Elyachin, Israel – Rabbi Agrees to Drop Ban on ‘Hespedim’ Delivered by Women At Funerals
Elyachin, Israel - A rabbi in northern Israel who came under attack for what some called blatant male chauvinism agreed this week to stop reproaching women for eulogizing their deceased loved ones.
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Ohio – Accused Nazi Guard Demjanjuk to Be Sent to Germany
Ohio - John Demjanjuk, who Munich prosecutors are investigating over his role as a guard at a Nazi concentration camp, is scheduled to be extradited to Germany from the U.S. on April 5, his lawyer sai...
Detroit, MI – How Good Are GM and Chrysler Warranties?
Detroit, MI - President Barack Obama made clear at his press conference on Monday that the U.S. government would stand behind warranties on cars purchased while the automakers restructure. "Let me say...
New York – Up-and-Coming ‘B’Derech’ Making Strides as Trendsetter in Kiruv Kerovim
New York - B’Derech, a movement established by noted Brooklyn Haredi attorney, Mrs. Ruchie Freier, with its stated mission of raising awareness of the need to emphasize the beauty of yiddishkeit in ev...
New York, NY – Bloomberg’s Emergency Command Center Like the Man Himself
New York, NY - Michael R. Bloomberg, the mayor of New York is a man who knows his way around a floor plan. While Mr. Bloomberg is justly famous for his open-air office called the bullpen (and his 12,5...
New York City – NYC Gets 13% Increase in Food Stamps from Stimulus
New York City - Poor New Yorkers will get a 13 percent increase in their monthly food stamp grants from funding in the economic stimulus package.
The increase amounts to a monthly increase of $6...
Jerusalem – Obama Phones Netanyahu to Congratulate Him on First Day in Office
Jerusalem - The Obama administration is still committed to a two-state solution, according a Reuters report Wednesday which quoted the White House.
Mike Hammer, a White House National Security Coun...
Washington – First Lady To Visit Jewish Quarter of Prague
Washington - Look what's on Michelle Obama's Prague itinerary:
According to CNN The first lady will also visit the Jewish quarter of Prague, in the Czech Republic, which symbolizes the tragic histo...
Jerusalem – Bibi’s Heightened Security Angers Neighbors
Jerusalem - The security arrangements around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's private residence in Jerusalem have been boosted considerably since he took office, disrupting the lives of his neighbo...
London – British and French Chief Rabbis Call on EU to Protect ‘Shechitah’
London - The Chief Rabbis of western Europe’s largest Jewish communities have called on the European Union to protect Jewish rights as the EU institutions prepare to bring in new legislation concerni...
Secaucus, NJ – The Manischewitz Story
Secaucus, NJ - One of the world's top matza manufacturers got started with a simple premise: "I'm going to bake matzas this year. ...We'll see how it goes."
That's what 19th century Rabbi Dov Behr ...
Washington – Workers Can’t Sue in Court for Discrimination When They Agreed on Arbitration
Washington - Workers can’t sue for age discrimination when the union representing them has agreed that any bias claims should go to arbitration rather than court, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.
The ...
Goshen, NY – Kosher Food Plant Closing
Goshen, NY - MilMar Food Group LLC in Goshen, a maker of frozen foods, has announced it is closing its plant, according to a notice filed with the state Department of Labor.
This affects 177 employ...
Israel – In Jerusalem A Secular Neighborhood Wary Of Haredim Take Over
Israel - At the end of Hantke Street in Jerusalem there lives a monster, a huge, thorny monster, and from within its maw are three bright red tongues that for many years have been spewing little child...
Washington – U.S. House Majority Leader United Jewish Communities “does G-d’s work.”
Washington - The U.S. House Majority Leader said United Jewish Communities "does God's work."
According to a report by the JTA Speaking at a Tuesday evening Capitol Hill reception during the two-da...
Montreal, Canada – Anti-Semitism At All-Time High
Montreal, Canada - The sunken economy and an epic fraud by a Jewish financier are driving a rise in anti-Semitic harassment in Canada, according to tracking by a Jewish group.
The age-old prejudice...
Manhattan, NY – NYPD Moves to Cloak Midtown With Unprecedented Security
Manhattan, NY - The NYPD wants to cloak midtown with the same security blanket it rolled out for lower Manhattan: camera license plate readers, and radiation and bio scanners.
Those measures coveri...
Staten Island, NY – Jewish Cemetery Where All Are Equals in Death
Staten Island, NY - Two shovels were planted in the mound next to the open mouth of the grave. "For those of you who don't know about this," said the rabbi, Shmuel Plafker, "let me show you."
He li...
London – Riot Cops Go In As Thousands Of Protesters At G20 Storm Bank
London - Riot police have been sent in after G20 demonstrators attacked a uniformed officer and stormed a branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland in central London.
Protesters smashed windows at the R...
Jerusalem – Facebook Helps Reunite Family Split by Holocaust
Jerusalem - As the social networking Web site Facebook celebrated its fifth birthday last month, few users were as grateful for its services as Karen Haber, an Israeli and an amateur geneologist who u...
