Coinciding with national emergency week, as the IDF determines the level of national preparedness, the National Emergency Authority (NEA) conducted a study to determine just how ready the homefront is today. According to the findings, most Israelis know what to do in the event of massive missile attack or earthquake. However, when it comes to measuring the sense of security, the results are less encouraging with one a quarter of those asked saying they feel safe in the event of a massive missile attack on the homefront — one of the major scenarios included in the week-long nationwide training event. If one wishes to analyze the data by geographical area, the communities along the Gaza border are most prepared and have the greatest feeling of security as a result of years of rocket ...
In advance of Agudath Israel's 94th Anniversary Dinner at the Hilton New York to take place in less than one week - iyH on June 5, 2016, we present a series of short, compelling videos for your viewing pleasure. When parents of a severely disabled young boy face a major impediment in getting their son into a much sought after special needs program, they turn to Agudath Israel's Project LEARN who, with their connections, their knowledge, and their experience in the field of helping thousands of similar children, step in to make their dream a reality..
Baltimore, MD - May 29, 2016 - Lag B’Omer is a day of Jewish unity and celebration so what better way to celebrate than with a multigenerational parade. In what has become an annual event, the students at the Gan at Cheder Chabad paraded down Park Heights Avenue to our neighbors at Weinberg Park Assisted Living. Dressed for the occasion in paper hats and sashes the children rode bikes, trikes, scooters or rode along in a stroller or wagon. Watching over 100 children ages 2-6 parade down the sidewalk was a sight to see and it elicited a warm response from passersby and from the residents at Weinberg Park. Trying to move so many children in close proximity to the street was a safety concern. Cheder Chabad thanks Betsy Gardner and Officer Ken Dickstein for assisting them by blocking of...
Baltimore, MD - May 29, 2016 - The Cheder Chabad of Baltimore elementary boys division had a chance to meet their neighbors during a Lag Bomer tour of the Baltimore City Public Safety Training Academy. They were welcomed by Academy Director Major Mark Partee. They were given a tour of the K9 unit and were showed how the dogs are trained. The children joined an ongoing Police training class and asked the trainees questions about their typical day at the Academy. The students then thanked the trainees for their service to the community. On the way out they got a glimpse inside of the Police Mobile command center that was setup in the parking lot. The Cheder would like to thank Baltimore City Public Safety Training Academy director...
UPDATE - Baltimore, MD - May 29, 2016 - 11:03 PM - Shabsi's has just reported that the power in the shopping center is back on and that the great sale will resume as scheduled Monday morning at 10 AM. ### Baltimore, MD - Sun, May 29 - 4:41 PM - Power Outage at the Shopping Center forced Shabsi's Judaica to Close Early today in the middle of the humongous Shomrei Emunah's Annual Seforim Sale. Proprietor Shabsi Schneider apologized for the inconvenience and thanks everyone for their patience. He looks forward to greeting one and all tomorrow morning at 10 AM as the sale continues.  
Cincinnati - The killing of a gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo after a 4-year-old boy tumbled into the ape’s enclosure triggered outrage and questions about safety, but zoo officials called the decision to use lethal force a tough but necessary choice. More than 2,000 people signed a petition on Change.org that sharply criticized the Cincinnati Police Department and the zoo for putting down the animal and called for the child’s parents to be “held accountable for their actions of not supervising their child.” Cincinnati police on Sunday said the parents had not been charged, but that charges could eventually be sought by the Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney. A spokeswoman for the prosecutor did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A Faceboo...
New York - Billionaires’ Row. That’s what New York real estate experts have dubbed a lineup of a half-dozen new superluxury skyscrapers overlooking Central Park that are home to some of the world’s most expensive apartments. One penthouse on the 89th and 90th floors of a skyscraper near Carnegie Hall that went for more than $100 million seems almost a bargain compared to what will appear next year in a high-rise being built on Central Park South: a 23,000-square-foot, four-story apartment offered at a $250 million. That jaw-dropping price was contained in documents the developer filed with the state attorney general’s office. Floor plans show 16 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms, five balconies and a massive terrace. The multi-million dollar question is: Who can af...
