Monthly Archives: June 2012
Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Shamir Dies At 96
Yitzhak Shamir, the onetime underground Jewish fighter and long-serving Israeli prime minister whose unyielding belief in the right of Jews to all of the biblical Land of Israel often exasperated U.S. policymakers, has died. He was 96.
Shamir, who had…
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Pressure Rises With Heat in Con Ed Negotiations
While New Yorkers try to keep their heads cool during this weekend’s heat wave, they may also want to hope that those running the final negotiations between Consolidated Edison and its biggest union do the same.
Officials of the union, Local 1-2…
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Giuliani Stumps for Romney, Hammers Health Care Decision
One day after the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act, former-New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani fired up Las Vegas Republicans, railing the crowd against the plan.
Republican volunteers rallied with the former-mayor and 2008 president…
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White House: Eric Holder Will Not Face Prosecution
The White House said there will be no movement on a criminal prosecution against Attorney General Eric Holder, an announcement that came one day after the House of Representatives voted to hold him with contempt.
Holder this week became the first memb…
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Turmoil And Depression Haunted Missing Millionaire Aguiar
The night multimillionaire Guma Aguiar set out on his 31-foot boat, winds were howling and seas were raging, apt metaphors for his unraveling life – and the storm of litigation left in his wake.
His life was a tumultuous brew of depression and delusio…
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Syria Transition Plan Could Leave Assad Running Syria
Major powers came up with a plan for a government transition in Syria, that could leave Bashar al-Assad in charge of the country
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‘Social Justice’ Protesters Again Block Roads, Trains
‘Social Justice’ protests were taking place in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem Saturday night, with some protesters blocking roads
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Tributes Pour in Honoring Shamir’s Legacy
Tributes poured in Saturday night, celebrating the life of former Prime Minister Yizchak Shamir
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Mofaz-Abbas Meeting Postponed, No New Date Set
A planned meeting between Shaul Mofaz Mahmoud Abbas that had been set for Sunday has been postponed.
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Former Prime Minister Yitzchak Shamir Passes Away
Yitzchak Shamir, Israel’s seventh Prime Minister, has passed away at the age of 96
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Hundreds March in South Africa Against Yesha Labeling
Several hundreds protest in Pretoria against plans to label Judea and Samaria as “Made in the Palestinian Territories.”
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German FM: Religious Traditions are Protected in Germany
German Foreign Minister Westerwelle weighs in on a controversial court ruling on circumcision, says Germany protects religious freedom.
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Canada Condemns Iranian VP for Anti-Semitic Remarks
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister, John Baird, condemned the anti-Semitic statements made by Iran’s Vice President during a UN conference.
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Israeli Attacked, Nearly Robbed by 2 PA Arabs
Israeli escapes an attack by two PA Arab hitchhikers who try to steal his car.
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Syrian Troops Continue to Bombard Damascus Suburb
Syrian troops bombard a rebellious suburb of Damascus with tank and artillery shells, killing dozens of people.
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Murdered Hamas Official Buried in Jordan
Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal attends the burial of a senior member of Hamas who was killed this week in Damascus.
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43 Jewish Graves Desecrated in Vienna
Austrian authorities investigating the desecration of 43 graves in two Jewish sections of Vienna’s main cemetery.
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Kadima Concerned of Split Over Equal Burden Law
Members of Kadima concerned that the party may split if Plesner Committee does not come ensure equal service for all citizens.
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Morsi at Tahrir: I’ll be the President of All Egyptians
Egypt’s new president symbolically swears himself in before a huge crowd at Cairo’s Tahrir Square.
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Egypt Seizes Libyan Weapons Headed for Gaza
Egyptian security forces seize a large stash of weapons smuggled into the country from Libya and allegedly bound for Gaza.
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UNESCO Approves PA ‘Emergency’ Bid for Church of Nativity
UNESCO approves the PA’s bid to place the Church of the Nativity on its list of sites of World Heritage in Danger.
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NYPD Unveils Super Chopper To Fight Terror
The NYPD has granted CBS 2 a first look at its expensive new helicopter – designed to do a lot more than simply fight terrorism.
CBS News senior correspondent John Miller was given a chance to go up for a ride recently.
The helicopter, a Bell 412EP, w…
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IDF To Deploy Observation Balloons Along Egyptian Border
The Israeli army has decided to deploy highly sophisticated observation balloons to gather intelligence of impending missile attacks and other threats along Israel’s increasingly problematic, porous border with Egypt.
The IDF’s observation…
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ex-Wall Street banker, may have swallowed poison pill during courtroom conviction for arson
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Pedestrian thrown in jail for 12 hours for holding up sign warning drivers about police speed trap
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NPR: Kosher – The Hottest Word On Food Labels
NPR reports: Grandma’s can of matzo ball soup and jar of gefilte fish have never seen such love.
