Most NY yeshivas flunk city’s secular studies review

Most religious Jewish schools investigated by New York City officials since 2017 fail to teach required secular education, according to the city’s Department of Education.

Among the 28 Brooklyn-based yeshivas, or religious schools, reviewed by the department, only 11 are providing the required instruction or are well on their way, according to a department letter released Thursday and reported on by the Forward.

Twelve schools are working on improving their secular education, while five are considered “underdeveloped,” meaning they do not provide sufficient secular subject instruction and have not demonstrated they are planning to improve, according to the letter sent to the state Education Department.

Only two of the yeshivas visited were considered entirely substantially equivalent by the city department, the Forward report said.

Satmar Totally Blindsided by Official Findings That They are Few Chareidim in the IDF!!!

Recently the Israeli press reported that the Army was falsifying numbers of actual Chareidie recruits, and that the number of recruits from Chareidim was significantly lower than reported.

This was a major scandal here in Israel, because Chilonim were very upset that they were lied to by Army officials ... and they cried, rightfully so, that they are the ones carrying the burden while their Chareidie counterparts are hanging around in the hallways in the Yeshivois smoking and waiting for the Shadchanim to call..

What wasn't reported is that the Satmar Rebbe, R' Zalman Leib Teitelbaum was totally taken aback by this news since it took his main argument away about the "atrocities" perpetrated by the Zionist government against Chareidim.

Turns out that his barking at the Zionists on his recent visit, that the Zionists  are forcing Yeshivah boys to be conscripted in the army is a bunch of hogwash,, and is just a ploy by the Satmar Rebbe to keep his chassidim in his camp since it's only hate that he can offer them ... to keep them busy ....since everything else is prohibited ...

Chassidim are prohibited from being on the Internet, they are prohibited from engaging in sports, they are prohibited from riding a bicycle, playing board games or even swimming .....
They are going insane from sheer boredom ....

To keep them busy he joined forces with the equally insane Auerbach crazies ... that occupied with organizing protests ... and disrupting the lives of other Chareidim since the protests are in Bnei Brak and the Frum sections of Yerushalayim....

But the press here in Israel is constantly complaining that there are really very few Chareidim in the IDF and that the IDF is covering up the real numbers .....
This news has totally surprised the Satmar Rebbe since this news if it continues will put him out of business........ 

Zera Shimshon ..... Va'Yesheiv

Home of the Ark of the Covenant is 'discovered' in a 3,000-year-old temple in BET SHEMESH

Religious archaeologists in Israel claim they have discovered the stone on which Ark of Covenant once sat.

The biblical claim was made by researchers from Tel Aviv University who found a 3,100-year-old temple near the modern-day town of Beit Shemesh.mal pen.

Religious teachings claim that the Ark contained the Ten Commandments received by Moses on Mount Sinai.  

They also preach that the Ark rested on a square table and this latest find is being hailed as merging biblical teachings with archaeological evidence. 

Archaeologists say it is strikingly similar to the mythical 'large stone' described in the First Book of Samuel.

It was used to hold up the Ark after it arrived at Beth Shemesh when it had returned to Israeli hands from the Philistines.

Jewish Congressmen and Senators are at the very heart of this evil, venal, impeachment of President Trump after all he has done for the Jewish people

by Mark Langfan

A great curse has befallen American Jews, one that will haunt us forever: 

Some of our American Jewish Congressmen and Jewish Senators are at the very heart of this evil, venal, and unconstitutional House impeachment of President Trump.  

While, in the future, I will focus on these miscreants; 

today, I want to thank G-d for the infinite blessings and protections President Trump has endowed the American and Israeli Jewish people. 

Today, I want to thank President Trump for each action which in itself would have been enough.  

In essence, I want to pen the Passover Seder’s “Dayenu,” “It would have been enough for us,” to thank President Trump’s for each of his blessings for the Jewish People.

Wikipedia explains the Passover Seder’s “Dayenu, is “The song is about being grateful to God for all of the gifts he gave the Jewish people, such as taking them out of slavery, giving them the Torah and Shabbat, and had God only given one of the gifts, it would have still been enough. This is to show much greater appreciation for all of them as a whole. The song appears in the haggadah after the telling of the story of the exodus and just before the explanation of Passover, matzah, and the maror.” 

Naama Issachar's appeal rejected by Russian court

A Moscow court rejected the appeal of Naama Issachar on Thursday after deliberating for only 25 minutes, according to a Channel 12 News report.

At the appeal, Issachar - speaking from inside a glass enclosure - said that contrary to the court's ruling, she never confessed to smuggling drugs, saying she was unaware she signed a confession since there was no translator present.

