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Terror Continues: 12-Year-Old Girl Seriously Injured By Palestinian Stone Throwers

By admin on September 2, 2010

A 12-year-old girl riding in a car driving near the settlement of Ariel was moderately wounded Thursday, after the car was stoned by Palestinians.
MDA Paramedics and United Hatzalah Personnel were immediately dispatched to the scene and treated the girl on site. She was rushed to the Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikva
The IDF immediately launched a [...]

Madoff Investors Oppose Payments To Bankruptcy Trustee

By admin on September 2, 2010

Hundreds of Ponzi king Bernard Madoff’s victims today challenged the latest bill from his bankruptcy trustee, which seeks more than $34 million for 120 days of work.
The Aug. 20 bill, for services rendered between Feb. 1 and May 31, works out to more than $5,000 a day for court-appointed trustee Irving Picard and more than [...]

Israel, Palestinians Agree to 2nd Round of Talks

By admin on September 2, 2010

Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed today to produce a framework for a permanent peace deal and to hold a second round of direct talks this month, modest achievements reached under U.S. mediation amid deep skepticism about success at their first such session in two years.Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Oil Rig Explodes 80 Miles Off Louisiana Coast

By admin on September 2, 2010

The Coast Guard is responding to another oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.
According to the Coast Guard, 13 people were onboard when it exploded and caught fire Thursday morning.
Everyone is accounted for. Officials are reporting one injury.
The injured worker is being taken to Terrebonne General Medical Center.
The other workers are in the water [...]

Oil Rig Explodes in Gulf of Mexico

By admin on September 2, 2010

The Coast Guard is responding to another oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. According to the Coast Guard, 13 people were onboard when it exploded and caught fire this morning. Everyone is accounted for. Officials are reporting one injury.The injured worker is being taken to Terrebonne General Medical Center in Houma.
The other workers are [...]

Debate For Massachusetts Governor Rescheduled To Avoid Rosh Hashanah

By admin on September 2, 2010

Boston, MA – A television debate between the four candidates for governor is being rescheduled to avoid a conflict with Rosh Hashanah, one of the most sacred days on the Jewish calendar, after Jewish leaders complained about the insensitivity of the timing, a station official said.
A spokeswoman for WBZ-TV (Ch. 4) said the debate, which [...]

Readers’ Matzav: Help Me Switch Judah Out of Public School

By admin on September 2, 2010

Dear Matzav.com Editor,
I am a yeshiva bochur learning in a yeshiva in Lakewood. I recently got to know a wonderful family that is distanced from Yiddishkeit. They have a 13-year-old son, Judah, who I became very close with. He attends public school, but has a sincere desire to find out more about Yiddishkeit.
We learned a bit [...]

Paterson Says There Is Racism In Ground Zero Mosque Debate

By admin on September 2, 2010

Governor Paterson this morning said there is racism at work in the mosque debate—but also stressed the needs for all sides to come together and find a solution that would “rid ourselves of Islamophobia.”
“There are some bigots and some racists who are alive in this discussion, however when nearly 70% of the population oppose it, [...]

Let’s Talk Business: Injecting Value Into Your Company

By admin on September 2, 2010

There’s a popular joke that states that most people would rather be in the coffin than giving the eulogy. Many people have a deep-seated fear of public speaking. Why? When you’re standing up there, in the limelight, everyone’s focused on you- they’re analyzing you, your words and your gestures, and if you make a mistake [...]

Baltimore City’s Leadership Honors Hatzalah in Downtown Press Conference

By admin on September 2, 2010

On Tuesday, in a unique event for Baltimore’s frum community, Baltimore City’s leadership hailed this city’s Hatzalah organization as a prime example of what happens when the city and its people work together to improve life and health for everyone.Fire Chief Jim Clack opened the ceremony by hailing Hatzalah’s cooperative relationship with city offices. He, [...]

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