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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...

Rabbi Moshe Weitman zt”l

February 22, 2009 2:21 pm
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of veteran mechanech Rabbi Moshe Weitman zt"l, founding director and dean of Torah...

Court Says Shmittah “Heter Mechirah” Land Sale Legally Invalid

February 22, 2009 1:02 pm
In a decision handed down by the Petach Tikva District Court this past week, the judges stated, "The sale of land shortly before the...

Lieberman’s Rise Might Actually Be Useful Abroad

February 22, 2009 11:51 am
By Nathan J. Diament 'There's no question,' says former US ambassador to Israel Dan Kurtzer, that Avigdor Lieberman's electoral win will lead to negative consequences...

Israeli 11-Year-Olds are World Champions at Watching Television

February 22, 2009 10:53 am
According to a report issued by the nongovernmental National Council for Children's Welfare, 67 percent of Israeli children aged 6-12 watch five or more...

Mumbai Attackers Had Hit List Of 320 World Targets

February 22, 2009 10:34 am
The plotters behind the Mumbai attack, which left more than 170 people dead, had placed India's financial capital on a list of 320 worldwide...

Obama’s New Intel Chief: Yesha Settlers are Colonists

February 22, 2009 8:58 am
A flurry of reports over the weekend said that the former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, considered a sharp critic of Israel, is to...

Investor’s Business Daily: Bibi Vs. Ahmadinejad Like Churchill Vs. Hitler

February 22, 2009 8:42 am
Investor's Business Daily has portrayed the recent Israeli elections as a historic decision that could save the civilized world. "The global stage is set...

Suspect in Japan Case May Be Unfit For Trial; Pidyon Shevuyim Efforts Stepped Up

February 22, 2009 8:41 am
The principal suspect in the case involving the three yeshiva bochurim who were duped into carrying contraband into Japan has been sent for psychiatric...

Mofaz + 9 = Likud?

February 22, 2009 8:16 am
Likud chairman Binyamin Netanyahu intends to offer Kadima chairwoman Tzipi Livni senior ministerial appointments as well as veto power over government decisions, if she...

Orthodox Jew Suing US for False Arrest on Spying Charges

February 22, 2009 8:07 am
David Tenenbaum, of Detroit, Michigan, has said that he and his wife Madeline are suing the United States Justice and Defense departments for $200...

NAACP Threatens National Action Against NY Post

February 22, 2009 8:01 am
The fallout continues and could be getting worse over the New York Post's controversial cartoon. The paper apologized for the drawing earlier in the...

Rav Shmuel Dishon Addresses Yeshiva Passaic Torah Institute

February 22, 2009 7:57 am
Rav Shmuel Dishon, Menahel of Mosdos Yad Yisroel Karlin Stolin, gave a shiur at Yeshiva Passaic Torah Institute (PTI) on Monday, February 9. Rav...

Today’s Yahrtzeits – 28 Shevat

February 22, 2009 7:42 am
-Rav Alexander Sender of Zholkov, (~1660-1737). He was the son of Rav Ephraim Zalman Shor, Magid of Lvov, and was orphaned as an infant....

Rabbi Zev Perl zt”l

February 22, 2009 6:26 am
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rabbi Velvel Perl z"l. The levaya will take place today, Sunday, at 2...

Rabbi Mordechai Yehoshua Brisk zt”l

February 22, 2009 5:16 am
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rabbi Mordechai Yehoshua Brisk zt"l. The levaya will take place today, Sunday, at...