During a Shabbos drasha in the Musioff Shul in Yerushalayim, HaGaon HaRav Bentzion Mutzafi addressed the recent High Court of Justice ruling permitting grocery stores to open in Tel Aviv on Shabbos. The rav stated “What is happening now is the High Court is uprooting Yisrael and Toras Yisrael with its ruling permitting stores to open on Shabbos”. The rav added “The municipality does nothing and in fact, the chareidim do nothing too – it’s all about business”. The rav added the media plays a big role in persuading the masses, then speaking about the chareidi media which dares to expresses criticism against Gedolei Yisrael who speak out against chilul Shabbos, those who portray rabbonim who speak out as being “extremists”. “Yes, I am ...
Maran HaGaon HaRav Aharon Yehuda Leib ,Shlita, has expressed opposition to the hiring of female legal advisors to the nation’s batei din, Kikar Shabbos News reports. The matter began when a prominent female attorney turned to a labor court after being turned down for a post as advisor to a dayan in the state system, claiming she was discriminated against for being a woman. The directors of the batei din turned to MKs of Yahadut Hatorah seeking a solution, and they in turn took the matter to Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit who has proposed a compromise, to allocate two slots for women in the batei din system. The idea behind the compromise is to divide the advisor post into two, with one addressing legal issues with the High Court of Justice and the other addressing halachic ma...
Fresh off an immense North Korean parade that revealed an arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles, rival South Korea and its allies are bracing for the possibility that Pyongyang’s follow-up act will be even bigger. North Korea often marks significant dates by displaying military capability, and South Korean officials say there’s a chance the country will conduct its sixth nuclear test or its maiden test launch of an ICBM around the founding anniversary of its military on Tuesday. Such moves could test the developing North Korea policies of President Donald Trump, who has reportedly settled on a strategy that emphasizes increasing pressure on Pyongyang with the help of China, North Korea’s only major ally, instead of military options or trying to overthrow the No...
A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves: ——— EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest developments in the South China Sea, home to several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region. ——— PHILIPPINE OFFICIALS VISIT ISLAND, IRKING CHINA Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and military chief of staff Gen. Eduardo Ano flew to the island of Pag-asa in the South China Sea on Friday, drawing a protest from China, which also claims the remote territory. The Philippine government reiterated its claim to th...
Yated Neeman reports on Monday morning 28 Nissan that MK Moshe Gafne has already turned to faction heads in the coalition to oppose the ruling of the High Court of Justice permitting groceries to open in Tel Aviv on Shabbos. It is reported that following consultation with HaGaon HaRav Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman Shlita on the matter, the Gadol Hador instructed Yahadut Hatorah MKs to tell coalition leaders including Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that the chilul Shabbos will not be tolerated and it will compel the dissolving of the coalition. Gafne, along with Yaakov Asher and Uri Maklev met with Rav Shteinman and were told to wage a tenacious battle against the court’s ruling permitting chilul Shabbos by legislating a law to circumvent the decision. The report states Rav Shtein...
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has thanked American service members based in American Samoa, citing “challenging times” for the military in the Asia-Pacific. Completing a visit to the region and en route back to the United States, Pence addressed some 200 soldiers during a refueling stop in Pago Pago. He told the troops the Trump administration was seeking a large increase in military funding. During his stop, Pence also dedicated a sign that will greet visitors at a veterans clinic. He met with American Samoan officials and troops and then flew to Hawaii at the last stop on a tour that included a visit to the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea. The trip offered evidence that Pence has become one of President Donald Trump’s chief emissaries on the worl...
Marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday, 28 Nissan, Yad Vashem launched a new online exhibition, “Last Letters from the Holocaust: 1942,” featuring ten emotional letters written by Jews before they were murdered. A two-minute siren sounded at 10:00am nationwide, marking the beginning of the day’s events. As Israel marks Holocaust Martyrs’ & Heroes’ Remembrance Day, Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, calls on the public to submit the names of family members and friends who were murdered during the Holocaust, and to provide survivor testimony about their experiences from this period. To date, Yad Vashem’s Shoah Victims’ Names Project has collected over 4,700,000 names of Jewish men, women and children murdered by the Nazis a...
For nearly 100 days, President Donald Trump has rattled Washington and been chastened by its institutions. He’s startled world leaders with his unpredictability and tough talk, but won their praise for a surprise strike on Syria. He’s endured the steady drip of investigations and a seemingly endless churn of public personnel drama. “It’s a different kind of a presidency,” Trump said in an Oval Office interview with The Associated Press, an hour-long conversation as he approached Saturday’s key presidential benchmark. Trump, who campaigned on a promise of instant disruption, indirectly acknowledged that change doesn’t come quickly to Washington. He showed signs that he feels the weight of the office, discussing the “heart” required t...
