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May 28, 2017 at 5:01 pm
The government on Sunday, 3 Sivan, approved a program initiated by Housing Minister Yoav Galant, Minister Ze’ev Elkin, Minister Chaim Katz, Minister Miri Regev and Minister Gila Gamliel, for a Kosel Elevator. The initiative has been delayed for 13 years.
After the approval, the project is being moved along and all necessary permits issued to avoid delays.
The NIS 50 million elevator project will permit the elderly and disabled access to the Kosel Plaza as well as the Jewish Quarter of the Old City. Most of the sum will come from government ministries led by the Housing Ministry and Ministry of Tourism.
The elevator’s pier will reach a depth of 26 meters from Misgav Ladach Street to the Kosel. There will be a walking tunnel of 65 meters to connect between the elevator’s...
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May 28, 2017 at 5:00 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron says his now famous white-knuckle handshake showdown with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump was “a moment of truth” — designed to show that he’s no pushover.
Macron told a Sunday newspaper in France that “my handshake with him, it wasn’t innocent.”
Macron added: “One must show that you won’t make small concessions, even symbolic ones, but also not over-publicize things, either.”
Macron’s office confirmed to The Associated Press the veracity of the president’s comments in Le Journal du Dimanche.
At their first meeting, ahead of a NATO summit in Brussels on Thursday, the two men locked hands for so long that knuckles started turning white. The French leader held the shake for a few second...
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May 28, 2017 at 4:59 pm
As International EMS week came to a close there was some good news on the horizon for Israelis from all backgrounds and religions. United Hatzalah put another 180 emergency ambucycles on the road on Friday enabling the organization’s volunteers to be able to respond to medical emergencies faster. The organization is hoping to cut down their 3-minute average response time even further with the influx of the new fleet of vehicles that were inaugurated at the single largest inauguration of EMS vehicles in the country’s history.
The vehicles were on display at a special ceremony held at Hangar 11 at the Tel Aviv port. The 180 new ambucycles will join the existing fleet of vehicles and give the organization more than 600 active ambucycles on the road. Currently one out of every fiv...
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May 28, 2017 at 4:59 pm
President Donald Trump is considering overhauling his White House staff and bringing back top campaign strategists, frustrated by what he views as his team’s inability to contain the burgeoning crisis involving alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Expanding teams of lawyers and experienced public relations hands are being recruited to deal with the drumbeat of new revelations about Moscow’s interference and possible improper dealings with the Trump campaign and associates. The disclosures dogged the president during his first trip abroad since taking office and threaten to overwhelm and stall the agenda for his young administration.
As he mulls outside reinforcements to his operation, Trump returned late Saturday from his nine-day journey to a White House seemingly ...
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May 28, 2017 at 4:56 pm
The words “No Jews” was spray painted from floor to ceiling on the walls of a home for sale in Rockland County, New York.
Anti-Semitic messages also were painted throughout the home, including in the kitchen and on the floors. The graffiti was discovered in the empty home, which is for sale, last week, by a home inspector who was checking on the structure for a couple that wished to purchase it.
The inspector was acting on behalf of an Orthodox Jewish couple, CBS New York reported.
The Haverstraw Police told local media that the incident is being investigated as a hate crime.
The Anti-Defamation League condemned the anti-Semitic attack “which was designed to send a message of fear and intimidation not just to the victim, but also to the broader community,” sai...
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May 28, 2017 at 4:50 pm
Two Yassam commando police from the center of the country were arrested over the weekend on charges of attacking chareidim taking part in Lag B’Omer in Meron. They were arrested and questioned by Justice Ministry Police Investigations Unit agents and then released to house arrest.
One complaint stems from a chareidi man trying to return to the buses after visiting Meron. A dispute broke out between him and police and at one point, they grabbed him and kicked him which cursing him and striking him repeatedly. Even after the victim began crying they did not release him.
It is also alleged that at one point, one policeman warned others not to strike the chareidim in the bus area for there are too many persons with cameras.
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May 28, 2017 at 4:50 pm
In the coming years, the Israeli military will begin using unmanned vehicles to secure the Jewish state’s border with the Gaza Strip, the IDF’s Hebrew website reported on Sunday.
