“As yeshiva graduates with advanced training in diverse areas of educational theory and practice, we can state with confidence that yeshivas provide students across all levels of ability with enriching educational experiences that stimulate their cognitive, intellectual, practical, social, and moral development.” This sentence, included in a letter sent today to the New York State Board of Regents, belies the notion that Yeshiva educatio

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Saturday she’s “alive” and on her way to being “very well” following radiation treatment for cancer.
Ginsburg, 86, made the comments at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington.
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Jerusalem – The Israeli military on Sunday said that Lebanese militants had fired a barrage of anti-tank missiles at an Israeli army base, scoring a number of direct hits on Israeli targets. Israel responded with heavy fire toward targets in southern Lebanon. The sudden burst of violence raised the prospect of a wider round of […]

When New York lawmakers revoked a religious exemption for mandatory school vaccinations, the change sent thousands of the state’s parents scrambling to get their kids shots — or get them out of the classroom entirely.
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The IDF says that multiple anti-tank missiles were fired into Israel on Sunday afternoon. Minutes later, the IDF orders all bomb shelters to be opened within 4 kilometers of the border, and people to remain in their homes.

An already dangerous Hurricane Dorian intensified yet again Sunday as it closed in on the northern Bahamas, threatening to batter islands with Category 5-strength winds, pounding waves and torrential rain as people hunkered down in schools, churches and other shelters.

Washington – The Trump administration’s latest round of tariffs on Chinese imports took effect early Sunday, potentially raising prices Americans pay for some clothes, shoes, sporting goods and other consumer goods in advance of the holiday shopping season. The 15% taxes apply to about $112 billion of Chinese imports. All told, more than two-thirds of […]

Boro Park – The NYPD has arrested 1 suspect for the stabbing of 2 people Saturday night. The incident took place on 18th Ave and E 2nd Street. According to initial reports, 1 victim was stabbed in the neck, the other in the chest. 1 victim was transported to Maimonides Medical Center in critical condition. […]

McLean’s Town Cay, Bahamas – Hurricane Dorian bore down on the northern Bahamas on Saturday with howling winds, surging seas and a threat of torrential rains, forcing some evacuations and hotel closures ahead of the fierce Category 4 storm. Forecasters expected Dorian, packing 150 mph (240 kph) winds, to hit some Bahamian islands Sunday before […]

Flatbush – A Jewish man was walking on Ave J and E 15th in Flatbush, when he was approached by two possibly intoxicated individuals. The two men confronted him unprovoked, hit him in the face with a belt and yelled anti-Jewish racial slurs. The incident happened on Shabbos afternoon at appproximately 7 PM. The victim […]