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s remarks at the opening of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes Remembrance Day events, at Yad Vashem.
BALTIMORE (WBFF) – A 15-year-old suspect who police described as a “repeat, violent offender” was arrested for a series of carjackings reported in the Park Heights neighborhood on Sunday. The carjackings were reported between 1:45 a.m. and 8:25 p.m. 1:45 a.m.: 6300 block Park Heights Ave (Maxima) 10:30 a.m.: 3100 block of Bancroft Rd (Honda Accord) 3:20 p.m.: 3500 block Bancroft Road (Chevy Impala) 8:25 p.m.: 3200 block of Szold Drive (Hyundai) According to investigators, the juvenile suspect committed "at least" four other offenses earlier this year, in January, February and March. Police noted there was a juvenile warrant out for his arrest after he removed a monitoring box from his ankle on April 12. He was due in court on April 13, where he didn’t show...
At Limmud FSU Moscow, the largest-ever festival for Russian-speaking Jews, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked told the Moscow Jewish community that Israel “would be happy” if Russia moved its embassy to Jerusalem. “The fact that Russia talks about Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel is significant progress for us,” said Shaked, who is also the only secular woman in the Jewish Home party. “We would be happy if Russia would follow the United States’ lead and consider moving the Russian embassy to Jerusalem.” Elaborating on Israeli-Russian relations, Shaked added: “This is a period of prosperity between Israel and Russia. Israeli-Russian relations have never been so positive, and neither has the attitude of the Russian government towar...
Apprentices no more, Eric and Donald Trump Jr. are now at the helm of the Trump Organization and adjusting to the reality presented by their father’s presidency. They’re eyeing ways to use the new lease on the family fame by expanding the brand into parts of the United States that embrace him. Some business has slowed as a result of the pledge to stall international dealmaking while Trump is president. But a U.S. push is planned, and two new hotel chains are being considered — a four-star brand and a less luxurious line — possibly in states where Trump triumphed over Democrat Hillary Clinton last November. “I think it makes it naturally easier if you’re going into a place that’s not adversarial to you,” Donald Trump Jr. said in a recent int...
CityPass, operator of the Jerusalem light rail, announced that persons heading to Mount Herzl next week on Memorial Day will be able to ride for free. Persons heading to the official memorial will be able to get a free ride pass at the Central Bus Station from 8:00AM to 1:00PM on Memorial Day. The light rail operator adds it will change its schedule on Memorial Day to accommodate the many expected riders heading to Mt. Herzl Military Cemetery. In addition, the light rail will operate the entire night on Independence Day. However, in line with police instructions, the Jaffa Street/Center stop will be skipped during a period of time while festivities are taking place in the center of town.
The leader of al-Qaida urged his followers and other militants in Syria to unite ranks and prepare for protracted jihad, or holy war, in a recording released Sunday night. Ayman al-Zawahri told the jihadis, who control Syria’s northwestern Idlib province and other territory, to remain steadfast and change tactics in order to wage guerrilla war. Al-Qaida began fighting alongside Syria’s rebels early in the civil war and won allies among the opposition because of its military prowess. Al-Qaida’s official branch, the Nusra Front, changed its name to the Fatah al-Sham Front and formally cut ties with al-Qaida last year, but is still widely seen as being linked to the global terror network. In Sunday’s message, released through al-Qaida’s As-Sahab media arm, al-...
Yair Lapid, who heads the Yesh Atid opposition party, hosted ambassadors from various countries in his home on Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes Remembrance Day.
With a budget deadline looming, President Donald Trump plans a whirlwind of activities seeking to highlight accomplishments while putting fresh pressure on congressional Democrats to pay for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, even if that pressure risks a possible government shutdown. Trump approaches the symbolic 100-day mark for his administration this coming week juggling a renewed health care push and his demands that a must-pass government funding bill should include money for the wall. In a tweet Monday, Trump said his proposed border wall would be “a very important tool in stopping drugs from pouring into our country and poisoning our youth (and many others)!” Over the weekend, he jabbed at Democrats, who vigorously oppose wall funding. “The Democrats don’t...
Flags were flying at half-mast outside the Israel Knesset on Monday, April 24. 2017, as Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day, was marked by the Knesset.  Six survivors were honored to each light one of the six memorial flames.They were, 100-year old Elias Feinselberg, Berte Bedechi, Yair Saban, Eti Ben-Ari, Yakov Nachmius, and Chaya Edelman. Family members, including members of Knesset, children and grandchildren, supported the honorees. Brief videos with their stories were presented to the audience, and were broadcast live on Israeli television. Chief Rabbi David Lau said tehllim, and Chief Rabbi  Rishon LeZion Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef said kaddish. Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, was the first speaker, at th...
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