“The vehicle patrols the area, collects information and identifies irregularities while a female soldier drives it from a war room,” Captain Avidav Goldstein said. “This vehicle can replace the foot patrols carried out by soldiers next to the fence.”
According to Goldstein, the IDF was the first army in the world to use such vehicles and they represented a “technological breakthrough on an international level.”
The vehicles will soon be installed with weapons that can be operated from afar, the IDF report noted. They already are equipped with camera and louds...
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May 28, 2017 at 4:49 pm
The FBI is investigating whether Jeremy Joseph Christian will be charged with federal hate crimes
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Saturday released a statement condemning Friday's attack in Portland, Oregon in which two men were killed and one seriously injured after confronting a man shouting racial slurs at two women on a train.
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, began by sending condolences to the families of Ricky John Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche and sending best wishes to Micah David-Cole Fletcher who was seriously injured in the attack.
Greenblatt said that his organization was "sounding the alarm about domestic terrorism and hate crimes in America," calling the Portland attack the "latest in a long string of violent incidents connected to right-wing extremists."
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May 28, 2017 at 4:41 pm
LEMON: Yes. Paris, what do you think?
PARIS DENNARD, POLITICAL COMMENTATOR, CNN: Yes, Don, you made a very good point in the question that you asked is why is this happening right now? There’s a hilarious movie called “The Election” in where, you know, the candidate is doing crazy — saying crazy things, he’s doing crazy things.
LEMON: You don’t think it’s because of guy who’s in office now has said very horrible things about reporters…
DENNARD: No.
LEMON: … and has said that the reporters are the enemy of the American people?
DENNARD: No, Don. LEMON: That has nothing to do with anything? That people feel they can get away with it? Because I don’t believe that you actually believe that. There’s no way you can&rsq...
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May 28, 2017 at 4:41 pm
Palestinian officials are frustrated with President Donald Trump’s pro-Israel positions, the Hebrew news site nrg reported on Sunday, citing a new document authored by a top Ramallah political figure.
In the paper, which summarizes the diplomatic work the Palestinian Authority has done since Trump entered office earlier this year, Saeb Erekat — the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee and chief PA negotiator — wrote, “The Americans will vote against all plans and resolutions regarding Palestine at the [UN] Human Rights Council and UNESCO. Likewise, the American government will defend Israel at all international institutions and organizations, in accordance with President Trump’s declaration. Furthermore, the A...
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May 28, 2017 at 4:39 pm
Councilman David G. Greenfield honored NYPD’s Rabbi Alvin Kass at a Jewish-American Heritage Month Celebration on Tuesday, May 23rd, the eve of Yom Yerushalayim. Kass is the Chief Chaplain of the New York Police Department and the first chaplain to be promoted to three-star chief.
Greenfield used the opportunity to speak on Jewish values and referenced President Trump’s recent trip to Israel. Greenfield addressed the distinguished crowd that included Israeli Ambassador Dani Dayan, Consul General to New York. “Jewish values are American values,” Greenfield explained. “We celebrate those values as we celebrate the achievements of Rabbi Alvin Kass and the 50th Anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem.”
Kass is the longest-serving chaplain in NYPD his...
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May 28, 2017 at 10:34 am
Thousands of British Airways passengers are still facing long lines, confusion and canceled flights as the airline works to restore its computer systems after a global IT failure crippled its services.
The airline said that it hoped to operate a “near normal schedule” at Gatwick and the “majority of services” from Heathrow on Sunday, a day after canceling all flights from both London airports.
“Work continues to restore all of our IT systems but we expect some further disruption today,” BA said in a statement.
BA canceled flights from Heathrow and Gatwick Saturday, upending the travel plans of tens of thousands of people on a busy U.K. holiday weekend. It blamed a power supply issue for the outage and said there was no sign it was under cyberattack.
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May 28, 2017 at 10:30 am
Authorities in Mississippi say a suspect is in custody after eight people were killed in a shooting, including a sheriff’s deputy.
Mississippi Bureau of Investigation spokesman Warren Strain said the shootings occurred at three separate homes Saturday night in rural Lincoln County. Two of the homes are in Brookhaven and one is in Bogue Chitto. The area is about 68 miles (109 kilometers) south of Jackson, the capital.
Strain said investigators were gathering evidence at all three locations.
Strain said charges have not yet been filed against the suspect and that it would be “premature” to discuss a motive.
