Watch: Rabbi Yonah Sklare on Elul – From Self-Loathing to Personal Redemption (Video)
Rabbi Yonah Sklare is a Rosh Kollel in Baltimore, MD as well as Magid Shiur at Congregation Shomrei Emunah. His refreshingly creative approach to learning as well as his captivating presentation style, have attracted a diverse and beloved following. He lectures at numerous local institutions, including Women’s Institute of Torah Seminary, as well as out […]
Trump Allies' Bid To Block Arrest Denied
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a bid by former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to block Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from arresting him if he fails to turn himself in by the Friday noon deadline, CNN reported. US District Judge Steve Jones declined the emergency request by Meadows, who argued […]
‘I’m The Same Rudy’: Former NYC Mayor Surrenders Defiantly In Georgia
Rudy Giuliani, who rose to prominence decades ago as a crime-fighting federal prosecutor and the mayor of New York City, turned himself in to an Atlanta jail Wednesday on charges that he and former president Donald Trump oversaw a vast conspiracy to illegally keep Trump in power after the 2020 election. Giuliani’s criminal booking on a $150,000 […]
Ben Gvir On Arab Violence: Some Of The Murdered Are Ones Who Planned Murders
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir gave an interview to Channel 12 News on Wednesday evening and discussed the rising crime and violence in the Arab sector. “Some of those who were murdered are people who themselves went out in order to murder. Two days ago, there was a story of a man whose body […]
Judge Orders Mental Evaluation For Man Who Shot At Memphis Jewish School
A Tennessee judge has ordered a mental evaluation for a man charged with trying to enter a Jewish school with a gun and firing it at a contractor there before he was shot by police, The Associated Press reports. Judge Karen Massey on Tuesday issued an order for a psychological evaluation for Joel Bowman, who […]
North Korea Fails In Second Attempt To Launch A Rocket
North Korea said on Thursday that its second attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed and it will make a third attempt in October, The Associated Press reported, citing North Korea state media. The North’s state news agency, KCNA, said Thursday’s launch ended in a failure because of an error that happened during a […]
Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion / Chesed on wheels, from Canada to New York City
“Shalom Sivan, This is Linda from New York. I have read many of your stories on the special kindness of people in the Land of Israel. I wanted to send you something about a special kindness I recently experienced here:Our daughter was at summer camp in Canada, a ten hour drive from New York. Several […]
U.S. Navy Teams Up with OU and Aleph Institute to Enhance Kosher Food Accessibility on Vessels
New York, NY – Aug. 23, 2023 – In a groundbreaking partnership, the U.S. Navy has joined forces with the Orthodox Union (OU) and the Aleph Institute to improve the availability and accessibility of kosher food aboard its vessels. While kosher food options have been present on navy ships in the past, the complexities of […]
Wagner Head Yevgeny Prigozhin Reportedly Dead In Plane Crash
A business jet that had Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner paramilitary group, among its passengers crashed northwest of Moscow, Russia’s state Tass news agency said citing aviation authorities, with all 10 people aboard killed. Footage posted by onlookers in the Tver region showed what seemed like the trail of an antiaircraft missile and then […]
Pittsburgh Police Respond To Active Shooter After Residents Hear ‘Hundreds Of Rounds’ Fired
Pittsburgh police are warning residents to stay away from an active shooter situation near UPMC Children’s Hospital after residents heard “hundreds of rounds” fired on Wednesday morning. Police have closed down the 4800 block of Broad Street and North Mathilda Street in the Garfield neighborhood after a gunfight broke out when police were serving an […]
