Two Israelis Arrested For Flying Drone Over Vatican
Two Israelis were arrested by Italian police for flying a drone over Vatican city, Italian media reported on Sunday.
Some 8,000 Israelis Developed PTSD From Current Wave of Terrorism
Of 8,000 people believed to have developed post-traumatic stress disorder due to the current wave of terrorist attacks, 1,500 live in the capital, according to a study to be presented on Monday to the Israel Trauma Coalition conference in Ashkelon.
Rabbis Want Cell Phone Stores Supervised
The Rabbinical Committee for Communication Affairs is demanding that the prominent ultra-Orthodox Eda Haredit organization employ inspectors to patrol authorized cell phone stores in haredi neighborhoods and ensure that the devices sold in those stores are indeed “strictly kosher” – with no camera or Internet access.
Vienna Welcomes New Chief Rabbi
Rabbi Arie Folger was elected Chief Rabbi of Vienna this week, with the Blessings of Leading Rabbis and Sages of Israel and of the heads of the Conference of European Rabbis.
Lipa Schmeltzer Bitching About The Orthodox Rabbis
On the sixth night of Hannukah last December, about a thousand Hasidic and Orthodox Jews came to Queens College for “Following the Stars!”—a concert featuring four Hasidic singers.
Nochi Dankner Survives South America Helicopter Crash
Israeli businessman Nochi Dankner survived a helicopter crash in the South American jungle several days ago.
Hasidic ‘Silent Night’: No Torah and No Sex
Christmas is a day like any other in most Hasidic neighborhoods in New York: Children go to school, shops are open, and tinsel and holly are nowhere to be seen.
Where Haredi Women Bare All
“This guy bores me – should I keep in touch with him or break it off?” This allegedly routine question was raised about a week ago by one of the members of a private women-only Facebook group.
Cheap Chain Sparks Coffee Ears In Bnei Brak
The ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak is abuzz after the Cofix coffee chain, which offers all its products for NIS 5 (about $1.30), opened its fourth branch on Rabbi Akiva Street, sparking an intense business battle between the chain and owners of the veteran stores on the busy street.
Yom Kippur Declared official UN Holiday
A diplomatic effort that began two years ago bore fruit on Friday, when the UN Secretariat announced that Yom Kippur will be recognized as an official UN holiday.