Jewish News

Kosher Clothing Stores?

Rabbi Eliyahu Schlesinger told Radio Kol Hai the Jerusalem Rabbinate will be providing certificates of ‘kashrut’ to clothing stores in Israel’s holiest city.The goal of the initiative is to ensure the clothes sold do not contain shatnez – scripturally forbidden ( (Vayikra/Leviticus 19:19) mixtures of wool and linen (linsey-woolsey, linen thread used to sew a woolen garment, for example).Rabbi Schlesinger said, “The goal ...

Kosher and Ethical?

Four years ago, on the morning of May 12th, 2008, dozens of federal agents descended on the small town of Postville, Iowa for the largest workplace immigration raid in American history. At the Agriprocessors kosher meatpacking plant, the main employer in Postville, agents arrested nearly 400 undocumented workers, and promptly deported 300 arrestees on false identity charges.Almost four years later, ...

Knesset Turns Down Civil Marriage by Large Margin

An attempt to legalize civil marriage flopped by a lopsided margin in the Knesset Wednesday as a new poll shows that most Israelis prefer Jewish tradition in marriages. This is despite concerted efforts in the mainstream media to give the opposite impression and claim that the laws for orthodox marriages are opposed by most secular Jews.Supporters of the bill claimed that ...

Knesset to Vote on Bill Nixing Religious Draft-Dodging

A joint Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and Constitution, Law and Justice Committee team approved on Tuesday amendments to the bill seeking to impose tougher measure against women who falsely use religion as an excuse to avoid military service.The legislation hopes to stop false exemptions thus significantly increasing the number of women serving in the IDF.Today, even if a woman ...

Knesset Refuses to Declassify Temple Mount Report

A joint session of Knesset sub-committees discussed on Tuesday a confidential report from the State Comptroller citing serious failures by authorities to safeguard and maintain the Temple Mount.During the meeting MK Uri Ariel (National Union) again requested the report be released for public consumption on the grounds that the public had a right to appreciate the seriousness of authorities’ failure ...

Knesset, Jewish world come together in ‘moment of truth’

Although MKs were still busy on Monday assigning – and deflecting – blame for the Carmel fire, the first Knesset hearing held on the blaze focused not on the cause of the fire, but on the solutions to the problems that emerged as a result.The Immigration, Absorption and Public Diplomacy Committee met to discuss how to coordinate donations and fund-raising ...

Knesset Discusses Importance of Tourism

The Knesset Tourism Lobby will discuss the importance of the tourism industry in Israel during a special meeting to be held under the slogan: “Recognizing the tourism and the hotel industry as industries of national priority.” During the meeting which took place on Monday, February 06, 2012, the Minister of Tourism, Stas Misezhnikov, Chairman of the Knesset Tourism Lobby in ...

Kletzky Family Sues Levi Aron Over Murder Of Leiby

The family of Leiby Kletzky wants his admitted butcher to fork over $100 million for kidnapping, killing and dismembering the 8-year-old Brooklyn boy.And they’re also suing the killer’s father because the slaying to took place in an attic apartment inside the father’s Kensington home.Leiby’s father, Nachman Kletzky, is seeking the massive haul in punitive damages from Levi Aron, who has ...

Kissinger: Gassing Jews would not be a US problem

Henry Kissinger is heard saying the genocide of Soviet Jews would not be an American problem on newly released tapes chronicling President Nixon’s obsession with disparaging Jews and other minorities.Kissinger’s remarks come after a meeting between the two men and former prime minister Golda Meir on March 1, 1973, in which Meir pleads for US pressure on the Soviet Union ...

Kiryas Joel Set to Start Aqueduct Pipeline Dig

Kiryas Joel is preparing to start construction of the first phase of a 13.5-mile pipeline to the Catskill Aqueduct, a $29 million project the village has planned for more than a decade to solve its ever-increasing demand for drinking water.For this initial work, the village plans to bury a 24-inch-wide pipe under state and county roads from Kiryas Joel to ...

Kiryas Joel posts new signs for visitors

A large new sign greets visitors as they cross over Route 17 on Forest Avenue and enter a world where the skirts and shirt sleeves are always long, regardless of the season. “Welcome to Kiryas Joel,” it reads. “In keeping with our traditions and religious customs, we kindly ask that you dress and behave in a modest way while visiting ...

Kiryas Joel Hatzolah Member Arrested & Given 21 Tickets While Responding To Emergency

A Kiryas Joel ambulance corps member faces charges of reckless driving for allegedly running a patrol officer and other motorists off the road in a frantic dash to get to a traffic accident on Route 17.Officers arrested the first responder, and cited him for 21 violations of vehicle and traffic laws in the Feb. 18 incident.According to a police report, ...