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18th Knesset to be Sworn-In Today

February 24, 2009 8:30 am
More than three months after the 17th Knesset was dispersed, the 18th Knesset is set to be sworn in this afternoon. All 120 of...

US to Donate $900 Million in Aid to Gaza

February 24, 2009 8:11 am
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to announce a $900 million pledge of US aid for Gaza and the Palestinian Authority at a donors'...

Latest Statistics: Rising Jewish Births in Israel

February 24, 2009 8:09 am
Good news for Jewish demographics in Israel: the latest statistics released by the Central Bureau of Statistics shows a rising birth rate in the...

Pickle Rabbi Brings Some Flavor

February 24, 2009 8:00 am
The Press-Enterprise reports: The brew to make kosher pickles includes tap water, kosher salt, dill, garlic, pickling spice and, of course, cucumbers. The class...

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 30 Shevat

February 24, 2009 7:31 am
-Rav Moshe of Zaloshin, author of Mishpat Tzedek, Tikkun Shabbos, and Geulas Yisrael (1788-1831). In 1815, he was appointed leader of the chassidic community...

Official Proclamation Misspells Gillibrand’s Name

February 24, 2009 6:54 am
Gov. David Paterson's official proclamation announcing his appointment of Kirsten Gillibrand as the state's new U.S. Senator briefly misspelled her name. The proclamation sent...

Rav Avrohom Kahaneman zt”l

February 23, 2009 3:01 pm
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rav Avrohom Kahaneman zt"l, longtime nosi of the Ponovezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak...

Tehillim to Be Recited at Opening of 18th Knesset Tomorrow

February 23, 2009 2:44 pm
At the opening of the 18th Knesset tomorrow, there will be only one new chareidi MK, Rabbi Eliezer Mozes of Yahadus HaTorah-UTJ. At tomorrow's...

L Train to Be Computer Controlled Starting Tomorrow

February 23, 2009 1:11 pm
Starting tomorrow, L line trains will be fully controlled by a computerized signal system. Motormen working the Brooklyn-Manhattan line will remain on board and...

Miracle in Meah Shearim: Talmud Torah Wall Collapses, No One Injured

February 23, 2009 12:43 pm
A wall in the building of the Meah Shearim Talmud Torah collapsed this morning and miraculously no one was injured. The wall was in...

Manischewitz Schmura Matzo Run Today in World’s Largest Matzo Oven

February 23, 2009 11:16 am
Matzav.com has learned that the Manischewitz Schmura Matzo Run will take place today, marking the production of matzo at the company's new state-of-the-art matzo...

Shoes – Four of Them – Thrown at IDF Officer During Speech

February 23, 2009 9:17 am
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators threw shoes at an Israeli reserves officer while giving a speech on the Israel Defense Forces' operation in the Gaza Strip in...

Kentucky Sen.: Justice Ginsberg Likely Will Be Dead In 9 Months

February 23, 2009 8:59 am
Republican Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky predicted over the weekend that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg would likely be dead from pancreatic...

Law of Return to Refocus on Jews

February 23, 2009 8:41 am
Spurred by concerns over the acceptance of hundreds of thousands of non-Jews as citizens of Israel over the course of Israel's 60-year history, Interior...

Hillary $Queezes $erbs: Gov’t To Pay Thug Victim A Cool Mil

February 23, 2009 8:01 am
One of Hillary Rodham Clinton's first acts as secretary of State was to broker a $1 million blood-money payout by the Serbian government for...

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 29 Shevat

February 23, 2009 7:31 am
-Rav Eliyahu Habachur Halevi, "the Ba'al Hatishbi," famous Hebrew grammarian (1549). -Rav Yitzchak Yerucham Diskin (1839-1925), born in Valkovisk, Russia, the son of Rav Yehoshua...

U.S. Officials Livid With UNRWA Over Hamas Letter

February 22, 2009 9:18 pm
U.S. officials in Yerushalayim are furious with the United Nations' Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) for its role in Hamas' attempt to use Senator John...

Laws of Heaven – Bava Kamma 56

February 22, 2009 7:06 pm
Laws of Heaven   By: Rabbi Avrohom Adler   Subscribe to the Daily Daf Yomi Summary http://www.daf-yomi.org/. The Gemora cites a Mishna: If one sends out a fire in...

Olmert: ‘Occupation’ in Gaza Causes Anti-Semitism

February 22, 2009 4:56 pm
Outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said today that Israel's "occupation" of Gaza was causing worldwide anti-Semitism. In his weekly cabinet meeting, Olmert said the...

Netanyahu Meets With Livni, Sen. Lieberman Visits Israel

February 22, 2009 4:03 pm
Prime minister-designate and Likud leader Binyamin Netanyahu began his efforts to form a national unity government when he met Kadima chairman Tzipi Livni tonight...