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PM Netanyahu Call for Crippling Sanctions Against Iran, Now Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu today, Tuesday, called upon the international community to take the necessary step and impose crippling sanctions on Iran as Tehran continues moving ahead, in defiance of the international community, towards nuclear independence.
Iran announced that it has begun enriching uranium at 20%, insisting the purpose of ongoing efforts is tried to medicine and education.
“Iran is racing forward to produce nuclear weapons in brazen defiance of the international community and the international community ...February 09 13:47 Read Full Story » Major Cities To Break Seasonal Snow Records AccuWeather.com is now projecting that Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Wilmington (DE), Baltimore, Atlantic City and others will break their records for snowiest season in recorded history, after tomorrow's storm. Here are the stats (in inches, current/record/expected after tomorrow):
Philly: 56.4 / 65.5 / 71.0
Atlantic ...
February 09 13:43
Seeking Assistance from the Tzibur in Solving Burglary in Rav Shteinman's Home Signs (pashkavilim) are appearing around Bnei Brak calling on the tzibur to assist in apprehending the responsible individuals in the recent burglary of the home of Maran HaGaon HaRav Aaron Leib Shteinman Shlita.
Gabba’im of the Rosh Yeshiva insist they are not behind the move, and it does not appear to ...
February 09 13:06
NYC Public Schools To Be Closed Wednesday - Many Yeshivas To Close As Well NYC public schools will be closed on Wednesday due to the major snowstorm expected to blanket the region overnight. Mayor Michael Bloomberg will make the early announcement during a 1 p.m. news conference.
Department of Education officials say that while travel conditions may not be difficult Wednesday morning, ...
3 Comments | February 09 12:53
Lazar Refuses To Debate Greenfield A slew of endorsements over the weekend bolstered Joe Lazar’s candidacy to succeed Simcha Felder in the upcoming race for the 44 City Council District seat.
But the emergence of another candidate from Borough Park and Lazar’s reluctance to debate his co-frontrunner David Greenfield continues to turn the special ...
2 Comments | February 09 12:22
Sarah Palin: Obama Should Attack Iran – He Will Win if He Does In an interview on Feb. 7th with Fox News’ Chris Wallace, Sarah Palin was asked how difficult does she believe it will be to defeat President Barak Obama in the 2012 election.
PALIN: It depends on a few things. Say he played—and I got this from Buchanan, reading one of his columns the other day - say ...
3 Comments | February 09 12:15
Arrests Made at California University Address of Ambassador Oren Police arrested 12 hecklers who interfered with an address being delivered by Israeli Ambassador to Washington Dr. Michael Oren, who was speaking in Irving University in Los Angeles. The people taken into custody simply did not permit Oren to continue with his address, shouting “murderers” and “how many ...
3 Comments | February 09 12:01
Banned Or Not? Kosher Internet Access Office In YerushalayimIt was only a matter of time, in this case, not too much time. YWN-Israel has stumbled across a kosher internet office services flyer, in the Ezras Torah area of Yerushalayim. The flyer, in English, obviously addresses the English-speaking community, offering a full complement of office services for the frum women, citing the recent ban published by Gedolei Yisrael Shlita, to remove internet from Torah homes. The flyer boasts approval from the “gedolei mashgichim” ...
4 Comments | February 09 10:58
Obama's Poll Numbers Take Another Dive President Obama's job approval rating has taken another dive, putting him underwater for the first time in the latest Marist poll.
Just 44% of the country approve of the work Obama is doing, while 47% don't like what they see.
The tough reviews come as Americans still find the commander in chief likable, with 50% ...
4 Comments | February 09 10:30
Paterson Plans to Boost MTA Budget by Taxing NYC The MTA's budget could be back on track if Albany adopts a new tax proposal drawn up late Monday by Governor Paterson.
The plan would cut payroll taxes in suburban counties -- and shift the burden of closing the MTA's budget gap to New York City businesses.
"The new proposal I am putting forward will provide relief ...
