By all accounts, the chareidi community is in the midst of a tenacious attack, one targeting the very essence of the community’s existence, from education to lifestyle. Using the actions of the few, the zealots who are not representative of the community, the lack of respect on Memorial Day, flag burning on Independence Day, and […]
[By Naftali Salomon] Until today I didn’t cry. Until today my eyes did not water nor shed a tear. Until today my heart did not skip a single beat. Until today I did not lose a moment’s sleep. I am not a friend or relative of the Rubashkin family and I’ve never met Sholom Rubashkin. […]
If he succeeds, Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) could become a major political force in the years to come, whether he likes it or not. As the United States watches a
A petition is being filed by the High Court of Justice on Sunday seeking to compel chareidi mosdos to include ‘core subjects’ in their educational curriculum. The petition will target all chareidi schools, those classified as recognized and even those not in the system, talmidei torah and yeshiva ketanos. Filing the petition are Professors Uriel […]
President Barack Obama visited One Police Plaza in Downtown Manhattan today to thank the law enforcement agents who responded to the attempted Times Square car bombing. Joining Mayor Michael Bloomberg,
Albany, NY – Legislation that would have permitted authorities to presume consent for the harvesting of organs from deceased New Yorkers will not be pressed by its sponsor, New York Assemblyman Richard Brodsky. Agudath Israel of America vigorously opposes the bill. While the Orthodox Jewish organization acknowledges the shortage of organs for transplant, it notes that […]
The plan to affix a mezuzah in the Meva’ot I’ron School near Kibbutz Ein Shemmer should be cause for celebration, but instead, it has resulted in a bitter conflict, with some students and parents yelling “religious coercion”. What started the conflict was an innocent request from a number of students, who simply believed it would […]
Police are preparing for protests outside Barzilai Hospital as the dispute surrounding the kevarim at the site of the planned fortified emergency room. It appears that after the government announced
The FBI raided a home in Watertown Thursday morning in connection with the Times Square bomb plot investigation. FBI spokesperson Gail Marcinkiewicz told CBS station WBZ-TV in Boston the raid
[Click HERE for photos] A delegation of some 20 prominent yeshiva representatives and advocates organized and led by Agudath Israel of America spent this past Tuesday, May 11, in Albany,
[Click HERE for photos] 5:45PM IL: A motor vehicle accident occurred a short time ago between a bus and a truck traveling on Route 85, Akko to Carmiel. According to
As YWN reported on Wednesday, President Obama is scheduled to visit NYC today. The following traffic info is reported by “Gridlock Sam” from the NY Daily News: President Obama is
In a chain letter circulating around Eretz Yisrael, a letter estimated to have reached tens or even hundreds of thousands of people, the secular community is seeking to launch a
The WSJ reports: New York lawmakers and leaders, along with their counterparts in other cities, have been heaping scorn on Arizona since the state passed strict immigration laws last month. On Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted to ban most official travel to the state, and now New York’s City Council will consider a […]
Tefilla from the Shelo Hakadosh: The Tefilla is a Segula for parents to say on behalf of their children. The Shelo writes “the most appropriate time to recite this prayer
The White House is firing back against accusations that it is cutting homeland security funds to the city, saying that the city is actually getting an increase in federal money. Yesterday, lawmakers announced that the Department of Homeland Security is giving the city $111 million for mass transit security – a 27 percent cut from […]
Despite earlier reports to the contrary, it now appears that a deal is in the works concerning the ‘Meah Shearim mom’, whose name may still not be published as per the gag order on the case. Efforts to finalize an agreement were in full swing on Wednesday, but the deal is not closed as of yet. […]
Baruch Hashem we say in Eretz Yisrael, armed with the realization that tiny Israel appears to have emerged from the global economic crisis far better than many other more powerful nations – but is that truly the case? According to Dan Ben-David of the Jerusalem-based Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel, things may […]
The following are excerpts which was posted by Capital Confidential over the past two hours: Saying they are staging a “sit-in,” a number of Assembly members walked to the Second Floor, apparently to make a statement about the lack of leadership on budget talks. More to come. UPDATE: The group of legislators, accompanied by Speaker Sheldon […]
Brooklyn – Over 100 educators, childcare advocates, and labor organizers from across Brooklyn joined Councilmembers David Greenfield, Lew Fidler, Erik Dilan, Brad Lander, Stephen Levin, Mike Nelson, Jumaane Williams and Mathieu Eugene on the steps of City Hall today to protest proposed cuts to childcare funding. Councilmembers Tish James and Al Vann were also represented. […]
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