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Israelis Flock To Buy Gas Masks Amid Syria Turmoil 27 Aug 2013 | 04:15 pm
Thousands of Israelis are lining up for gas masks or ordering them by phone, spurred on by fears that any Western military response to last week’s alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria could ensnar...
Statement By Women For The Wall: Women Of The Wall Has Proven Two Things Which They Previously Denied 27 Aug 2013 | 03:06 pm
The Western Wall Sit-In organized by the Women of the Wall has proven two things that the group has previously denied: that even its “religious” activities are political in nature, and that it does no...
Trump: Obama May Be Behind ‘Trump University’ Lawsuit 27 Aug 2013 | 02:10 pm
Donald Trump went on the offensive Monday, hitting the airwaves to fire back at claims from New York’s attorney general that his Trump University is a fraud. The billionaire real-estate developer made...
Israeli Study Finds Cellphone-Cancer Correlation 27 Aug 2013 | 01:41 pm
It seems like at some point every cellphone user has joked that cellphones are carcinogenic, and that they potentially cause cancer. A recent study has found that this may not be a joke after all. The...
Netanyahu Ties Syria Chemical Attack to Iran, Says Assad is ‘Full Iranian Client’ 27 Aug 2013 | 12:22 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu has tied reports of a mass chemical attack in Syria to “Iran, and Iran’s proxy, Hezbollah,” who, he said, “are there on the ground playing an active role assistin...
Polio Discovery In Israeli Sewage Systems Ignites Debate 27 Aug 2013 | 11:33 am
As Israeli children begin their school year this week, one particular requirement for students is taking on a somewhat sudden and newfound sense of urgency-inoculation against the Polio disease. The d...
Can Obama Act On Syria Without Appearing To Be A Hypocrite Or A Fraud? 27 Aug 2013 | 10:13 am
By Anne Bayefsky The Syrian problem threatens the very core of the Obama doctrine. Bashing President Bush for doing an end run around the U.N. Security Council over Iraq was Obama’s nom de guerre. Wit...
Agudath Israel Issues Workplace Religious Rights Guide 27 Aug 2013 | 09:04 am
In anticipation of a potentially challenging workplace situation due to this year’s unique Yom Tov calendar, Agudath Israel of America has released a guide to religious rights in the workplace. Rosh H...
Kerry on Syria: Nothing Is More Serious 27 Aug 2013 | 05:55 am
Secretary of State John Kerry cut his summer vacation short today to deliver a powerful speech on Syria in the wake of the chemical attack that left hundreds dead. “The meaning of this goes beyond the...
Over 80,000 Pass Through Woodbourne Shul This Summe 27 Aug 2013 | 02:18 am
Woodbourne, NY - Even before you reach the modest shul building at 457 Route 42, signs of the bustling activity assail you. The nearby parking lot for the Woodbourne seforim store is full - all 300 sp...