Tampa, FL -  Donald Trump calls his presidential campaign a mass movement, but he must show he can coax enough support from voters who twice delivered the White House to Barack Obama. The billionaire businessman depended almost exclusively on conservative and GOP-leaning whites — a majority of them men — to secure the Republican nomination. Now he must look ahead to a wider, more diverse voting population in his likely general election matchup with Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. His ability to seize on marginal shifts in the electorate may determine whether he can pull off a victory once unthinkable. Trump’s task is critical to flipping back into the GOP column some of the most contested states that Obama won twice. This challenge is perhaps bes...
Fort Lauderdale, FL - The Libertarian Party again nominated former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson as its presidential candidate Sunday, believing he can challenge presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton because of their poor showing in popularity polls. Johnson, 63, won the nomination on the second ballot at the party’s convention in Orlando, Florida, defeating Austin Petersen, the founder of The Libertarian Republic magazine; and anti-computer virus company founder John McAfee. Johnson told the delegates during his acceptance speech that his job will be to get the Libertarian platform before the voters at a level the party has not seen. “I am fiscally conservative in spades and I am socially liberal in spades,” J...
Jerusalem - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his gratitude to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday for signing a presidential decree ordering the return to Israel of an IDF tank that was captured during the First Lebanon War. “I thank the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, that he responded to my request to return the tank from the Battle of Sultan Yacoub to Israel,” Netanyahu said. The tank, used by the IDF during the battle of Sultan Yacoub during the First Lebanon War on June 12, 1982, was captured by the Syrian army and eventually transported to the Soviet Union, then a Cold-War ally with Syria. The tank has since remained in Moscow, stored in a museum of armored tanks. Deputy Defense Minister Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan was an officer in the artille...
Westbury, NY - Police say a Long Island man broke into a grocery store, stole an ATM and loaded it onto a stolen school minibus. Nassau County police say 61-year-old David Hughes broke the glass door of a Bravo supermarket in Westbury early Friday. Police say Hughes grabbed the store’s cash machine and loaded it onto a yellow school bus that he had stolen earlier. Supermarket manager Victor Perez says Hughes was caught on surveillance video sliding the stolen machine into the bus. He says there was about $3,000 in the ATM. Hughes was arrested later Friday in Queens after someone called police to report a suspicious person in a school bus. He was awaiting arraignment Saturday on burglary and grand larceny charges. It wasn’t clear if Hughes had an attorney who could speak...
At a time when many people are at the prime of their career, Deborah Horenstein is just beginning hers. After raising three children, she will become a doctor at this stage of life – mainly because of her youngest daughter, Ariella, who died at the age of 8 1/2 following a bone marrow transplant in 2007. according to Rutgers News, Horenstein said, “I chose to embark on this path to become a pediatrician because I felt I could offer a unique perspective to patients and their families, having been on the receiving end of medical care,” said Horenstein, who graduates from Rutgers’ New Jersey Medical School this month. “Throughout Ariella’s illness, I saw what truly exceptional physicians can do for a family with an ill child. I strive to be that kind of ph...
Governor Larry Hogan has repeatedly said he has no plans to support Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and has no plans to attend the Republican National Convention in July. Traditionally the governor chairs the state delegation at the party's national convention. This year that job will fall to David Bossie, who is the president and CEO of Citizens United,, and was elected earlier this month to be Maryland's Republican National Committeeman. Bossie told Maryland's News This Week that he hopes Hogan changes his mind about supporting Trump, because Republicans should support their party's presidential nominee to defeat Hillary Clinton in November.   However, Bossie says Hogan's position on Trump does not damage Hogan's popularity wit...
