Rabbi Marc Schneier Resigns From Hamptons Synagogue
The Hamptons’ “rabbi to the stars,” Marc Schneier, really loves thy neighbor a little too much.
Sprawling Corruption Case With Humble Beginnings Roils NYC; Orthodox Jewish Community In Spotlight
NEW YORK — After a successful attack on corruption in New York’s state government, the hard-charging federal prosecutor in Manhattan appears to have set his sights on New York City.
New York – U.S. Ends Fight With Apple After Gaining Access To Drug Dealer’s iPhone
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday dropped its effort to force Apple Inc (AAPL.O) to help unlock an iPhone in a drug case in New York after someone provided authorities the passcode to access the device.
De Blasio, Aides Accused of ‘Criminal’ Fundraising Activity
Mayor de Blasio and his top aides coordinated an illegal fundraising scheme to help elect Democrats to the state Senate in 2014, the top investigator at the state Board of Elections accuses in a blockbuster memo that recommends the DA investigate City Hall.
Monsey – Town Says Matzo Oven Was Illegally Connected To Trailer
RAMAPO – Firefighters doused an illegal matzo oven connected to a school trailer Thursday on a property that was cited for numerous building code violations earlier in the month.
Rabbi Eliezer Berland: I Will Die In Prison
Johannesburg – Israeli fugitive Rabbi Eliezer Berland, 78 – who is wanted in his home country for sex crimes, on Friday repeatedly yelled “I will die in prison” as he came up the stairs into the Randburg Magistrate’s Court from the holding cells below.
US Army Officer Helps Foil Terror Plot To Blow Up Jewish School In Denmark
Denmark presented a U.S. Army intelligence officer working in Iraq with a prestigious medal for helping to foil a terrorist plot to blow up a Jewish school in the Nordic country.
Relatives killed ‘Execution-Style’ In Ohio, Investigators Say; At Least 8 Dead
At least eight people were found dead in southern Ohio Friday, seven of them relatives apparently shot “execution-style,” but at least two babies survived, investigators and local news agencies reported.
Is US Attorney Investigating Every Dollar De Blasio Ever Raised?
What we last week called the steady drip-drip-drip of disclosures from the widening probes into Mayor de Blasio’s fund-raising has now erupted into an enormous gushing stream.