Daily Archives: January 16, 2025
When in Rome …
A new week brings a new theme. This week brings a whole new book from the Bible. We are beginning Shemot, or Exodus, and the story of slavery and bondage leading to freedom and redemption...
New study on singles urges community to help them find a match
Many Orthodox singles who are ready to get married are doing everything they can to find a spouse and yet they’re struggling to find their match. At the same time, they’re also managing feelings...
Deri: Israel-Hamas deal back on track
The hostage deal with Hamas is on, Aryeh Deri, the chairman of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Shas Party who previously served as an observer on the War Cabinet, announced on Thursday night.
“A few minutes ago, I...
Harris discusses ceasefire agreement with Israeli president, king of Jordan
Outgoing U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Jordanian King Abdullah II in separate meetings on Thursday.
Both leaders discussed the recent ceasefire and hostage agreement with Harris, according to the official...
At fiery farewell press conference, Blinken calls ceasefire delay temporary ‘loose end’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken described the delay in reaching agreement over the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal a “loose end” on Thursday that he expected to be resolved.
“I am confident, and I fully expect,...
The pathetic finish to Joe Biden’s failed presidency
Every president strives to create a legacy that will be part of the headline in their obituary. They crave policy achievements or a foreign triumph with which their name will always be associated while...
Netanyahu: Hamas has reneged on parts of ceasefire agreement
Hamas has reneged on parts of the ceasefire agreement announced on Wednesday in an effort to extort last-minute concessions, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office said on Thursday.
"The Israeli Cabinet will not convene until the...
Hamas deal: IDF withdrawals, release of over 1,000 terrorists
Over a thousand prisoners, including many serving life sentences, will be released by Israel as part of its ceasefire agreement with Hamas, according to details reported by Palestinian and Israeli media on Wednesday night.
Mediators who announced...
Netanyahu thanks Trump, Biden for help forging deal with Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Wednesday night with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and thanked him for his help forging the ceasefire-for-hostages deal with the Hamas terror group.
"The prime minister made it clear...
Israel’s Nuclear Doctrine: A Science and Law-Based Assessment
“Science, by which I mean the entire body of knowledge about things, whether corporeal or spiritual, is as much a work of imagination as it is of observation… The latter is not possible without...