A Kosher Supermarket is About to Close and the Question is Why

Posted on: February 25th, 2014

The announcement by the 75-year old Crown Market in West Hartford, Connecticut, that it would be closing sent shock waves through the Jewish community. Mark Bakeoff, who bought the market five years ago, said tough economic conditions and increasing competition have made things difficult, but the biggest blow came with “one of the worst winters […]

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Record Number of US Dentists Planning Aliyah

Posted on: February 25th, 2014

An unprecedented number of 20 dentists from around the United States who are planning to make Aliyah to Israel took the Israeli Dentistry Licensing Exam, at the Nefesh B’Nefesh offices in Paramus, New Jersey, this week. This is the largest group ever to take the test outside Israel. Dentists who immigrate to Israel must pass […]

HASC Marathon Overcomes Massive Snowstorm with Assistance from JetBlue

Posted on: February 25th, 2014

Camp HASC’s annual Fort Lauderdale marathon is a crucial fundraising event for the special needs children camp based in upstate New York. However this year’s event faced a unique challenge due to the massive blizzard that struck the area over the weekend. The entire team of 109 runners and staff members were on the verge […]

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‘Safe Hillel’ Wants the Jewish Campus Group to be Safe for All

Posted on: February 25th, 2014

Students have been asking, "why do people feel the need to ruin Hillel?"

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American Town Hall Meeting Comes to Israel.

Posted on: February 24th, 2014

The town hall meeting, unique to New England’s traditional style of local citizen governance, made its way to Jerusalem when two U.S. Congressmen visited Israel’s capital to discuss “local” issues with U.S. citizens. Republican Congressmen Bill Johnson of Ohio and David McKinley of West Virginia took part in a historic town hall meeting with American […]

Obama to Invite Abbas to White House

Posted on: February 24th, 2014

President Barack Obama is ratcheting up the pressure and will invited Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas to the White House, Arab media reported Monday. A summit in Washington with Abbas would “even things out” politically since the president is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu next week, when the Prime Minister will address […]

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Coach Jonathan Halpert Ends Long Yeshiva U. Career with Victory

Posted on: February 24th, 2014

Jonathan Halpert, whose contract as the men’s basketball coach at Yeshiva University was not renewed, closed out more than four decades on the Maccabees’ bench with a victory. Y.U. edged Maritime College, 60-57, before a nearly full house at the New York school’s Max Stern Athletic Center on Saturday night, according to the Yeshiva website, […]

Hundreds Rally for Pollard Release at US Embassy in Tel Aviv

Posted on: February 24th, 2014

Hundreds of demonstrators calling for the release of Jonathan Pollard rallied outside the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv. The demonstration on Sunday night was led by Pollard’s wife, Esther. “How is it that in spite of all the gestures that Israel is making at the request of the U.S., the Americans are not willing to […]

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Amb. Power Puts Huge Foot in Mouth with ‘Cycle of Violence’ Comment

Posted on: February 24th, 2014

Chicollini here may look like an idiot and sound like an idiot, but don't let that fool you, he really is an idiot.

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Black Magic of the Saudis

Posted on: February 24th, 2014

Here’s Secretary of State John Kerry speaking with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah at his desert encampment Rawdat Khuraim on January 5, 2014. It reminded me of this picture, depicting the meeting between King Abdulaziz ibn Saud, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. At the time, the United States and Britain disagreed over the future of the […]

Anti-Israel Blogger Defends His Racism Against Black Zionist

Posted on: February 24th, 2014

Chloé Valdary was hurt by the overt racism directed at her just for being a Zionist

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Jewish, Hispanic Troops to Receive Belated Medal of Honor

Posted on: February 23rd, 2014

President Obama will award the Medal of Honor to 24 American troops, most of whom had been overlooked because of anti-Jewish or anti-Hispanic prejudice. The White House said in a statement issued on Friday that the medals to be awarded March 18 are the result of a review mandated by a law passed in 2002 […]

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AIPAC to Congress: Iran Must Dismantle Nuclear Program

Posted on: February 23rd, 2014

Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman said “The objective here is to ensure that Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon."

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LA City Council Approves Local Iran Sanctions

Posted on: February 23rd, 2014

The Los Angeles City Council approved a law that bars people investing in Iran’s energy sector from bidding on or holding contracts with the state of California or its local governments. Friday’s 13-0 vote makes Los Angeles the first city in California to be in full compliance with the Iran Contracting Act of 2010, according […]

Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto Ordered NYPD Detective to Arrest Aide’s Rival

Posted on: February 23rd, 2014

Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto allegedly ordered a New York City police officer to arrest his top aide’s business rival.

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It’s Time: Bus Riders Rally for Countdown Clocks

Posted on: February 23rd, 2014

Bus riders from around the city will rally on Sunday at a bus stop across from City Hall to urge the Mayor, the Borough Presidents and members of the City Council to expand a successful “bus countdown clock” program that has worked on Staten Island.  New technology allows for real-time clocks at bus stops that tell […]

Pro Pollard Rally Today, 6 PM at US Embassy

Posted on: February 23rd, 2014

Hundreds of Israelis participated in a protest in front of the US Embassy in Tel Aviv, demanding freedom for Jonathan Pollard on Feb 23, 2014.

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Orthodox Manhattan High School Kills Khalidi Appearance

Posted on: February 22nd, 2014

The statement from Ramaz said, “Our question was: ‘Is this the appropriate program?’”

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NYC’s Jewish Museum Invites, then Uninvites, Major BDS Advocate

Posted on: February 21st, 2014

NYC's Jewish Museum portrayed pro-Israel patrons as the bad guys in a Kafkaesque episode.

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Bipartisan Letter to Obama Urging Action on Erdogan

Posted on: February 21st, 2014

More than 80 dignitaries from across the political spectrum are concerned about the future U.S. relations with Turkey.

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