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December 15, 2017 at 12:21 pm
Rabbi Avi Schnall, director of Agudath Israel's New Jersey Office, clarified the news reports that his group has "settled" its lawsuits against Jackson as a result of the proposed resolution to allow the placement of eruvs on local utility poles.
"We are currently engaged in mediation with Jackson Township. While we are encouraged by the Township's Resolution, no settlement has yet been reached. We are not at the end and much more still needs to be worked out. We remain hopeful for a positive resolution."
Agudath Israel's lawsuit also covers two additional discriminatory Jackson ordinances: the dormitory ban throughout the Township; and the ban on building Yeshivos in residential areas, which is essentially the only realistic option. Neither of these two bans have be...
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December 15, 2017 at 12:09 pm
A Brooklyn neighborhood patrol group and the NYPD teamed up to nab a masked woman and an Army soldier who tried to rob two men early Friday.
The masked woman confronted Chaim Stein, 22, and a friend as they were walking near Humboldt St. and Maujer St. in Williamsburg about 12:25 a.m.
“Give me your (expletive deleted) money,” she told them.
They refused and yelled for help.
The woman jumped empty-handed into a car driven by Frederick Henderson, 20, a U.S. Army soldier, police and sources said.
“We started yelling and running and the people on the block began to chase them,” Stein told the Daily News. “It was my first time — I was very shocked.”
Members of the Shomrim volunteer neighborhood patrol followed the car, and someone called 911.
Cop...
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December 15, 2017 at 11:51 am
A recreational drone operator was at fault in the first confirmed midair collision in the U.S. between a drone and a manned aircraft, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.
The operator was unaware the Federal Aviation Administration had temporarily banned drone flights in New York when his small drone collided with an Army Blackhawk helicopter on Sept. 21, the board said in a report on the incident. The U.N. General Assembly was meeting in New York at the time.
The helicopter suffered minor damage while the DJI Phantom 4 drone was destroyed, the report said.
The operator flew the drone 2.5 miles away despite a long-standing FAA prohibition on drone flights beyond the sight of an operator, the report said. The helicopter pilot saw the drone and tried to maneuver a...
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December 15, 2017 at 11:51 am
An Israeli Border Police officer was stabbed by a Palestinian Authority Arab during riots near Ramallah, a police spokesman reported.
The terrorist pulled out a knife and stabbed the Border Police officer in the shoulder.
The officer, who suffered moderate injuries, was treated at the scene before being transferred to Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem.
Border officers responded to the stabbing attack and shot the suspect, neutralizing him. Approaching the terrorist, the officers realized he had an explosive belt, and shot him a second time to prevent him from detonating it. The terrorist was later taken from the scene by the Red Crescent medical service after being wounded by the IDF fire.
Authorities suspect the terrorist disguised himself as a journalist before running up to the Bor...
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December 15, 2017 at 11:16 am
Dutch police said they shot a man wielding a knife at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Friday, prompting authorities to clear the building.
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December 15, 2017 at 11:12 am
A Palestinian terrorist stabbed an IDF Border Guard at a protest in Ramallah on Friday. The terrorist had what appeared to be a “bomb belt” strapped to him as well. He was thankfully neutralized before being able to hurt anyone else.
The wounded officer was rushed to Shaare Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem with moderate injuries. He suffered two stab wounds in the upper body.
The terrorist was taken away from the scene by the Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance service.
It was still unknown if there was actually any explosives in the bomb belt – which was clearly visible in (attached) photos from the scene, or just meant to scare Israeli Security Forces.
Additionally, it is being reported that the terrorist was mingling around members of the media/press to be able to w...
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December 15, 2017 at 11:08 am
A major part of Sefer Bereishis is involved with the story of Yosef. He is a strong individual. He succeeds beyond all the expectations that people had for him. He had dreams about his relationship to his family. One regarding his brothers alone, and another regarding his parents along with his brothers.
Most people’s dreams reflect what they are thinking about during the day and can be dismissed. On occasion, dreams have a prophetic quality to them where Hashem is sending the dreamer a message. Yosef was convinced that his dreams were a form of nevuoh which had to be revealed and ultimately fulfilled. Yosef knew that he was hated by his brothers and that sharing these dreams would make things worse. But he felt duty-bound to relate these dreams to them since they were a nevuoh that...
