Introducing: Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria, the second major storm to hit the Caribbean this month, is threatening the US and British Virgin Islands as well as Puerto Rico after it caused widespread devastation to the small island country of Dominica on Tuesday. Described … Continued
Man who saved world from nuclear war in 1983 passes away
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/235690 Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet officer who saved the world from nuclear annihilation, passed away at the age of 77 this year. On September 26, 1983, Petrov was working at an early warning radar system in a bunker near Moscow … Continued
The Sailors of Yona {Jonah} vs. the Climate Change Mccarthyists
Excerpt from Chapter 1 of the Biblical book of Yona {Jonah} as translated by http://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/16183 1 And the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying: 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim against … Continued
Who Remembers the Two Brothers, Shlomo and Mordechai Odesser killed by Fatah Terrorists 15 years ago – G-d
http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/ForeignPolicy/Terrorism/Victims/Pages/Shlomo%20Odesser.aspx July 30, 2002 – Mordechai Odesser, 52, and his brother Shlomo, 60, both of Tapuach in Samaria, were shot and killed when their truck came under fire in the West Bank village of Jama’in, near Ariel, apparently while selling … Continued
What a War With North Korea Might Look Like- Wall Street Journal Online 9/6/2017 8:15AM
Based on their past record, I am going under the assumption that the short ad of the Wall Street Journal – won’t be a violation of halacha. Since the news service is not a religious organization, I can’t absolutely guarantee … Continued
Miami Beach Mayor says regarding Irma: THIS IS A NUCLEAR HURRICANE!
excerpt from theyeshivaworld.com web site article address within that site: /news/headlines-breaking-stories/1357733/nuclear-hurricane-miami-beach-mayor-urges-residents-get-now.html A ferocious Hurricane Irma left at least 10 dead and thousands homeless on islands across the northern Caribbean as it cut a devastating path that could lead to a … Continued
From a scientific perspective, why is Hurricane Harvey so Extreme
Hurricane Harvey: Why Is It So Extreme? How did the storm rapidly blow up from Category 1 to 4, why is it so stuck over Houston, how can it possibly produce so much rain? And more By Mark Fischetti on August 28, … Continued
Rambam: We Should Not Accept Converts – When We Have Good Reason To Believe There is an Ulterior Motive
Excerpts From Translation of Rambam (Maimonides), Hilchot Issurei Biah Chapter 13 http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/960661/jewish/Issurei-Biah-Chapter-Thirteen.htm The proper way of performing the mitzvah is when a male or a female prospective convert comes, we inspect his motives for conversion. Perhaps he is coming for … Continued