Maran HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv Shlita visited the Kosel on Wednesday, the first day of Chol Hamoed in Eretz Yisrael. The gadol hador expressed his wish to see the
The number of Americans filing for unemployment insurance for the first time fell last week, matching the lowest level since August 2008, according to government data released Thursday. There were
The United States is now pressuring Israel to accept a full four-month construction freeze in areas referred to by the US administration as “East Jerusalem”. According to reports from Washington,
This year, stores are increasingly brazen in defiance of the Chametz Law and yomtov, with a larger number opening their doors on Monday, the first day yomtov, as well as
Eugene, OR – A man arrested on a hate crime allegation in the beating of a Jewish man isn’t likely to face that charge in court. A Lane County grand
As Jews throughout the Diaspora on Tuesday night sat around tables engaged in the second Pesach seder, a Chabad shaliach in Budapest, Hungary was targeted in an anti-Semitic incident. HaRav
1:10PM IL: According to Egged’s Nir Landau, the manager of Egged Yerushalayim, the violent protests taking place in Meah Shearim have compelled the bus company to halt service to Meah
An Iranian nuclear scientist who disappeared while on pilgrimage to Mecca last year has defected to the United States and is living and working there for the CIA, it was
Commuter hubs in Manhattan were packed with a heavy police presence Wednesday morning, as part of a multi-agency training exercise. Approximately 100 New York City Police Department officers joined members
For the man believed to be the last Jew living in Afghanistan, a lifeline to keeping his Passover traditions came in the form of one resourceful Queens man. Jack Abraham,
With the budget deadline looming, Governor David Paterson made a last minute appeal to New Yorkers Wednesday. In a taped address, the governor warned that since introducing his budget proposal
Belgian police have mounted an unprecedented security operation outside the Brussels courtroom where nine members of an alleged terrorist cell linked to al Qaeda are on trial. The security alert
[MULTIPLE VIDEO & PHOTO LINKS POSTED BELOW] Lakewood, NJ – Despite the inclement weather, pesach preparations were at full steam as the residents of Lakewood went about shopping, cleaning, selling,
On this Erev Pesach morning of 5770 , YWN would like to thank our devoted readers across the globe for visiting YWN each day, patronizing our advertisers, and making our
Brooklyn – Councilman-elect David Greenfield spent the weekend working with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) to ensure pre-Pesach garbage pickup. Pesach, which begins at sundown Monday, requires additional garbage pickup
The city announced Monday that it will be offering free legal support for New Yorkers at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure. The new program will be offered through
A Philadelphia man has been charged with threatening to kill Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and his family. A two-count complaint and warrant was filed today accusing Norman Leboon, 33, of
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The NY Post reports: A mistaken address that appeared in a 911 computer resulted in a four-minute delay in ambulance service for an elderly Staten Island woman who died before
Rebels from the Caucasus region are believed to be responsible for two deadly suicide bombings in the Moscow subway system. It is an attack that has officials in New York
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