Rabbis call for Ivanka Trump conversion to be recognized
The Rabbinical Court decision not to recognize conversions by the rabbi who converted Ivanka Trump continues to ruffle feathers. In advance of tomorrow’s (Wednesday) Supreme Rabbinical Court hearing regarding recognition of the conversions performed by Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, the Beit Hillel Rabbinical organization is calling for the court to overturn the ruling by the Petah […]
What is Eid al-Fitr?
Muslims around the world will celebrate the three-day Eid al-Fitr festival this week. It is expected to start on July 6 in most parts of the world but is subject to the sighting of the Moon on July 4. What is Eid al-Fitr? Eid al-Fitr means “festival of breaking the fast” and marks the end […]
A 1,000-year-old gold shrine that could contain a small part of Buddha’s skull has been found in China
A team of archeologists in China has discovered a shrine that may contain a skull fragment belonging to Buddha. According to an article recently published in the journal Chinese Cultural Relics, the team found the skull bone hidden inside a 1,000-year-old gold casket, buried underneath a temple in Nanjing. Engravings on the small chest say […]
Here’s One of the Best of Summaries of Donald Trump’s Disgusting Ignorance I’ve Seen Yet
No matter what you might think about Donald Trump, it’s undeniable that he’s been one of the most controversial political figures in modern U.S. political history. Being that he’s been such a divisive figure, there’s been no shortage of finding people with their own unique opinions of the presumptive GOP presidential nominee. style=”display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-5626295912827181″ data-ad-slot=”2311206611″> […]
3 children among at least 64 shot over holiday weekend in Chicago
CHICAGO — Independence Day weekend shootings in Chicago left 64 people wounded, four fatally, with a period of 15 hours Monday into Tuesday that accounted for half of the weekend’s victims. Twenty-eight of those shot were wounded after Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson spoke of progress at a Monday night press conference about 8 p.m., […]
Fallujah Refugees Report Extreme Brutality By Anti-ISIS Militia That Have Kidnapped 900 (VIDEO)
Brutal Anti-ISIS Militant Group Killed, Tortured And Beheaded Fallujah Citizens In the recently freed Iraqi city of Fallujah, up to 900 men and boys have been abducted by an anti-ISIS militia, with 49 of the captives known to have been killed. Those captured were from a group of 8,000 fleeing a village north of Fallujah. […]
Newark man dies days after city shooting, authorities say
NEWARK — One man has died from injuries he sustained in a July 1 shooting, authorities announced in a release Monday. Raheem Ards, 38, of Newark, was shot in the 400 block of South 17th Street last Friday, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said in the […]
Would-Be Terrorist Turned Down By a Virginia Gun Dealer
A Virginia resident and former member of the Army National Guard just got picked up Sunday by the FBI and charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS, after which he reportedly told authorities he had “often thought about conducting an attack” on U.S. soil. The Justice Department stated in a press release that […]
ISIS Fighters Boiled Alive After Fleeing Battlefield
For the past several years, the Islamic State has unleashed its brutality on its sworn enemies all across the globe, carrying out dozens of mass shootings and bombings. On Monday, ISIS turned its savagery on its own soliders, boiling seven fighters alive after they fled battlefields in Iraq. According to the Daily Mail, “The terrorists […]
Iraq, Syria Has 30,000 Extremists Ready to Return Home
Almost 30,000 foreign extremists are currently in Syria and Iraq and, as radical Islamist groups continue to lose ground to the governments of both countries, the threat of them returning to their home countries to carry out attacks increases, a top U.N. official warned on Tuesday. “The number of foreign terrorist fighters is very high” […]