4 Comments | February 09 09:56
Stormy Protests Around Israel Following Arrest of Eida Rav [Updated 7:20PM IL] 4:00PM IL: The vehicles are moving through the streets of Yerushalayim’s Geula and Meah Shearim neighborhoods, announcing protests are going to take place in response to the arrest of Eida Chareidis Rav Lazar Rothman, who police say was interfering with restoration work taking place at Kever Rashbi in ...
3 Comments | February 09 09:50
PM Postpones Bill to Annex Hwy 443 Speaking with reporters on Sunday, Minister of Science (Bayit HaYehudi) Rabbi Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz stated he uses the road daily in his travels from Haifa to Jerusalem, and he feels the bill is significant since permitting PA motorists on the highway will result in an untenable situation. Hershkowitz added that there ...
February 09 09:22
Petira Of Rebbitzen Sara Katzman A"H YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Rebbitzen Sara Katzman A"H (97). She was the wife of HaRav Osher Katzman ZATZAL, a Ram at Yeshivas Torah Vodaas and a former talmid of Yeshivas Mir and of HaRav Elchonon Wassermann HYD in Baranovitch.
The Levaya is scheduled for 11:00AM at Shomrei Hadas Chapels on 14th ...
February 09 08:43
Winter Storm Poised To Pack Strong Punch For NYC On Saturday, New York City residents feared the worst, only to be pleasantly surprised when blizzard-like conditions that dumped more than 2 feet of snow on Washington D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia never quite made it to the heart of the city and points north.
On Wednesday, however, NYC won't be as ...
3 Comments | February 09 08:28
Bloomberg Wants Fed Promise To Pay For 9/11 Trial New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he is skeptical that the federal government would cover the cost of trying Sept. 11 suspects in Manhattan, a day after President Barack Obama said he had not ruled out holding the trial in New York.
Bloomberg said Monday that he wants the Obama administration to guarantee it ...
1 Comments | February 09 08:20
State Threatens Ashkenazi Parents with Criminal Charges Emanuel, Israel - The state is warning the parents of 74 ashkenazi girls, students in a Beis Yaakov in the Shomron community of Emanuel, that if they do not return their girls to the school they will face criminal charges, trials and possibly a jail time.
The sad incident surrounds the battle in the community’s Beis ...
5 Comments | February 09 07:54
Petira Of Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander; Founder & President Of Touro College
8:50PM EST: YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira (passing) of Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander (94), founder and president of Touro College, and Landers College - just moments ago in his Queens home. Paramedics from Queens Hatzolah were rushed to his home, and attempted to save his life, but were ...
14 Comments | February 08 20:50
PHOTOS: Waterbury: 10 Years & Community Growing [PHOTO LINK BELOW] The following article appeared in this mornings Republican-American:
WATERBURY — When the first nine Orthodox Jewish families moved to Waterbury 10 years ago, only about eight children attended Yeshiva K’tana, the young children’s ...
1 Comments | February 08 20:33
Letter Signed by Gedolim Brings 150,000€ The Vaad HaRabbonim Le’Inyanei Tzedaka in Eretz Yisrael has tried a novel idea, one that netted a cool 150,000 € -- the price paid for the letter signed by Gedolei Yisrael Shlita. Officials decided that instead of filing the letter as was done in the past, they would try to see if the original document with signatures ...
2 Comments | February 08 20:05
Why the Boycott of Haifa Religious Council Ceremony? In essence, the Haifa Religious Council began occupying its new home a number of months ago, the city’s main shul located at 60 Herzl Street. The impressive edifice, which was dormant, has returned to life with the council setting up upstairs in the ezras nashim.
On Monday morning, 24 Shvat, the chanukas habayis was ...
1 Comments | February 08 19:52
Hamas: No Chance of Peace – Israel Wants War Hamas leader Khaled Meshal, who is based in Damascus, stated on Monday that there is no chance of a peace agreement between Israel and her neighbors, explaining Israeli leaders are interested in war.
“I don’t see any chance of advancing on the Palestinian, Syria, or Lebanese fronts because the Israeli ...
4 Comments | February 08 17:45
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