Posted: 05.SEP.08
The oldest gorilla in captivity, a 55-year-old female named Jenny, has died at the Dallas Zoo — her home for more than half a century, a spokesman said today. Zoo officials decided to euthanize Jenny last night because of an inoperable tumor in her stomach. Jenny had stopped eating and drinking recently, and tests showed she was unlikely to recover, zoo spokesman Sean Greene said. "The last couple of weeks we noticed [click here for more]
The following letter was sent by Menachem Lubinsky, President & CEO, LUBICOM Marketing Consulting, to the New York Times in response to an article written by Julia Preston in the Times (here) about new allegations from PETA regarding shechitah. Dear Julia:
I was terribly disappointed in your piece this morning that included a quote from me, which makes me wonder whether the sense of fairness you tried to display [click here for more]
Posted: 05.SEP.08 By Dick Morris The convention floor was abuzz all yesterday with the news of the CBS poll showing a dead tie (42-42) in the presidential race. And the poll, conducted through Wednesday, couldn't reflect the impact of John McCain's speech, or the full impact of Sarah Palin's late Wednesday night. It reflected opinions only after the Democrats' [click here for more]
Posted: 05.SEP.08 To believe the narrative created by the media since August 29th, John McCain's decision to pick Sarah Palin was a bolt from the blue, foreseen by nobody. It was branded as a "snap choice"; a surprise, "a stunning selection of a little-known conservative newcomer"; a "surprise choice" that "confounded conventional wisdom"; "a stunning surprise, as McCain passed over many other better-known prospects, some of whom had been the subject of intense speculation for weeks or months." [click here for more]
Posted: 05.SEP.08 Rav Yitzchok Scheiner, roshyeshiva of the Kaminetzer Yeshiva in Yerushalayim and member of the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah in Eretz Yisroel, arrived yesterday in Flatbush, Brooklyn, as he continues his visit to the United States on behalf of the Kaminetzer Yeshiva. Last night, Rav Scheiner delivered divrei mussar at the Mirrer Yeshiva in Flatbush. Rav Scheiner will be spending this Shabbos, [click here for more]
Posted: 05.SEP.08 By Michelle Malkin Rudy Giuliani had me in stitches during his red-meat keynote address at the GOP convention. I laughed out loud when Giuliani laughed out loud while noting Barack Obama's deep experience as a "community organizer." I laughed again when VP nominee and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin cracked: "I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a 'community organizer,' except that you have actual responsibilities."
It is with great sadness that we report the passing last night of Rav Yechiel Fishel Eisenbach zt”l, one of the greatest mekubalim in Eretz Yisroel and rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Shaar Hashomayim, the renowned yeshiva for mekubalim in Yerushalayim. Until his petirah yesterday, Rav Eisenbach led the yeshiva, located on Rechov Rashi, together with Rav Yaakov Meir Shechter shlita and Rav Gamliel Rabinowitz shlita. [click here for more]
Posted: 05.SEP.08 John McCain, a POW turned political rebel, vowed last night to vanquish the "constant partisan rancor" that grips Washington as he launched his fall campaign for the White House. "Change is coming," he promised the roaring Republican National Convention and a prime-time television audience. "Fight with me. Fight with me. Fight with me. [click here for more]
Posted: 05.SEP.08
It is with sadness that we report the passing earlier this week of Rav Meir Greenberg zt"l, former rov of Patterson, N.J. and rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim in Morristown. He was 91. He is survived by his children, Mrs. Sterna Lerman of Flatbush, Rabbi Yisroel Heschel Greenberg of Buffalo, N.Y., Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Greenberg of Crown Heights, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Greenberg of NJ, and Mrs. Shasha Fraida [click here for more]
