Is Johnnie Walker Whiskey Still Kosher? Maybe, Maybe Not
The Internet has lit up with warnings that Johnnie Walker scotch whiskey is no longer considered kosher.
Israeli President To Charedi School Pupils: Study In Order To Contribute To Society
Har Nof, Israel – After having been abruptly disinvited by one haredi school in Jerusalem, President Reuven Rivlin opened the school year at another haredi school in the capital’s Har Nof neighborhood with a message to the pupils that study was crucial to enabling citizens to contribute to the society they live in.
Donald Trump’s Jewish Fans
NEW YORK – Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner, has support among some American Jews, though insiders say there hasn’t been the same uptick in his popularity among Jews as there was among Americans in general after the first Republican candidates’ debate.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Clash With Police To Protest Cinema That Operates On The Sabbath
Jerusalem – Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews hurled stones and violently clashed with Border Police and law enforcement officials in Jerusalem on Friday to protest the opening of a new cinema that operates on the Jewish Sabbath.
Israel – 3-Year-Old Killed in Chain Car Crash
A three-year-old boy was tragically killed on Thursday afternoon in a traffic accident involving four vehicles at Hasira Junction on Israel’s coastal Highway 2, which occurred for reasons that are as yet unknown.
‘Sabbath Wars’ Returning? Protest Planned Over Jerusalem Theater
The “struggle for Shabbat” is likely to make a comeback in Jerusalem this week, as haredi groups plan a mass protest and prayer service in the Meah Shearim neighborhood, over the opening of a movie theater complex scheduled for Shabbat.
Kiryas Tosh, Canada – Tosher Rebbe Passes Away At Age 95
Kiryas Tosh, Canada – Grand Rabbi Meshulam Feish Lowey known as the Tosher Rebbe passed aways this afternoon at the age of 95.
Jerusalem – President Rivlin Disinvited From Haredi School
A haredi school announced on Tuesday that it had rescinded an invitation for President Reuven Rivlin to visit the school next Sunday.
London – Belz School Which Attempted To Ban Women Drivers Sees State Aid Application Denied
London – A north London Chasidic school which made headlines earlier this year for threatening to ban students whose mothers drive them to school is back in the news again – this time for having its application for state aid rejected.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Crash In Arizona Leaves Two Borough Park Girls Dead
Two girls from Borough Park were R”L killed when the vehicle they were traveling in collided with a tractor trailer.