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May 25, 2017 at 8:15 pm
Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and one of his senior advisers, has come under FBI scrutiny in the Russia investigation, multiple U.S. officials told NBC News.
Investigators believe Kushner has significant information relevant to their inquiry, officials said. That does not mean they suspect him of a crime or intend to charge him.
The FBI’s scrutiny of Kushner places the bureau’s sprawling counterintelligence and criminal investigation not only on the doorstep of the White House, but on the cusp of the Trump family circle. The Washington Post first reported last week that a senior White House official close to Trump was a “person of interest,” but did not name the person. The term “person of interest” has no legal meaning.
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May 25, 2017 at 8:15 pm
The arrests of followers of the Peleg branch do not seem to be deterring them from not reporting to draft authorities; as per the instructions from HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Auerbach Shlita.
Avreich Tzvi David Friedman was imprisoned by IDF authorities for 74 days before being released this week from IDF prison for failing to report for service. He was greeted in the home of HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Auerbach Shlita as well as the Gavaad Eida Chareidis HaGaon HaRav Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss Shlita.
Satmar askanim arranged for a special ride home for him and he is promised $100 a day per day in prison, so he will have earned $7,400 for sitting in prison, a handsome sum for one who earns about NIS 2,000 a month.
Askanim behind the effort explain that clearly, in the case of Friedman and Yisrael ...
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May 25, 2017 at 8:15 pm
Sean Hannity says a media watchdog is guilty of “liberal fascism” for targeting advertisers on his Fox News Channel show, as one company announced Wednesday that it would no longer hawk its wares there.
The Chicago-based Cars.com said that it had been “watching closely” and recently decided to suspend its backing of Hannity.
Hannity, the sole survivor from Fox’s once stable and powerful prime-time lineup, has been a strong backer of President Donald Trump and believes the president is under attack from media and opponents who want to destroy him. On Wednesday, Hannity said he would no longer talk about a discredited story involving a murdered Democratic National Committee chairman after speaking to the man’s family, and after Fox had earlier retracted ...
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May 25, 2017 at 8:14 pm
Israel Police officials announce preparations for the Islamic month of Ramadan are completed.
Beginning this Friday, Rosh Chodesh Sivan and the following three Fridays of Ramadan, police and border police in the capital will be operating with increased manpower as tens of thousands of Muslim worshipers are expected on Har Habayis for Friday prayers.
PA (Palestinian Authority) residents wishing to travel to Har Habayis will require the necessary permit from authorities.
Police report they will exhibit zero tolerance to lawbreaking of any kind. Police ask persons to adhere to instructions of police to avoid uncomfortable situations.
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May 25, 2017 at 8:14 pm
An Egged bus traveling from Geva Binyamin to Jerusalem was pelted with stones near the Palestinian settlement of Chizma.
Geva Binyamin, also know as Adam, is a yishuv located 5 kilometers northeast of Jeruslam.
B”H no injuries were reported, but the bus’ windshield sustained heavy damage.
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May 25, 2017 at 5:15 pm
Baltimore, MD - May 25, 2017 - Cooking and baking for Shavuos can become a halachically confusing juggling act, alternating between the preparation of milchig, fleishig, pareve, and fish dishes. Unless you have the luxury of using a separate oven for each, you might want to check out, “Oven Kashrus 101: Using the Same Oven for Meat, Dairy, Fish, & Pareve” [Kashrus Kurrents, Spring 2016], written by STAR-K Kosher Certification Kashrus Administrator, Rabbi Dovid Heber. [https://www.star-k.org/articles/kashrus-kurrents/3704/oven-kashrus-101-using-the-same-oven-for-meat-dairy-fish-pareve/]
Based upon the psak of STAR-K Rabbinic Administrator Rabbi Moshe Heinemann, shlit”a, Rabbi Heber enumerates the halachos involved for regular gas and electric ovens ...
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May 25, 2017 at 4:33 pm
…anyone who kills one soul of Israel is considered as if he has killed an entire world; And anyone who sustains one soul of Israel is considered as if he has sustained an entire world
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May 25, 2017 at 4:32 pm
A federal appeals court dealt another blow to President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban targeting six Muslim-majority countries on Thursday, siding with groups that say the policy illegally targets Muslims.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that blocks the Republican’s administration from temporarily suspending new visas for people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th Circuit is the first appeals court to rule on the revised travel ban, which Trump’s administration had hoped would avoid the legal problems that the first version encountered.
