Former PM Olmert To British TV: We Are Going Into A Civil War Now
Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert claimed on Monday that the country faces civil war following the approval in the Knesset of the bill reducing the use of the reasonableness standard. “There is a threat. It is a serious threat. It’s never happened before, and we are going into a civil war now,” Olmert said in […]
Israel's Doctors To Strike For 24 Hours, Work On Emergency Basis On Tuesday
Some 73% of intern doctors will support the protest against the judicial reform and strike on Tuesday, the Intern Doctors Organization announced on Monday evening. Additionally, the Israel Medical Association decided to disable the work of doctors for 24 hours in a decision that was voted on unanimously. “It has been decided in the organization to support […]
Maryland Hemp Industry Leaders Sue State Over Discriminatory Licensing Process
As Maryland’s recreational marijuana industry goes from budding to booming, a group of hemp industry leaders has banded together to sue the state and cannabis regulators over a licensing process they claim is discriminatory and being monopolized. The Maryland Hemp Coalition, along with several hemp farmers and business owners, filed the lawsuit against Gov. Wes […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Statement: Upholding Democracy and Seeking Consensus
Statement by Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this evening (Monday, 24 July 2023) [translated from Hebrew]:“Dear Citizens of Israel,“I would like to begin with the most moving scene that I have witnessed in the past 24 hours. Last night, masses of Israelis came to demonstrate in favor of the reform and against the […]
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700 Users of OU's All Daf Celebrate Unprecedented Siyum of Talmud Yerushalmi Maseches Demai
Completion of Talmud Portion Not Commonly Studied An Extraordinary Achievement Enabled by OU’s Torah Initiatives and All Daf Teaneck, N.J. — July 24, 2023 – In a North-American, perhaps global first, 700 talmidim worldwide recently completed Talmud Yerushalmi’s Maseches Demai, thanks to a unique partnership between the Orthodox Union’s Torah Initiatives and ArtScroll that enables […]
STAR-K Certification Hosts Diverse Klei Kodesh at 20th Annual Kashrus Training Program
Baltimore, MD – July 24, 2023 – Rabbi Michoel Lichtenstein, a longtime Kollel yungerman who has learned the halachos of Kashrus, shechita, and treifos over the last few years, traveled 5862 miles from Beitar Illit to attend STAR-K’s 20th Annual Kashrus Training Program in the agency’s Baltimore offices, July 17-20. “I like a very practical […]
