Brooklyn, NY – NY Times Profiles Isaac Abraham’s Hardware Store
Brooklyn, NY - George Kramer sat hunched on his stool behind the counter of the small hardware store on Coney Island Avenue, gazing out the window at the passing traffic. He was bundled up in a heavy ...
Washington – Reid To Obama: Sorry For ‘no Negro Dialect’ Remark
Washington - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid apologized on Saturday for saying Barack Obama should seek - and could win - the White House because Obama was a "light skinned" African-American "with...
Queens, NY – Orthodox Shuls Flourish As Reform Synagogues Diminish
Queens, NY - Jerry Banberger scarcely observed any of his tribe’s rituals, but after watching the twin towers collapse from the roof of his Queens loft, he felt a primal need to say Kaddish.
So he ...
New York – Today’s DAF (Bava Basra 141a): Boys at Risk and the Daf
New York - When boys go off the derech - should the parents be blamed? Should the Yeshiva be blamed? Are they both at fault, or are they both completely innocent?
Today's daf (Bava Basra 141a) e...
Jerusalem – Rav Sternbuch: Brazil Dibuk Story Nothing More Than Mental Illness
Jerusalem - Upon the request of VIN News Rav Sternbuch was shown the various press releases which asserted that he had placed a Brazilian dybbuk in Cherem to protect HaRav David Batzri, one of Israel...
Crown Heights, NY – Bandits’ Stickups Target Hassidic Jews
Brooklyn, NY - Jews in Crown Heights have been terrorized by a spate of gunpoint robberies fueled by anti-Semitism, police sources said.
Most of the six attacks occurred during the span of a few ho...
Jerusalem – Two Men Dressed as Charedim Shoot Man On Beis Yisroel Street
Jerusalem - A man was wounded in Jerusalem Saturday evening when two men riding a motorcycle fired at him.
The men, dressed as haredim, were riding along the Beit Yisrael Street on a motorcycle and...
Postville, IA – Appeals Court Upholds Decision to Keep Rubashkin In Custody
Postville, IA - Former Postville meat plant executive Sholom Rubashkin should remain in custody prior to his sentencing on 86 financial fraud charges, a federal appeals court ruled today.
The U.S. ...
Abu Gosh, Israel – Four Ton Dip Wins Latest Battle in ‘Hummus Wars’ [video]
Abu Gosh, Israel - The Middle East is well known for intractable political conflict. It is also famous for its many culinary delights. So what do you get when you combine the two? The "hummus wars."
...
Miami, FL – Plane Nut’s Bond Set at $210,000
Miami, FL - Making his second appearance in a Miami court in two days this morning, an Ohio man accused of making a racist threat on a plane has his bond set at $210,000.
Mansour Mohammad Asad was ...
Kabul Afghanistan – CIA Bomber’s Wife: Keep Up War With U.S.
Kabul Afghanistan - The Turkish wife of a Jordanian doctor who killed seven CIA employees in a suicide attack in Afghanistan says her husband was outraged over the treatment of Iraqis at Abu Ghraib pr...
Washington Heights, NY – Man Accused of Killing Elderly Mensch Stands Trial Again
Washington Heights, NY - William Hill may have intended to rob an 81-year-old man when he got on a Washington Heights apartment building elevator in May 2006, but what he came away with was a murder c...
Washington – Obama Needs To Avoid Bush’s Katrina Error and Fire Someone Now for Airline Terror Debacle
Washington - It was one of the most consistent critiques of George W. Bush's administration: After screwup upon screwup, why does hardly anyone get fired?
Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on Aug. ...
New York – Interview with Conference of European Rabbis: Rav Dunner Speaks Out
New York - The Conference of European Rabbis is the primary Orthodox Rabbinic organization in Europe. It was founded in 1956 on the initiative of British Chief Rabbi Sir Israel Brodie, and its current...
New York – Today’s DAF: (Bava basra 140b) When Men May Not Be Men
New York - Our daf (Bava basra 140b) discusses the status of a Tumtum vis avis his other brothers and sisters when it comes to a inheritance. When
there is a larger estate the males push the Tumtum ...
Queens, NY – Residents Dismayed Over Cuts to Library Hours
Queens, NY - As of Feb. 1, 14 branches of the Queens Library will be closed on the weekends due to cuts in City and State funding.
Branches that will be affected are Arverne, Baisley Park, Court Sq...
London – Plans for New Eruv Sparks Fresh Debate Among Politicians
London - Plans have been put forward for an Orthodox Jewish Boundary made up of poles and wires to be established around Maida Vale, St John's Wood and parts of Swiss Cottage, the Ham&High can rev...
Jerusalem – Advocates For ‘agunot’ Find New Voice on YouTube
Jerusalem - At first glance, Bubbe Bikorta's sweet smile and gentle greeting might lead you to believe that the story she is about to relay is aimed at innocent children. But, as she clutches an overs...
Queens, NY – 2 Men Arrested in Connection with Zazi Terror Probe
Queens, NY - Two men in Queens are now under arrest on federal charges in connection with the ongoing investigation of the Najibullah Zazi terror plot.
25-year-old Adis Medunjanin was arrested afte...
Poland – Rabbi: After Explaining in a Menschlichkeit Way, Ancient Cemetery Saved by Government
Wolbrom, Poland - An ancient Jewish cemetery slated for destruction has been saved by the Polish authorities.
The graveyard, in Wolberom, near Krakow, was supposed to have a $1 million school gym b...