Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib has become the first Muslim woman elected to US Congress. Tlaib took Michigan's 13th congressional district in a race in which she was the sole major party candidate.
Tlaib, 42, was born in Detroit to Palestinian immigrant parents.
She made history in 2008 by winning a seat on the Michigan Legislature, becoming the first Muslim woman to do so.
Her campaign platform included pledges to secure a $15 minimum wage, cutting off all funds to Israel.
As reported by DIN, the NYPD is searching for agang of six black teens who threw a metal pipe through the window of a Shul in Williamsburg on Shabbos afternoon.
New footage shows the same group of teens attacking a Hasidic boy moments before the attack on Franklin Ave, knocking his hat off his head as he innocently walked down the street.
Shockingly, the NYPD had not deemed the vandalism attack on theVolkan Shul a “hate crime”. This footage clearly shows the gang’s intention.
The NYPD has announced a $2500 award for information regarding the suspects.
Police and Shomrim are looking for a man who assaulted a Jewish pedestrian on Tuesday afternoon.
Around 3:30PM, a man walking down Avenue J between East 13 and East 14 was randomly punched in the face by an unidentified black man. He then kicked the victim as well, before calmly walking away
The victim has never seen the attacker before, nor were any words exchanged prior to the assault. Nothing anti-Jewish was said before this attack.
The NYPD and Flatbush Shomrim canvassed the area for close to two hours. He was last seen on Ocean Avenue and Avenue J.
The suspect is approximately 5 foot 8, 250 pounds, was wearing a black tee shirt with the words “STAGE CREW” in white lettering on the back, and had grey pants.
Police ay that they are taking this isolated incident very seriously, but stress that there has not been an assault of this kind in quite some time. Police advise the community to remain calm, but to be aware of their surroundings at all time, and to report anything suspicious immediately.
If you see this man, or have any information that can help police, please call 911 and then Flatbush Shomrim’s 24 hour emergency hotline at 718-338-9797.
Rabbi Shmuel Knopfler, frequent Torah Contributor to this blog and others.
Rabbi Shmuel Knopfler, president of shul, lover of Zion and Jewish people, passes away at 68
On Shabbat morning 27th of Tishrei 5779 (October 6, 2018) Shmuel Zev Knopfler suddenly passed away
in the manner of a Tzadik, while asleep in his bed. Shmuel was fondly known to many as “Sam Kay.” He
was a proud Jew, with a unique love for Eretz Yisrael.
He was born to Holocaust survivors in Nové Zámky, Czechoslovakia in 1950, in a time of darkness and
despair. His father served as the town rabbi and shochet. For a short while, they resided in Prague. Living
in the Soviet Bloc was especially challenging for people that were shomer Shabbat. Children had no
choice but to attend school on Shabbat. However, his parents were moser nefesh and made
arrangements with teachers so that their children would not have to write on Shabbat. Shmuel recalled a
story of a young communist teacher that ridiculed him and his sister for refraining from writing on those
days. His teacher told them that Yuri Gagarin had recently returned from space and did not see God, and
that keeping Shabbat was therefore ridiculous. Young Shmuel did not relent and remained steadfast in his
belief and tradition.
The U.S. political system is at a dramatic crossroads, with American voters in the midterm elections about to decide the fate of 35 out of 100 Senate seats and all 435 seats in the House of Representatives.
Since the last midterm elections, in 2014, Congress has had a Republican majority, with the party controlling both houses.
Almost all the predictions are that this is about to change, and predict that the Democrats will win the majority of the House and say that the chances of Democrats winning a majority in the Senate cannot be completely discounted.
If this happens, the political upset would be in line with the familiar pattern of American politics, which reflects the voters' desire to create balance between the various branches of government and prevent one party from having too much power for too long.
However, in the current political and social climate, which is fraught with tension and ideological hostility, any shift in the balance of power on Capitol Hill will have far more significant implications than ever before.
‘Nation of Islam’ leader Louis Farrakhan, a notorious anti-Semite who recently compared Jewish people to termites, led a “Death to America” chant Sunday during a solidarity trip to Iran.
Farrakhan’s trip came ahead of the Trump administration’s re-implementation of U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic on Monday.
Police on Monday arrested a 53-year-old man from central Israel who is suspected of posing as a doctor in order to perform breast exams on women.
The alleged decade-long sexual assault scheme was uncovered by the Yedioth Ahronoth daily, which also reported on the arrest Monday.
An investigative report by Yedioth revealed that the writer and publishing executive from Herzliya had sexually assaulted dozens of women over the last 10 years under the guise of medical consultations, pretending to be a visiting doctor from Canada.
A group of Black teens launched a metal pole through a glass window of a Brooklyn synagogue as members of the congregation observed the Sabbath on Saturday evening, authorities said.
“People were praying inside at the time,” a man who was at the temple on Franklin Avenue near Myrtle Avenue in Williamsburg said on Sunday. “Everyone is upset already. So, this we don’t need this now.”
The man, who did not give his name, lives in the largely Hasidic apartment complex above the first-floor synagogue, where one of the lower-floor windows was shattered by the pole.
Police are looking for four black boys around the age of 16 after a witness reported the attack at about 5:45 p.m. Saturday.
The Black youths ran south on Franklin Avenue after smashing the window, police said. Officials estimated that the property damage exceeded $250.
Congregants on Sunday covered up the gaping hole in the synagogue window with a piece of black plastic.
