Yeshiva World News

Message From 70 Pct Regarding Upcoming Storm

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for New York City from 7:00 PM Tuesday until 6:00 PM Wednesday. The current forecast calls for 7-14 inches of snow accompanied by strong wind gusts. The heaviest snow is forecast for after midnight Tuesday night into Wednesday. With visibility expected to be less than 1/4 mile at times, caution should be exercised when traveling.    In the meantime, the 70th Precinct will be fully staffed and will be available to assist in all ...

Alternate Side of the Street Parking Regulations Suspended

The New York City Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation, has suspended Alternate Side Parking Regulations and garbage collection Citywide until further notice to facilitate snow removal. Parking meters will not be in effect throughout the City. Any vehicle found blocking roadways or impeding ability to plow streets will be towed at owner’s expense. Parking meters will not be in effect. (Source: FlatbushScoop.com)

Orthodox Union IPA Statement On Tucson Shooting

The Orthodox Union released the following statement in reaction to Saturdays Tucson shooting: We join the country in mourning the loss of life in the Saturday shooting which ended in the deaths of six people including that of U.S. District Judge John Roll and Giffords Congressional Aide Gabe Zimmerman. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords remains in intensive care and we urge our community to keep her recovery in their prayers. Congresswoman Giffords is not only an accomplished elected official ...

Flatbush: NYPD Involved In MVA

AT least three officers are reportedly injured. Click HERE for all details.

NYC: Parking Rules Suspended For Monday

The New York City Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation, has suspended Alternate Side Parking Regulations for Monday, January 3, 2011 to facilitate snow removal. All other regulations, including parking meters, will be in effect. (YWN Desk - NYC)

Petirah of Rav Mordechai Braude ZATZAL

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Rav Mordechai Braude Z"L. Rav Mordechai was niftar Motzei Shabbos at the age of 92. He was a talmid of Telshe Yeshiva in Lita and was a tremendous talmid chachom as learning was his entire life. Rav Mordechai was a Holocaust survivor of Dachau Concentration Camp. He leaves behind his extremely devoted wife Edna, and father of Yitzchock, Kraine (Silver), Yaakov, Chava Miriam (Neustadt) and Avi. He leaves behind many grandchildren and great ...

Levaya of Mrs Brana Strenger A"H

YWN regrets to inform you about the Petira of Mrs Brana Strenger A"H, mother of Mrs. Rachele Folger and Dr. Fishel Strenger, to take place today (Monday evening) at 6:30 in Shomrei Hachomos on Fort Hamilton Parkway in  Boro Park. This remarkable, courageous woman has been credited with saving so many women in the horrors of Concentration Camps by her herculean efforts and mesiras nefesh. She was the daughter of Rav Yom Tov Shaul Heller, who was a prominent talmid chochom, and a descendant ...

A Little TLC Goes a Long Way

TLC. When I was growing up, that meant "tender loving care".  Today, the acronym  TLC also stands for Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes, and is the latest term used to describe medically based, structured, supportive programs to help people lower their risk of and to reverse life-threatening conditions such as hypertension, stroke, diabetes and heart disease. The purpose of this program is to help people improve eating habits, exercise, manage stress, quit smoking  and learn how to lead an ...

FAA Investigates Reports Of Lasers Being Pointed At Planes Landing In Newark

Investigators are looking into reports of lasers being pointed at planes landing at Newark Liberty Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration received nearly a dozen reports from pilots this week, with six coming on Wednesday alone. The pilots reported seeing green laser lights in their cockpit as they approached the runway. All of the incidents involved planes landing from the north. It is a federal crime to shine a laser at an aircraft. (Source: NY1)

PHOTOS: Mir Yarchei Kallah 5771

Photos from the siyum concluding the 5771 Mir Yarchei Kallah, in which dozens of people took time off of their schedules for a week filled with learning, shiurim, and chizuk at the Mir Yeshiva in Yerushalayim. Credits: Chaim Schvarcz / Kuvien Images Click HERE to see the photos.

PHOTOS: HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita in Kiryat Sefer

HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita  came to Kiryat Sefer prior to Chanukah to deliver divrei chizuk to hundreds of talmidim at an event organized by the Darchei Chinuch organization, attend a bris, and partake in the Even Hapinah of Yeshivas Kehilas Yaakov. Credits: S.B. Korn / Kuvien Images Click HERE to see the photos.

Smokers Urged to Join Thursday's Great American Smokeout

Get ready, get set, quit! Thursday marks the annual Great American Smokeout, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, which urges all smokers to lay off the habit for at least 24 hours. There have been dramatic changes in attitudes about smoking and a large decrease in smoking rates since the Smokeout was first held in 1977. The annual event includes local and nationwide events meant to encourage smokers to quit for at least one day in the hope that they may decide to permanently kick ...

Health: Getting Ready for Winter

Even though the weather outside is still relatively warm, winter is only a few weeks away. And winter can play havoc with your exercise program if you are not prepared to tackle the problems that come with it. Although some people have aerobic exercise equipment in their homes, most rely on the outdoors for their aerobic workouts. When the rain begins to fall, the wind begins to blow and the temperatures drop, it becomes easy to excuse yourself from your daily aerobic routine. You begin ...

Levaya of Mrs Channa Kret A"H

We regret to inform you of the Petira of Mrs. Channa Kret AH, wife of Rabbi Jacob Kret A"H of the Old Broadway Synagogue, Manhattan, and mother of Norman Kret, Brooklyn, NY and Miriam Mezzi, Staten Island NY. The Levaya will take place Monday November 15 at 12:00 Noon from Shomrei Hadas Chappel, 14th Avenue 38th Street Brooklyn, NY. Boruch Dayan Emmes...

Gillibrand Statement On Abbas Comments

Kabul, Afghanistan – Following comments made by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: "Peace in the region will only come through face-to-face negotiations between the elected representatives of the Israelis and the Palestinians.  These negotiations should restart at once without  preconditions.  The recently floated idea from the Palestinian Authority of asking the United ...

HEALTH: Making the Right Choices

Over time, we tend to create habits and patterns in our eating.   And like any other habits or behaviors, they can be very difficult to break.  One of the most common and frequently used techniques for improving nutrition and aiding weight loss is to substitute on a food-by-food basis.   This simply means that you take a particular food which you eat on a regular basis that may be calorie-dense and/or unhealthy, and find a healthier and leaner alternative.  For instance, if you like ...

Inside White House, Calls For Shake-Up

Some of the calls for a White House shake-up are now coming from inside the building. Frustrated current and former West Wing staffers, speaking on condition of anonymity, told POLITICO they hoped Tuesday night’s humbling losses would convince President Barack Obama to pursue a much more sweeping fix than just the “natural” post-election churn of personnel his administration has insisted will take place. Many of those changes are already being seriously considered, among them ...