Kars4Kids Accused of Shady Deals
A group associated with Kars4Kids is trying to take over a Staten Island synagogue to hide some of the charity’s cash, court papers say.
Posters In Mea Shearim Ask Women To Avoid Main Street
Following a High Court of Justice (HCJ) decision to prohibit the use of partitions on public streets, thus not allowing a separation of male and female pedestrians on the sidewalks of Mea Shearim, Pashkevils (posters hung in public places in ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods) announcing that women must not walk on the main street of the…
Mysterious Man with Upside-Down Siddur and Camera Raises Concerns at Vizhnitz Monsey
Suspicion filled the bais medrash of Vizhnitz Monsey, when, shortly before Kol Nidrei, when the main bais medrash in the village of Kaser was packed with mispallelim, a suspicious person appeared.
Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef Calls Syrian Conflict ‘Holocaust,’ Urges Action
Muslim and Jewish religious leaders met in Jerusalem in an intimate forum including Israelis and Palestinians. Leading the Jewish delegation was Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel and Head of the Supreme Rabbinical Court Yitzhak Yosef.
Haredi Community Outraged Over New Police Rabbi Rahamim Brachiyahu
Only days after Rabbi Rahamim Brachiyahu was appointed as Israel Police Chaplain, officials from the haredi community voiced their criticism. They claim that the appointment is an attempt to stifle haredi voices and belittle the influence that haredim have upon national bodies in the state.
Two Israeli Children Killed In Accident In Georgia
Tragedy on the eve of Yom Kippur: Two children, Achinoam and Nevo Greenfeld from the Binyamin region community of Michmash, were killed on Tuesday in a car accident during a family trip to Georgia.
Yeshiva Student Killed In Car Accident on Way To Jerusalem
A teenage yeshiva student from Ashdod was killed early Monday morning in a car accident as he drove to Jerusalem.
Port Authority Rejects Ad Encouraging Women Not To Switch Seats To Accommodate Orthodox Male Flyers
New York – It was a colorful billboard intended to advise women flying from Newark International Airport during the busy holiday season that no one could force them to change their seat to accommodate the religious preferences of male passengers.
Orange County, NY – Times Herald Article Spotlights Expansion In And Around Kiryas Joel
When Peggy Nikolopoulos and her husband moved from Middletown into a new, four-bedroom, Colonial-style house in the Woodbury Junction development two years ago, she expected that to be their last stop: a dream home in a gated community where the couple could set down roots.
Monsey Mom Spearheads Car Magnet Campaign Supporting Local Police Officers
Rockland County, NY – Monsey area residents may be starting a new trend, as a campaign to use car magnets to express appreciation to police officers may soon spread well beyond Rockland County.