“Congress granted the president broad power to deny entry to aliens, but that power is not absolute. It cannot go unchecked when, as here, the pr...
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May 25, 2017 at 2:35 pm
Although a major hail storm pounded Denver, Colorado on Wednesday May 17th, this did not stop Pirchei Agudas Yisroel of Denver from hosting a Shabbos of chizuk, ruach and Limud Mishnayos on Shabbos Parshas Behar Bechukosai for the Pirchei Agudas Yisroel of America Western Regional Siyum Mishnayos.
The event, which began Thursday night and ended Motzaei Shabbos with the grand Melava Malka, took place at Yeshiva Toras Chaim of Denver and was coordinated by Mordechai Joseph and Shmuel Kagan.
Throughout the Shabbos, the Pirchim from the Denver neighborhoods and Phoenix AZ were learning Seder Moed with their Mashpiim and enjoying the yeshiva’s warm atmosphere. Speakers over shabbos included the Rosh Hayeshiva, Rabbi Yisroel Meir Kagan shlit"a; Mashgiach Rabbi Dovid Nussbaum ...
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May 25, 2017 at 2:15 pm
Billionaire Sheldon Adelson was questioned by Israel Police in an ongoing investigation against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. According to reports, the questioning involving Adelson pertains to Case 2000, which addresses allegations the prime minister in 2015 negotiated a deal to receive favorable media coverage from Yediot Achronot.
Adelson, who control the Yisrael Hayom newspaper and is a rival to Yediot, is a major supporter of PM Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump and the Republican party.
Adelson visits Israel regularly and was questioned near Tel Aviv on a trip, with authorities stating he is not a suspect in the investigation.
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May 25, 2017 at 2:14 pm
A glance of the leaders meeting with Donald Trump during his first Group of Seven summit as U.S. president, in alphabetical order by country. The summit takes place Friday and Saturday in Taormina, on the Italian island of Sicily.
Trump joins the leaders of France, Britain and Italy in making their G-7 debuts this year, although he met some of them already on Thursday at the NATO summit in Brussels.
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BRITAIN
Theresa May, 60, entered 10 Downing St. last July to shepherd Britain’s exit from the European Union, as decided in a nationwide referendum. Despite backing the campaign to remain in the EU, May has pledged she will make a success of Brexit and is spearheading tough negotiations to untangle Britain from the EU apparatus after 44 years of ties, while forgi...
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May 25, 2017 at 2:14 pm
As the school years across the country come to an end, the academic successes of our children and our students bring to mind a Torah thought that was expressed by Rav Moshe Weitman z”l who quoted the Slonimer Rebbe zt”l (as heard again from RW’s son).
The Gemorah in Sanhedrin (19b) cites a statement from Rabbi Yochanan: Whoever teaches his friend’s son Torah it is as if he gave birth to him.
The traditional understanding of this idea is that it refers to the reward that one gets for teaching another person Torah.
The Slonimer Rebbe, however, gives a different understanding of the Gemorah. He says that the successful learning that the child experiences can only happen if the teacher displayed the love of a parent toward that student. Only then, can the c...
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May 25, 2017 at 1:32 pm
Former Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has been injured by an explosion inside his car in Athens.
Reports say the blast may have been caused by a letter bomb.
Mr Papademos, 69, and his driver have suffered leg injuries but their lives are not believed to be in danger, the reports add.
Mr Papademos was appointed caretaker prime minister in November 2011 amid political and economic turmoil. He served in post until May 2012.
Mr Papademos has also served as vice-president of the European Central Bank.
Current Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who is attending a Nato summit in Brussels, is being kept informed of the incident, Greek news agency ANA said.
Mr Papademos and his driver, who has not been named, were reportedly rushed to Evangelismos Hospital.
Some reports say two banking off...
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May 25, 2017 at 1:32 pm
Annapolis, MD – Teach MD, a project of the Orthodox Union, praised Gov. Larry Hogan for signing a new school security bill (HB 1661). Teach MD worked with Maryland Parents for Education (MPFE), Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, and Senator Roger Manno to draft and advocate for the legislation.
The new bill will authorize the Maryland Center for School Safety to make grants for security related projects. Schools and childcare centers deemed at risk for hate crimes or ideological attacks will be eligible for the grants.
