11th Siyum Hashas Highlights: One Cycle, Doubled Participation!
As preparations for the 11th Siyum Hashas in Adar 5765 (March 2005) took place, The Agudah leaders worked diligently to accommodate the fast-growing community of daily learners of The Daf.
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Officials in Southern California expressed relief Saturday that damage and injuries weren’t worse after the largest earthquake the region has seen in nearly 20 years, while voicing concerns about the possibility of major aftershocks in the days and even months to come.

A vacant pizza restaurant exploded Saturday in a thundering roar at a South Florida shopping plaza, injuring more than 20 people as large chunks of concrete flew through the air.
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Former Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday apologized for recent comments about working with segregationist senators in his early days in the U.S. Senate, saying he understands now his remarks could have been offensive to some.
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An elderly Holocaust survivor delivered a short but moving few words while standing in front of the vintage German train car – currently on display in NYC – used to transport men, women and children to Auschwitz and other Nazi death camps.

President Donald Trump celebrated the story of America as “the greatest political journey in human history” in a Fourth of July commemoration before a soggy but cheering crowd of spectators, many of them invited, on the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial.

The Chief Rabbis of Israel, HaRav Dovid Lau and Rishon L’Tzion HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Yosef Shlita met with the Chief Rabbi of the Ethiopian community in Israel, Rabbi Reuven Wabeshet (וובשת) together with community leaders and agreement was reached to calm the situation after the violent demonstrations as well as ending the violent protests.

A Hawaii man who painted his face black with a marker for his sentencing hearing has been ordered to serve life in prison.
A judge sentenced Mark Char Monday to a mandatory life prison term with possible parole for attempted murder, news organizations reported.

Police are looking for the United States Postal Worker seen in this video, after he swiped a wallet laying on the floor.
A resident tells YWN that on Thursday morning, a Jewish man parked his car in front of him home on 62 Street between 17 and 18 Avenues, and his wallet slipped out of his pocket.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, were guests of U.S. Ambassador David Friedman at a 4th of July party held Tuesday evening at the Jerusalem International Convention Center.