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December 15, 2017 at 10:54 am
Hagaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, shlita. arrived to pay his respects at the Shiva house for Maran HaRav Shteinman ZATZAL on Thursday night. His son HaRav Yitzchak Shaul Kanievsky, and his grandson joined him for the visit.
Rav Kanievsky read aloud the Tzava (will) of Maran HaRav Shteinman over and over again and moved the crowd with his emotional reading of the text.
Rav Kanievsky told the gathered crowd and the family, that when Rav Shteinman was much younger and still an Avreich, whenever he would come to see The Chazon Ish, the Chazon Ish stood up for Rav Shteinman. He added that the Chazon Ish would also escort Rav Shteinman to his home even though the Chazon Ish was much more advanced in years.
Rav Kanievsky added that his father the Steipler ZATZAL would also rise fo...
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December 15, 2017 at 10:41 am
Parshas Mikeitz / Shabbos Chanukah / Shabbos Mevorchim Teves /Baltimore Zmanim / Eruv is UP!
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 15, 2017
Parshas: Mikeitz
Today: 27 Kisleiv
Chatzos: 12:02 PM
Hadlakas Nairos: 4:26 PM
Shkiah: 4:44:24 PM
Tzais HaKochavim: 5:35 PM
Rosh Chodesh Teves: Monday, Dec. 18, Tues., Dec. 19
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December 15, 2017 at 10:41 am
Baltimore could be hit its third round of measurable snow within a week.
WBAL-TV 11 Meteorologist Ava Marie says parts of the Baltimore area could see 1 to 2 inches of accumulation and slick roads.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM this evening.
Maryland State Highway Administration crews are pre-treating major roadways with a slat brine to melt any snow that falls today. SHA spokesman Charlie Gischlar says crews only have about a five hour window as of 8 this morning to treat the roads.
He does say there is some residual salt on some roadways following Wednesday night's clipper storm. Gischlar says road pavement temperatures are around freezing meaning pre-treating roads with salt will be ef...
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December 15, 2017 at 10:04 am
Histadrut National Labor Federation Chief Avi Nissenkorn has announced he is declaring a national general strike and shutting down the country on for half of Sunday, 29 Kislev in response to the planned firing of about 3,000 employees by Teva Pharmaceuticals.
“The entire economy – from the airport to the banks to the seaports to the municipalities to the government service to the health clinics – will stand until noon on Sunday in solidarity with Teva’s employees,” Nissenkorn told reporters.
Teva is shutting or relocating most of its Israel operations, firing 3,300 of 6,430 employees in Israel. Teva plans to cut the number of jobs at its global headquarters in Petach Tikvah by 45%.
Nissenkorn said, “Teva has received NIS 22 b...
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December 15, 2017 at 9:54 am
A raucous occurred on Wednesday in the meeting of the Knesset committee that is responsible for infant rights. During the lively meeting, 10 Rabbinical judges from the Rabbinical high court expressed their opposition to the proposed change in the current law that gives custody rights to the mother for all children under the age of six. The proposed change would affect the long-standing precedent that a mother in a divorced or separated couple would have the majority of the custody of children under the age of two except in cases of special consideration.
Director of the Rabbinical Courts in Israel, Rabbi Shimon Yakoby requested that the members of the Rabbinical court intercede during the committee meeting and express their opinion. In a letter penned by the Rabbis they wrote: We, the und...
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December 15, 2017 at 9:54 am
A gunman shot two suburban St. Louis police officers in the torso before barricading himself inside a home Thursday, but bulletproof vests saved both officers from serious injury.
The shooting happened in the city of Bellefontaine Neighbors. The two local officers — a 44-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman — were hospitalized with bruising and checked for internal injuries, said St. Louis County police spokesman Shawn McGuire.
“By God’s will, both officers were struck in a location where they had protection,” McGuire said.
The officers were released from the hospital by midday. Both are expected to recover.
Police had been looking for a 37-year-old man wanted for questioning after a Wednesday night report of shots fired, McGuire said. Officers saw t...
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December 15, 2017 at 9:53 am
The Federal Communications Commission repealed the Obama-era “net neutrality” rules Thursday, giving internet service providers like Verizon, Comcast and AT&T a free hand to slow or block websites and apps as they see fit or charge more for faster speeds.
In a straight party-line vote of 3-2, the Republican-controlled FCC junked the long-time principle that said all web traffic must be treated equally. The move represents a radical departure from a decade of federal oversight.
