Hundreds of talmidim of the Slabodka Yeshiva gathered on Sunday night for the annual Chanukah chagigah led by the Roshei Yeshivos, HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau and HaGaon HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch. Like every year, the talmidim sang the song “זֵדִים הֱלִיצֻנִי עַד מְאֹד מִתּוֹרָתְךָ לֹא נָטִיתִ.” (“The arrogant have mocked me greatly, yet I did […]
HY’D: Another victim of the Sydney massacre has been identified as Tibor Weitzen, H’yd, 78, a member of the Bondi Chabad shul and a beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He had attended the Chanukah celebration with his wife, children and grandchildren and died as he tried to shield a family friend from the bullets. Sadly, […]
Merriam-Webster’s 2025 Word of the Year is “slop.” Once a term for mud or low-value junk, “slop” has taken on a new meaning in the AI era: low-quality digital content churned out at scale by generative artificial intelligence. According to Merriam-Webster, the spike in searches for thew word reflects growing public awareness — and fatigue […]
Another victim of the Sydney massacre has been identified as Tibor Weitzen, H’yd, 78, a member of the Bondi Chabad shul and a beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He had attended the Chanukah celebration with his wife, children and grandchildren and died as he tried to shield a family friend from the bullets. Sadly, she […]
Prime Minister Netanyahu met with US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack. Among those attending the meeting were Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Saar, National Security Council Acting Director Gil Reich, the Prime Minister’s Military Secretary, Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel […]
A cast-lead round pendant decorated with a seven-branched menorah on both sides, dating back approximately 1,300 years, has been discovered during an archaeological excavation at the Davidson Archaeological Park in Jerusalem, near the Har Habyis, the Israel Antiquities Authority announces. According to IAA experts, the discovery marks the first time such a pendant made of […]
The president of Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies, Raúl Latorre, goes to the Tel Aviv District Court to lend his support to Prime Minister Netanyahu, who is giving testimony in his ongoing trial. “We are here to give you our full support. We admire you and see you as one of the main leaders of the […]
HY’D: Another victim of the Sydney terror attack was identified on Monday as Marika Pogany, H’yd, in her 80s. According to the Documenting Israel account, Pogany was a major ba’alas chessed and has delivered over 12,000 kosher meals in the past 23 years. Further details about her life have not yet been published.
Federal authorities say they thwarted a credible terrorist plot just days before New Year’s Eve, arresting four alleged members of a radical pro-Palestinian extremist group accused of planning coordinated bombing attacks across Los Angeles. The FBI confirmed that the suspects are affiliated with what they described as a radical offshoot of the Turtle Island Liberation […]
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city’s court on Monday, which could send him to prison for the rest of his life. Three government-vetted judges found Lai, 78, guilty of conspiring with others to collude with foreign forces to endanger national […]
Raised in the Midwood section of Brooklyn, Ida Plotzker attended a girls’ yeshiva and spent a gap year in Israel before enrolling at Touro Flatbush in 1989. She majored in psychology and fondly recalls her undergraduate experience as “a warm and supportive environment.” For many years, Ida taught preschool at the Yeshivah of North Jersey […]
A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine will be released after law enforcement authorities determined there was no basis to keep the individual in custody, officials said Sunday night. The disclosure, made at a hastily convened late night news conference, represents a dramatic setback in an investigation […]
Serbia’s prosecutor for organized crime on Monday charged a government minister and three others with abuse of office and falsifying of documents to help pave the way for a real estate project linked to Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law. Proposed criminal charges were announced against Culture Minister Nikola Selaković, who is a close […]
Meaningful Minute Announces “reKindle,” Premiering December 13th as the First Film in the new Wynn Series New York, NY · December 2025Meaningful Minute is announcing the release of reKindle, a new documentary premiering December 13th. The film is the first installment in the Wynn Series, presented in partnership with respected wealth manager and philanthropist Shuey […]
Iran’s rial slid further Monday to a new record low of more than 1.3 million to the U.S. dollar, deepening the currency’s collapse less than two weeks after it first breached the 1.2-million mark amid sanctions pressure and regional tensions. Currency traders in Tehran quoted the dollar above 1.3 million rials, underscoring the speed of […]
Roomba maker iRobot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but says that it doesn’t expect any disruptions to devices as the more than 30-year-old company is taken private under a restructuring process. IRobot, which became well known for its robotic vacuums, has struggled of late, dealing with increased competition, layoffs and a declining stock […]
