The levaya of the Vishnitzer Rebbe Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Hager ZATZAL, 96, will begin at 1:00pm at the Vishnitz Beis Medrash in Bnei Brak. The kvura will take place in
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe, HaRav Moshe Yehoshua Hager ZATZAL, just a few moments ago, at the age of 95. The family and
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Rick Santorum delivered another sharp shock to Mitt Romney’s campaign Tuesday night, claiming victory in the Alabama and Mississippi presidential primaries and reinforcing — yet again — conservative hesitations about
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Honenu reports that two students of the Ateret Kohanim Mechina in the Old City of Jerusalem who were assaulted by a group of Arabs in the Muslim Quarter close to
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The following are the latest headlines (03/13/12) on MonseyScoop.com, FlatbushScoop.com and BoroParkScoop.com, – all affiliates of YWN: The most recent site in the “Scoop Network” to have been launched is
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One million Israelis have been forced to run to nearest bomb shelters and safe rooms during the last 4 days, as missiles from radicals in Gaza fall on Israel’s population
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Rick Santorum has clawed back to within striking distance of Mitt Romney nationally, according to Gallup’s latest five-day rolling average. Romney leads with 32 percent, followed by Rick Santorum at
A senior air force office quoted anonymously by Walla News explained that while the Iron Dome defense system performed admirably during the recent days of rocket fire from Gaza, the
Following his attendance of and presentation to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Eli Beer, Founder of United Hatzalah of Israel (UHI), has been selected as a “Young Global
Once again MK (Ra’am-Ta’al) is at the epicenter of the Knesset storm for his continued outspoken support for Gaza. The latest message in which he tells his brethren in Gaza
In Calgary, the most recent hate was in spray paint — a series of anti-Semitic slogans staining two synagogues and a fence near the Jewish Community Centre. A Jewish security
The gabbai of the Belzer Rebbe Shlita, Rav Aaron Fried escaped harm when his vehicle flipped over on Monday night (eve of 19 Adar 5772) in the Har Chotzvim area
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