Judge Ruchie, the Chasidishe Superwoman of Night Court
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 11/19/17 | Comments (0)
Just before the Jewish High Holy Days this fall, Judge Rachel Freier was rushing around her kitchen, as...
Report: Yahadut Hatorah Backs Litzman’s Threat To...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 11/19/17 | Comments (0)
Rav Yitzchak Goldknoff of the Vaad for Shmiras Shabbos spoke with Kol Berama Radio host Noam Zeigman on Sunday morning regarding Health Minister Yaakov...
Eizenkott Will Not Permit Winter To Serve As PM’s...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 11/19/17 | Comments (0)
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-General Gadi Eizenkott informed Brig.-Gen. Ofer Winter that he will not be the prime minister’s military secretary....
Germany To Press Kuwait After Israeli Barred From Fligh...
Article by AP | Published 11/19/17 | Comments (0)
Germany’s foreign ministry says it will press Kuwait about a law that prevented its national airline from transporting an Israeli citizen on a fl...
Elor Azariya's Pardon Request - Rejected
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 11/19/17 | Comments (0)
President Reuven Rivlin turns down former IDF Sargent Elor Azariya's request for clemency for shooti...
Stolen Sifrei Torah Recovered - With PA Assistance
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 11/19/17 | Comments (0)
Five Sifrei Torah were stolen from a synagogue in Jaffa over the weekend – only to be returned shortly afterwards, thanks to the cooperation of I...
Pirchei Annual Banquet a Smashing Success (Photo Essay)
Article by BJLife/Isaac Draiman | Published 11/18/17 | Comments (0)
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 17, 2017 - On Sunday, November 5th, Pirchei Agudah I...
Netanyahu to Be Questioned by Police for Sixth Time on ...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 11/18/17 | Comments (0)
It has been reported that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will once again be questioned by police with regards to his involvement in what is known as...
Jewish Work On Shabbos in Israel, Will Litzman Pull Out...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 11/18/17 | Comments (0)
Health Minister Yaakov Litzman spoke to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Friday and told him that he would resign from the government if Jews conti...
Charedi Man Injured on Shabbos in London Accident
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 11/18/17 | Comments (0)
A Charedi man from Israel was injured on Shabbos morning in a hit-and-run accident in London, England. The man, who was visiting London collecting Tzed...
Jerusalem Cemetery Goes Deep Underground With Tunnel Bu...
Article by AP | Published 11/18/17 | Comments (0)
A beehive-like structure built deep underground in Jerusalem is providing an innovative solution for the holy city’s chronic shortage of buri...
Baltimore, Israeli And Ukraine Jccs Partner For First T...
Article by BJLife Newsroom | Published 11/18/17 | Comments (0)
JCCs officially launch global partnership at JCC Global World Conference, Nov. 8, Tarrytown, NY TARRYT...
UK Labour Education Chief: Antisemitism Still a Problem...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 11/18/17 | Comments (0)
British lawmakers and student leaders convened on Wednesday to discuss the prevalence of antisemitism at universities and strategize on ways to protect...
Israel Fires 'Warning Shot' After Syrian Bord...
Article by AP | Published 11/18/17 | Comments (0)
Jerusalem - The Israeli military says it has fired a tank shell into Syria as a “warning shot” after the Syrian military conducted construc...
Shas And Yahadut Hatorah May Be Adversaries In Haifa Ra...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 11/17/17 | Comments (0)
In less than a year, the residents of Haifa will decide whether a new mayor will be elected, or that the current mayor of the city, Yona Yahav, will co...
New 20 And 100 NIS Notes Being Circulated Beginning Nex...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 11/17/17 | Comments (0)
The newest Bank of Israel notes, the 20 and 100 shekel denominations, will begin entering circulation this coming week. The first bill will be presente...
US Opposes Nazi Speech, But Will Vote No At UN To Banni...
Article by AP | Published 11/16/17 | Comments (0)
The United States government wants you to know: It really, truly doesn’t like Nazis. At the United Nations this week, the...
New Center Helping Trace Roots Of Jews In New England
Article by AP | Published 11/16/17 | Comments (0)
The vibrant and influential history of New England’s Jewish population chronicled in a vast repository of documents stored at the New England...
Tzohar Rabbis Offers A Course To Become A Mashgiach Kas...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 11/16/17 | Comments (0)
It now appears clear to all except officials in the Chief Rabbinate of Israel that the latter’s monopoly over kashrus supervision in Israel h...
Israel: New-Look Labor Leader Vows To Unseat Netanyahu
Article by AP | Published 11/16/17 | Comments (0)
After falling out with Benjamin Netanyahu as a junior member of the Cabinet last year, Avi Gabbay is now a leading candidate to replace the scandal-pla...
Hoteliers Continue Their Rebellion Against The Chief Ra...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 11/16/17 | Comments (0)
The chairman of the Jerusalem Hotel Association and the director of the Yehuda Hotel, Yishai Barnea, calls on the hotel owners to abandon the rabbinate...
Soldier Killed, Another Injured in Motor Vehicle Accide...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 11/16/17 | Comments (0)
The gag order has been lifted on the identity of the person killed and a second seriously injured in a car accident that took place on Wednesday near R...
Chareidi Students Are Not Getting What They Are Entitle...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 11/16/17 | Comments (0)
The Knesset Research Center examined and found that there are gaps of tens of percent in the Ministry of Education’s investment in the recogn...
Suspected Murder in Haifa and Stabbings in Central Isra...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 11/16/17 | Comments (0)
Three major violent acts, which are being attributed to criminal activity, took place in Israel on Wednesday. In the first incident, a 40-year-old man ...
IDF Chief Is Willing To Share Intelligence Data With Sa...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 11/16/17 | Comments (0)
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-General Gadi Eizenkott told a Saudi newspaper that he is willing to share intelligence information with moderate Arab neighbor n...








