South Jefferson, NY - Residents in and around southern Schoharie County are being offered free used ski equipment this Sunday by the new owners of the former Scotch Valley Ski Area. Oorah Inc., a religious organization that operates two summer camps on property the company purchased in Gilboa in 2006, purchased the 404-acre ski area in southern Jefferson this month, spokesman Clifford Meth...

New Jersey - The affidavit sounds like something out of a "Godfather" movie. "If anyone ever asks you, you didn't see me," says Solomon Dwek, already facing federal fraud charges and now wearing a wire as an undercover informant for the government. "You understand? No bankruptcy, no bank schnookie, no nothing. Don't say nothin' to nobody." The long-running criminal sting being run with the...

Tallahassee, FL - Despite the content of a letter bearing his signature, Gov. Charlie Crist does NOT want to share an anti-Semitic movie with all Floridians. The governor's office sent out a letter with his signature that thanked John Ubele of Pasco County for providing the governor with a DVD of "Jud Suss." The Nazi-produced film is recognized as one of history's most incendiary. In...

Jerusalem - The source of at least some of the millions of dollars involved in alleged money-laundering by five of the rabbis arrested last week came from Israeli sources. According to court documents obtained by the Post, one of the rabbis detained, Eliahu Ben-Haim, used a source in Israel to supply money through "cash houses" in exchange for a 1.5 percent fee. Former Jerusalem Police...

Rockland County, NY - New Square officials may form a fire department or have their residents join the Hillcrest Fire Department to provide added protection for the community. Either way, residents can't cut ties to the Hillcrest Fire Department, which is responsible for protecting the Hasidic Jewish village, and must be fully trained in firefighting before they can lift a hose. The...

Deal, NJ - Inside the shops and the Syrian synagogue, few would talk about Solomon Dwek, the man they feel is a turncoat to his own people. "To do something like that to the community is a disgrace," Syrian community member Joy Abboud said. Some in the Jewish community in Deal, New Jersey feel burned after five rabbis were among the 44 public servants rounded up by the feds, arrests only...

Brooklyn, NY - The religious talk by a crew of allegedly crooked rabbis was anything but kosher. The rabbis and other prominent Jews captured in this week's FBI sting operation referred to money laundering as Talmudic study sessions while hiding their illicit transactions in a web of religious charities, according to the federal criminal indictments that have rocked the Jewish communities of...

New York - In light of the explosive story rocking the Syrian Jewish community, Albert Edery, a Syrian community layman who lives in Brooklyn, and Deal, NJ will be a special guest on Talkline with Zev Brenner. Mr Edery is very close to Chief Rabbi Kassin. Also tonight on the show will be prominent personal injury attorney Samuel Hirsch. Mr. Hirsch a well known expert on Jewish History...

Spring Glen, NY - The state Department of Health has served a Hasidic sect with an order to vacate the former Homowack Lodge. The DOH has given the Congregation Bais Trana until Monday to leave the resort, now called Machne Bnos Square. The sect opened a girls camp in early July without a permit and has refused to leave despite warnings from emergency officials. About 265 girls and about...

Brooklyn, NY - Assemblyman Dov Hikind will host tonight Dr. Yair Birnbaum, Associate Director General and Head of Medical Services at Hadassah Medical Organization to discuss the recent rioting in Israel following the "Munchausen Mom's" arrest. A member of the charedi community will also be on the show. Callers are invited to share their thoughts, ideas, and views about this topic by calling...

Jerusalem - After a relatively calm week in the capital, ultra-Orthodox protests have resumed in Jerusalem Saturday afternoon. Some 500 ultra-Orthodox Jews clashed with police on Shivtei Israel Street in order to protest the opening of the municipal Karta parking lot on Shabbat. Police forces deployed at the scene ahead of time in an effort to maintain order. Meanwhile, several haredim arrived...