It was not clear whether the suspect knew his victims before allegedly killing them.
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May 28, 2017 at 9:49 am
Fox News contributor provides insight on ‘The Story with Martha MacCallum.’
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May 28, 2017 at 9:48 am
A federal judge tossed a lawsuit against Hillary Clinton by the parents of two Americans killed at a diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, ruling Friday the former secretary of state did not defame them when disputing allegations that she had lied.
“The untimely death of plaintiffs’ sons is tragic, and the Court does not mean to minimize the unspeakable loss that plaintiffs have suffered in any way,” U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington wrote in a 29-page opinion.
The suit also alleged Clinton’s use of a private email server caused the death of their sons, Sean Smith and Tyrone Woods, because it exposed terrorists to sensitive information. They claimed Clinton lied when she allegedly told them it was a YouTube video that prompted the consulate ...
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May 28, 2017 at 9:44 am
Newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron showered high praise on President Trump’s “capacity to listen” after meeting the U.S. president at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Italy, The Associated Press reported Saturday.
Macron, who was elected earlier this month, spoke fondly of his discussions with Trump, recalling that the two men were able to communicate respectfully and productively.
“I saw a leader with strong opinions on a number of subjects, which I share in part – the fight against terrorism, the willingness to keep our place in the family of nations – and with whom I have disagreements that we spoke about very calmly. I saw someone who listens and who is willing to work,” he said. Read more at The Hill.
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May 28, 2017 at 9:41 am
Naaseh V’nishma a new song composed special for Leiner Live in Odessa and was performed for the first time on stage in Odessa Ukraine. The full show can be seen on LeinerLive.com Special thanks to Rabbi Elchonon Shoff and the entire YULA staff.
Song Produced by – Yochi Briskman Song
Composed by – Elie Schwab
Song Mixed by – Liron Schaffer
Video Directed by – Yoni Oscherowitz
Special Effects by – Avraham N. Kohn (filmdust.tv)
Ukraine Footage by – Vlad, Kirril, & Co.
Israeli PR by – Israel Berger
A PROJECT PRODUCTION
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May 28, 2017 at 9:38 am
So how should we celebrate a Bas Mitzvah? The stores on Central Avenue in Cedarhurst and Lawrence may really like this one. But read on.
The Gemara (Niddah 45b) tells us that a girl becomes an adult at the age of 12. This tradition was handed down to us by Moshe from Har Sinai as were all the other figures, weights, and amounts.
A girl enters into adulthood a full year earlier than does a boy. The reason for this, as explained by the Gemara, is that Hashem placed more wisdom and understanding into women than into men.
Rav Shlomo Volbe zt”l takes this a step further. When Dovid HaMlech ordained that people should recite 100 blessings a day, he did so because he detected a lacunae in Klal Yisroel’s fear of heaven. To increase that spirituality, Dovid HaMelech ordained that we ...
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May 28, 2017 at 9:17 am
In keynote address, Ambassador Ron Dermer urges graduates to restore pride in Jewish values and ideas
(NEW YORK, New York – May 28, 2017) On Thursday, May 25, Yeshiva University’s Class of 2017 celebrated YU’s 86th Commencement along with friends and family in The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, delivered the keynote address and received an honorary degree.
President Richard M. Joel praised Dermer’s vigorous defense of Israel as he conferred the honorary degree upon him. “Your tenure as ambassador has taken its character from everything that came before it in your life. You are unapologetic in your defense of Israel’s right to exist as a nation and a people and mince no word...
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May 28, 2017 at 9:11 am
Prior to Shavuos in previous years, I published articles on the topics of producing and eating dairy bread, how to make kosher cheese, whether Shavuos is preceded by Parshas Bamidbar or Parshas Naso, and about the laws of making pareve foods. All of these articles can be accessed on RabbiKaganoff.com
This year, I decided to distribute an article by my close friend, Rabbi Avraham Rosenthal, on the Ashkenazic custom of reciting Akdamus on Shavuos.
A common minhag among Ashkenazim is to read the beautiful poem of Akdamus at the beginning of the kerias haTorah on Shavuos morning. This article provides some basic historical and halachic background to this magnificent work.
The Author
The name of the person who composed Akdamus can be found as an acronymic in the lines of the poem. The firs...
