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Drugs, Weapons Seized in Lakewood

March 25, 2009 5:58 pm
The Lakewood, NJ, Police Street Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at 189 Ridge Avenue on Motzoei Shabbosthat led to the seizure of drugs...

P’sak for Those in EY Traveling to Eilat for Pesach

March 25, 2009 5:10 pm
The Kol Halacha newsletter in Eretz Yisroel has reported a p'sak of Maran Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv regarding those who choose to travel south...

Gabbai Almost Blinded By Auf Ruf Pekelach

March 25, 2009 4:38 pm
The Crown Heights community is cracking down on sweets after one of the Lubavitcher gabaim, Yosef Losh, was injured this past Shabbos day and...

Peekskill Yeshiva Dinner Tonight

March 25, 2009 4:02 pm
Tonight, the 46th Anniversary Dinner of Yeshiva Ohr Hameir of Peekskill, which is led by Harav Elya Kanerek, rosh hayeshiva, will be held at...

Budget Cuts Threaten Jewish, Muslim Burial Rituals

March 25, 2009 4:01 pm
The NY Post reports: Jewish and Muslim burial rituals are in danger if the state doesn't cough up more cash for the Medical Examiner's...

Tefillah from the Shelah for Erev Rosh Chodesh Nissan

March 25, 2009 3:55 pm
The following is a tefillah from the Shelah Hakadosh which is said be segulah when recited on Erev Rosh Chodesh Nissan, today. Click here to...

President Obama is ‘Open for Questions’ Online

March 25, 2009 3:11 pm
Didn't like the questions that were asked of President Obama at his press conference Tuesday night? Want to pose a follow-up on something the...

Jewish Music World Mourns Passing of Izzy Taubenfeld, President of “Sameach Music”

March 25, 2009 2:07 pm
Yesterday morning, the sad news came of the untimely passing of Izzy (Yitzchok Moshe) Taubenfeld z"l, owner and president of the Jewish music production...

Mayhem Aboard El Al Flight

March 25, 2009 1:09 pm
A wayward passenger beat a flight attendant for reasons that remain unclear during an El Al flight to Ukraine earlier this week. The passenger...

Hilchos Chodesh Nissan – Birkas Ha’ilanos

March 25, 2009 12:12 pm
Rosh Chodesh Nissan (tomorrow, Thursday, March 26th) marks the beginning of the season for Birkas Ha'Ilanos - the blessing we recite once a year...

Just In: MTA Doomsday Budget Approved – Get Ready for Sharp Fare Hikes, Service...

March 25, 2009 11:20 am
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has voted 12 to 1 today to enact a stiff series of fare hikes and service cuts as a result...

Ponovezh Avreichim Make Pact Not to Spend Over $60,000 to Marry Off Their Kids

March 25, 2009 11:06 am
The financial strain involved in marrying off children is nothing new, both in the United States and Israel. In Israel, the problem is exacerbated...

Maran Harav Yaakov Kamenetsky zt”l, On His 23rd Yahrtzeit, Today, 29 Adar

March 25, 2009 10:39 am
In Koloshova, the family of R' Binyomin Kamenetsky was not particularly distinguished. A Torah-observant home where the father worked and earned a respectable livelihood,...

Queens Man Plays Madoff’s Jail Number and Wins Lotto

March 25, 2009 10:33 am
Someone is finally making some money off Bernie Madoff. A Queens construction worker used the swindler's prison number to play the lottery and won $1,500....

1897 NY Times Article On Birchas Hachammah

March 25, 2009 9:54 am
The following fascinating article about Birchas Hachammah, entitled "Hebrew Festival Marred," appeared in the New York Times on April 8, 1897 (here). The...

Tefila L’Moshe Roadway Service

March 25, 2009 8:49 am
As many travel to or from Montreal for Pesach, Rabbi Yisroel Rubin announced that Albany's Central Birkas Hachammah will follow 7:45 a.m. davening at...

Obama Ditches Teleprompter For Giant TV Monitor

March 25, 2009 8:32 am
What kind of politician brings a teleprompter to a news conference? A careful one. President Barack Obama took no chances in his second prime-time news...

Obama Fires Back at Reporter, Question Elicits Icy Stare

March 25, 2009 8:00 am
After an uncharacteristic gaffe on 'The Tonight Show' and an unfortunate case of the giggles on '60 Minutes,' President Obama had a lot...

NYS Moving Closer To Allowing Wine Sales In Stores

March 25, 2009 7:55 am
It's a fact of life in New York: If you're looking to buy a bottle of bubbly or a magnum of merlot, you've got...

Gov. Paterson Orders Layoffs of 8,900 NY State Employees

March 25, 2009 7:41 am
New York Governor David Paterson ordered 8,900 state jobs slashed yesterday to help close a budget deficit that has ballooned by another $2.2 billion....