 Naama also told the judges that she didn't purchase the drugs and it must have been planted in her luggage.

"They didn't explain the significance of the incident," she said. "I was never in Russia. I don't speak the language and I don't recognize the laws of the country. In the country, I come from and the countries I've visited, this is not the usual punishment."

"I noted many times that it was not my drugs. They forced me to sign documents in Russian."

"There's proof that I didn't intend to bring drugs into Russia. I didn't go through the passport inspection at all and I had no access to the drugs. I didn't know that was incriminating myself. All the evidence attests to my innocence."

Ponovezh Students To Fast Over Possible ‘Shratzim' They Ate

Students at the Ponovezh Yeshiva took upon themselves to fast Thursday at the behest of their Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Shmuel Markowitz, because they may have inadvertently eaten "sharatzim." 

The students had approached their Rosh Yeshiva after some of them noticed earlier in the week that the food being served in the dining room had insects in it.

The Rosh Yeshiva heard the testimony of his students and after some deliberation decided that they should take upon themselves a fast day, which was announced Wednesday afternoon in the Yeshiva, due to the possibility that they might have eaten a forbidden food.

Israel Tells UN to "Go to Hell" And Advances 22,000 Housing Units In What the Goyim Call the "West Bank"

The U.N. Mideast envoy said Wednesday that Israel advanced or approved plans for over 22,000 housing units in West Bank settlements and east Jerusalem in the three years since the Security Council adopted a resolution condemning settlements in lands the Palestinians want for their future state.

Nickolay Mladenov told the Security Council that in addition, Israel issued tenders for some 8,000 housing units since the December 2016 resolution, which also declared that the settlements have “no legal validity.”

He said the numbers “should be of serious concern to all those who continue to support the establishment of an independent and viable Palestinian state alongside Israel.”

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a report to the council circulated Wednesday that the settlements have “no legal effect.” He declared that construction and approvals “must cease immediately and completely.”

Lakewood Company Owners Cheated Medicaid Enrollment Assistance

According to a lawsuit filed by the New Jersey Attorney General, 2 Lakewood company owners allegedly cheated dozens of customers out of more than $300,000 they paid out for assistance in applying for Medicaid coverage.

The owners of Advanta Medicaid Specialists are also accused of using company money for their own personal use, as well as for donations to private schools, charities and synagogues, leading to the company’s closure.

According to the complaint, some 49 customers allege they paid out between $3,000 and $9,000 each for Advanta Medicaid’s services, which was meant to be advice on how to apply for Medicaid, how to “spend down” their assets to become eligible for the program, and other services. But the customers claim they never received the services, nor did they receive their promised refund should they not qualify.

“Families and individuals seeking assistance with Medicaid enrollment are among those who can least afford to lose thousands of dollars to fraud,” said Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal.

The state is seeking restitution, attorney fees, investigative fees, unspecified penalties as well as a restriction of the defendants’ business activities in the state.

Jewish Fighter Wins Against Italian Fighter and Publicly praises Hashem

Video of Black Lady Giving Shelter of Shot Chassidishe Guy

On Wednesday afternoon, an African American resident of Jersey City by the name of Anayah Bey posted on Twitter some new footage of the Jersey City shooting that took place last week. 

In the video, Anayah is seen giving shelter to a Chassidsh man who was shot in the abdomen by the gunmen. He ran for his life and had no place to go. Anayah together with other neighbors sheltered him in their building.

Anayah wrote on the post: 

“This is from the shooting in Jersey City… I’m still not myself. But the Jewish guy I helped is doing good.”

Jewish Mother of 3 and a Prominent architect killed by falling brick in NYC

Erica Tishman, a prominent member of the New York Jewish community, was killed by falling debris while walking through Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday.

Tishman, an architect and vice president of the project management company Zubatkin, died instantly on Tuesday after being struck by a brick that fell off the facade of a building on Seventh Avenue and 49th Street. She was 60.

Tishman, a married mother of three, was active in Jewish and philanthropic affairs. She was on the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Central Synagogue on the Upper East Side and served as chair of the Real Estate Committee for the Educational Alliance, a social service agency.

According to the New York Post, the owners of the stricken building were aware of the danger and had received a citation last year for “failure to maintain exterior building facade and appurtenances.” The city classed the damage as severe enough to require immediate correction but no action was taken.

One witness told the New York Daily News that he saw medical personnel “working to try to revive her,” describing the scene as “pretty horrific.”

“We all work right over here,” the witness said. “Could have happened to anyone. It’s very scary.”

Tishman, a graduate of Harvard and Princeton, was a founding partner of DeWitt Tishman Architects LLP.

