Letter from Foreign Relations Chair Senator Kerry to Secretary Clinton On Yanky Ostreicher

Elected officials of both parties have come under increased criticism from members of the Orthodox Jewish Community for apparently failing to assist Jacob Ostreicher who is under arrest in Bolivia since (more…)

UTJ and Shas Won’t Send Reps to Tal Law Committee

Shas Chairman Eli Yishai issued a statement today saying that, following consultations with Rav Ovadiah Yosef, the party will not be sending a representative to the committee established to present proposals for (more…)

Tonight: Lakewood Cheder-Bais Faiga 46th Anniversary Dinner

Lakewood, NJ - Thousands are expected to participate this evening in the Lakewood Cheder and Bais Faiga 46^th Anniversary Dinner, which will take place at Lake Terrace Hall. (more…)

World’s Largest Mezuzah Donated to Kaplan Medical Center

The world’s larget mezuzah was placed at the entrance of the Kaplan Medical Center’s emergency room in Rechovot this past week, reports Arutz Sheva. (more…)

Monsey Cops Seek Help To End Attacks On Day Laborers, Frum Yidden

Spring Valley, NY -The village’s day laborers and ultra-Orthodox Jews are both being targeted by organized criminals, forcing the police to beef up night patrols for each community and meet with leaders (more…)

ABC News Interviews Yanky Ostreicher in Bolivian Prison

[Video below.] ABC News reports: In a grim Bolivian prison, a lone American man has languished for nearly a year, uncharged by authorities who have accused him of money laundering, but he says he is innocent of any (more…)

Maran Rav Chaim Kanievsky Asked About Veracity of Avraham Fried Song

On Avraham Fried’s latest album, “Keep Climbing,” there is a song called “Kach Es Sheli - Take Mine.” In “Kach Es Sheli”, Fried sings about how he knows that the third Bais Hamikdash will not be built with stones, (more…)

Amicus Curiae Urge Supreme Court To Hear Rubashkin Case

By Debbie Maimon

[Links to all amicus briefs below.] In a sign that the Rubashkin case continues to roil the highest ranks of the nation’s legal community, six (more…)

Reb Shmuel Shindler z”l

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Reb Shmuel Shindler z”l at the age of 77. Reb Shmuel, a son of Reb Fishel and Mrs. Faigie Shindler, grew up in Williamsburg and was the owner of the popular (more…)

Identity Theft

By Yonason Rosenblum

Just before Pesach, best-selling novelist Naomi Ragen was socked with the largest plagiarism judgment ever in (more…)