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Teens Arrested For Weapons Cache Near Yeshiva

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:37 Written by WABC NY Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:28

Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Manhattan, NY - Two teens were arrested after a cache of weapons was found in a Lower East Side apartment.

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Agudath Israel Reiterates Abuse Claims Must Go First To Rabbis

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:21 Written by Forward Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:12

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New York - An Orthodox parent whose child tells him he’s been sexually abused may not take that child’s claim to the police without first getting religious sanction from a specially trained rabbi, the head of America’s leading ultra-Orthodox umbrella group has told the Forward.

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HP Laying Off 27,000 Workers In Restructuring

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:25 Written by AP Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:04

Palo Alto, CA - Hewlett-Packard says it’s laying off 27,000 workers, 8 percent of its work force, as it restructures the business.

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Haredi Politician’s Failure To Shake Hands Riles Female Belgian Minister

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:09 Written by The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:44

Yaakov Litzman

Geneva - Belgium’s health minister said she was “profoundly troubled” by the behavior of her Israeli counterpart, Yaakov Litzman, after the haredi Orthodox minister refused to shake her hand at a conference.

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The Asifa, And The Counter Asifa

Last Updated on Monday, 21 May 2012 23:17 Written by Rav Yitzchok Eisenman Monday, 21 May 2012 22:39

New York - For the last few weeks we all have been hearing about last night’s ‘The Asifa’ in Citified. It has been promulgated and disseminated throughout the Jewish world with letters and requests for all Jews to come and be part of sanctifying the name of Hashem.

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Politicians Unveil 'Leiby Kletzky Security Initiative'

Last Updated on Monday, 21 May 2012 22:25 Written by JewsOnTelevision Monday, 21 May 2012 22:18

Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) and New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos made history today when they unveiled an extensive security initiative designed to protect residents of Borough Park and Midwood.

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Editorial: Instill Children With Values To Become Their Own Internet Filters

Last Updated on Monday, 21 May 2012 22:06 Written by YU Blogs Monday, 21 May 2012 21:59

New York - On Sunday tens of thousands of Jews filled Citi Field in Queens and heard from Haredi leaders that the Internet should be avoided in the home at all costs and used sparingly at work, and then only with a filter blocking out content that could be damaging spiritually.

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Taxi Fares Could Jump By 20 Percent

Last Updated on Monday, 21 May 2012 22:13 Written by DNAinfo.com Monday, 21 May 2012 22:07

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New York, NY - The first taxi fare increase in six years could soon hit the city, officials said Monday.

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Jailed Israeli President Freed Briefly for Son's Wedding

Last Updated on Monday, 21 May 2012 08:47 Written by AP Monday, 21 May 2012 08:35

FILE - In this March 22, 2011 file photo, former Israeli President Moshe Katsav arrives at a court in Tel Aviv. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said Monday, July 11, 2011 that Katsav, currently appealing a rape conviction, is now suspected of harassing a witness in the case. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

Jerusalem - A prison spokeswoman says Israel’s jailed former president has been freed for a few hours to attend his son’s wedding.

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Following Question To R’ Kanievsky Avraham Fried Shares Origin Of Song Lyrics

Last Updated on Thursday, 17 May 2012 07:28 Written by Sandy Eller/ VIN News Thursday, 17 May 2012 07:15

New York - The lyrics of a recently released song by superstar Avraham Fried have become the subject of internet buzz in recent days as word comes that the lyrics in question were actually brought to one of today’s foremost gedolim in order to ascertain their origin.

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