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September 17, 2017 at 4:11 pm
There are cracks in the curtains President Donald Trump tried to draw around the government early in his presidency, but the slivers of light aren’t making it easier to hold federal officials accountable for their actions.
Trump still refuses to divest from his real estate and hotel empire or release virtually any of his tax returns. His administration is vigorously pursuing whistleblowers. Among scores of vacant senior jobs in the government is an inspector general for the Department of Energy — led by Secretary Rick Perry, former governor of Texas — as it helps drive the region’s recovery from Hurricane Harvey.
Rebuilding from the deadly storm seems certain to be a $100 billion-plus endeavor involving multiple federal departments and an army of government ...
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September 17, 2017 at 4:09 pm
Iran’s president says he is “inviting” the U.S. to dinner as he heads to New York for the U.N General Assembly.
President Hassan Rouhani used an analogy of a dinner party on Sunday to describe how countries are benefiting from the 2015 nuclear deal.
Rouhani described the Americans as “sitting in another room” at the party.
Rouhani said: “They can adopt a new path and come to the room where the dinner table is. That’s alright in our opinion. If they change their bad temper they can enjoy the dinner table.”
The nuclear deal under former President Barack Obama saw Iran limit its enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions. President Donald Trump has said he wants to renegotiate it.
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September 17, 2017 at 4:07 pm
President Donald Trump says he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in have discussed North Korea in their latest call.
And Trump tweets that he’s asked Moon about “Rocket Man” — an apparent reference to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
North Korea has launched a trio of missiles in recent weeks and tested a bomb that was its most powerful to date.
Trump also says long gas lines are forming in North Korea, calling it “too bad.” New U.N. sanctions cut oil exports to North Korea.
The White House says Trump and Moon are committed to continuing to take steps to strengthen deterrence and defense capabilities, and maximize economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea. They plan to meet this week at the U.N. General Assembly.
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September 17, 2017 at 3:06 pm
Updated Sept. 17 as of 3:00 PM: Shiva begins at 3:00 PM, today at 3312 West Strathmore Ave. through Wednesday, Erev Yom Tov @ 3:00 PM.
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Baltimore, MD – Sept. 14, 2017 - It is with deep regret that BaltimoreJewishLife.com informs the community of the petirah of Lawrence Kent, a’h, father of Mrs. Rita Shugarman
The levayah will take place on Friday, Sept. 15 in St. Louis
Shiva details to follow
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach...
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September 17, 2017 at 12:28 pm
We regret to inform you of the Petirah of Reb Eliyahu Tabak, Z”L, of Monsey, who was niftar this morning. He was 81.
Reb Eliyahu is survived by his wife, Mrs Chana Tabak, and his children – all noted Bnai Torah and well-known Marbitzei Torah R’ Aharon Tabak, R’ Yossel Tabak (Flatbush), R’ Elimelech (Lakewood), R’ Moshe (Lakewood), R’ Kalman (Bensonhurst), Mrs. Hindy Housman, Mrs. Henny Polansky, Mrs. Gitty Levy, Mrs. Miriam Klein, Mrs. Rochel Kalmen, Mrs. Batsheva Halpern, Mrs. Tziporah Grossman (Lakewood) and Mrs. Leeby Weinberg.
The Levaya will take place at Tiferes Gedlaya in Monsey tomorrow, Sunday, at 10:30 AM. Kevurah will be in Monsey.
Shiva will take place at 11 Saddle River Road in Monsey.
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September 17, 2017 at 12:25 pm
Demonstrators are expected to reconvene near St. Louis Sunday afternoon for a third day of protests following the acquittal of a white former police officer in the fatal shooting of a black man.
Protests turned violent for second night late Saturday, as a small group of demonstrators refused to disperse, breaking windows at dozens of businesses and throwing objects at police, who moved in with hundreds of officers in riot gear to make arrests.
The confrontation took place in the Delmar Loop area of University City, a suburb about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of St. Louis near Washington University. The area is known for concert venues, restaurants, shops and bars and includes the Blueberry Hill club where rock legend Chuck Berry played for many years.
City and county police tweet...
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September 17, 2017 at 12:24 pm
Republicans spooked world markets in their ardor to cut spending when Democrat Barack Obama occupied the White House. Now, with a GOP president pressing for politically popular tax cuts and billions more for the military, few in the GOP are complaining about the nation’s soaring debt.
The tea partyers and other conservatives who seized control of the House in 2010 have morphed into Ronald Reagan-style supply siders while the GOP’s numerous Pentagon pals run roughshod over the few holdouts. Tax cuts in the works could add hundreds of billions of dollars to the debt while bipartisan pressure for more money for defense, infrastructure, and domestic agencies could add almost $100 billion in additional spending next year alone.
The bottom line is the $20 trillion national de...
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September 17, 2017 at 12:09 pm
It is with great sadness that wereport the passing of Rav Shlomo Yaakov Davis, zt”l. He was over 100 years old.
Rav Shlomo was a talmid of Telshe Yeshiva in Europe who was able to escape the Nazi onslaught due to his British citizenship. During the three weeks that he was in transit, including on the transatlantic boat ride, Reb Shlomo had the fortune to learn Maseches Makkos bechavrusah with another refugee with a foreign passport, Rav Nosson Wachtfogel zt”l.
When Rav Elya Meir Bloch zt”l and Rav Mottel Katz zt”l opened Telshe Yeshiva in Cleveland in 1941, they sent messages and invitations to several of the best Telshe talmidim in the United States at the time to help reestablish the yeshiva. Rav S...