No, there hasn’t been a massive boom in the Jewish population, but demand for products made under strict rabbinical supervision – i.e. kosher …
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Technology Identifies Lost Color On Historic Arch of Titus
Historical sources describe the menorah looted by the Romans when they destroyed the Second Bais Hamikdosh in Yerushalayim in A.D. 70 as made of gold, as the Ribono Shel instructed Moshe Rabbeinu.
So the recent discovery that a version of the menorah …
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Was Obama’s Supreme Court Victory A Tactical Or Strategic Win?
It was hailed as a win for the Obama Administration. The jury is still out over whether the Supreme Court ruling will help or hurt Obama.
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MK: No Affirmative Action Without Arab Service
MK Ben-Ari calls to end an Israeli-Arab affirmative action program over Arab leaders’ refusal to serve.
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MK: No Affirmative Action Without Arab National Service
MK Ben-Ari calls to end an Israeli-Arab affirmative action program over Arab leaders’ refusal to promote national service.
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Kofi Annan Optimistic as Syria Bleeds
UN special envoy Kofi Annan says he believes a ministerial crisis talk on Syria will yield ‘an acceptable result.’
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Annan Optimistic as Syria Bleeds
UN special envoy Kofi Annan says he believes a ministerial crisis talk on Syria will yield ‘an acceptable result.’
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Israel and Jewish Identity
By Yonason Rosenblum
Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky once said at convention of Agudath Israel that but for the birth of the state of Israel most non-religious Jews would have fallen into such despair after the Holocaust that their connection with the Jewish …
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Audio: Rav Reisman On Parshas Chukas
[Audio below.] The following is a shiur delivered by Harav Yisroel Reisman, maggid shiur in Yeshiva Torah Vodaas and mara d’asra of Agudath Israel of Madison. The shiur, on Parshas Chukas was delivered two years ago to Rav Reisman’s alumni …
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US Grants China Exemption on Iran Sanctions
The United States has decided not to penalize China and Singapore for continued purchases of Iranian oil, citing ‘significant reductions.’
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Waldo Canyon Fire Claims First Victim
A fire blazing in and around Colorado Springs has forced tens of thousands to flee, burned some 346 homes, and has now taken its first life
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Beit El Resident: Netanyahu, Obama – You Won’t Move Us
A man evicted from his home in Beit El has a message for the world: Jews are not leaving Israel.
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Americans Still Unsure of Obama’s Faith
Just 34% of Americans correctly say President Barack Obama is a Christian, while 44% say they don’t know Obama’s religion and 11% say he is a Muslim.
Obama is a Christian and has labeled himself as such in his writings and interviews, and …
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Fischer Blasts Netanyahu Deficit Spending Plan
Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer says the PM’s plan to increase deficit spending is the exact opposite of what Israel should do
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Hamas Man Assassinated – but Who Did It?
A senior Hamas terrorist is killed in Damascus. Hamas blames Israel, Syrians blame Syria.
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What Businesses Didn’t Get From the Health Care Ruling
For American businesses, uncertainty over the health care law is anything but over.
When the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare on Thursday-including the individual mandate that forces most Americans to have insurance-it made the issue even more political…
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Tel Aviv’s Religious Renaissance
From the time Tel Aviv was founded, it has been home to religious residents who comprised an integral part of the first Hebrew city. Early municipal legislation even prohibited cart traffic on Herzl St. on Shabbos, and it was illegal to water one’…
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Dressing With Faith, Not Heat, in Mind
The New York Times reports: When the mercury passes 90, most New Yorkers start to wilt. Many resort to shorts and tank tops, even in the office. More than a few bankers and lawyers reach for their seersuckers.
Yet amid all the casual summer wear, in s…
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‘Peace Now’ Head Criticizes Bereaved Terror Survivor
Peace Now head Yariv Oppenheimer slams Ulpana resident for carrying picture of his terrorist victim parents and brother.
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Rav Zalman Sorotzkin zt”l, On His Yahrtzeit, Today, 9 Tammuz
The directors of a Bnei Brak talmud Torah once discovered that they had no money to pay their staff, so they traveled to Yerushalayim to discuss their problem with Rav Zalman Sorotzkin, known as the Rav of Lutsk. It was midwinter and they had to…
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Arab Workers Seal Beit El Homes
The Defense Ministry hired Palestinian Authority residents to keep Jews out of their homes in Beit El.
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U.S. Charitable Giving Increases Modestly in 2011
Giving USA: The Annual Report on Philanthropy, issued today by the Giving USA Foundation and its research partner, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, is considered the most reliable and prominent resource for information about trends in…
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Syrian Tanks Gather on Turkish Border
Syrian rebels say Assad is sending tanks to the Turkish border. Turkey has sent troops toward Syria.