In the wake of increased threats and anti-Semitic incidents, Teach MD has been a leader in advocating for the bill’s passage, recently testifying before the Maryland Senate Education Committee on behalf of HB 1661.
In Maryland, the Rockville an...
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May 25, 2017 at 1:29 pm
While Bayit Yehudi, Shas and Yahadut Hatorah are in the same coalition, presumably at peace with one another, when it comes to appointing chief rabbis, all bets are off. Take the recent appointment of a new Chief Rabbi of Nesher, which went to a second round and Shas emerged the victor.
Now, the drums of war are beating as there are openings, including a major appointment like Tel Aviv followed by Beit Shemesh, Lod, Sderot and Ramat Gan to name some. The races to elect a new chief rabbi have potential to get quite dirty and ugly, as has been the case in previous races.
The person who handles these elections in Bayit Yehudi is Deputy Defense Minister Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan, who ran the office of the late Rishon L’Tzion HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Eliyahu ZT”L as well as standing at the h...
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May 25, 2017 at 1:25 pm
It’s a moment all leaders dread: Standing on television to tell the nation there has been a bombing — and another attack might be coming.
British Prime Minister Theresa May, an unelected leader in office for less than a year, handled this week’s bombing in Manchester with a somber dignity that reassured many Britons, and will likely give her a boost when voters go to the polls on June 8.
“When you get an attack of this kind there’s a sort of ‘rally round the flag’ effect,” said Rob Ford, a professor of political science at Manchester University. “Support for all the institutions goes up, and normally support for the incumbent president or prime minister goes up.”
May is Britain’s surprise prime minister, selected by the C...
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May 25, 2017 at 1:02 pm
Baltimore, Md - May 25, 2017 - There may not be a word in our vocabulary adequate to express the depth of our gratitude to the Ribono shel Olam for returning Yerushalayim to Jewish hands in our lifetime after two thousand years, Rabbi Menachem Goldberger said Tuesday night. “At the same time,” he said, “words are all we have.” In a talk delivered at Congregation Tiferes Yisroel, entitled “Jerusalem: Fifty Years Since the Liberation,” the shul’s founding rav offered personal memories, historical accounts, stories of tzadikim in Yerushalayim and Eretz Yisroel, and political and kabbalistic perspectives to portray the relationship of the Jews to the Holy City from ancient through modern times. The talk was sponsored by Eliahu and Leah Weinberg, l&rsqu...
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May 25, 2017 at 12:37 pm
Historic initiative bearing over 500,000 signatures from 168 countries a global statement of support for a united Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel – May 25, 2017 - Just prior to US President Donald Trump’s whirlwind tour of Israel and the breathtaking and emotional 50th anniversary Jerusalem Day celebrations across the country, the staff of United with Israel, the world’s largest grassroots pro-Israel movement, met with Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat to present him with the ‘Jerusalem Declaration,’ a historic book containing the names of over 500,000 individuals from around the world who recognize Jerusalem as both the eternal capital of the Jewish People and the undivided capital of the State of Israel.
Mayor Barkat, an outspoken proponent of mainta...
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May 25, 2017 at 12:36 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron barely know each other but they seemed to have a hard time letting go when they first met on Thursday.
Each man gripped each other's right hand so firmly that their knuckles turned white and their jaws seemed to clench.
Images from the photo session at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Brussels showed Trump finally giving up, his fingers loosened while Macron is still holding on tightly.
Macron's determination may be a lesson for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who on a recent visit to the Oval Office tried and failed to get Trump to shake her hand.
Both Trump and Macron were in Brussels to attend a NATO summit.
After their meeting, they had veal filet and Belgian chocolate mousse for lunch.
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May 25, 2017 at 12:36 pm
Russia’s main domestic security agency says it has arrested four members of the Islamic State group who have been preparing attacks in Moscow.
The Federal Security Service, or FSB, the main KGB successor agency, said the suspects arrested in Moscow Thursday were preparing to strike at the capital’s transport network. The agency said in a statement that the four were working under directions from IS in Syria to prepare attacks using self-made explosive devices.
The FSB said that the suspects were planning to join the IS in Syria after the attack. It didn’t give their names, saying only the group included citizens of Russia and ex-Soviet Central Asian nations.
The arrests follow last month’s suicide bombing in St. Petersburg’s subway that left 16 dead and wou...
