Report: Rabbi’s Refusal to Testify Could Send Him Back to Jail
Victoria Kim of the Los Angeles Times reports: Two years ago, Rabbi Moshe Zigelman went to prison rather than testify against fellow Jews in...
Egged Driver Apologizes To Protesters, Joins Family For Shabbos Meal
This past Shabbos, an Egged bus passing through a street in Bnei Brak was beset by residents who shouted at the driver in protest...
Disciplinary Proceedings Against Railway CEO for Anti-Chareidi Comments
The Emes LeYaakov human rights group urged for disciplinary proceedings against Israel Railways CEO Michael Maixner for an insulting statement about the chareidi public.
On...
Finalists Chosen in Second Annual Jewish Community Heroes Campaign
The Second Annual Jewish Community Heroes Campaign - for which over 300,000 votes for more than 200 nominees were received - resulted in 20...
Israel Prepares To Reopen Eateries, Institutes New Sanitation Measures
Israel’s Ministry of Health, Ministry of Economy and Industry, and companies in the restaurant industry are slated to sit around the table today to...
NY Mayor De Blasio’s Response to Vandalized Menorah: Light It Even Brighter
A menorah in Manhattan’s Carl Schurz Park was found vandalized—not once, but twice over the course of a few days.
The more recent incident was...
Fourth Body Found In Rubble Of Tel Aviv Garage Collapse
The body of another construction worker was uncovered in the rubble of the collapsed garage complex in Tel Aviv today.
The death toll from Monday’s disaster is now...
Iran Nuclear Deal: Special FJCC Update and Community Initiative
1- As you are aware, Congress will soon vote on the proposed Iran deal reached by the international community. We appreciate the historic support for...
Video: Pollard Checks in with Feds in New York
Jonathan Pollard has checked in at a federal probation office in New York following his release this morning from a prison in North Carolina.
Pollard...
Agri Child Labor Trial Nears
There may not be any serious punishment in store for Agriprocessors Inc., the former Postville meatpacking company at the center of a state of...
Lipa in the Pages of The Wall Street Journal
The following are excerpts from a story by Peter Duffy in today's Wall Street Journal about Lipa Schmelczer:
Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer, the 18th-century founder...
Yerushalayim Levayah of Rebbetzin Leah Kagan a”h and Shivah Info
The levayah of Rebbetzin Leah Kagan a"h, wife of Rav Yisroel Meir Kagan, will take place in Yerushalayim at the Shamgar Chapel tonight, at 7:30 p.m., followed by kevurah on Har...
“What Happens After The Lake…?” Tonight In Lakewood: Project Mesorah Parlor Meeting With Rav...
Project Mesorah invites all Lakewood residents to attend a special parlor meeting tonight to benefit Project Mesorah. Project Mesorah is dedicated to ensuring that...
Hikind Calls on Gillibrand to Reconsider Iran Deal Vote Decision; Requests Meeting
Assemblyman Dov Hikind is calling on New York Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand to reconsider her stated decision to support the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action...
Tefillos for Rav Matisyahu Salomon
All are asked to say Tehillim for Rav Matisyahu Salomon, mashgiach of Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, NJ, who is in need of a...
Preparing for Pesach Again – Baruch Hashem
By Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer
As we head into the final stretches of Pesach preparation, we anticipate the tension increasing: so much to do, so little...
