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September 23, 2016 at 12:49 pm
A tractor-trailer crash is blocking all lanes on the George Washington Bridge's upper level to New Jersey
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September 23, 2016 at 12:20 pm
Welcome back, dear friends!! As you know, the Jewish Holidays are coming up in just a few short weeks!!
The whole month of October will be filled with incredibly festive and joyous days this year!
Of course we know that any celebration we partake in involves lots of cooking.
And we love the cooking….
Yes, we really do……
And the shopping….
Oh, how we enjoy the shopping….
Oh joyous day!
Can’t wait for it all to start!!!
One of the worst things (in my humble opinion) that can possibly happen to a balebusta when she is busily preparing her culinary masterpieces is to find out she is missing an ingredient.
There she is, chugging right along baking her favorite apple cake…“okay, eggs… great, 2 eggs, DONE! Now, let me get the ...
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September 23, 2016 at 12:14 pm
The Rabbinical Council of America strongly objects to the latest decisions of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel's office rejecting the endorsement of leading rabbinic figures in North America of the status of four converts. While we have worked assiduously with the Rabbinate in the past to assure the integrity of converts, recent missteps by its office have led to these latest decisions; we are working to reverse them.
Rabbi Shalom Bau, president of the RCA, said, "We have already begun an investigation into this latest disgrace and we demand a thorough report of how this could happen."
This decision by the Chief Rabbinate is especially egregious because it challenges the rulings of one of the preeminent halachic authorities, Rabbi Gedalia Dov Schwartz, shlit"a, who serves a...
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September 23, 2016 at 11:04 am
The trial of Kendall Felix, the man accused of helping to murder Brooklyn-landlord Menachem Stark, is coming to an end. The jury is deliberating as of Friday morning. Attorneys delivered their closing arguments yesterday, and it was a tense day for nearly everyone involved. The only exception? Felix himself, who fell asleep during court, The New York Post reported today.
It was during the prosecutor Howard Jackson’s summation that Felix decided to doze.
Jackson acknowledged that the state does not yet have sufficient evidence to convict the two people they suspect Felix worked with. However, Jackson said that this wasn’t a concern for Felix’s own trial. “The defendant is the only one you can place at each critical and important step [of Stark’s murd...
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September 23, 2016 at 11:02 am
Yes, yes, I get it. “Ethnic cleansing” conjures images of Nazi expulsions and murders of Jews, or the 1990s Bosnian war, when Serb and Croat forces intimidated, forcibly expelled or massacred one another to ensure Serb-free or Croat-free territories.
But, like many charged terms, the expression has come to be applied as well to more benign, but still pernicious, attempts to remove populations from areas where they have lived for years, in the interest of creating a mono-ethnic state.
And that is precisely how Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu used the term when noting that Palestinian leaders envision a Jew-free Palestinian state. As recently as 2013, Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas said in Cairo that, “In a final resolution, we would not ...
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September 23, 2016 at 10:46 am
In his final days with his beloved nation, Moshe tries to give proper instruction to his beloved people.
“Now if you give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and keep with care all these orders which I have given you today, then the Lord your God will put you high over all the nations of the earth: And all these blessings will come on you and overtake you, if your ears are open to the voice of the Lord your God. A blessing will be on you in the town, and a blessing in the field. A blessing will be on the fruit of your body, and on the fruit of your land, on the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herd, and the young of your flock. A blessing will be on your basket and on your bread-basin. You shall be blessed when you come and blessed when you depart (Devorim 28:2-6)...
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September 23, 2016 at 10:17 am
David, a resident of Kiryat Malachi, was surprised this past week to find an anonymous letter in his mailbox, with only his family name on it.
When he opened the envelope, he was confused to find bills totaling ₪ 1500 and a brief note that read: “Three years ago, I banged into your car. At the time, I had serious financial problems, was struggling with my income, and could not afford to pay you as I should have. I would like to express my regret and apologize for causing you distress. I beg your forgiveness. Enclosed is money that I hope will be enough to make up for the distress I have caused you. Again, I hope you will forgive me. ”
David was very touched by the gesture of the unknown individual, but he is seeking the sender, because he wants to return the...
