A shooting at a midtown Manhattan office building on Monday left at least five people dead, including an off-duty New York City police officer, sources told the The Associated Press.
The suspect was identified as Shane Tamura, of Nevada, two people briefed on the investigation told the AP. Sources said he fatally shot himself.
Law enforcement officials located identification on Tamura’s body, including a concealed carry permit from Las Vegas, the people said. The people were not authorized to discuss details of an ongoing investigation and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
The Fire Department of New York said emergency crews were called to the Park Avenue office building around 6:30 p.m. for a report of someone shot. The building houses some of the country’s top fin...
New York, July 29, 2025 – An NYPD officer has died after being shot in the back during a deadly shooting incident at 345 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The officer was from a Bronx precinct and had been on assignment near the building when the shooting occurred. He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital for surgery but did not survive, according to a law enforcement source.
The shooter, described as a lone gunman, was found dead inside the building from what officials believe to be a self-inflicted injury. Law enforcement released a photo of the suspect walking into the skyscraper carrying a large gun, wearing sunglasses and a dark jacket.
The building at 345 Park Avenue, which houses offices for the NFL and Blackstone, was the center of the morning’s chaos. The NYPD confirmed th...
Religious identity stretches across many features and dimensions. Sometimes, the most dangerous breakdowns occur when one element of religion becomes dominant at the expense of others. Identity becomes lopsided—fixated on a single strand while other vital threads are ignored.
Too Holy to Care The collapse of the Jewish empire during the Mikdash era was one such example. Our religious experience became excessively ritualized. The Mikdash stood tall, and the overt presence of Hashem was palpable. Within this context, we became addicted to rituals and mitzvot, while the moral spirit of Torah was pushed aside. We hid behind korbanot rites, ignoring the theft, deception, and corruption that hollowed our society. The Nevi’im censured us not for our mitzvot and korbanot, but for the ...
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If you regularly make donations to tax-exempt charities and non-profits, you should be aware of upcoming rule changes governing how much of your contributions will be deductible.
Some of the changes, which are in President Donald Trump’s recently enacted federal tax-and-spending cuts package, affect filers who take the standard deduction. Others affect filers who itemize — which you do when your individual deductions combined exceed the standard.
Here’s a rundown of some key changes that will take effect in 2026:
Non-itemizers may deduct more in cash gifts
In the first two years of the pandemic, if you took the standard deduction on your federal income tax return, you also were allowed to deduct an additional $300 ($600 for married couples filing jointly) for ...
Baltimore, MD - July 28, 2025 - Frustrated members of Maryland’s congressional delegation appealed unsuccessfully to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official for permission to tour a temporary detention facility in Baltimore, staging an impromptu sit-in in a hallway after waiting for hours to be let in.
“We expect, quite frankly, that we will be allowed entrance,” Rep. Kweisi Mfume, a Baltimore Democrat, said to an ICE official on the sixth floor of the Fallon Federal Building. A locked door blocked Mfume from inspecting conditions inside the holding facility that the five lawmakers, all Democrats, hoped to inspect following constituent complaints about inadequate conditions.
Nikita Baker, the acting field office director, refused to allow the lawmakers...
Israel will continue to work with international agencies as well as the U.S. and European nations to ensure that large amounts of humanitarian aid flows into the Gaza Strip.As part of this effort, Israel paused IDF operations in key populated areas of Gaza from 10am to 8pm every day and designated secure routes from 6am to 11pm that will ensure the safe passage of more convoys delivering aid.We already allow significant amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza every single day, including food, water and medicine. Unfortunately, Hamas, which openly uses civilians as human shields, operates from hospitals and uses schools and kindergartens to store weapons, has been stealing aid from the Gaza population many times by shooting Palestinians.While the situation in Gaza is difficult and Israel...
Baltimore, MD – July 28, 2025 – 4:20PM – A serious accident has been reported at the intersection of Iron Horse Lane and Mount Wilson Lane, affecting traffic heading toward Ner Yisroel. Please use caution in the area and consider alternate routes if possible. H/T: Bmore Traffic
An American Hug in a Bat Yam Apartment
Sylvia is an elderly woman from Bat Yam, whose home was damaged by an Iranian missile during the war with Iran in June. Last week, dozens of Jewish women from the United States met her when they came to Israel for the first time with the Taglit program, on a volunteer mission.
