Chief Rabbi Lau Permitted Satellite Launch on Shabbat
The explosion at the Florida launch site that inflicted irreparable damage on the Israeli “Amos 6” satellite prevented the launch of the satellite last Saturday, on Shabbat.
Crown Heights – Search Underway For Missing Woman
Crown Heights Shomrim and the NYPD have launched a search for Mrs. Leah Berg, a Crown Heights woman who was last heard from at 5:40pm on Monday.
Skverer Threatens Rabbi Naftali Rottenberg Because He Opened A Shul 2 Miles From Skver
Andover Place in Monsey, is 2 miles away from the Skverer “No-Jew Zone”, but that is not stopping the Skverer askanim from attempting to stop Rabbi Naftali Tvi Rottenberg from opening his “kosyan” Shul!
Tragedy: Hassidic Rebbe’s Granddaughter Dies At 22
The granddaughter of the Puppa Rebbe, 22 year old Feige Greenwald, died suddenly today (Tuesday), Kikar Hashabbat reported. She was the daughter of the Rebbe’s son, Rav Pinchas Greenwald, who is the rabbi of the Monsey branch of the Hassidic community.
London Ultra-Orthodox Jews Raise Big Money To Keep Children Away From Secular Society
An ultra-orthodox Jewish community in London has launched a £1 million fundraising bid to finance legal battles against parents who want to take their children into secular society.
Randi Zuckerberg ‘Likes’ Unplugging For Shabbat
Randi Zuckerberg, an entrepreneur, radio host and sister to Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, discussed and encouraged “unplugging” from electronic devices on Shabbat while at the One-to-One forum in New York this past June.
The Husband Gave A ‘Get’ But The Rav Wouldn’t Give It To The Wife
A woman living in France was represented in a Chief Rabbi beis din last week for the purpose of obtaining a ‘get’ from her husband by the Yad L’Isha organization, which is affiliated with Ohr Torah Stone Institutions.
Rabbi Shaar Yeshuv Hakohen Passes Away
Rabbi Eliyahu Shaar Yeshuv Hakohen, Rabbi of Haifa and among the leading rabbis of Israel, passed away at age 89 this evening.
Reuben Brothers To Crack £5.2 Billion Chinese Deal
Britain’s richest family, brothers David and Simon Reuben, are in advanced talks to sell half of their one of the world’s biggest computer hosting networks Global Switch to a Chinese consortium led by Daily Tech.
Hundreds Sign Petition To Ban Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi From UK
Hundreds of people have signed an online petition calling for the UK government to ban a rabbi who says that Down’s Syndrome and autism is punishment for sins in a previous life, two weeks before he is due to visit.