Agudath Israel of America commended Governor Sonny Perdue and the Georgia General Assembly upon the signing into law of the Georgia Kosher Food Consumer Protection Act on Thursday. The bill had garnered unanimous support in both the House and Senate last month, �a testament,� says Agudath Israel Ohio Regional Director Rabbi A. D. Motzen, �to […]

11:30PM IL: Reports are coming in of an overturned bus on Route 90, (Beit Ha’Arava, near Yam Halemech & Yerico). Ichud Hatzalah has dozens of volunteers responding from multiple areas. MDA has numerous�ambulances dispatched, and the fire department is being requested as well. UPDATE 11:37PM IL: According to preliminary reports from the scene of an […]

Following a report on YWN regarding the rise of Mumps in the Los Angeles Jewish community, the Bikur Cholim organization releazsed the following statement to YWN: Bikur Cholim has been

Fifth Avenue is a sea of blue and white for the Salute to Israel Parade. The parade celebrates the 62nd anniversary of Israel’s independence. Several elected officials are marching in

A five-day strike by thousands of British Airways cabin crew is set to go ahead from midnight after a leader of the Unite union said there had been a “catastrophic”

Convicted nuclear spy Mordechai Vanunu has been found guilty of contacting foreign agents, a violation of his parole, and has been sentenced to three months imprisonment. Vanunu already served 18 years in an Israeli prison after he divulged classified information regarding Israel�s nuclear program to British journalists. In his latest case, he told the court […]

[Click on image to enlarge] A boycott effort against the Electra Company, which manufactures air conditioners and other appliances, is underway due to the firm�s connection to chilul kevarim in the Jaffa area of Tel Aviv. The flyers and notices circulating in chareidi areas state the Electra Real Estate firm operating at the Jaffa excavation […]

While the removal of the bones at the Barzilai Hospital site has been completed, the matter is not forgotten, not to mention ongoing excavations in the Jaffa area of Tel

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has arrived in Israel as planned, to celebrate the bar mitzvah of his son. The event was originally set to be held at

The plan to build a mosque two blocks from Ground Zero may have hit a snag, due to an over 20-year pending landmark status. The American Society for Muslim Advancement purchased the 152-year-old building at 45 Park Place last year for $4.8 million.� Their controversial plan to tear down the building and construct a 13-story […]

More than 30,000 angry New Jersey residents including union employees and community activists, marched to the state capitol Saturday, delivering a blistering message to the governor in an effort to

When Mayor Bloomberg wants something, he has plenty of tools to help him get it – friends in high places, a bully pulpit, six-figure donations to political parties and money

New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo formally announced Saturday that he’s running for governor. “My campaign is this simple: I represent the people of the great state of New

A new poll shows Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed budget cuts are hurting his approval rating. Bloomberg’s approval rating hit a five-year low today, according to a new poll by Quinnipiac

As the summer months approach, bringing yet another anniversary of the painful and shameful 2005 expulsion of Jews from their homes in Gush Katif and N. Shomron, many are asking the obvious, including Rabbi Bentzion Grossman Shlita, of Migdal HaEmek, who is quoted in an �SOS-Israel� publication questioning �Where was the chareidi community during Gush […]

Hooligans in Meah Shearim on Thursday night targeted a vehicle belonging to the Shomrim patrol, which protects homes N�vei Yaakov and other Jerusalem border communities, often called upon to assist in chareidi areas. It appears the work of the Shomrim is meaningless for the hooligans of Meah Shearim, who earlier in the day smashed the […]