President Barack Obama is backing a plan to cut mail delivery to five days per week, a proposal, that if supported by Congress, would likely end Saturday service. In his
The stability in incoming tourism to Israel continues with the year 2012. In January 2012, about 189,000 tourists arrived in Israel, one percent less than January 2011 and an increase
Members of the Knesset Finance Committee were shocked as members of the Yahadut HaTorah voted against allocating 1.5 million for a mikve in Jerusalem’s Har Nof neighborhood. If one seeks
Four youths hiking on Tuesday morning, in the area of the Psagot Junction in the Binyamin Regional Council in Shomron, were arrested by the police on suspicion of violating a
A comprehensive cybersecurity bill introduced Tuesday abandons proposals that would give the president emergency powers over the nation’s networks. “The nation responded after 9/11 to improve its security. Now we
For the second time in two weeks, David Storobin, the republican candidate for New York State Senate held a press conference on the steps of the Brighton Beach Jewish Center.
Once again a Jewish motorist fell prey to Arab carjackers, this time in Shomron, on Route 55, not far from Karnei Shomron. This latest attack occurred on Tuesday, 21 Shevat
Consistent with its tradition and Jewish religious principles, the leadership of the Orthodox Union expresses its opposition to the redefinition of marriage and the state sanction of same sex “marriages”
In one week, Tuesday, 28 Shevat is set for the date of elections for new chief rabbis in the city of Petach Tikvah. Most believe that the new Sephardi chief
Rav Mordechai Blau of the Mishmeres Kodesh agreed to be interviewed by Channel 10, which was seeking to understand the “Threats of the iPhone” and similar devices as indicated by
The following update on HaRosh Yeshiva HaGaon HaRav Aaron Yehuda Leib Shteinman Shlita was provided by Rav Kobi Rosenstein. The rav’s condition has significantly improved today (21 Shevat 5772) Baruch
“A religious soldier in the IDF today is like an orphan or the military. He does not have a father to look out for him…Most of the sifrei Torah in
The Satmar Rebbe from Kiryas Yoel, Rav Aron Teitlebaum Shlita, arrived in Eretz Yisrael on Tuesday. The rebbe arrived at Ben-Gurion International Airport during the morning hours, on a Continental
After 80 years spanning the Hudson River, the George Washington Bridge is about to get a major upgrade. The Port Authority has just announced a rehab project that will pour
[AUDIO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] In his latest YWN Radio show, Jake conducts a fascinating, insightful interview with Congressman Bob Turner. Topics include: * Recent announcement by Democrat Rory Lanceman that
A top Muslim Brotherhood official has warned that any cuts in U.S. aid to Egypt could affect Cairo’s peace treaty with Israel – the latest sign that Egypt’s emerging political
Democratic senators are reluctant to press President Obama to take more aggressive action against Iran despite the efforts of some of their colleagues. As tensions rise in the Middle East
The number of so-called “stop and frisks” is rising. City police officers stopped and questioned 684,330 people on the street last year, a record since the NYPD began yearly tallies
Crews this morning are on the scene of a massive water main break that has flooded parts of the Lower East Side. It happened sometime before 7 a.m. at the
Seeking to combat the growing trend of drivers busying themselves with mobile phones while driving, a bill has been submitted in Knesset that any motorist caught holding a cell phone
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