Watch: Inside ArtScroll – Episode 4:12: Rabbi Shmuel Bloom – On the Shoulders of Giants (Video)
In the more than five decades that he was involved in Agudath Israel of America, rising from a member of their youth group to the Executive Vice President of the organization, Rabbi Shmuel Bloom encountered literally thousands of fascinating people: gedolei Yisrael, dedicated askanim, politicians from all sides of the political spectrum, and so many […]
On Tisha B'Av, Archaeological Discoveries 'Reminds Us Of Our Past'
On the saddest day in Judaism, researchers find evidence of the destruction of the Second Temple at the hands of Roman soldiers After the recent discovery of proof of the destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans in Jerusalem, a senior archaeologist of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) on Thursday shared with i24NEWS why such a […]
Trump Charged With Trying To Delete Mar-a-Lago Surveillance Footage In New Indictment
The Justice Department is accusing former President Trump of attempting to delete surveillance footage at his Mar-a-Lago property in a new superseding indictment filed in the classified records case Thursday. The DOJ says Trump acted with a new co-conspirator to try to delete the footage and also charged him with an additional Espionage Act charge. […]
Sweden: Police Again Approve Burning of a Sefer Torah In Front Of Israeli Embassy
Stockholm police have granted permission to a protestor to burn a Hebrew Bible, or Torah, in front of the Israeli embassy in Sweden, two weeks after a similar planned book-burning generated condemnation from across the Jewish world. The female protestor plans to carry out the provocative burning tomorrow (Friday). On July 14, another activist received permission to […]
S&P Warns Against Investing In Israel
The credit rating company S&P published a special report on Israel’s economy in which it states that the changes in the Israeli legal system endanger the country’s economy. The agency complimented the strong Israeli economy, but warned against the consequences of the changes promoted by the government in the legal system: “In the short term, […]
US Economy Unexpectedly Accelerated To a 2.4% Growth Rate In April-June Quarter Despite Fed Hikes
The U.S. economy surprisingly accelerated to a 2.4% annual growth rate from April through June, showing continued resilience in the face of steadily higher interest rates resulting from the Federal Reserve’s 16-month-long fight to bring down inflation. Thursday’s estimate from the Commerce Department indicated that the gross domestic product — the economy’s total output of […]
Netanyahu To CNN: Supreme Court Overturning Judicial Reform? I Hope We Don't Get To That
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Thursday and refused to say if he would abide by any potential Supreme Court ruling striking down the law limiting the use of the judicial reasonableness standard. “What you’re talking about is a situation, or potential situation, where in American terms, the United States’ Supreme Court would take a […]
Jury Convicts Squeegee Worker On Voluntary Manslaughter Charge In Man's Killing
The jury reached a verdict Thursday morning in the trial of a squeegee worker charged in a man’s killing. After a tense and emotional trial and 12 hours of deliberations across three different days, the jury convicted Tavon Scott, 16, on voluntary manslaughter and two handgun charges. The maximum sentence for the three charges is […]
Biden To Nominate Martin O'Malley To Lead Social Security Administration
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his intent to nominate former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley as commissioner of the Social Security Administration, the White House said in a statement. In a statement, the president said: “Gov. O’Malley is a lifelong public servant who has spent his career making government more accessible and transparent, while keeping […]