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The NY Population Study and Rav Yisroel Salanter’s Horses
By Yitzchok Adlerstein
Mixed emotions are best conveyed by an imaginary of scenario of watching your sworn enemy go over the side of a cliff in your new Lotus. R. Akiva had to contend with worse. When he met up with the wife of Tyrannus Rufus (Avodah …
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Hareidi Youth to Bear Olympic Torch
A hareidi young man with seven charities to his name will carry the Olympic Torch in London.
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Rights Group: State Encourages Police to Attack ‘Settlers’
The state of Israel encourages police to beat ‘settlers’ by vigorously defending violent officers, rights group says.
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Audio: Rav Mintz On Parshas Chukas
[Audio below.] Each week, Rav Chaim Mintz, Mashgiach of the Yeshiva of Staten Island and founder and head of Oorah Kiruv Rechokim, offers, via telephone, an insightful and inspiring message on the weekly parsha to hundreds of Oorah’s voluntee…
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Video: Rabbi Stulberger On Parshas Korach
[Video below.] Each week, Rabbi Avrohom Stulberger, rosh yeshiva of Valley Torah High School in Los Angeles, shares a 3-4 minute message relating to the parshas hashovuah. Matzav.com is proud to present this exclusive video shiur each week.
This week&#…
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Video: The Shmuz On Parshas Chukas
[Videos below.] Rav Bentzion Shafier has impacted thousands of people with his talks and lectures, and especially with his innovative “Shmuz,” a mussar shmuess that draws on Torah, Gemara and the meforshim, but [...]
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‘Women Have a Unique Part in the Zionist Enterprise’
Arutz Sheva visits the annual gathering of the Zionist General Council, attended by many women who have contributed to society.
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Parsha Partner – Chukas
[Download below.] Bring new meaning to your Shabbos seudah by involving your family and guests in discussions on the weekly parsha. Parsha Partner has meaningful divrei Torah and engaging discussion topics for the Shabbos Table. Try to anticipate what…
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Hamas Presents Video of ‘Collaborators’ with Israel
Hamas shows 20-minute video documentary, in which alleged collaborators with Israel confess.
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Rabbi Krakowski On Parshas Chukas
By Rabbi Y.Dov Krakowski
This week’s Sedra opens with the words “this is the statute of the Torah”. This statement is really meant to be a prelude to the Parsha of the Parah-Adumah (red calf). The Parah-Adumah was to be used in ord…
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Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 9 Tammuz
Rav Zalman Sorotzkin, the Lutzker Rav and author of Oznaim L’Torah (1881-1966). Learned at Volozhin and Slabodka; married the daughter of Rav Eliezer Gordon, Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe, and moved
to Telshe to help run the yeshiva. Rav of Voro…
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Hershkowitz: Torah Demands that We Join the Army
Minister Hershkowitz: I demand equal service for all. Army service is just as important as Torah study.
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Morsi During Campaign: Jihad Is Our Path
During his election campaign, Egyptian president-elect Mohammed Morsi reiterated his commitment to jihad and to the Islamic sharia law.
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Tibi: Ramon in Taibe in Exchange for Arafat in Netanya
MK Tibi: Willing to name a new aerospace center in Taibe after Ilan Ramon, if Netanya names its city hall after Arafat.
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Hamas Concerned Over Unilateral Israeli Disengagement
Hamas concerned over the possibility that Israel will unilaterally withdraw from Judea and Samaria, isolating Jerusalem.
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NYC Frum Family In Israel: US Remains Land Of ‘Freedom’
Aviva and Seth Goldstein left their families and a fantastic life in the Bronx for what is perceived by many as a country torn by war and conflict.
One year after their move you couldn’t find a happier and more enthusiastic family in Jerusalem. …
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‘Palestinians’ Continue Bid for Church of Nativity Heritage Site
‘Palestinian’ delegation to UNESCO is hoping to gain recognition for Church of Nativity as an endangered world heritage site.
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Thompson WalMart Clears Health Review
Wal-Mart’s Thompson store is operating under a new license after passing an inspection Friday. That ended an action by the state to shut down the store’s food-processing operation because of a rodent infestation.
The retail giant voluntari…
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2nd Phase of Ulpana Eviction: Force and Arrests
Second group of families from the Ulpana neighborhood evicted. Police remove one couple by force.
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South Sudan Files Formal Protest over Infiltrators
South Sudan files formal protest with Israel over its treatment of the issue of the illegal infiltrators.
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GOP Shocked with Roberts Ruling
Republicans expressed shock and deep disappointment today after Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion to uphold President Obama’s healthcare law.
“I’m disappointed in the result,” said Sen. Jeff Se…
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EJP Outraged Over German Circumcision Ruling
European Jewish Parliament expresses outrage over ruling that circumcision should be considered a physical assault.
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Rubio: IRS to ‘Come After’ Uninsured
Sen. Marco Rubio said today that the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Barack Obama’s health care law means that the IRS will now “come after” Americans.
“I hope people back home fully understand what this mean…
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