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Governor Christie Announces Increased Funding for Nonpublic School Technology

On Tuesday, February 21, 2012, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie presented his budget proposal for fiscal year 2013 to the state legislature. Of particul

Obama to Propose Lowering Corporate Tax Rate to 28 Percent

The Obama administration will propose a major overhaul of the nation’s corporate tax code on Wednesday, an election-year gambit that aims to draw a co

Mayor: There Will be Buses in Tel Aviv on Shabbat

TA mayor vows to push through public transportation change despite criticism of move; cites Brooklyn as example. Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai on Wednesday stood b

Hundreds Hurt, 12 Dead in Buenos Aires Train Crash

Several people have been killed and some 550 injured in a commuter train crash in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, the BBC reports. The BBC quotes lo

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson Says He Might Give $100M To Newt Gingrich Or Other Republican

Sheldon Adelson plays as stubbornly in politics as he does in business. So the criticisms that he’s trying to personally buy the presidential election f

Man Screaming 'Allah is Great!' Tackled by Passengers, Arrested

HOUSTON—Charges may be filed against a man accused of causing a disturbance on a Continental Airlines flight bound for Houston on Tuesday. Passengers s

An Aliyah Diary - Episode #31 - Humility, or I Plan to Sound like a Complete Idiot for the Next Two Years

Ulpan is, let's just say, a humbling experience. Let's also say that today after Ulpan I came home and raced to find my bottle of Excedrin and gulped

Parshas Terumah -The Shechina Dwells in Our Efforts (Video)

A Sicha from HaRav Yechezkel Weinfeld on Parshas Terumah "The Shechina Dwells in Our Efforts."

Yom Kippur Katan: No Small Endeavor

Baltimore, MD - Feb. 22 - After a very eventful summer, both in America and abroad, Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, Shlita was asked what we, frum Jews, could do to reve

Exclusive: The Real Story of CNN's Firing of Jerusalem Bureau Journalists

It is no secret that major news organizations have been forced to cut staff in recent years in order to adjust to a changing media landscape increasingly d

U.S. Signals Possibility of Arming Syrian Rebels

(Reuters) - The United States appeared to open the door to eventually arming Syria's opposition, saying that if a political solution to the crisis was

Israel's High Court Rules Tal Law Unconstitutional

Tal Law, which allows full-time yeshiva students to defer national service, came into effect ten years ago and is due to expire in August. Israel’s Hi

DIY Purim Liqueurs

Come Purim, I know what my friends are expecting from me. They want to find a bottle of home-made limoncello or coffee liqueur nestled among the hamentaschen

Judge Rules in Favor of Mets in Kosher Hot Dog Fight

Baseball season doesn't officially begin for another two months, but the Mets already batted one out of the park today. The ball club's protracted f

Man Who Inspired "Defiance" Film Praises IDF for its Humanity

The Bielski brothers were made famous by the 2008 film, Defiance, starring Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber. Following the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union d

CNN/Time Poll: All Tied up in Arizona

Mesa, Arizona (CNN) – On the eve of the final Republican presidential debate before primaries in Arizona and Michigan, as well as the 10 Super Tuesday s

Obama to Speak at AIPAC Before Netanyahu Meeting

President Barack Obama will deliver remarks at the AIPAC conference March 4, one day before he sits down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the W

Jewish Dating Site, Saw You At Sinai, Announces 700th Engagement

SawYouAtSinai.com, the online Jewish Dating and Matchmaking service, announce their 700th engagement. The couple are from England and New York. The match was

Arabs Riot at Kever Rachel

Local Arabs hurled rocks at Jews who came to pray at the holy site. Arabs rioted Tuesday near the Rachel's Tomb compound, on the outskirts of Bethlehem,

Jewish Leaders Meet King Abdullah in Amman

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Jordan's King Abdullah in a meeting in Amman with a delegation of Jewish leaders praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah

