Millions of Indians voted Saturday in the next-to-last round of a grueling national election with a combined opposition trying to rattle Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign for a third-consecutive term for himself and his Hindu nationalist party. Many people lined polling stations before the start of voting at 7 a.m. to avoid the blazing sun […]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin underwent a medical procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Friday evening and has resumed duty after temporarily transferring power to his deputy, Pentagon press
The Boyaner Rebbe lighting the main Medura at Kever Rashbi in Meron, accompanied by a small group of Chassidim The Lelover Rebbe dancing with the Boyaner Rebbe after lighting the
The judge overseeing Hunter Biden ’s federal firearms charges trial agreed Friday to block prosecutors from telling jurors about some other unflattering episodes from his personal life, but left the door open to allowing them in if the president’s son testifies. It’s unclear whether the president’s son would take the stand during the trial that […]
Donald Trump plans to use an address Saturday night at the Libertarians’ national convention to court a segment of mostly conservative voters that has often been skeptical of the former
The IDF has unveiled footage and provided additional details regarding the operation to retrieve the bodies of three hostages from the northern Gaza Strip late Thursday. The victims, Orión Hernández Radoux, 30, Hanan Yablonka, 42, and Michel Nisenbaum, 59, were tragically killed on October 7. Their bodies were discovered in a tunnel in Jabaliya, the […]
The IDF says that soldiers have maintained their operational efforts in Jabaliya, located in the northern Gaza Strip. In recent days, the troops have focused on dismantling terrorist infrastructure, including
According to a report from the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, a Hamas terror cell allegedly plotted to carry out attacks on the Israeli embassy in Berlin and a US
The Lebanon-based terror group Hezbollah announced the passing of the mother of its chief, Hassan Nasrallah, according to statements carried by Arab and Iranian media outlets. The funeral for Mrs
Israel Police reported on Motzei Shabbos that despite Meron being declared a closed military zone and strict limitations imposed on this year’s Lag Ba’omer celebrations, hundreds of individuals have arrived
Toronto police are actively searching for multiple suspects following a shooting incident at a Jewish elementary school in North York early Shabbos morning. During a news conference held Shabbos afternoon,
As you know, tonight / Sunday is Lag B’Omer and Meron will be open to everyone. With no minimum donation, (this is our rule here at Yad L’Achim) you can
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman The Ramah Shulchan Aruch (OC 493:2) that on LaG BaOmer we engage slightly in Simcha – joy. Commemorating LaG BaOmer is a serious matter. The Mogen Avrohom cites the Kavanos HaArizal that discusses a certain individual who had the habit of reciting Nachem every day. He continued to do so on […]
Judges at the top United Nations court have ordered Israel to halt its military operation on the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Reading out a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the body’s president Nawaf Salam stated that provisional measures ordered by the court in March did not fully address the current situation […]
A Turkish migrant, who told Fox News he paid around $10,000 to a cartel on his way to the United States, selling everything he owned, expressed concerns about the lack
CNN national correspondent Kristen Holmes expressed surprise at the large turnout at former President Donald Trump’s rally in the Bronx on Thursday, highlighting that the event took place in “one of the bluest counties in the entire country.” When asked by CNN anchor Anderson Cooper about the reaction to Trump’s rally, Holmes said: “Well certainly […]
US House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Thursday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will “soon” address a joint session of Congress. “This will be a timely and very strong show
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is under congressional scrutiny for awarding a $50 million grant to the Climate Justice Alliance, a California nonprofit that has accused Israel of committing genocide
Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of discounts on anything from mattresses to lawn mowers. But for people such as Manuel Castañeda Jr., the day is very personal. He lost his father, a U.S. […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman THE LAW OF PANIM CHADASHOS One does not recite the Sheva Brachos unless there are “Panim Chadashos” – new faces that are present – that is someone who has not yet partaken in the wedding festivities. The exception to this is for Shabbos and Yom Tov, because Shabbos itself is the […]
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