A trade expert is calling on President Donald Trump to eliminate all tariffs after the president exempted more than 200 food products to reduce consumer prices. Even after the exemptions, Trump has defended his use of broad tariffs, which he says will bring back lost manufacturing jobs and shift the income tax burden away from […]
The excitement is palpable. From Lakewood to London, Bnei Brak to Brooklyn, the kol Torah of tens of thousands of lomdim rises higher each day as Klal Yisrael prepares for a milestone unlike any before: the Siyum on Seder Mo’ed. With the final dafim of Maseches Chagigah now being learned, the dream that began nearly […]
The excitement is palpable. From Lakewood to London, Bnei Brak to Brooklyn, the kol Torah of tens of thousands of lomdim rises higher each day as Klal Yisrael prepares for a milestone unlike any before: the Siyum on Seder Mo’ed. With the final dafim of Maseches Chagigah now being learned, the dream that began nearly […]
CLARIFICATION: Rav Hershel Schachter, rosh yeshiva at Yeshiva Rabbeinu Yitzchok Elchonon (RIETS) of Yeshiva University, releases video stating that although his signature appears on a letter to NY Governor Kathy Hochul asking for clemency for Nechemya Weberman, a convicted child abuser, he retracted that signature because he was not told the full story, and says […]
A remarkable scene of achdus took place tonight in Yerushalayim as the two largest Magidei Shiur in the world — R’ Sruly Bornstein (DBS / Daf Biyun Shiur) and R’ Eli Stefansky (MDY) — danced together at the DBS grand Siyum on Seder Nezikin. Between the two powerhouse chaburos, tens of thousands learn the Daf […]
Yeshiva Bochrim of Toldos Aharon in Elad held a magnificent celebration on Tuesday night, marking a major milestone in their Limud HaTorah. A large and uplifting event took place in the Toldos Aharon Yeshiva in Elad, led by the Rebbe himself. The joyous gathering honored the bochurim who completed and were tested on Masechta Kiddushin […]
Democratic lawmakers urge troops to disobey illegal orders Half a dozen members of Congress who previously served in the military or intelligence community are urging service members and intelligence officials to disobey illegal orders that might be issued by President Donald Trump’s administration. In a video posted on X Tuesday, Democratic lawmakers Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Sen. Mark […]
A group of Chareidi extremists opposed to the draft bill for yeshiva students staged a disturbing protest inside the Ashdod apartment building of Shas MK Yinon Azoulay. Video from the scene shows the group crowding the hallway outside Azoulay’s home, shouting and pounding on his door. A neighbor confronted the demonstrators, urging them to leave […]
A massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia unleashed a dangerous 54,000-foot pyroclastic flow — a 1,500°F torrent of dense gas, ash and rock racing down the mountainside.
The US signaled to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Ukraine must accept a US-drafted framework to end the war with Russia that proposes Kyiv giving up territory and some weapons, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
BREAKING: The FDNY is battling a massive blaze tearing through a beer garden in East Harlem on Wednesday. The fire broke out on East 120th Street and Second Avenue. There’s no word yet on any injuries, or what started the fire.
A group of Chareidi extremists opposed to the draft bill for yeshiva students staged a disturbing protest inside the Ashdod apartment building of Shas MK Yinon Azoulay. Video from the scene shows the group crowding the hallway outside Azoulay’s home, shouting and pounding on his door. A neighbor confronted the demonstrators, urging them to leave […]
BREAKING: Florida Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has been indicted for allegedly stealing roughly $5 million in FEMA emergency funds and laundering the money through shell entities. Prosecutors say she then funneled portions of the illicit proceeds into her 2021 congressional campaign, violating federal election law. The DOJ says the charges include wire fraud, money laundering, and […]
Yeshivas Pe’er Yerushalayim (Rabbi Benguigui) visited Bnei Brak today and visited numerous Gedolim including HaRav Berel Povarsky, HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, and HaRav Dov Landau. Photos via Eli. B.
Congressional Republicans are proposing sending government subsidies to flexible spending plans, with an expert suggesting that tax dollars saved by reducing Medicare fraud could be used to pay for the $30 billion a year move. President & CEO of Proactive Strategy Group as well as healthcare policy expert Mark Merritt told The Center Square that […]
Americans can continue to spend pennies, but few businesses are giving them back as the coin’s 232-year run comes to an end. Some businesses have been preparing for months, stockpiling bags of the 1-cent coin. Others have created rounding systems to arrive at the nearest nickel. For consumers, the shortage of pennies might be insignificant. […]