Arabs on Thursday 24 Nissan threw rocks and cans of paint at Jewish motorists traveling on Route 60 in Gush Etzion, the main area vehicular route. B’chasdei Hashem there are no reports of injuries in any of the attacks.
There continues to be an increase in attacks against Israeli motorists by Arabs on roads throughout Yehuda and Shomron.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
Port Authority police arrested a Indiana man who tried to bring a Soviet-style AK-47 onto a Chicago-bound flight from Newark Tuesday.
TSA officers called police to the baggage screening area after they found the assault rifle and three loaded clips in 23-year-old Adam Urbano’s checked baggage, according the PAPD.
The gun was not properly packed or declared to the airline, ...
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Four hundred talmidim attending the Grodna Yeshiva in the Be’er Yaakov neighborhood will not be returning to limudim next week as they yeshiva is without a building. The report refers to the yeshiva headed by HaGaon Harav Yitzchak Hacker and HaGaon HaRav Tzvi Drevkin, both in receipt of official notification that the yeshiva will not resume on Rosh Chodesh Iyar.
Rav Drevkin has ...
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Health officials are worried about recent U.S. measles outbreaks that so far have caused more illnesses than at the same point of any year since 1996.
Authorities say 129 cases in 13 states were reported by mid-April, the bulk of them in California and New York City. Most were triggered by travelers who caught the virus abroad and spread it in the United States among unvaccinated ...
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HaGaon HaRav Tzion Boaron Shlita has been hospitalized in Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Yerushalayim for a number of days. The rav was admitted on motzei Pesach after complaining of not feeling well. The rav is conscious, alert and interacting with his surroundings.
On Wednesday, 23 Nissan, HaGaon HaRav Shlomo Amar Shlita visited the rav, as did Shas leader Aryeh Deri.
Rav Boaron ...
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Secretary of State John Kerry is accusing Russia of failing to live up to commitments it made to ease the crisis in Ukraine.
In unusually blunt language, Kerry said Thursday that unless Moscow takes immediate steps to de-escalate the situation, Washington will have no choice but to impose additional sanctions. He said It would be a "grave" and "expensive mistake." His comments come ...
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Jerusalem sanitation officials happily report a 60% increase in recycling in 2013 as compared to the previous year. 65,881 tons of garbage was recycled in 2013 as compared to 40,922 tons in 2012.
In 2012, 361,639 tons of garbage was brought to landfill sites as compared to 360,757 in 2013. This is particularly significant when one realizes other cities report an annual increase in ...
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Fresh voices in the U.S. Senate are speaking loudly on foreign policy, a new generation of Republicans and Democrats who reflect a war-weary nation cautious about America's next moves.
Sens. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Rand Paul of Kentucky stand on either side of the growing divide in the GOP, pitting those who favor more robust U.S. engagement overseas against an ...
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If you were among the many riders relying on the Jerusalem light rail during Pesach you can understand that a half million commuters did the same as the trains were quite full during chol hamoed. On Thursday, the day of the main birchas kohanim at the Kosel, the light rail reported serving 145,000 riders. During chol hamoed, the trains were operating at 6.5 minute intervals during most ...
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and 21 other Republican senators accused President Barack Obama on Thursday of displaying "an astonishing disregard for the Constitution, the rule of law and the rights of American citizens" by considering administrative changes to the nation's deportations policy.
In a letter to the president, the senators said that changes under consideration ...
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There is much speculation and concern surrounding the announced opening of the chareidi IDF induction center. There are rabbonim who posit that authorities realize if the draft eligible chareidim do not report to the new induction center at Tel Hashomer, the induction center and the new draft law will become irrelevant. Ironically, while rabbonim first favored the separation of ...
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Eighteen months after Hurricane Sandy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has given $8.7 billion to help New York recover.
The agency says the biggest chunk of money - $2.5 billion - went towards cleaning up debris and repairing infrastructure.
Another billion dollars went directly to individuals, largely to pay for transitional housing or other basic needs after the ...
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Jerusalem Councilman (Yahadut Hatorah) Eliezer Ruchberger reports that city tourism officials have agreed to publish a pamphlet that is geared to chareidi visitors to the capital. Ruchberger, who also serves as director of the Jerusalem Development Authority, reports receiving many complaints including from Rav Chaim Miller, who heads the Movement on Behalf of Jerusalem & its ...
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An on duty NYPD detective accidentally shot his partner in the wrist in Queens overnight, and was charged with driving while intoxicated, police sources say.
Detective Jay Poggi shot his partner, both assigned to the 75th Precinct, in the wrist at about 1:50 a.m. Thursday morning.
Police say Poggi and his partner were driving to a Queens location as part of an investigation when ...
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Yom HaShoah or Holocaust Remembrance Day will be observed in Israel this coming Sunday night and Monday, coinciding with 28 Nissan 5774. There are currently 193,000 survivors living in Israel today, of which 50,000 are listed among the nation’s poor.
· An average of 1,000 survivors are niftar monthly
· Two-thirds of survivors are compelled to exist on a 3000 shekel monthly ...
