Israel – More than 15,000 Israelis marched into Jerusalem on Thursday and rallied at a park downtown for the government to conclude a deal for the release of a captive soldier held by Palestinian militants. The turnout marked the climax of a 12-day cross-country campaign led by the family of Sgt. Gilad Schalit. Protesters wearing T-shirts bearing [...]

HaRav Malkiel Kotler Shlita, Rosh HaYeshiva Bais Medrash Govoha of Lakewood, delivered divrei hisoreus on the three weeks at Yeshivas Yagdil Torah in Yerushalayim during his visit to Eretz Yisroel this week. Click HERE for photos – all credits: B.W. Posen / Kuvien Images

Tragedy struck in the Ramat Eshkol neighborhood of Yerushalayim on Thursday afternoon, when a 3-year-old child fell out of a 5th floor window. Ichud Hatzolah and MDA Paramedics arrived on the scene in moments, and transported the child to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, where she is listed in critical condition R”L. There were no window guards on [...]

Lake George, NY – Every year, thousands of Jewish children spend weeks away from home at summer camp, in an effort to spend their vacation time in a constructive, positive environment. While trips to amusement parks have always been one of the higlights of the summer, the challenges of immodesty faced in these settings [...]

The Chai Preschool, a premier Jewish preschool in Silicon Valley, is hoping to gain enough votes to be one of 200 charities to win $20k from Chase.

For individuals with self esteem, friends are only needed to offer emotional support, and the fewer but more loyal the number, the better it is for them. When I speak to individuals needing attention, I try to pinpoint one incident in their lives in which they received subtle, positive, attention. They may have done someone a [...]

Yanky Raskin (ben Arik - Crown Heights) and Esty Wineberg (Vancouver, Canada)

The city has cooled off from yesterday’s record-shattering temperatures, but Consolidated Edison continues to deal with the strain on the electrical grid. About 16,000 customers are still without power in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. Residents in certain Brooklyn neighborhoods are being urged to use less electricity in an effort to avoid more outages. The neighborhoods are [...]

Meir Lax (Houston, TX) and Chanie Landa (Montreal, Canada)

L'Chaim Sunday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]

Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis has been chosen as the new head of the U.S. Central Command, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Thursday. Mattis replaces Gen. David Petraeus, who was recently tapped by President Barack Obama to head the military campaign in Afghanistan. (YWN Desk – NYC)