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September 17, 2017 at 12:09 pm
Rebitzen Chana Yetta Wosner A”H, 96, was niftar in Mayanei HaYeshua Hospital in Bnei Brak on erev Shabbos. She was the wife of HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Halevy Wosner ZT”L, the Shevet Halevy.
She was the widow of Rav Yaakov Shmarya ZT”L, who was rav of Kehillas Chassam Softer Petach Tikvah. Fifteen years ago, she was married the Shevet Halevy.
The rebitzen was born in Tzefas to Rav Aharon David Kahan, the father of the Rebbe from Toldos Aharon ZT”L and her mother, Moras Scheindel Bracha A”H, grandchild of HaGaon Rav Avraham Yitzchak Heller.
The levaya began on motzei Shabbos at 10:30PM and kvura was in Har HaZeisim.
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September 17, 2017 at 12:03 pm
The Marseille prosecutor’s office says four young female U.S. tourists have been attacked with acid in Marseille’s main train station by a woman who has been arrested.
A spokeswoman for the prosecutor office told The Associated Press that two of the tourists have been injured in the face in the attack Sunday in the Saint Charles train station and one of them has a possible eye injury. She says all four of the tourists, who are in their 20s, have been hospitalized, two of them for shock.
She did not have any more details and spoke on condition of anonymity, per the French judicial system.
There was no immediate information on where the U.S. tourists were from.
Marseille is a port city in southern France that is closer to Barcelona than Paris.
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September 17, 2017 at 10:30 am
Less then then three months post kidney transplant, BJL's great friend, Yaakov Hagler, gives it his all as he leads Selichos again at Rabbi Weinberger's Aish Kodesh
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September 17, 2017 at 10:18 am
A prominent medical journal published pseudo-scientific attacks on Israel for years—until it took the demonization one step too far. What accounts for its unprecedented turnaround?
The British publication The Lancet is one of the most influential medical journals in the world, and for many years, was used as a major platform for anti-Israeli demonization campaigns under the façade of science and medicine. Between 2001 and 2014, 264 articles on Palestinian and Israeli issues were published, a majority consisting of political opinion or commentary with little medical content.[1] Many included distorted or unsupported claims that Israel was responsible for premature births, deaths of Palestinians at checkpoints, cancer deaths, psychological disorders, and mor...
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September 17, 2017 at 10:01 am
With Rosh Hashanah shopping in full swing in Jerusalem’s Geula neighborhood, Toldos Avraham Yitzchak on Sunday afternoon, 26 Elul, beginning at 1:15PM from the beis medrash, will march to the induction center on Rashi Street.
The protest is in response to the arrest of a grandson of the Rebbe Shlita, who was taken into custody for failing to report for service. The event is backed by the Eida Chareidis and a large turnout is expected. The admor has called on his tzibur from Beit Shemesh to participate on Sunday too.
It is also reported that askanim of the chassidus did their utmost to have the detainee released before Shabbos, albeit without success. Now they fear he will be held by authorities through Rosh Hashanah.
Avraham Yitzchak Taub was stopped at Ben-Gurion International Ai...
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September 17, 2017 at 9:59 am
London police say a second man has been arrested in connection with the London subway attack.
Police said Sunday that a 21-year-old man was arrested late Saturday night in Hounslow in west London and is being held under the Terrorism Act. He is being questioned at a south London police station but has not been charged or identified.
Two men are now in custody for possible roles in the bombing attack on a rush-hour subway train Friday morning that injured 29 people in London. An 18-year-old man was arrested Saturday in the departure area of the port of Dover, where ferries leave for France.
The two arrests indicate police and security services believe the attack at the Parsons Green station was part of a coordinated plot, not the act of a single person.
“We are still pursing numer...
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September 17, 2017 at 9:51 am
Jerusalem, Israel - Spet. 17, 2017 -mHealth Israel, the largest connected health community in the Middle East, hosted a conference at the Jerusalem Cinematheque on Thursday.
Founded by in 2013, mHealth Israel with more than 4,500 active members, aims to create global awareness of Israel as a world leader in health technologies and actively connect Israeli digital health startups with global healthcare leaders.
“This is our fourth year running mHealth Israel, and it is incredible to see the growth of the community and the significant global interest in the breakthroughs being produced by our innovators,” said Levi Shapiro, founder of mHealth Israel. "By bringing together the newest developments in the Israeli mHealth ecosystem, and ve...
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September 16, 2017 at 10:41 pm
As we consider during this month of Elul how we can make things better, an area that deserves our attention – and where we can certainly do a lot better - is how we as a community treat the singles in our midst. Here are some specific ideas and impressions, gleaned from conversations and communications with a number of singles in our community.
There is one thing our singles clearly do not want, and that is our pity. Baruch Hashem, the single men and women in our community are strong and capable people, living productive lives and accomplishing great things both personally and professionally. They are fine, thank you.
What they would really appreciate is our respect.
Respect
Yes, respect. They deserve our respect and recognition for who they are and ...
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September 16, 2017 at 10:39 pm
An environmental activist who acknowledges dumping paint over Wall Street’s iconic “Charging Bull” statue has been arrested.
Courtney Fallon says the blue paint she dumped on the bull statue Thursday represents “rising sea levels” following President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris agreement to combat global warming.
A sash draped over the neighboring “Fearless Girl” statue read: “Draw the blue line.”
New York police say Fallon was arrested Friday on charges of making graffiti and criminal mischief.
Fallon tells the Daily News she used corn oil and chalk so it could be removed easily.
Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio says it wasn’t right to vandalize property even though he also oppos...