Republican candidate's son reveals nuke deal was a 'game-changer' for him, which made him finally say 'I'm going to give this a real shot.' Real estate mogul Donald Trump, who currently is the Republican presidential nominee, decided to launch his campaign due to the controversial Iran nuclear deal sealed last July, according to his son Eric. "I think, honestly, the Iran nuclear deal was one of the things that made him jump into the race," Eric Trump told the "Cats Roundtable" radio program on AM 970 in New York on Sunday, reports the Jewish Insider. “I think that was a game-changer for him," Trump told the show host John Catsimatidis. "That is when he finally said, ‘Kids, I am going to do it. I am going to give this a real shot.�...
Outcry as Beit Shemesh Municipality holds educational event with gender separation. Municipality: 'This allowed 75% of parents to attend.' The Education Department of the Beit Shemesh Municipality on Sunday held a discussion regarding student transportation for special education schools. The municipality invited all parents to attend at the summit, which was attended by the municipality Commissioner of Education, Rabbi Yeshayahu Ehrenreich, and the Director of Education, Rabbi Yohanan Kirshenbaum. However, secular parents were furious to discover that the discussion would in fact take place in two separate meetings – one for men and one for women. Residents complained that imposing separation towards the general public was problematic and unethical. Miri Shalem...
Minister Litzman suggests compromise on Security Cabinet standoff, but while Bennett agrees to it, PM dismisses the proposal. Health Minister Ya'akov Litzman (United Torah Judaism) suggested a compromise to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in the coalition crisis with Education Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home), it was revealed Sunday - but Netanyahu refused. Bennett has threatened to bolt the coalition over his demand to have military secretaries appointed to every minister on the Security Cabinet, following a report indicating mishandling of the Cabinet in times of war. According to Litzman's proposal, the head of the National Security Council (NSC) or his deputy would be responsible for reporting to ministers until a committee that Netanyahu has...
 President Reuven Rivlin was this evening (Sunday) awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Hebrew University at a convocation ceremony held at the University’s Mt. Scopus campus in Jerusalem. The President addressed the event and said, “I am excited and honored to stand here today, in the amphitheater of the Hebrew University, on Mount Scopus, in Jerusalem, my city, my homeland, and be counted as a member of this esteemed group of honorary doctorate recipients. For many years, Hebrew University was a real home for me. As a child, I remember my father - may he rest in peace - Professor Yosef Yoel Rivlin, was a member of the Oriental Studies Faculty in the nascent university. When I grew up and had completed my military service, I acquired my law degree from Hebrew University,&r...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed that his country will always be a “reliable ally” to the “Islamic world” at a discussion event on the topic of Islam and Russia, state news agency RIA Novosti reported, according to NEWSWEEK. “I would like to confirm that in Russia, the Islamic world will always find a reliable ally, prepared to cooperate in resolving pressing problems,” Putin told a panel gathered to discuss Russia’s strategy in dealing with Islamic countries. “We support the position of Muslim countries to strengthen values such as justice and the rule of law in international relations.”
Google-owned navigation app Waze is expanding its ride-sharing ambitions with the launch of a pilot program that will allow people to carpool to and from work via Waze’s carpooling service. This program is similar to the service Waze began testing last year in Tel Aviv, Israel, via an app called “RideWith.” The app was rebranded from RideWith to Waze Rider in the beginning of this year, and continues to focus on workplace commutes. The carpooling service takes advantage of Waze’s navigation system to learn the routes drivers most frequently take to work, then matches those people up with others looking for a ride in the same direction.
“We can’t be as alone as we feel. Yes, our child is special, but he can’t be the only one like this, can he!?” This is what my husband and I keep saying to each other, as we wonder: Where are the other parents? Why are there no programs for our child? He’s special... but not special enough?  Our ten-year-old son is smart and sensitive. He cares deeply for animals, loves little babies, and watches out for the underdog in a group setting. He can also be hyper-focused on one activity for a long time and can have extreme difficulty focusing on anything that doesn’t hold his interest. If you met him in the park on a Sunday afternoon you might see him playing a pickup football game with a group of boys and he would probably seem like a neuro...
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