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A "very large" brush fire has ignited in the western part of Beachwood, prompting evacuations of nearby homes and at least one school, according to the Ocean County Sheriff's Office.The blaze began about 11:45 a.m. in Beachwood and has burned into neighboring Berkeley Township, according to Cindy Valloreo, an agency service representative for the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.Between ...
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There can be no question that the appointment of HaGaon HaRav Shalom Cohen as the official head of the Shas Council of Torah Sages is another Deri blunder, one that will most likely contribute to the downfall of the party in the next Knesset elections. While no one questions the gadlus of Rav Cohen chas v’sholom, he remains the wrong man for the job.
Aryeh Deri, the wonder boy who ...
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YWN just received word from Assistant State's Attorney Antonio Gioia that Judge Edward R.K. Hargadon made his ruling this morning denying Stephen Wayne Young a new trial.
Stephen Wayne Young is the confirmed killer of 11 year old, Esther Lebowitz, H’yd who was brutally murdered just miles away from her house in Baltimore. The Baltimore Jewish community gathered together to ...
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The former internal watchdog for the Homeland Security Department was too cozy with senior agency officials and improperly rewrote, delayed or classified some critical reports to accommodate President Barack Obama's political appointees, according to a Senate report released Thursday.
The report from a Senate homeland security subcommittee said Charles K. Edwards wasn't qualified for ...
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Two people were injured on Wednesday night the eve of 24 Nissan 5774 due to a rock attack against a Jerusalem bus. The number 65 bus was traveling on Derech Bar Lev, heading to Pisgat Ze’ev when rocks were thrown at it. Baruch Hashem the victims only sustained light injuries.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he would have stopped aides from blocking George Washington Bridge traffic if he had known about the plan in advance.
Christie told a town hall audience in the town of Brick on Thursday that “if anybody had come to me” to talk about causing traffic jams, “I would have stopped it.” Emails show his aides knew the lanes were intentionally ...
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Extremists perpetrated a vandalism attack against the Nitra ( נייטרא) Shul in the Nachlah U’Menuchah neighborhood of Beit Shemesh. Kikar Shabbos reports that based on witnesses, the attack is the result of chareidi youths seated in the shul while using their iPhones. Windows were broken and doors unhinged. One witness explains he saw a policeman pick up tefilin from the ground. ...
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There was drama in the Torah city of Bnei Brak in the beis medrash on Shadal Street. The Ashlag ( אשלג) Rebbe Shlita was preparing to give a shiur. Tens of chassidim were present along with other community residents.
Two of the participants had the gabbai a bit concerned; appearing somewhat odd. The gabbai tried to photograph them with a phone. The two responded by spraying him ...
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to curb air pollution by placing a ban on all new wood-burning fireplaces, the Democrat announced Tuesday.
The mayor proposes that new fireplaces use “cleaner” fuel-burning methods like natural gas, the New York Post reported.
Under the new regulations, residents who already have wood-burning fireplaces would then be required to use ...
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The Jewish Woman Entrepreneur (JWE) announces its 2014 Business Conference. The conference will take place on Sunday, May 4, 2014 at the Sheraton Parsippany Hotel in Parsippany, NJ. The full-day event brings together Torah observant women business owners, non-profit leaders, and professionals from across North America. The conference aims to provide women ...
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Despite the current instability in Ukraine, the Kharkov Jewish community gathered to celebrate the completion of a new Torah donated by Mr. Shimon Steren in a momentous celebration.
The happiness and feeling of unity throughout the event made the participants stronger and inspired despite all the current economic and political instability. For many it was their first time at such an ...
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Once again, Yidden visiting Har Habayis, including many children, come under attack from the hostile Arabs who continue efforts to prevent non-Muslims from visiting the holiest location in the world, which the Muslims claim as their own.
The video speaks for itself, showing the assaults against the Jews while police are helpless, clearly afraid to respond as they should to protect the Freedom of Worship rights of the Jews.
Ultimately, as is the goal of the Arabs, the Jews are removed from the Mount.
It must be noted that according to the Poskei Hador one is absolutely forbidden to visit the Har Habayis, and there is an Issur Kares for one ...
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Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages rose this week as the spring home-buying season has gotten off to a slow start.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate for the 30-year loan rose to 4.33 percent from 4.27 percent last week. The average for the 15-year mortgage increased to 3.39 percent from 3.33 percent.
Mortgage rates have risen almost a full ...
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We have received hundreds of emails thanking us for the newest offered services and it always makes our days when we read such nice emails.
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YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Reb Yisroel Meyer Z"L, a resident of Boro Park since WWII. Among his Choshuva children and sons-in-laws that Reb Yisroel leaves behind, is the founder of the Misaskim Organization, R' Yanky (Jack) Meyer, who is known for his Askanus for the past few decades.
Some of his other children include: R' Yossi (Lakewood), R' Shlomo (Lakewood), R' ...
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President Vladimir Putin has mocked the Internet as a CIA project and pledged to protect Russia's interests online.
The Kremlin has been anxious to exert greater control over the Internet, which opposition activists — barred from national television — have used to promote their ideas and organize protests.
Russia's parliament this week passed a law requiring social media ...
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