Weekly Challenge: Cut Calories, Not High-Fructose Sweeteners to Lose Weight

High-fructose corn syrup -- the most ubiquitous sweetener in the American diet -- has shared a lot of the blame for the obesity epidemic. Some nutritionists h

Dow Crosses 13,000

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 13,000 on Tuesday for the first time since before the 2008 financial crisis. The Dow passed 13,000

Jewish Star: Judges Decide (Video)

It's finally here: the highly anticipated online show of the judging session of A Jewish Star 2012. View the video and join Avraham Fried, Eli Gerstner,

4.0 Earthquake in Missouri Shakes 9 States

East Prairie, Mo. -- Only minor damage is reported after an earthquake centered in southeast Missouri shook at least nine states. The U.S. Geological Survey sa

Israel Thwarts Terror Attack Near Border With Egypt

IDF troops pursuing border smugglers come across a powerful explosive device • Device disarmed by IDF sappers • MK Israel Hasson calms fears, te

Parts of Internet Could Go Dark on March 8

FBI advises businesses and individual users to take steps to make sure computers are not infected with DNSChanger malware. On March 8, computers infected wit

Mesila's "A Frum Family's Guide for Dealing with Today's Economic Reality" Inspires Baltimore Community (Photo Essay, Video & Audio)

Baltimore, MD-Feb. 22 - The Mesila seminar held in Baltimore’s Congregation Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion, this past Monday night, not only told it like it is,

Walking to Shul on Shabbos, Boy Hit by Truck Survives With Just Sprained Ankle

SURFSIDE, Fla. (WSVN) -- A South Florida family is grateful their child escaped with only a sprained ankle after being hit by a truck. Five-year-old Ikey Ho

Rick Santorum Aide Gaffe: Obama's 'Radical Islamic Policies'

Rick Santorum’s spokeswoman Alice Stewart said in a TV interview on Monday that Santorum was referring to President Barack Obama’s “radical Is

Europe Reaches Key Deal to Help Greece

BRUSSELS (AP) — European leaders agreed Thursday morning on a crucial plan to reduce Greece's debts and provide it with more rescue loans so that th

Thousands of Jewish Women Fill N.Y. Ballroom With Song

At 4:00 p.m., the Hilton New York in Midtown Manhattan was mobbed with more than 3,000 women of different ages and from locations across the globe, all of them

Spain Sending Military Planes to Florida to Retrieve $504 Million Treasure

MADRID- Spain will send hulking military transport planes to Florida to retrieve 17 tons of treasure that U.S. undersea explorers found but ultimately lost in

An Aliyah Diary - Episode #30 - The Washer, The Car, and the Sagging Closet

Sounds like the name of a scary movie, right? Stephen King-ish if you ask me. Today started out nicely with a conversation with my new client for whom I am goin

Behind Lurman, Lobos Take the Title in Yeshiva AFI Championship

Jerusalem, IL - Feb. 21 - The Holy Land Football League, which is a mix of bochurim from assorted Yeshivos in Yerushalayim, played their championship game

Expert: Attack on Iran May Mean $200/Barrel Oil

(CBS News) An Israeli air strike on Iran, with the intent of knocking out that country's nuclear facilities, may only speed Tehran's race to b

Netanyahu to Meet Obama at White House in March

Washington announces first meeting of leaders since September after PM meets Obama's National Security Advisor Tom Donilon in J'lem, amid heightened U

Terrorists Used Stickers to Mark Israeli Official's Route in Bomb Plot Assassination Attempt

The suspected Iranian terrorists arrested last week identified and marked their potential targets in Bangkok with stickers containing the word "SEJEAL", polic

Oil Prices Spike on Iran Export Halt. Is $4 Gas Next?

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Oil prices rose Monday after Iran cut exports to Britain and France, raising worries that higher gas prices may follow suit. Iran'9

OP-ED: The Jeremy Lin Problem

Jeremy Lin is anomalous in all sorts of ways. He’s a Harvard grad in the N.B.A., an Asian-American man in professional sports. But we shouldn’t negl