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September 23, 2016 at 10:12 am
Citing ‘battlefield sources,’ state media says its warships bombed 30 officers from Israel, Qatar and Western countries
Russian state media reported that Israeli Mossad agents and other foreign military officers were killed in Aleppo on Tuesday in a Russian missile strike
According to the Arabic-language version of Russia’s Sputnik news agency, some “30 Israeli and Western officers” died when they were hit by three Kalibr cruise missiles fired by Russian warships in a “foreign officers’ coordination operations room” in western Aleppo, near Mount Simeon.
In addition to the Mossad agents, the Russian report claimed, military officials from the United States, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and Turkey — virtually every cou...
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September 23, 2016 at 10:06 am
Parshas Ki Savo / Baltimore Zmanim / Eruv is UP!
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 23, 2016
Parshas: Ki Savo
Today: 20 Elul
Chatzos: 12:59 PM
Hadlakas Nairos: 6:43 PM
Shkiah: 7:01:26 PM
Tzais HaKochavim: 7:52 PM
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September 23, 2016 at 9:53 am
Pollard says health improved, does not believe he will be allowed to visit Israel.
Jonathan Pollard recently expressed pessimism regarding his chances of coming home to Israel.
In an exclusive interview with Channel 1's Amir Bar-Shalom, Pollard said his health had improved greatly since his release.
In answer to the question of whether the Israeli government had abandoned him, Pollard replied, "The nation is with me."
He also said that it would take a miracle for the American government to agree to lower their restrictions on his activities.
Pollard was arrested in 1985, on charges of spying for Israel. Despite his deteriorating health, and the fact that his information went to a friendly country (spies from hostile countries served less prison time), decades of American p...
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September 23, 2016 at 9:53 am
(AFP). Pulitzer prize-winning historian Saul Friedlander, a world authority on the Holocaust, said Friday he would leave the United States if Donald Trump was elected president.
The 83-year-old Israeli-American writer, who escaped the Nazis by being hidden in a Catholic boarding school in France, described Trump as a “dangerous crazy”.
He said the controversial Republican candidate could win November’s election because of Hillary Clinton’s “tendency to lie and to hide things”.
“One cannot exclude Donald Trump winning even though he is a dangerous crazy,” he told AFP.
“He says whatever comes into his mind.”
Friedlander’s magisterial two-volume history of Nazi Germany and the Jews charts Adolf Hitler’s rise t...
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September 23, 2016 at 9:43 am
UPDATE: The all clear has been given as of 8:53 AM
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 23, 2016 – Please steer clear of Smith & Greenspring where a major accident has just occurred
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September 23, 2016 at 8:36 am
Before Rosh haShannah we read brochos and klollos of Mishna Torah. Why did Chazal make such a chiyuv?
As we approach Rosh Hashono, we approach the Yom Hadin. We have to take serious inventory about what our yiddishkeit means to us, what Torah means to us, and how are we measuring up to what the Torah demands of us.
The brochos and klolos of Mishna Torah begin with an introduction. There was a first bris made between Klal Yisroel and Hashem on Har Sinai, and a second bris is being made in Arvos Moav with the new generation of the Jewish People 40 years later who will be entering into Eretz Yisroel. It is a whole different situation and period of history.
When Klal Yisroel left Egypt, they were formed and fashioned as a people through kabbolas HaTorah. They spent 40 years in a barren dese...
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September 23, 2016 at 8:33 am
Terrorist neutralized after attempting to carry out stabbing attack at Elias junction.
On Friday afternoon, a 14-year-old Muslim terrorist attempted to carry out a stabbing attack at Elias Junction, near Kiryat Arba.
Nobody was hurt, and the terrorist was successfully neutralized.