The push toward eliminating the rules has touched off protests and stirred fears among consumer advocates and ordinary Americans that cable and phone companies will be able to control what people see and do online. On Thursday, about 60 demonstrators gathered in the bitter chill in Washington ...
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December 15, 2017 at 9:53 am
Most Americans think Donald Trump did something illegal or at least unethical regarding ties between his presidential campaign and Russia — and they think he’s trying to obstruct the investigation looking into those possible connections.
The deeply divided country is more concerned about health care and the economy than any collusion with the Kremlin, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. But the survey also shows that Americans are unhappy with the way Trump is dealing with the investigations led by Congress and special counsel Robert Mueller.
Most people believe Trump is trying to obstruct the investigations, which have produced charges against four of his campaign advisers and increasingly appear focused on the presi...
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December 15, 2017 at 9:51 am
Dr. Edward Horwitz is a leading cardiologist/ lipidologist in Israel. He was trained at the Cleveland Clinic and is one of the only lipidologists practicing in Israel. The Five Towns Jewish Times spoke to him about differences between American medicine and Israeli medicine as it pertains to his field.
It is hoped that this article will help save lives.
RYH: Dr. Horwitz, generally speaking, in the field of cardiology – how does Israel compare to the United States?
DH: For preventative cardiology, they are both poor. Care for diabetics in Israel, however, is particularly dismal. There needs to be drastic change.
RYH: What about dieticians for both diabetic and cardiology patients? How are they doing?
DH: They are both beating around the bush. They focus on the quality of foo...
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December 15, 2017 at 9:48 am
Israeli Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich went to pay his respects on Thursday afternoon to the family of Maran Hagaon HaRav Aharon Leib Shteinman, ZATZAL, whose Levaya was on Wednesday. Menachem Shapira, Mayor of Bnei Brak, accompanied the Police Chief on the visit.
One of the Rabbis present Rabbi Eliyahu Kav, the Police Rabbi of the Tel Aviv District, told a story about how Rav Shteinman helped an officer, who was not Charedi, get the officer’s nephews, who were Charedi, admitted to Charedi yeshivos.
Family members recalled how Shapira was asked to admit the last of these nephews to a yeshiva back in Elul.
Following the story, Alsheich said that: “If everyone were like HaRav Shteinman, there would be no need for a police force at all.”
Family members then...
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December 15, 2017 at 9:46 am
An 800-foot-tall (244-meter) centerpiece is coming to Detroit’s resurgent downtown as the city continues to build momentum about three years after exiting the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
The 58-story building dominating the local skyline will rise on the site of the iconic J.L. Hudson department store, whose 1983 closing epitomized Detroit’s economic downfall.
“When we lost Hudson’s it symbolized how far Detroit had fallen,” Bedrock Detroit real estate founder Dan Gilbert said Thursday during a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new building. “When it was imploded in 1998 it was a very sad day for a lot of people.”
But the bad times for downtown appear to be largely over. Bedrock Detroit’s $900 million, two-building ...
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December 15, 2017 at 9:43 am
The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland is requesting the body camera footage from the days-long investigation of detective Sean Suiter's death.
The ACLU wants the six days of body camera footage to see how police interacted with citizens.
“The public has a right to see body camera footage of police interacting with civilians during the unprecedented cordon in Harlem Park,” ACLU of Maryland senior staff attorney David Rocah said.
Parts of the neighborhood were shut down for nearly a week and residents reportedly had to show identification and allow police to search them before being allowed into the cordoned-off blocks.
The ACLU questioned the police cordon last month, troubled by reports of people being subject to pat downs.
"While ...
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December 15, 2017 at 9:42 am
A second child, 5, who was injured after a rowhome fire early Wednesday morning in Baltimore, has died Thursday, officials said. The fire also claimed the lives of a 4-year-old and a woman a day earlier.
The fire started just after 1 a.m. at a rowhome on the 700 block of East Cold Spring Lane, near York Road, in north Baltimore, officials said.
Arriving crews found heavy smoke coming from the second floor of the home and rescued the mother and the two children.
Neighbor Charlotte Garner heard the sirens and watched it happen.
"I came outside, me and my neighbor, he was coming out at the same time and it was all smoky," Garner said. "The fire was shooting out with smoke. It was really smoky. They got in and they calmed it down, and then they started bringing people out. They w...