She is survived by her husband, Steven, and their children Adam, Stuart and Julia.

Bobov 45 Chassan Ups One Up on Bobov 48 ....... Rides in a Horse and Buggy to the Chuppah! .....

Was Jersey City School Official Who Bashed Jews On Facebook Really "Anti-Semitic"

Before you read further..... think long and hard ...

Is there any truth to her claims of “waving bags of money” or of “bringing in drug dealers and prostitutes”? 

If yes – we need some real soul-searching. Is it correct of a real estate agent or any other “investor” to cause such a Chilul Hashem for the potential of making a few dollars?

Don’t get me wrong – her diatribe is unacceptable and out of hatred – but what caused such hatred? Did we cause it?

Insider NJ transcribed part of her comments:

“Where was all this faith and hope when black homeowners were being threatened, intimidated and harassed by ‘want to buy your house’ bullies of the Jewish community? They brazenly came on the property of black homeowners and waved bags of money. Resistance was met with more threats of ‘we will bring drug dealers and prostitutes to live next door to you. You will sell to us then.”

Terrell claimed that black tenants were being evicted from homes owned by Jewish to make room for additional Jewish people to occupy and that a million-dollar campaign in New York encouraged Jewish to move into Jersey City.

Call to boycott Israeli cheese backfires

Last week, Berkeley's Peace and Justice Commissioner Hatem Bazian called on locals to avoid purchasing Israeli feta cheese.

"Trader Joe's is having Israeli Feta on its shelves! One more reason to stop shopping at the store," Bazian, who lectures on Islam at UC Berkeley, wrote on his Facebook page.

However, the call for boycott backfired after Joe Zevuloni, an Israeli living in Florida who heads the "Israeli Army of Publicity," met the call for boycott with a call of his own: "Urgent call-up to publicity soldiers: I need you to lend me a hand here."

"This Israel-hating anti-Semitic professor from UC Berkeley tagged Linda Sarsour in his post and called on everyone to boycott Trader Joe's supermarket chain because it sells Israeli feta cheese.

"Go to his page and don't forget to tell him thank-you for the fact that in his merit, we'll all buy specifically from a brand that sells Israeli products. 

Tag the Population and Immigration Authority in your comments and help me show him Israel just in Google. Then "like" this post and share, if you're with me. Am Israel hai (literally: the nation of Israel lives on)!"

Zevuloni's call worked:

 Within hours, pro-Israel customers had emptied several Trader Joe's branches of their Israeli feta cheese, and moved on to purchasing other Israeli products instead.

In Honor of "Yud Tes Kislav" The Alter Rebbe's Niggun Played on a Cello

Schiff Speech Shut Down In Town Hall Meeting

A California town hall meeting featuring House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., descended into chaos after jeers led to clashes among attendees.

Schiff was discussing how recognition of the Armenian genocide was a significant bipartisan issue at the event hosted by the Armenian National Committee of America on Saturday when members of the crowd began shouting at him.

"Liar!" at least one attendee at the Glendale event yelled.

The commotion escalated from there, with a number of people present bearing signs or shirts supporting President Trump and opposing the impeachment process. Schiff is one of the leaders of the impeachment inquiry, which is expected to lead to a vote by the full House later this week.

"You will be going to jail for treason!" one man could be heard shouting in videos from the event that were posted online. The man acknowledged the outburst was unrelated to the purpose of the event, stating, "No disrespect to you all, I'm glad you guys are getting recognized for your genocide, but this man is a f-----g liar!"

Videos captured physical scuffles that broke out soon after, while Schiff stepped away from the podium as organizers and authorities struggled to regain control of the event. No one was injured, police told the Los Angeles Times.

Crazed Chassidim Protest Chabad "Yud Tes Kislev" Gathering in Monsey Calling them "Apikorsim"

Dov Weinraub of Passaic arrested accused of sexually assaulting a child in Monsey.

A resident of Passaic, NJ has been charged with allegedly sexually assaulting a child in Ramapo.

Dov Weinraub, 24, a Passaic resident was arrested by Ramapo police on December 4. He is accused of allegedly assaulting a child under 13 years of age at least twice, over a period of 3 months.

He has been charged with felony counts of predatory sexual assault of a child, first-degree criminal sex act, and second-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, as well as a misdemeanor count of endangering the welfare of a child.

Weinraub was arraigned in Ramapo Town Court on Dec. 4 and is due back in court on Feb. 27.

It should be noted that merely being arrested is not necessarily an indication of guilt.

"Pasheteh" Jews Send their Love to Jersey City Satmar Community