They arrived in Bat Yam, armed with cleaning supplies and boundless energy, ready to help the city on a rehabilitation mission. For an entire day, these American women dedicated themselves to making Silvia’s apartment habitable—scrubbing and cleaning as they deciphered labels on Israeli cleaning products. The work was conducted in English mixed with Hebrew, a lot of hand gestures, laughter and hugs. Then came the moment when Sylvia exclaimed: “The floor...
The US used approximately a quarter of its THAAD missile interceptor stockpile during Operation Rising Lion, CNN reported Monday, citing two sources familiar with the operation.
THAAD is a mobile system designed to intercept ballistic missiles during their final phase of flight.
US forces fired more than 100-150 THAAD missiles to counter Tehran's barrage. According to the report, the US had seven THAAD systems, two of which were used during the war with Iran. This level of use outpaced the US's levels of production.
This has also raised concerns about America's image of global security and its ability to create new supplies in a timely manner, according to former US defense officials and missile experts cited in the report.
According to the 2026 Def...
US President Donald Trump on Monday said he disagreed with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, "that there is no hunger in Gaza because they look very hungry."
Trump, speaking to reporters at his golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland, as he welcomed British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, said people in Gaza needed to get food and safety right now, and he would discuss the situation with Starmer.
"There are people who are hungry in Gaza - we are helping them, but other countries need to help as well," he continued.
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Trump also mentioned that the fight in Gaza against the Hamas terrorist group would need to be different after talks on a ceasefire and hostage release fell apart last week.
Starmer said Hamas can play no part in any future government of a Pale...
Baltimore, MD, July 28, 2025—Coalition for Jewish Value today condemned the ongoing massacre of Druze clergy and civilians in southern Syria. The murders—including that of American Hosam Saraya—have been the work of local Bedouin Muslims aided by Syrian military forces directed by the new Syrian leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa. CJV called for all fighting to end and for peace to be restored.
CJV praised the Israeli government and its Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, for Israel’s forceful military efforts to prevent further atrocities and for assistance in providing humanitarian aid to the beleaguered Druze. It called upon President Trump, the United Nations, and the governments of all civilized nations to join Israel in supporting military, medical, and charitable assis...
Jerusalem, Israel - July 28, 2025 - As part of her visit to Israel, Mrs. Paula White-Cain, spiritual advisor to the President of the United States and head of the U.S. Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, arrived for a special visit to the Kotel together with her husband, Jonathan Cain, member of the rock band Journey.
She was welcomed by Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites, and Mr. Mordechai (Suli) Eliav, Director of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation. They expressed their gratitude for her personal support and for the consistent and unwavering support of the United States administration, led by President Donald Trump, for the State of Israel and the Jewish people.
Mrs. White-Cain noted that she would convey the thanks and deep appreciatio...
Baltimore, MD – July 28, 2025 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petirah of Mrs. Miryam Sadowsky, a’h, mother of Mrs. Avigayil (Aryeh) Katz.
Shiva will be observed in Kiryat Sefer, 35 Avnei Nezer until Sunday morning. Mrs. Katz can be reached by phone 443.929.2788
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday addressed the "Together As One" event hosted by Daystar, emphasizing the enduring bond between Israel and the Christian world, and calling for a united front in the ongoing "battle for truth" against what he described as "fanatic fundamentalism."
Speaking alongside Pastor Paula White, leader of The White House Faith Office, Netanyahu highlighted the shared Judeo-Christian heritage and Israel's unique role as a protector of Christian communities in the Middle East.
"This is the city and the land where it all began," Netanyahu declared, referencing Jerusalem as the birthplace of the Judeo-Christian tradition. He lauded this tradition for promoting "monotheism, a single god, that developed the idea of the sanctity of life, the sanctity of ind...
Baltimore, MD – July 27, 2025 - Facilitated by Bikur Cholim of Baltimore in conjunction with JCN and BridgingLife, the indefatigable Gaon, Harav Asher Weiss, shlita, continued to honor the Baltimore community with his presence, delivering a powerful session on divrei halacha and bracha with local medical professionals at the brand-new Mikdash Me’at of Shomrei Mishmeres HaKodesh (Harav Chaim Schwartz).This was followed by a Q&A moderated by Pinchos Rabinowitz Director, Clinical Services Bikur Cholim of Baltimore
