We are excited to invite you to The Chesed Fund’s exclusive webinar on Purim Fundraising Strategy and Techniques. This unique experience is designed to showcase our innovative Purim fundraising tools, created to help you exceed your Purim fundraising goals with ease and efficiency. Topic: Purim Fundraising Webinar: Mar 19, 2024 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US […]
A maniac who intentionally set his former Yeshiva Chaim Berlin Rebbi’s Flatbush home on fire in June 2019, resulting in three homes being burnt and six people injured – including a six-week-old infant, a firefighter, and two police officers – has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Matthew Karelefsky, 46, whose actions […]
President Vladimir Putin extended his reign over Russia in a landslide election whose outcome was never in doubt, declaring Monday his determination to advance deeper into Ukraine and dangling new threats against the West. After the harshest crackdown on dissent since Soviet times, it was clear from the earliest returns that Putin’s nearly quarter-century rule […]
The lack of excitement many Americans feel about a presidential rematch has heightened interest in alternatives to the major-party candidates, none more so than Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose famous name has helped him build buzz for his independent bid. Kennedy is a huge longshot to win Electoral College votes, much less the presidency. But […]
This Purim, let’s spread joy to those who need it most. Join us in supporting Ohr Hadassah’s widows and orphans with your donation for Purim Matanot Le’evyonim. Your generosity will directly impact the lives of these deserving individuals, Including some who are war widows. We’ll hand-deliver your contributions on Purim day, ensuring that every gift brings warmth […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin said after extending his rule in an election that stifled opposition that Moscow will not relent in its invasion of Ukraine and plans to create a buffer zone along the border to help protect against long-range Ukrainian strikes and cross-border raids. The Kremlin’s forces have recently made battlefield progress as Kyiv’s […]
Across the United States, many people are eagerly anticipating the Federal Reserve’s first cut to its benchmark interest rate this year: Prospective home buyers hope for lower mortgage rates. Wall Street traders envision higher stock prices. Consumers are looking for a break on credit card debt at record-high interest rates. Not to mention President Joe […]
The CEO of United Airlines says that a slew of recent incidents ranging from a panel that fell off a plane to another jet losing a wheel on takeoff will cause the airline to review its safety training for employees. CEO Scott Kirby said the airline was already planning an extra day of training for […]
Pakistani airstrikes targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighboring Afghanistan early on Monday, the foreign ministry said. The Afghan Taliban said the attacks killed at least eight people and prompted return fire from their forces. The exchange, two days after seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing and coordinated attack […]
Eight years ago, Anshei Sfard faced a defining moment as a 125-year-old shul grappled with challenges. The congregation, comprising only adults, lacked the vibrancy of young families. An older member reminisces, “We were faced with the decision: close up shop or make one last run at it to breathe life back into Orthodoxy in Kentucky. […]
In a busy term that could set standards for free speech in the digital age, the Supreme Court on Monday is taking up a dispute between Republican-led states and the Biden administration over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security. The justices […]
Lavi was an active, healthy eight-year-old boy until when he began suffering severe stomach pains and vomiting. He urgently needs a life-saving abdominal surgery due to a rare intestinal condition, scheduled for this May at the Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia. He is traveling from Israel to the US for this treatment. His insurance does not […]
Three people were killed and an infant was hospitalized in critical condition after an SUV crashed into a bus shelter in San Francisco, authorities said Sunday. Two victims, including a child, died at the scene of the crash Saturday afternoon in the city’s West Portal neighborhood, police said. Three others were taken to hospitals. The […]
According to a Hebrew media report citing Palestinian sources, Hamas believes the bodies of two high-ranking commanders, including deputy commander Marwan Issa, are buried in the rubble of a destroyed tunnel in the Gaza Strip. Issa was targeted and believed killed in an Israel Defense Forces strike on central Gaza’s Nuseirat last week. The report […]
This money will be given out in Flatbush & Lakewood on Purim morning to dozens of poor families. Believe it or not, there are families that do not have money to pay for their own Purim Seudas. These people are your neighbors and you don’t even know! Many of these families struggle with their daily […]
In perhaps an unprecedented halachic ruling, the Military Rabbanut ruled that the combat soldiers of the 401st Brigade should hear the megillah on Sunday, a week before Purim. The reason for the ruling is that the soldiers may be participating in a military operation in Gaza next week and the Military Rabbanut, along with the […]
The IDF on Monday announced the death of a soldier killed in battle near Shifa Hospital in Gaza City in northern Gaza early Monday morning. He was identified as Staff Sgt. Matan Vinogradov, H’YD, 20, from Jerusalem. He served in the Nachal Brigade’s 932nd Battalion. His death increased the death toll of the ground war […]
Israel’s security cabinet on Sunday evening granted its approval for an Israeli delegation to travel to Doha on Monday to continue hostage talks. Mossad chief David Barnea is heading the delegation, which has received a general mandate to carry out “extensive” negotiations. However, specific tactical issues will have to be authorized by Prime Minister Binyamin […]
The IDF on Monday morning published additional details about the overnight raid on Shifa Hospital, stating that at about 2:30 a.m., hundreds of IDF forces, Shin Bet operatives, and special forces officers with the support of armored vehicles and tanks raided the hospital and surrounded the complex. The operation was launched based on intelligence information […]