Prior to BJX, no one dreamed that local Kiruv in Flatbush was possible. How would unaffiliated Jews be recruited? Why would they be interested in Yiddishkeit? Which families would be willing to open their doors to complete strangers to host them and introduce them to the beauty of Shabbos and Yomim Tovim? With tremendous […]
Violent clashes broke out early Thursday afternoon near Bar Ilan Street in Jerusalem between dozens of extremist residents and police forces. The police used crowd-dispersal measures, including stun grenades, to restore order amid reports that three police officers were lightly injured. The extremists claim that the protest was held against the attempted arrest of “draft […]
Violent clashes broke out early Thursday afternoon near Bar Ilan Street in Jerusalem between hundreds of extremists and police forces. The police used crowd-dispersal measures, including stun grenades and tear gas, to restore order amid reports that 10 police officers were lightly injured. According to reports, a municipal enforcement inspector accompanied by police led to […]
Boris Tetleroyd, H’yd, was identified on Thursday as a victim of the massacre at Bondi Beach. He was murdered while attending the Chanukah celebration with his son, who was also shot and seriously injured. In a statement released by police on Thursday, his family said, “Boris was loved by everyone he met. He was well […]
Another victim of the Sydney massacre during the Chanukah party at Bondi Beach was identified on Thursday as Adam Smyth, 50, a husband and father of four children. Smyth, a non-Jewish Bondi local, happened to be walking with his wife along the beach when the terrorists carried out the massacre and was killed. Australian Chabad […]
Counter-terrorism police arrested six suspects in Liverpool, a city in the New South Wales area of Australia, after intelligence tips that they were en route to Bondi Beach, Sky News Australia reported on Thursday. NSW Police were alerted that the alleged terror suspects had traveled from Melbourne and were believed to be heading toward Bondi […]
Military police officers raided the homes of two Sephardi bnei yeshivos in central Israel early Thursday morning in an attempt to arrest them for “draft dodging.” Peleg Yerushalmi’s “black alert” warning system brought dozens of protesters to both scenes, successfully thwarting the arrests, as the police wanted to avoid violent confrontations. The first attempted arrest […]
Hundreds of people gathered on Thursday morning in Sydney at the levayos of the youngest and eldest victims of the Bondi beach massacre. Matilda B., H’yd, 10, was cruelly gunned down as she was attending the Chanukah Chabad event. Her heartbreaking levaya was held at Sydney’s Chevra Kadisha. Matilda’s mother previously spoke to the press, […]
A long, four-page handwritten and autographed letter by Rabbi Akiva Sofer, Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Pressburg, direct descendant of the Chasam Sofer.
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to be NASA administrator on Wednesday, placing him atop the agency after a monthslong saga where President Donald Trump revoked his nomination as part of a feud with tech billionaire Elon Musk. Isaacman, who has promised to bring a business-minded approach to the space agency, was confirmed in a bipartisan […]
President Donald Trump delivered a rare primetime televised address to the nation Wednesday evening, outlining what he described as major economic, immigration and foreign policy achievements during the first year of his second term, while previewing priorities for 2026. The approximately 18-minute speech was broadcast live at 9 p.m. ET from the Diplomatic Reception Room […]
The Senate gave final passage Wednesday to an annual military policy bill that will authorize $901 billion in defense programs while pressuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide lawmakers with video of strikes on alleged drug boats in international water near Venezuela. The annual National Defense Authorization Act, which raises troop pay by 3.8%, gained bipartisan backing as it […]
President Donald Trump demanded Wednesday that Venezuela return assets that it seized from U.S. oil companies years ago, justifying anew his announcement of a “blockade” against oil tankers traveling to or from the South American country that face American sanctions. Trump cited the lost U.S. investments in Venezuela when asked about his newest tactic in a monthslong pressure […]
We speak often, and rightly so, about the importance of paying vendors on time. We remind ourselves that withholding payment is wrong, that it causes hardship, and that it reflects poorly on our communal values. Yet there is a painful contradiction playing out quietly in our own mosdos. I am a mechanech in a Lakewood […]
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said Wednesday that he will resign from the bureau next month, ending a brief and tumultuous tenure in which he clashed with the Justice Department over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and was forced to reconcile the realities of his law enforcement job with provocative claims he made […]
President Donald Trump has affixed partisan plaques to the portraits of all U.S. commanders in chief, himself included, on his Presidential Walk of Fame at the White House, describing Joe Biden as “sleepy,” Barack Obama as “divisive” and Ronald Reagan as a fan of a young Trump. The additions, first seen publicly Wednesday, mark Trump’s […]
The Jackson Township Board of Education has accepted a $40 million bid from Beth Medrash Govoha (BMG) to purchase the former Christa McAuliffe Middle School. BMG has not publicly stated what it plans to do with the campus, and no formal proposal regarding future use of the property has been announced. The acceptance of the […]
