The Jewish community of Chernivtsi, Ukraine, was shaken Thursday evening after the famed Sadigua beis medrash, known as the “Kloiz Kadisha,” was set ablaze by a mentally unstable individual. The historic building — considered one of the most significant structures in the entire chassidic world — suffered heavy damage. According to community officials, the arsonist […]
All year long, I find myself being asked the same question again and again: “What’s the halachah— and what’s the kashrus status— of vaping?” And all the time – particularly before Pesach – I run into the same wall: silence, confusion, and a sudden rush to talk about hashkafah instead of halachah. Let me be […]
The Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Thursday distributed to committee members the updated draft of the Chareidi conscription law, which includes a series of stricter measures added at the request of the legal advisers. Committee chairman MK Boaz Bismuth said, “This is it—we are moving forward with a balanced, responsible conscription law that […]
Black Friday has become something of an anachronism in the e-commerce era. The day after Thanksgiving marks the official start of the holiday shopping season, but retailers already have spent
“All of you sitting here have the opportunity to transmit the halachos of eruvin to Klal Yisrael, both the limud, the learning of hilchos eruvin and the practical halachos of eruvin,
A U.S.-Russian crew of three began a mission to the International Space Station aboard a Russian spacecraft following a successful launch Thursday. A Soyuz booster rocket lifted off at 2:27
An Afghan national who worked with the CIA in his native country and immigrated to the U.S. in 2021 drove from Washington state to shoot two West Virginia National Guard members deployed in Washington, D.C., just blocks from the White House, U.S. officials said Thursday. The suspect had worked in a special CIA-backed Afghan Army unit before […]
U.S. proposals to end the war between Russia and Ukraine offer a starting point for talks, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, as he told Ukrainian forces to pull back or be overrun by Russia’s bigger army. “We need to sit down and discuss this seriously,” Putin told reporters at the end of a three-day visit to Kyrgyzstan. […]
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau on Thursday announced a new junta leader, cementing a forceful takeover of power that began after a disputed presidential election, in what the main opposition candidate called
Israel has offered Hamas a rare deal: come out of the tunnels alive. According to a report by Channel 12, Israel conveyed a proposal last week through international mediators that
About 10 Chareidi soldiers are being forced to serve at a mixed base together with female soldiers, contrary to regulations, Kol B’Rama Radio reported. According to the report, the soldiers
The European Space Agency said Thursday it would increase its budget for the next three years to almost 22.1 billion euros ($25.6 billion). Ahead of an agency conference in the
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is defending his transition team after naming Tamika Mallory — an activist with a long history of alleged antisemitism — to the committee responsible for shaping policy on community safety, policing, and hate crime prevention. Mallory, a former leader of the Women’s March movement, stepped down from the group’s […]
A suspected terror attack just blocks from the White House has ignited a political firestorm, after law enforcement sources confirmed that the alleged gunman — a former Afghan soldier who worked with U.S. intelligence agencies — had entered the country under President Joe Biden’s Operation Allies Welcome program. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, allegedly ambushed two West […]
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President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday unveiled a new program meant to bolster France’s armed forces by training thousands of volunteers aged 18 and 19 starting next year, part of a broader response to concerns over Russia’s threat to European nations beyond the war in Ukraine. The young volunteers will serve in uniform for 10 months in France’s mainland […]
Here’s an amazing story of divine intervention that just transpired: Michael, an incredible young professional, made a commitment to begin wearing Tefillin daily. This was a huge step for Michael,
With Thanksgiving and the formal launch of the holiday shopping season this week, Americans will again gather for Turkey Day meals before knocking off items on their Christmas gift lists. Most big U.S. retailers are closed on Thanksgiving Day. However, many will open early the following day, Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday gift-buying season […]
The IDF has identified growing cooperation between the Lebanese Armed Forces and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Israeli defense officials believe that Lebanese Army soldiers transferred Hezbollah equipment in their army vehicles in certain cases. Additionally, the Lebanese army is turning a blind eye to the entry of engineering machinery into areas used by Hezbollah—in direct […]
Itzik Gvili, the father of the last fallen Israeli hostage still held in Gaza, told Kan News on Thursday morning that no one knows where his son is—not even the terror groups in Gaza—and expressed fear that his son won’t be returned to Israel. His son, Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, H’yd, a Yasam counterterrorism officer, […]
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