Chicago, IL – Orthodox Rabbi Slams Israeli Charedi Riots
Chicago, IL - Rabosai,
First I want to congratulate you for your fervor and unity in responding to those who are violating Shabbat by driving to Jerusalem on Shabbat and those who are intervening ...
Lakewood, NJ – Camp Counselor Charged With Abuse of Minor
Lakewood, NJ - A camp counselor who worked at a program run at a Lakewood private school has
been arrested on charges that he sexually assaulted a young boy.
the man of Lakewood, worked as a camp co...
Postville, IA – Sale of Agriprocessors to SHF Industries Approved
Postville, IA - A bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse that was subjected to a large immigration raid.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Paul J. Kilburg on Monday approved th...
Los Angeles, CA – Jewish Philanthropies In Center Of U.S. Israeli Settelment Rift
Los Angeles, CA - The growing rift between the White House and Israel over the continued construction of Jewish settlements has widened after the US demanded the scrapping of a plan for new Jewish hou...
New York, NY – 300,000 ‘Quality of Life’ Summonses Handed Out by NYPD
New York, NY - There's more quantity in the city's "quality of life" enforcement.
The NYPD handed out about 297,000 criminal summonses to people who urinate in the streets, aggressive panhandlers, ...
Jerusalem – Ashkenazi Charedi Leaders Challenging Gur over Chinuch Atzma’i
Jerusalem - Rabbinic leaders of the Ashkenazi Haredi community held a rare summit in Jerusalem to discuss the fate of the community's Hinuch Atzma'i school system.
The conference, the first in 29 yea...
Brooklyn, NY – Residents Angry Over Nonstop Buzzing from Noisy Helicopters Hovering Above
Brooklyn, NY - There's a nonstop buzz over Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO -- an around-the-clock air assault by noisy helicopters flying over the East River, angry residents say.
While helicopter traff...
Rhinebeck, NY – Rabbi Very Disappointed as Real estate Agent’s Bankruptcy Hits Chabad’s Plans
Rhinebeck, NY - A Jewish group's plans to build a cultural and religious center in the town have been temporarily derailed by a real estate agent the organization later learned had filed for bankruptc...
Constanta, Romania – Mayor and Son Parade as Nazis
Constanta, Romania - A Romanian city mayor outraged Jewish and pro-democracy groups after he goose-stepped with his son in World War Two German uniforms during a weekend fashion show.
Wearing Nazi ...
Jerusalem – U.S. Doctor: Munchausen Syndrome Hard To Diagnose, Easy To Be Accused
Jerusalem - The rioting in Jerusalem over the arrest of a woman accused of abusing her three year old son is certainly horrifying. The destruction, and mayhem, are not only inexcusable, but the perp...
New York – Rabbis, Imams Visit U.S. for Dialogue
New York - A group of 28 imams and rabbis from 10 European countries arrived in New York and Washington this week for whirlwind visits to interfaith centers to break new ground on Muslim-Jewish relati...
Jerusalem – Israel Bank Chief to Orthodox Community: Get Jobs
Jerusalem - Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer on Monday called on the heads of the ultra-Orthodox sector in Israel to promote employment among Haredi men and women in order to minimize the preva...
New York, NY – Schools Told Parents They Can No Longer Hire Teaching Aides
New York, NY - The city will no longer allow parents to hire teaching assistants to work in public schools.
The practice has gone on for years. Many parents feel the aides are needed to cope with o...
Washington – The Curious Case of The Steadily Shrinking Hillary Clinton
Washington - Among Barack Obama's many firsts, we can now add this: He has made Hillary Clinton nearly invisible. Even Bubba never managed that.
The secretary of state surfaced in Washington the ot...
Scoul, Switzerland – Swiss Resort Attracting Orthodox Tourists
Scoul, Switzerland - "Europe's largest kosher hotel" is attracting more and more orthodox Jews to Scuol, a remote Swiss mountain village.
The Scuol Palace, where Lower Engadine spa tourism originat...
New York City – Kids’ Lower IQ Scores Linked to Prenatal Pollution
New York City - Researchers for the first time have linked air pollution exposure before birth with lower IQ scores in childhood, bolstering evidence that smog may harm the developing brain.
The re...
Long Island, NY – Bizarre: Golf Course Sprouts Jewish Gravestons
Long Island, NY - The manicured sprawl of a chic Long Island country club holds a morbid mystery.
Hundreds of partially engraved Jewish tombstones shore up portions of the Woodmere Club golf cours...
Jerusalem – Litzman’s Staff Adopts ‘Tznius’ Codes
Jerusalem - The appointment of Yakov Litzman (United Torah Judaism) as deputy health minister has led to a significant change in the ministry's offices: Secular female employees working in proximity t...
Butner, NC – Madoff Holds His Head Up in Prison
Butner, NC - Bernard Madoff's fellow inmates at a North Carolina federal prison -- where the Ponzi schemer arrived just last week -- are discussing beating him up to boost their jailhouse reputations,...
New Delhi, India – Lone Surviving Mumbai Gunman Pleads Guilty in Court
New Delhi, India - The lone surviving gunman from the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people in November, including six Jewish occupants of the local Chabad House, and raised tensions between India and...