Whether you will be traveling, at home, with family or with friends; YWN would like to wish all of our devoted readers and advertisers,a wonderful Yom Tov of Kabolas Hatorah. NOTE: (NYC) Alternate Side Parking regulations will be suspended on Wednesday and Thursday, May 19-20 for Shavuos. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in […]
From the YWN archives: In one of his shiurim, HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilberstein explained that his father-in-law, Maran HaGaon Rav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv Shlita would on erev Shavuos visit the
The Justice Ministry Internal Affairs Unit questioned the Jerusalem police chief following a complaint filed by chareidim regarding the brutal arrest of a Toldos Aaron chossid. According to a report
The Food and Drug Administration said Monday it is expanding its investigation of a Johnson & Johnson manufacturing division tied to the recent recall of children’s drugs. On May 1,
NBC New York reports: An investigation is underway at LaGuardia Airport into how a man was able to pass through security and board a flight even though the name on
By Mordechai Kuber; Rav, Beis Medrash Nachlas Tzvi Ohel Avraham (Telzstone, Israel) Synopsis: Shulchan Aruch permits fish flesh worms because they form in the permitted fish flesh, yet scientific research has discredited spontaneous generation. For the past 150 years, many Poskim resolved this conflict by saying that these flesh worms appear to form in the […]
It’s decision day for hundreds of school districts and hundreds of thousands of voters across New York State. For many Long Island homeowners, it’s a choice between rising property taxes
Speaking with Kol Chai Radio on Monday evening, Tzfat Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu Shlita continued his attack against Rabbi Dovid Smeidal of Atra Kadisha. He emphasized that he is certain Maran Rav Elyashiv Shlita did not give a psak halacha based on true facts, for if Maran did rule, I would bow down in respect […]
Aghast at the recent reports of vandalism and mayhem overrunning Har Hazesim (Mount of Olives) Cemetery, Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) has written directly to Israeli Prime Minister Benajmin Netanyahu urging him to take immediate steps to secure the premises and repair the demolished headstones. Surely, there are cost-effective security measures which can be implemented to […]
The Bloomberg administration announced new rules on Monday that are intended to change the way debt collectors operate by making sure they are going after the right people. The new rules require collection agencies to provide consumers with the equivalent of an original receipt of the debt, proving the ownership and including an itemized list […]
Yahadut HaTorah MKs are in a quandary, seeking a way to protest their outrage over the removal of the kevarim from the Barzilai Hospital site, yet they are aware they lack the political might to hold the prime minister over a barrel. The faction members convened on Monday afternoon to discuss the governments defiance, moving […]
Jersey City, NJ -MyFoxNY reports the following: A gas leak on Palisade Avenue in Jersey City is believed to have been intentionally started. Jersey City fire officials said they found a gasoline can with an ignition device wired into it on Monday morning at 451 Palisade Avenue. The three-story building near Griffith Street was emitting […]
The following appears below as well, in the “Out Of The Mailbag” category: Dear YWN, Over the past few years Klall Yisroel has been faced with various “Crisis’s”. We had
[Incredible photos & videos below] Minister of Public Security Yitzchak Aharonovich announced the chareidi riots has resulted in damage amounting to NIS 1 million, including burned garbage receptacles, traffic signals,
Who says you cant fight City Hall? A group of woman living on 48th Street in Boro Park set out to do just that. Last year, a wealthy real estate developer decided to convert a home on the corner of 48th Street and 18th Avenue from residential to commercial use. While this stretch of 18th […]
In a rare occurrence, Tzfat Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu Shlita during a Galei Yisrael Radio interview on Monday accused Atra Kadishas Rabbi Dovid Smeidal of duping the tzibur, using the Barzilai bones to advance his agenda. The Rav stated that in accordance to Shulchan Aruch, it was permissible to move the bones at Barzilai, adding […]
On erev shabbos, close to closing hour for the Israeli Consulate on 42nd Street in NYC, an envelope arrived containing white powder, alerting officials who feared it may be anthrax,
Israeli officials are monitoring the Irans latest move with extreme interest, an announced fuel swapping deal involving Iran and Turkey, with Tehran announcing it will send 1,200kg of low enriched uranium for an equal quantity of higher grade nuclear fuel with Turkey, stating the fuel will be used for medical research. Iran has called on […]
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier which blogs the Rubashkin court proceedings live says that Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin was hospitalized over the weekend for an infection. No further information was available to
On the yom tov of Matan Torah, the Ir HaTorah rejoices. All night long the streets of Lakewood are filled with people streaming to and from hundreds of shuls and
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