Gil Messing, who was tapped to become the next IDF spokesman, announced on Sunday that he will not be serving in the post, sending a letter to this effect to IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-General Aviv Kochavi. Read more on Yeshiva World News
While Yahadut Hatorah is struggling to get the expanded housing portfolio into its hands, Kikar Shabbos News reports receiving a document showing the chareidi party is fighting hard for the housing portfolio. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Jacques Houdek, composer of Croatian entry in Eurovision and part of Croatian delegation that arrived in Israel for the annual competition, sings a Yonatan Razel hit “Ki Bemakli”
Beijing – The United States and China appeared at a deadlock over trade negotiations on Sunday as Washington demanded promises of concrete changes to Chinese law and Beijing said it would not swallow any “bitter fruit” that harmed its interests. The trade war between the world’s top two economies escalated on Friday, with the United [...]
Oversite group says PM needs to declare his assets and explain ties to a foreign businessman before they will again consider his request to allow him to seek help covering expenses
In a span of three days, two Jewish residents of Williamsburg have been physically assaulted in unprovoked incidents because of their appearance as Chasidic Jews. Anti-Semitic attacks in the Williamsburg Jewish community are growing in frequency and boldness.
A 30-year-old chareidi man riding an electric scooter was seriously injured on Motzei Shabbos, after he was involved in a hit and run accident.
On motzei Shabbos, MDA spokesman Zaki Heller reported that the man was injured “in an accident” which occurred on Golda Meir Blvd.
Seattle, WA – Washington is set to become the first state to enter the private health insurance market with a universally available public option. A set of tiered public plans will cover standard services and are expected to be up to 10% cheaper than comparable private insurance, thanks in part to savings from a cap [...]
The following is via ABC7 NY:
Imagine the possibilities if the NYPD could conduct active shooter training drills at the World Trade Center?
Now because of virtual reality they can.
While admitting decision deviates from traditional once-a-year-philanthropy, organization says support for second attempt at moon landing represents fund's goal of inspiring Jews
Sandwich shop owner claims ultra-Orthodox Kashrus Council of Lakewood threatens to strip restaurant of accreditation if it did not take down flag raised to mark Independence Day
Derby Line, VT – Hundreds of border agents from across the U.S. are being temporarily transferred south ahead of the busy summer tourism season, worrying those along the northern border who rely on cross-border commerce — including U.S. innkeepers, shop owners and restaurateurs who fear their Canadian customers could be caught in backups at border [...]
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group is being deployed to the Persian Gulf to counter an alleged but still-unspecified threat from Iran, the latest in a long line of such deployments to the strategic region. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Jerusalem – American author Joyce Carol Oates says her family’s denial of its Jewish roots haunted her for decades and has shaped her into the famously prolific writer she is today. Oates, who is making her first-ever trip to Israel to receive the prestigious Jerusalem Prize, said that her Jewish grandmother fled persecution in her [...]
The U.S. is awaiting retaliation from China over increased tariffs, after talks in Washington ended without a deal on trade, the president’s chief economic adviser said on Sunday.
“The expected countermeasures have not yet materialized. Read more on Yeshiva World News
In the 1890s, when the trend to shave the beard was gaining popularity in the Litvish regions of Lithuania and Russia and beyond (due to various secular influences*), the Chofetz Chaim zt’l published Kuntres Tiferes Odom.
Gil Messing, who was tapped to become the next IDF spokesman, announced on Sunday that he will not be serving in the post, sending a letter to this effect to IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-General Aviv Kochavi.
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