Lawyers for a New York man who pleaded guilty Thursday in the first ever federal conviction for illegal organ trafficking say their client performed life-saving services for severely ill people.
Pete Sutherland traveled to Zuccotti Park all the way from Georgia Friday, shivering as he wielded a handmade sign that read, “The Reason the Arabs Hate Us.”
While the tzibur is just beginning to recover from the bochrim in Japan incident, which all continue davening will end soon and end well, there is now a story of a Yerushalmi bachur involved with drugs and imprisoned in India.
Most agunot are younger woman with children who are trying to leave a first marriage, according to a new study.
Is there anything people won’t do for a Shidduch? Merav Yitzhaki, 25, had bariatric surgery, gave up on snacks and pastries and lost more than half her weight. Now she awaits her suitor. A Lubvitcher girl speaks openly about her obesity and her struggles.
Defense attorneys for a New York City man charged with abducting, killing and dismembering an 8-year-old boy say his confession was coerced. They are also expected to request that the trial be moved elsewhere, believing that he will not be able to get a fair trial in Brooklyn.
Six cases of childhood measles have been reported in Brooklyn over the last two weeks, the New York City health department said Friday, contributing to a spike in measles cases this year.
Israeli police say a 20-year-old yeshiva student has been stabbed by a Palestinian assailant in Jerusalem yesterday.
Egypt didn’t miss an opportunity yesterday snatching a visibly shaken Gilad Shalit, barely released from captivity, with a masked Hamas gunman hovering over him, for a boorish interview.
In exchange for Gilad Shalit’s release, Israel is freeing 1,027 Palestinian security prisoners. The first 477, agreed upon with Hamas, were released Tuesday. Most had been serving life sentences for their roles in attacks against Israelis, and they included the organizers or perpetrators of many of the most infamous terrorist attacks against Israelis over the past several decades.
Israel’s army spokesman says captured soldier Sgt. Gilad Schalit “has returned home” after more than five years in Hamas captivity.
Tzivos Hashem is excited to announce the launch of this year’s ‘Jewish Kids Got Talent’ competition. Once again, Tzivos Hashem – Jewish Children International, is looking for children with talent to share their chesed achievements and greatest accomplishments to be entered into the contest to win cash for a non-profit organization of their choice and amazing prizes for themselves.
“The government lied to all the bereaved families. They promised the bereaved parents that the terrorists would never get out. Ehud Barak made a personal promise to me that this terrorist would never see the light of day. I knew that day that he had lied to me. I told everyone that it was only a matter of time before the next deal. I saw the Goldwasser and Regev deal and I knew that it was only a matter of time before the murderers of my brother are released.”
2:35 PM: Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has phoned Noam and Aviva Shalit, the parents of captive IDF soldier Gilad, explaining “since taking office I have waited to make this call. A deal has been reached to bring Gilad home. I have a majority in the cabinet. Gilad is coming home!”
Thousands of palm fronds have been smuggled from Egypt and have made their way to Israel and the United States, veteran palm frond traders said Monday, despite the Egyptian ban on their export ahead of the upcoming Sukkot holiday.
The nine Jews remaining in Iraq, a country with a Jewish history that dates back 2,600 years, were told by an Anglican priest that they must leave because their names appeared in a WikiLeaks cable.
For three Jewish soldiers stationed in the US Army’s Forward Operating Base ‘Sharana’ in Afghanistan, a Mezuman was all they had for this Yom Kippur and they spent it together complete with kosher food for the Seudah Hamfsekes and the Tefilos together.
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