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Brooklyn, NY - The bible teaches to love thy neighbor. That's exactly what one Brooklyn church plans to do Sunday for a synagogue that needs an emergency space for Yom Kippur services, the holiest day of the year for Jews. In a show of interfaith unity, the Old First Reformed Church in Park Slope will open its doors ... Full story

New York, NY - Some reporter was disgraceful enough to ask Mayor Bloomberg about his choice to take a helicopter to the U2 concert at Giants Stadium Thursday, when he could have, say, taken NJ Transit and left a smaller carbon footprint. Hizzoner sarcastically snipped, "You know there are other ways to get around, different ways, some are more energy efficient. I could have walked ... Full story

Tehran - Iran will conduct war games and fire missiles that can hit Israel while Jews around the world are praying on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The Revolutionary Guards website said that military exercises, including the simultaneous firing of missiles at targets, will begin Sunday and last for several days “to raise the ... Full story

Berlin - In countless biographies of Adolf Hitler the story of his final hours is recounted in the traditional version: committing suicide with Eva Braun, he took a cyanide pill and then shot himself on 30 April 1945, as the Russians bombarded Berlin. Some historians expressed doubt that the Führer had shot himself, speculating that accounts ... Full story

United Nations, NY - In his official speech Thursday at the UN, Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu minced no words decrying the “perversion of truth” and the “perversion of justice” emanating from the UN’s Goldstone report accusing Israel of war crimes during the Gaza strike. “The UN is undermining its own legitimacy by siding with terrorists ... Full story

Florida - A New York City rabbi who thinks synagogues should be mazel-tough when it comes to security during holy days like Sunday’s Yom Kippur has taken matters into his own hands, offering his own brand of anti-terrorist training to clergy. However most local Jewish leaders said there are better ways to ensure safety than pistol-packing rabbis. ... Full story

Pittsburgh, PA - Iran has been accused of concealing a second uranium enrichment plant in defiance of international calls for transparency over its nuclear plans. Prior to the opening of the G20 economic summit in Pittsburgh this morning, U.S. President Obama, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown demanded UN inspectors have immediate ... Full story

Israel - Doctors are advising those who typically drink three cups or more of coffee, cola, cocoa or non-herbal tea per day and intend to fast on Yom Kippur to gradually reduce their intake from today to minimize the risk of caffeine-deprivation headaches during the Sunday night-Monday fast. All adults and youngsters who plan to fast ... Full story

Israel - Rabbi Elyashiv of the Lithuanian stream of ultra-Orthodoxy has ruled that it is best not to wear crocs shoes on Yom Kippur even though they are not made out of leather and, therefore, would seemingly be permissible for the holiday. His reasoning behind the ruling is that they are too comfortable, and thus ... Full story

The Lakewood man accused of firing at police who raided his home early this morning as part of a gun trafficking investigation has been charged with four counts of attempted murder. Jaime Gonzalez, 39, was also charged with possession of a handgun for unlawful purposes and receiving stolen property, ... Full story