Business Halacha: Ribbis and a Car Dealer’s 10% Discount
Q: A car dealer offers a 10% discount on next year's model if payment is made by May 31, four months before delivery. May...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 30 Nissan
Rabbeinu Yosef Halevi ibn Migash (Rimigash), talmid of the Rif (1077-1141). As head of the famous academy of Lucena, Spain, R' Yosef...
5 Legal Hurdles if Bin Laden Had Been Taken Alive
It's the greatest trial that never was -- of Osama bin Laden.
Top U.S. national security officials said the American commandos who killed bin Laden...
Pelosi Thanks President Bush for His Role in Bin Laden’s Destruction
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) said she called former President George W. Bush today to congratulate him on the capture and killing of...
Bin Laden: Pakistan Intelligence Agency Admits Failures
Pakistan's main intelligence agency, the ISI, has said it is embarrassed by its failures on al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. An ISI official told...
Bin Laden is Dead, Evil Lives on
By Dovid Efune
On Sunday evening in the presence of survivors I attended a stirring Holocaust memorial service at a prestigious New York synagogue including...
Bin Laden Compound Location Was Suggested in 2008 Study
A 2008 study conducted by US university professors said there was a high probability Osama Bin Laden was located in the town where he...
Dershowitz: Killing of Bin Laden Was Just, Legal
By Alan Dershowitz
The decision to target and kill Osama Bin Laden is being applauded by all decent people. Approval to capture or kill this...
OU Kosher Publishes Comprehensive Manual on Fish Industry
In its continuing initiative to establish uniform standards for kosher certification, the Orthodox Union, the world's largest and most respected certification agency, today announced...
In Lakewood, Sarah Palin Credits Bush for Osama Bin Laden’s Death, Omits Obama’s Name
Speaking at a fundraising event Monday evening, Sarah Palin credited President Bush by name for the death of Osama bin Laden but omitted the...
U.S.: Bin Laden Was Not Armed During Assault On Compound; Photos of Body “Gruesome”
Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was not armed when U.S. special forces stormed his compound in Pakistan but he did resist before he was...
Black Fedoras Becoming Trendy
The Borsalino hat, a wide-brimmed black felt fedora commonly worn by bnei Torah has now gotten trendy amongst hipster folks, the NY Times reports....
Bin Laden’s Death Sparks Curious Reactions
By Joe Pompeo
It's hardly a revelation to note that the cable and talk-radio commentariat is divided on many leading issues of the day. But...
Phone Call That Led to Bin Laden’s Doorstep
When one of Osama bin Laden's most trusted aides picked up the phone last year, he unknowingly led U.S. pursuers to the doorstep of...
Obama Golf Shoes Could Have Been Clue To Bin Laden
Golf shoes in the Oval Office could have been a clue.
President Barack Obama usually goes to the residence quarters of the White House after...
U.S.: Bin Laden Lived in Pakistan Compound for at Least 5 Years
Osama bin Laden lived for the past five to six years in the compound deep inside Pakistan where the al-Qaida leader was killed by...
Pentagon: Osama bin Laden Used His Wife As A Human Shield
Slain terror chief Osama bin Laden used his own wife as a human shield in an apparent attempt to save himself as elite troops...
Egypt Plans Million Man March Against Israel This Friday
Cairo is preparing for a million-man demonstration against Israel on Friday. The demonstration's organizers plan to hold the demonstration opposite the Israeli Embassy, and...
NYC Maintains Heightened Security After Bin Laden Death
While Mayor Bloomberg says there's no specific threat against the Big Apple after the death of Osama bin Laden, the NYPD was taking no...
How Did Pakistan Miss Osama’s High-Profile Hideaway?
Since the stunning announcement that Osama bin Laden, the world's most-wanted terrorist, was killed by U.S. forces on Monday, American lawmakers and officials have...
