...
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Tragedy in Yerushalayim: Bereaved Husband to Raise Children Alone
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A precious life was lost this month after a swift and fatal turn of events. The young mother of the Levi family, expecting her...
Candle Lighting Times, Erev Shabbos Parshas Shemini 5775
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Rabbi Metzger Battles Fraudulent Kosher Certifying Agencies
While "going kosher" has become the hottest trend in the Israeli fast-food and gourmet restaurant industry, unscrupulous kashrus certifying agencies are systematically offering their...
Israeli Defense Minister Approves New Jewish Neighborhood In Chevron
Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday approved the planning of a new Jewish neighborhood in the city of Chevron.
The decision comes after years...
Five Towns: Achiezer Urgent Community Update Regarding The Impending Storm
We will try to keep this message as short, precise and accurate as possible:
At this point there is a mandatory evacuation for the entire...
Parnassah Expo Virtually Sold Out
Yes, you read correctly. Interest in the upcoming February 12th Parnassah Expo at the Meadowlands Exposition Center has reached the point where precious...
Israelis’ Cancer Is Linked to Holocaust
Roni Caryn Rabin of The New York Times reports: An Israeli study, believed to be one of the first of its kind, has found...
Michigan to Reimburse Private Schools for State Mandates
With the signing of Senate Bill 801 today, Michigan became the fourth state to reimburse private schools for the state mandates they are required...