HaGaon HaRav Yechiel Zilberberg, z’tl, the legendary Ba’al Koreh of Yeshivas Mir and one of the chashuvei Talmidei Chachamim in Yerushalayim, passed away on Monday. Rav Yechiel, z’tl, was one
The final votes are set to be cast Tuesday in New York’s party primaries, where mayors, prosecutors, judges and city and county legislators will be on the ballot, along with other municipal offices. The contests include one likely to decide who becomes the district attorney in Manhattan and inherits an ongoing investigation of former President […]
Binyamin Netanyahu, who is known for his refusal to use a cell phone during his twelve years as prime minister, is adjusting to the times in his position as the
Israel’s new foreign minister will head to the United Arab Emirates next week for the first known visit by a top Israeli diplomat to the Gulf Arab country, the ministry said Monday. Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s trip comes after the two countries normalized relations last year in an agreement brokered by the Trump administration, the […]
Former Health Minister and senior Likud MK Yuli Edelstein has been fiercely criticizing former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in recent days, saying that it’s time for him to be replaced
Following reports of new coronavirus outbreaks in Israel over the past week and amid fears of the spread of the Indian virus variant, a Kan News report on Monday said
When Ami Chagira married his wife Chaya fifteen years ago, he knew that she was a survivor of childhood cancer and he was proud of his amazing kallah who had
At a special ceremony that was held in the Hall of Remembrance on Mt. Herzl on Sunday in memory of those who died during Operation Protective Edge in 2014, the
Their countries at crossroads, the new leaders of the United States and Israel have inherited a relationship that is at once imperiled by increasingly partisan domestic political considerations and deeply
COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have dipped below 300 a day for the first time since the early days of the disaster in March 2020, while the drive to put
The citizens of New York have come out in record numbers to participate in early voting for this historic election. People of all backgrounds understand that the city needs a
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is leading the field of Democrats vying to become New York City’s next mayor ahead of Tuesday’s primary, but ranked-choice voting means the race is far from decided. A new Ipsos poll released on Monday found Adams as the top choice for 28% of New Yorkers, while former Democratic presidential […]
Russia’s ambassador has returned to the United States three months after being recalled as tensions rose between Moscow and Washington, according to a tweet from the Russian Embassy on Sunday. Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Joe Biden agreed at their summit in Geneva last week on the return of Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov and […]
Israel’s new Foreign Minister Yair Lapid issued an order on Monday for the pride flag to be flown from the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem to mark Pride Month. “For the
Assemblymember David Weprin, a top-tier candidate for New York City Comptroller, has been endorsed by a group of prominent Queens’s rabbis and Jewish community leaders, and he has also been endorsed by United Borough Park, United Crown Heights, Rockaway Jewish Alliance and the Flatbush Jewish Community as well, further cementing Weprin’s support among the community […]
Israeli health officials are considering reimplementing some coronavirus restrictions amid new coronavirus outbreaks around the country which are believed to be caused by the Indian variant. Some of the outbreaks
Jordan’s version of a trial of the century gets under way Monday when a relative of King Abdullah II and a former chief of the royal court are to be ushered into the defendants’ cage at the state security court to face charges of sedition and incitement. They are accused of conspiring with a senior […]
Fear has invaded the Mexican border city of Reynosa after gunmen in vehicles killed 14 people, including taxis drivers, workers and a nursing student, and security forces responded with operations
President Joe Biden’s special envoy for North Korea said Monday he hopes to see a positive reaction from the North soon on U.S. offers for talks after North Korea’s leader ordered officials to prepare for both dialogue and confrontation. Sung Kim, Biden’s special representative for North Korea, was in Seoul to speak with South Korean […]
Ranked choice voting makes its debut in New York City’s mayoral primary Tuesday in one of the most high-profile tests yet for a system gaining use in pockets across the U.S. The system is based on a simple premise: Democracy works better if people aren’t forced to make an all-or-nothing choice with their vote. Rather […]
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