As YWN has been reporting, New York State is taking steps towards stricter enforcement of its education requirements on yeshiva elementary schools. In line with recently released NYS Education Department guidelines, all yeshiva elementary schools must teach a ‘substantially equivalent education’ to public schools, with a minimum of six hours of secular studies daily. The […]
In the accompanying video, we see a broadcast from Moroccan TV, a feature about Chabad candle lighting on Chanukah in Casablanca, a Muslim country, which does not make a habit of airing such programs. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Chareidi soldiers from the Israel Air Force’s ‘Palgat HaNegev’ unit light their menorahs on Chanukah in their base in the south of the country. The official
Verizon will not be servicing customers in Boro Park, due to the measles outbreak. According to exclusive audio obtained by YWN, a phone provider in Boro Park spoke with Verizon
The Peleg Yerushalmi took to the streets of Bnei Brak on Monday afternoon as promised, to protest the continued incarceration of Yitzchak Aryeh, a bochur arrested for not cooperating with
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) An electric bicycle assigned to a United Hatzalah EMT was stolen. Eliran Ferrari, a volunteer EMT who lives in Bat Yam, recently received an electric bicycle
This frightening video should serve as a lesson to everyone, to make sure they have working smoke detectors, and have fire extinguishers in their homes. Watch this frightening video, which
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participated in a menorah lighting in Ottawa on Wednesday, along with Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Many Orthodox jewish community activists
The Rubashkin family celebrated the one-year anniversary of the great neis of Zos Chanukah 5778 along with their extended family: all of Klal Yisroel. Everyone remembers where they were when they heard the news of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin’s release - a story that was reported first on YWN - commuted by President Donald Trump. It was a […]
The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee says he believes it would be an “impeachable offense” if it’s proved that President Donald Trump directed illegal hush-money payments to women during the 2016 campaign. But Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York, who’s expected to chair the panel in January, says it’s unclear whether that alone […]
Police have charged three drivers with 26 offenses as they drove recklessly hundreds of Kilometers from Eilat towards Jerusalem. The group showed total disregard for human lives as they forced
An FBI agent was shot in the shoulder Saturday in New York City during a street gunfight in a seemingly placid residential neighborhood, police said. The male agent was struck while on duty at 3:30 p.m. in Brooklyn’s Canarsie section. FBI officials confirmed the shooting and said the agent was in stable condition at a […]
The rumble of armored police trucks and the hiss of tear gas filled central Paris on Saturday, as French riot police fought to contain thousands of yellow-vested protesters venting their anger against the government in a movement that has grown more violent by the week. A ring of steel surrounded the president’s Elysee Palace — […]
Bill O’Reilly, the former longtime host at Fox News cautioned that Trump has “gotta watch what he tweets” because of the destabilizing effect they can have. “If you’re gonna say ‘I’m a tariff guy…that’s not gonna help the markets,” O’Reilly said. “For his own good, if he wants to be president again, [he] needs to bring […]
Police have given the all-clear after a phoned in bomb threat forced the evacuation of CNN’s offices in New York. Police said a man with a southern accent called CNN just after 10 p.m. Thursday and said five bombs had been placed throughout the facility inside the Time Warner building at Columbus Circle. Police said […]
Thousands waved and cheered along the route as funeral train No. 4141 — for the 41st president — carried George H.W. Bush’s remains to their final resting place on Thursday, his last journey as a week of national remembrance took on a decidedly personal feel in an emotional home state farewell. Some people laid coins […]
(VIDEOS & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) The White House hosted two Chanukah parties on Thursday. The annual celebration was delayed one day due to the funeral of the late President George H.W. Bush. on Wednesday. The first party began at around 4:00PM. President and First Lady Trump, Vice President and Second Lady Pence were joined on […]
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met with CEO of United Hatzalah Moshe Teitelbaum on Wednesday evening to discuss the lifesaving activities of the organization’s 5,000 volunteers across Israel. During the meeting, Teitelbaum presented Netanyahu with some of the many success stories of United Hatzalah volunteers, some of whom decided to become volunteers after their family members […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, this evening (Thursday, 6 December 2018), at the Western Wall, attended a ceremony to light the 5th Chanukah candle
POlice are investigating a possible hate crime after a Menorah was knocked over in the Cambridge Common in Massachusetts on the first night of Chanukah. The attached video shows a
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