Apparently, the terrorist tried to sneak into the hitchhiking stop from the back. He managed to pull out his knife, but security forces, who are always present in the area, shot him in the foot.
Malachi Levinger, who heads the Kiryat Arba-Hevron council, said, "On the eve of the holy Shabbat, a dangerous and vile person has again tried to murder Jews near the entrance to Kiryat Arba-Hevron. Thank God, our devoted security forces managed to neutralize him before he caused any harm."
"Just a few days ...
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September 23, 2016 at 8:29 am
Donald Trump’s advisers are urging him to keep his cool during next week’s presidential debate and resist attempts by Hillary Clinton to provoke him with questions about his business record, wealth or controversial comments about minorities.
The focus underscores the campaign’s concern that too many Americans still don’t believe the Republican has the temperament to be president, which could be a difference-maker in a close race with Clinton.
“He can’t let Hillary get under his skin,” said Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker and Trump adviser.
Gingrich is part of a rotating cast of politicians and policy experts traveling with Trump on his private plane for mid-flight debate preparations, according to Republicans familiar with the preparatio...
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September 23, 2016 at 8:26 am
A new Israeli spy satellite is operational and taking high-quality pictures after suffering technical difficulties during its launch earlier this month, defense officials said Thursday.
Amnon Harari, director of the Defense Ministry’s space administration, said satellite operators downloaded the first images from the Ofek 11 satellite at about 5:10 p.m. Thursday.
“The images are splendid, very good,” he told reporters.
After the satellite was launched on Sept. 13, officials said it was not acting as expected. Harari said that since then technical teams have been busy stabilizing the satellite and its systems.
Officials have described the Ofek 11 as the country’s most sophisticated spy satellite. It is expected to be used to keep tabs on Iran and other regional a...
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September 23, 2016 at 8:24 am
PM Netanyahu held a farewell meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who will conclude his term at the end of the year. Netanyahu thanked Ban Ki-moon and expressed his appreciation for his “integrity”.
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September 23, 2016 at 8:21 am
The Heichal Tischen of Seret-Vishnitz in Haifa has been placed ‘off limits’ by an order issued by Haifa City Hall. Needless to say with Rosh Hashanah days away, this is cause for significant alarm as hundreds of chassidim usually join the rebbe for Rosh Hashanah.
It is explained the order was given at the behest of the city engineer following an on-site inspection. He claims that the chassidus did not comply with requests that were made, ignored in the last inspection on erev Pesach and nothing was done since. Hence, the decision was made to act and not wait until a catastrophe occurs. As a result of the city order, the building may not be used for anything until it is brought up to code.
Officials in the chassidus explain they knew there are items that require attention but ...
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September 23, 2016 at 8:18 am
Below is the full text and video of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly, delivered on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at UN Headquarters in New York City. --------------------- Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, What I’m about to say is going to shock you: Israel has a bright future at the UN. Now I know that hearing that from me must surely come as a surprise, because year after year I’ve stood at this very podium and slammed the UN for its obsessive bias against Israel. And the UN deserved every scathing word – for the disgrace of the General Assembly that last year passed 20 resolutions against the democratic State of Israel and a grand total of three resolutions against all the other countries on the planet. Isr...
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September 23, 2016 at 8:14 am
We will soon enter the Days of Judgment and appeal to G-d that He should instill awe upon all his works; bestow honor to His people; the righteous should see and be glad.
We wait for the day when iniquity will close its mouth; all wickedness shall evaporate like smoke, כי תעביר ממשלת זדון מן הארץ, when you will remove the rule of evil from the earth.
We conclude: Then you, G-d will reign alone over all your works...
The objective of our prayers for the restoration of G-d’s presence in the world is so that we will finally be rid of the ממשלת זדון, the ‘rule of evil’ in this world.
Who are these rulers of evil that we seek to eradicate? Are these our physical enemies, or perhaps spiritual forces?
We pray each day t...
