25 Thousand at Selichot at the Kotel (Video & Photos)
The Western Wall Heritage Foundation: “We call on the public to come early in the month of Elul to say Selichot, and not only during the last days of Selichot and Aseret Yemei Teshuva between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, in order to spread out the crowds for the safety and welfare of all those […]
US Marines Move Forward With Purchase Of Israel's Iron Dome
The US Marine Corps is reportedly planning to purchase dozens of Iron Dome launchers and thousands of interceptor missiles in a deal that could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The deal, which would see the USMC purchase three batteries’ worth of the Iron Dome system, would be conducted with Raytheon, which has a deal with […]
Major U.S. Oil Refinery in Garyville, Louisiana to Close Following Severe Fire
Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC.N) said on Friday night a fire at its 596,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Garyville, Louisiana refinery was nearly extinguished, but fire suppression work was continuing to prevent flareups. The company will begin evaluating restarting units closest to the fire that were shut earlier in the day “out of an abundance of caution,” said Marathon spokesperson […]
Hamas Predicts Next War Will Leave Israel Without Utilities
Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy leader of Hamas and in charge of the activities of the military arm of Hamas in Judea and Samaria, foresees an all-out regional war in which Israel will be defeated and its strategic situation will change substantially for the worse. In an interview with the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Mayadeen TV channel, al-Arouri said that the […]
Tel Aviv Light Rail To Begin Post-Shabbat Service An Hour Early After Outcry
The decision comes after a large public outcry after the light rail service commenced its operations at 9:30 p.m. during the preceding week In response to public discontent concerning the scheduling of its services after Shabbat, the newly launched Red Line of the Tel Aviv light rail system will be initiating operations an hour ahead […]
U.S.: Normalization With Saudis Must Include Palestinian Concessions
Secretary of State Antony Blinken also warned against any ‘misinterpretation’ of the situation by the Israeli government If the possibility of a “deal of the century” between Israel and Saudi Arabia is ever to become a reality, it will not be without significant concessions to the Palestinians on the part of the Hebrew state, Secretary […]
Protests Continue Across Israel Against Judicial Reform For 34th Straight Week
Directed as usual against the judicial reform promoted by the government, they were also aimed at denouncing rising crime in Arab-Israeli society New demonstrations took place in Tel Aviv and other cities across Israel on Saturday evening for the 34th consecutive week. Directed as usual against the judicial reform promoted by the government, they are […]
Watch: Inside ArtScroll – Episode 4:13: Reb Moyshe Silk – Kedushas Levi (Video)
Reb Moyshe Silk, an American attorney, writer, and former government official, is quite an accomplished individual. Much of the world knows him as Mitchell Silk, a brilliant legal mind, an authority on Chinese law and infrastructure finance, and the only Chassidic Jew ever confirmed by the Senate to one of the highest positions in the […]
Jacksonville, FL: Gunman Kills Three, Himself In Racially Motivated Shooting
A white man armed with a high-powered rifle and a handgun killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday, before shooting himself, in what local law enforcement described as a racially motivated crime. “This shooting was racially motivated, and he hated Black people,” Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters told a […]
Parshas Ki Seitzei – Marriage, Divorce, and the Unique Gematria of “Geit”
A Weekly Shtikle mazal tov to my nephew Nochum Aharon Shonek on his marriage last night to Chaviva Rosenfeld of Monsey, NY. Mazal Tov to the extended Shonek, Bulka and Jakobovits mishpachos. One of the many topics covered in this week’s parsha is that of marriage and divorce. The term used for the divorce document is geit. The […]
