Haifa, Israel – 17th Century Megillahs Esther On Sale for $21,400
Haifa, Israel - How much would you pay to celebrate Purim in style? If the answer is 'a lot', then you may be interested in a Scroll of Esther written in 17th-century Spain which is now up for sale on...
New York City – New Yorkers Taxed $85 Tacked Onto Living Bills
New York City - A typical New Yorker pays more than $85 each month in taxes tacked onto bills for living expenses like gas, electricity, phone, cable TV and transportation, The Post found.
Taxing b...
Manhattan, NY – NYPD Captain Nabs Wigged Bank Robber Buying Coffee
Manhattan, NY - Apparently, even bank robbers take coffee breaks. An eagle-eyed NYPD captain nabbed a wig wearing bank robber in Penn Station yesterday morning --minutes after the thief struck two oth...
Israel – Rabbi: Sephardic Students Shouldn’t Read ‘Zachor’ in Ashkenazi Yeshivas, Their Accent is Wrong
Israel - Shas' spiritual leader, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, slammed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in his weekly sermon Saturday evening, referring to the Iranian president as "Haman of our generation" and saying that ...
Montreal, Canada – Newspaper Cartoon Portrays Education Minister As Chasidic Over Sunday School for Jews
Montreal, Canada - An editorial cartoon yesterday in one of Montreal's main daily newspapers, La Presse, portrayed Quebec Education Minister Michelle Courchesne as a Hasidic man, with earlocks, a roun...
Newark, NJ – Split Verdict in Dwek Corruption Trial Has Both Sides Claiming a Measure of Victory
Newark, NJ - A split verdict in the first trial in New Jersey's biggest federal corruption sting has shone a spotlight on the government's case and particularly its reliance on a cooperating witness w...
New York – Media Tycoon Mortimer Zuckerman Mulling Senate Run
New York - Mortimer Zuckerman, a Jewish-American media and real estate mogul, is considering running for the U.S. Senate seat from New York, the New York Times reported.
Zuckerman, 72, holds vast r...
New York City – Parking Cheaters Vandalize NYC Meters
New York City - Irate, conniving motorists vandalized so many parking meters last year that the total number in operation citywide fell to the lowest level since at least 2000, officials said yesterda...
Brooklyn, NY – Prospect Heights Apartments Turn Into an Ugly Legal Fight
Brooklyn, NY - The Hello Living condo project in Brooklyn was marketed as an urban utopia, a collection of low-rise apartments designed for young families without large inheritances or bonuses.
Eli...
Providence, RI – Jewish Student Former IDF Soldier Killed by Suspected Drunken Driver
Providence, RI - A North Providence man is accused in a drunken-driving crash that killed one Brown University student and injured another near campus early Friday morning.
Daniel Gilcreast, 23, of...
New York – Gov. Paterson Looking to Delay Tax Return Payments
New York - Governor Paterson is considering a controversial plan to pay the state's bills, keeping your money a little longer.
His office is looking into the possibility of delaying tax refunds unt...
Jerusalem – U.S. Military Chief Arriving in Israel To Disscuss Iran
Jerusalem - Israel is joining the diplomatic action as the world approaches decision time in the face of Iran's nuclear threat - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen is arriving in Isr...
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – NY Times: Jewish Man Accused In Central America Trafficking Is U.S. Fugitive
Port-au-Prince, Haiti - The man who was providing legal advice to the American church members arrested in Haiti may have a string of legal charges against him in the United States as well as a warrant...
Manhattan, NY – Arrest Made in Deadly $4M Madison Ave Jewelry Store Heist
Manhattan, NY - The police have arrested a man they said had about 40 jewels that were stolen two weeks ago during a robbery and fatal shooting at a store on the Upper East Side, the authorities said ...
Pune – Nine Die In First Terror Strike Since Mumbai Attack, Rabbi And Jewish Center Safe
Pune, India - A bomb has ripped through a restaurant popular with tourists in the western Indian city of Pune, killing nine people.
According to Pune Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh, who said 45...
Camp Leatherneck – U.S. Marines Launch Major Offensive in Afghanistan
Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan - Thousands of U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers traveling in helicopters and mine-resistant vehicles began punching into a key Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan ...
Deerfield Beach, FL – Man Broke Into Synagogue Dressed Up in the Rabbi’s Clothes and Stole Booze
Deerfield Beach, FL - Police are searching for a man who broke into a Deerfield Beach synagogue, wandered around inside for two hours, ransacked offices, stacked computers and silverware to steal and ...
Borough Park, NY – Noted Masbia Volunteer Passes Away
Borough Park, NY - Mrs. Feige Francis, a”h, a Brooklyn speech therapist who volunteered at the Masbia soup kitchen one day a week, was niftar on Tuesday after a short illness. She was approximately 54...
Plainfield, IN – Islamic Scholars Issue Fatwa Forbidding Muslim-Americans From Using full-body Airport Scanners
Plainfield, IN - A body of North American Islamic scholars has issued a fatwa, or religious decree, forbidding Muslims from passing through the devices.
"It is a violation of clear Islamic teachin...
Sullivan County, NY – Monticello Mayor Says He Won’t Resign Despite Charges
Sullivan County, NY - Monticello Mayor Gordon Jenkins on Friday said he would not resign his position and vowed to fight a felony charge that he sold counterfeit merchandise from his store on Broadway...