Earlier in the week, YWN-ISRAEL reported that an 18-year-old male was killed, the result of an accident. A roof of a balcony in Eilat�s Meridian Hotel collapsed, striking the young man. The victim, Matan Ben-Simon z�l was killed in the fatal event on Tuesday, only days prior to his enlistment into the IDF. He was […]
A 28-year-old Yungerman R”L drowned in the Skverer mikva in the Makor Baruch neighborhood of Yerushalayim on Friday morning, erev Shabbos Chayei Sarah. The fatal drowning occurred in the mikva
[VIDEO AND PHOTO LINK IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Hundreds of talmidim and avreichim gathered at Beis Yishaya at the Mir Yeshiva to listen to hespedim for HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ZATZAL
Baruch Hashem after weeks of being in a weakened state, Maran HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv Shlita visited the Kosel on Thursday, 20 Cheshvan. In the old days, before the liberation of the Kosel in 1967, Maran Rav Elyashiv would go to HaNevi�im Street to catch a glimpse at the site of the Har HaBayis […]
IDF Personnel Branch officials are pleased over the record number of Orthodox females entering military service, reporting 1,500 this year, which represents a 25% increase from last year. The figure
More and more employers are demanding that workers who smoke, are overweight or have high cholesterol shoulder a greater share of their health care costs, a shift toward penalizing employees
Channel 2 News correspondent Chaim Rivlin reported an �unbelievable story� of two children that have been cut off from society for their entire lives, now both adults. The report states �this takes place under the radar of everyone, school officials, social workers, friends and neighbors alike�. According to professionals, this is not a one-of-a-kind story, […]
HaGaon HaRav Shlomo Zalman Ulman, a dayan and mo�etz (Moreh Tzedek) on the beis din of the Shevet Halevy Shlita, as well as av beis din in Kiryat Sefer explains that one should give tzedaka to those in need in one�s own community before looking elsewhere. The rav explained that it has already been discussed […]
HaRav HaGaon Yoel Schwartz, a senior authority ensuring the high level kashrus of Hasalat greens and a well-regarded expert on insect infestation in foods has issued a warning regarding rice.
The Ministry of Industry & Trade and the Bnei Brak municipality are working together over the next month towards evaluating the possibility of establishing an employment office in the city towards encouraging and assisting area residents to join the workforce. Minister of Industry & Trade (HaAtzma�ut) Shalom Simchon and Mayor Rav Yaakov Asher are working […]
HaGaon HaRav Menashe Klein zt�l, the Ungvar Rebbe, was niftar on erev Rosh Hashanah in a Jerusalem hospital. He was buried in the ancient cemetery in Tzfat, in line with the late rebbe�s will. While he was niftar in a Yerushalayim hospital and lived in the capital, we know one does not take a niftar […]
Toronto,�On – A synagogue in the city’s northeast end was the target of anti-Semitic graffiti. Staff members of Beth Tikvah Synagogue on Thursday found the words “Islam will rule” and a swastika spray-painted on the exterior of their building. According to a press release published by the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy, police […]
Once again, the annual Bituach Leumi report addressing poverty in Israel was released, today, Thursday, 20 Cheshvan. The report states there are less people living under the poverty line as compared to last year�s report, but 20.5% of the nation is still living under the poverty level, including one-third of the children. 1.8 million Israelis […]
Presidential candidate Herman Cain will receive protection from the United States Secret Service, a source in federal law enforcement and two other sources told CNN. Cain will be the first
He is world-famous now. We have all see the photo. The crying, bloodied, 20-year-old protester being taken by cops�out of Zuccotti Park, Thursday afternoon. Now the NY Times has some info behind this particular incident: A protester who was led out of Zuccotti Park on Thursday morning with blood streaming from his face had thrown […]
Iranian Chief of Staff Hassan Firozabad announced on Wednesday, November 16th, that powerful explosion that rocked a military base claiming 17 lives, was caused by testing a weapon capable of delivering a �strong punch in the mouth� to Israel. According to reports from Iran, the extremely powerful blast rattled the windows in area villages, claiming […]
A serious motor vehicle accident occurred on Wednesday, 19 Cheshvan, in the Nes Harim area in the direction of Beit Shemesh. A private vehicle collided with a bus transporting school
At about 5:50 p.m., about 80 protesters were arrested after they sat down in the roadway in a coordinated action at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge. They included City
Several NYPD officers were injured trying to contain the large mob of Occupy Wall Street protesters. One officer required 20 stitches. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg reports that at
Many residents of Tiveria were somewhat surprised when they saw city inspectors confiscating tzedaka boxes that were placed around the city. As is the case in other cities with large
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