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by Jerry Goldfarb On August 9, 2001, the 20th of Menachem Av 5761, a terrorist bombing of the Sbarro pizza restaurant in Jerusalem caused the deaths of fifteen holy Neshamos. Among the victims was a 31-year-old day school and high school teacher – Shoshana  Hayman Greenbaum a”h. The Victims The 15 other victims of the…

Are The New Travel Laws Good For Israel’s Economy? No one is sure when in 2024 it is going to happen, but sometime in early 2024, the days of visa-free visits to the Schengen Area of the European Union are over.The Schengen Area of the EU encompasses the following 26 countries:Germany, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, the…

by Moshe Hirschman The request was made for July 15th, Swedish activists have requested permission to burn a Sefer Torah in front of the Israeli embassy in the Swedish capital of Stockholm. Thus far, Swedish authorities have neither denied nor approved the request. Last week, Swedish police allowed an anti-Muslim Iraqi refugee, to burn a…

by Ira Davis There is a very famous expression out there that states, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, shame on both of us.” There is no question that President Biden’s team is coordinating closely with Yair Lapid’s team in regard to bring down the…

Yeruchem Feldman Now while there is a Shidduch Crisis in the Orthodox Jewish community, Conservative and Reform communities are experiencing a shortage in Rabbis. According to an article in YNETNews.com, Reform and Conservative Jewish communities in the US are reporting a severe shortage of rabbis. Apparently, the baby boomers have reached retirement age and the…

by David Idels Will we ever have a ShasGPT? Believe it or not – it is not that far away. A simple guide to generative AI and other musings Unless you have been living under a rock for the past several months, you must have heard of ChatGPT, and if the bans against AI from…

by Shlomo Zisblatt After a serious illness, HaGaon HaRav Elchonon Schwimmer zt”l passed away at Hadassa Ein Keren Medical Center in Jerusalem. Rav Schwimmer was the American-born Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Orchos Meir in Bayit Vegan, Jerusalem , and had been the Rosh Yeshiva in Chevron Geulah having taken over from Rav Chaim Sarna, son…

By Chaim Diamond It was a disgusting move on the part of Christie’s Auction House. On May 10th 2023, this company held a sale of stolen jewelry put up for auction by the family of the late Helmut Horton – a Nazi criminal who made his enormous fortune from taking over the businesses of Jews…

by Ira Davis Anyone who has been holding shekels versus American dollars the past few months has not exactly been doing too well. That person would have lost 12.5% value of his money. Not such a good return. If the person was holding onto a million dollars in an escrow account held in Israel, he…

by Moshe Hirschman There has been a marked improvement in the condition of Rabbi Boruch Mordechai Ezrachi’s condition, a member of Degel HaTorah’s Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah. Last night, there was a large Tehillim rally at the Kosel to pray for his health. Rabbi Ezrachi is in the intensive care unit at the Hadassah Ein Kerem…

Michael Goldfarb In a shocking but fortunate development, plans for a land-bridge between UAE, Saudi Arabia and Israel are quickly emerging. The idea is to enable a significant reduction in transportation costs throughout the pro-west region of the mid-East. The first phase will enable the movement of goods through Israel’s ports. The second phase will…