Like many of you, I watched the recent video by YouTuber Tyler Oliveira with a heavy heart. It is deeply painful to see our beautiful town (Lakewood) and our way of life portrayed through such a distorted, negative lens. It’s natural to feel defensive when someone enters our neighborhoods looking for a “scandal,” but as […]
The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed another tranche of sanctions on people and companies accused of enabling Iran’s ballistic missile program, drone production and illicit oil sales as the U.S. presses Tehran to make a deal ahead of nuclear talks this week. The sanctions against 30 people, companies and ships come as President Donald Trump […]
Three people were injured — one seriously and two lightly — after a fire broke out Tuesday evening in the internal medicine department at Laniado Hospital in Netanya, according to the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority. Firefighters and emergency crews were dispatched to the scene and evacuated the ward shortly after arriving. Officials said the […]
Vice President JD Vance said President Donald Trump has drawn a firm red line against Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon, and is prepared to use military power if diplomacy fails. In an interview with Fox News, Vance said Trump has been unequivocal about the administration’s ultimate objective. “The president has been as crystal clear as […]
A former American hostage who endured 444 days of captivity during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis is warning that the Islamic Republic will not collapse easily, even under military assault. Barry Rosen, now 81, was serving as press attaché at the US Embassy in Tehran when he and 51 other Americans were seized on Nov. […]
Judge Alon Gabizon, the president of the Southern District Magistrate’s Court, sharply critcized prosecutors for charging the defendants in the Gaza smuggling affair with aiding the enemy in wartime—an offense carrying a maximum penalty of death or life imprisonment. “I have difficulty understanding this offense,” Gabizon said during a hearing at the Be’er Sheva District […]
Former Vice President Kamala Harris says that she remains undecided about another presidential run but acknowledged that she “might” seek the White House again. Harris made the remarks during a live video conversation Monday with author Sharon McMahon, as part of an online discussion that included both personal and political topics. Near the end of the […]
by Rabbi Eliezer Sandler The concept of the Yissachar-Zevulun Torah Learning Pact goes back well over 3,500 years, to the time of Yaakov Avinu and his sons. It is
A 15-year-old boy was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in an accident while riding his bicycle on Rechov HaRemez in Beitar Illit. Emergency responders rushed to the scene and found the
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New York City woke up to yet another round of snow early Wednesday, raising concerns about slick and hazardous travel for the morning commute. Flurries began falling around 6:00 a.m.,
Israel’s defense establishment estimates that the US has reached a point of no return regarding the possibility of a strike on Iran, Walla reported on Wednesday. Maariv reported on Wednesday
The Knesset plenum on Wednesday approved a bill in a preliminary reading transferring exclusive authority to the Chief Rabbanut to determine what constitutes “desecration” at Jewish holy sites—foremost among them the Kosel—while explicitly limiting the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction on the matter. The bill, proposed by Noam chairman Avi Maoz, is an amendment to the preexisting […]
Jarring details about the harsh detention conditions of the defendants in the case involving the smuggling of goods into the Gaza Strip were revealed at the Be’er Sheva District Court on Tuesday, where the criminal proceedings opened, and the indictments were formally read. Before the hearing began, one of the defendants, Betzalel Zini—the brother of […]
Five yeshivah bochurim were arrested within 24 hours, overnight Monday and Tuesday, and handed over to the military police. In addition to the three bochurim arrested in Beit Shemesh overnight
A man and woman in their 80s lost their lives overnight Tuesday in a fire that broke out in a residential building in Netanya. Firefighters who arrived at the scene
President Donald Trump delivered his 2026 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night. The speech, which touched heavily on his domestic, economic, and
Trump touted the use of U.S. military might to curb Iran’s advances toward a nuclear weapon at the State of the Union on Tuesday evening, even as tensions remain high between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s weapons capabilities. “We are in negotiations with them they want to make a deal but we haven’t heard those […]
When Delta Flight 235 from Tel Aviv to New York was forced to divert to Michigan on Monday because of severe blizzard conditions in the New York area, hundreds of
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