Flatbush Yeshiva: Bumping Students from Plane Was not Anti-Semitic

Posted on: June 18th, 2013

The decision to eject the senior class of the Yeshiva of Flatbush in Brooklyn from a flight was not anti-Semitic, an internal school report found. AirTran Airways “abused its discretion” in forcing the 101 students off the early morning flight June 3 to their senior trip in Atlanta, according to the report, obtained by the [...]

Dov Hikind’s Mother Dies at 85; Burial Today

Posted on: June 18th, 2013

Frieda Hikind, mother of New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind, died on Noonday at the age of 95. Her funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. (EDT) at Shomrei Hadas Chapels in Boro Park. Mrs. Hikind suffered a massive stroke last week after having been hospitalized for several weeks in Maimonides Hospital. She was born in Czechoslovakia [...]

Ed Koch’s Tombstone Bears Wrong Year of Birth

Posted on: June 18th, 2013

The tombstone of the late New York City Mayor Ed Koch shows his year of birth as 1942 and not 1924, due to what the engraver said was a “human error” that he will correct in the next three weeks. Koch was so concerned about his tombstone that he worked with a professional for eight [...]

Women of the Kotel Rev Up the Provocation with a Sefer Torah

Posted on: June 18th, 2013

It's Revolutionary techniques 101: every time you reach a goal – start looking for the next one.

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Orthodox Yeshiva Graduates Class of Female Leaders

Posted on: June 18th, 2013

Upon completion of Yeshivat Maharat’s four-year program, each graduate is qualified and equipped as a new kind of leader in the Orthodox community and beyond.

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The RCA Supports Rabbi David Stav

Posted on: June 18th, 2013

The Rabbinical Council of America on Monday sent Rabbi David Stav, a Religious Zionist candidate for the post of Israel’s Chief Rabbi, a letter of encouragement, stating the organization’s full support: To the Honorable Rabbi David Stav Shlit’a, Rabbi of the town of Shoham, Chairman of the Rabbinical Organization Tzohar, the Rabbi of the Ezra [...]

Streisand Spouts Off on Women ‘In Foreign Land of Israel’

Posted on: June 18th, 2013

Streisand loves Israel – she even visits the country once in a while. She gives lots of money. And she can’t resist a chance to preach about women’s rights in Israel but admits it is a "foreign land.”

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‘What’s Bad for the Goose is Worse for Kosher Slaughter’

Posted on: June 17th, 2013

Israel may ban the “foie gras” delicacy because it is made from force-fed geese. If Israel is so concerned about animal rights, European Jews may face another aim to ban kosher slaughter.

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Los Angeles Freeway Project Causes Havoc with ‘Eruv’

Posted on: June 17th, 2013

Observant Jews in Los Angeles are bracing for the possibility that they will not be allowed to carry anything or even push a baby stroller on Shabbat due to a freeway project that will knock down the ‘Eruv.” which transforms a public area in to a private space in terms of Jewish law. The eruv [...]

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Montreal’s First Jewish Mayor Arrested in Corruption Crackdown

Posted on: June 17th, 2013

Montreal’s first Jewish mayor and a Jewish former alderman were arrested as part of a crackdown on corruption. Michael Applebaum, who was appointed mayor last November, was taken into custody Monday morning by agents of the anti-corruption unit, l’unite permanente anticorruption (UPAC). Also arrested was Saulie Zajdel, an Orthodox Jewish former city council member who [...]

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Cancer-Stricken Girl Sings to Barbra Streisand

Posted on: June 17th, 2013

Forget Streisand's concerts and performance for Peres. What may be the most emotional moment of her current visit to Israel was her listening to a cancer-stricken girl sing her own song, “People.”

Rabbi Stav Attacked by Haredi Youths at a Wedding

Posted on: June 17th, 2013

A few boys began to push him, trying to make him trip and fall while he was dancing.

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Rabbi David Stav: I’m Torn Up by the Divisive Atmosphere

Posted on: June 17th, 2013

"I was thinking of the path of the Torah and the mission of returning to the Chief Rabbinate the path of Rav Abraham Isaac Kook zt'l."

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Rav Ovadia Calls Tzohar Rav Stav ‘Evil’; Tzohar Replies: Repent

Posted on: June 16th, 2013

The campaign for Chief Rabbi has sunk to the depths even politicians have not reached. Rav Ovadia calls Rav Stav of Tzohar “evil” and Tzohar calls on the Torah sage to “repent.” Next up: Tisha B’Av.

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Rav Ovadia Attacks Tzohar Rabbi David Stav

Posted on: June 16th, 2013

The campaign for Chief Rabbi in Israel got uglier Saturday night with Shas party’s spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef saying in his weekly address that Tzohar Rabbi does “not have the fear God.” Rabbi Stab has staged an unprecedented campaign to promote himself for Chief Rabbi. His candidacy is supported by most national religious leaders [...]

Shocking: Zero East Jerusalem Housing Starts in 2013, Only 43 in 2012

Posted on: June 15th, 2013

Prime Minister Netanyahu is functioning as an agent of U.S. foreign policy and Palestinian expansion.

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Ancient Jewish Ritual Takes Over Dieting World

Posted on: June 14th, 2013

"The Fast Diet" closely resembles a spiritual tradition of serial fasting.

Erick Salagado Claims Skulener Rebbe’s Endorsement

Posted on: June 13th, 2013

The Skulener Rebbe, 88, is beloved by every chasidic congregation in the State of New York and worldwide.

Thompson, de Blasio Ditch Charter School Talk Fearing Teachers Union

Posted on: June 13th, 2013

Mr. de Blasio dropped out less than an hour before he was supposed to appear on stage.

JCC Watch: Stop Giving Jewish Money to Fund Anti-Israel Activities

Posted on: June 13th, 2013

Pro-Israel groups are now turning to the UJA-Federation and asking that it stop providing funds to organizations which use those funds to promote virulently anti-Israel activists. If not, a "Close Your Wallet" campaign will begin this summer.

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