A judge slammed the lawyers of accused butcher Levi Aron, ripping them for their inexperience and their gripes about media coverage of the case. In an unusual and hastily-called hearing
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Hagon Rav Shamshon Brodsky ZATZAL, who was Niftar this morning in Lakewood. Harav Brodsky�was a rov in his shul in Flatbush�(and before that in the Bronx) for many years. He was�also one of the few remaining “Alter Mirers” left. Rav Brodsky had resided in Leisure Chateau […]
Hundreds of chareidim in Bnei Brak and the Geula area of Yerushalayim stood on line Tuesday morning as thousands of liters of were being distributed free of charge. Organizers of
The campaign of businessman and congressional candidate Bob Turner (R-NY-9) today called on career politician David Weprin (D-WFP) to explain why he accepted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from
With the military government in control and the anti-Israel sentiment becoming increasingly visible, Egyptian security officials stationed outside the home of Israel Ambassador to Cairo Yitzchak Levanon complied with shouts from angry protestors, removing the Israeli flag from outside the ambassador�s home. Earlier in the week, a flag atop of the Cairo Embassy complex was […]
While rockets are still being launched into southern Israeli civilian population centers, the cabinet in a four-hour meeting during the night voted against taking direct action in retaliation for attacks.
The recent renewal in rocket attacks into southern Israel and the deadly terror attacks of last week have prompted the secular media to quote Rabbonim Shlita, who have commented the decline in limud Torah during bein hazmanim is cause for concern and may lead to such horrific realities.� HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein of Ponevezh is […]
Ever have one of those days, where you accidentally expunge half your hard drive’s contents, then realize, shattered, that you don’t have a backup? Me too, and we can add WikiLeaks�the nonprofit private industry and state secret bean-spiller�to the brotherhood of the crushed and traumatized. Or at least add in part. It depends where you’re […]
It is the sound that can make the toughest men moan and the calmest women weep. But the whine of the dentist�s drill could soon be silenced for good, according to researchers. Scientists believe they have found the secret of a �completely painless� filling by identifying a material which repairs decaying teeth � with no […]
Bob Turner, the Republican candidate in the Sept. 13 special election in New York�s Ninth Congressional District, planted his hands on his hips and scowled. Government spending was out of control, he said, and something had to be done. His Democratic opponent, David I. Weprin, followed him to the lectern and offered a look of […]
The 5-year-old Elad resident who drowned in the Kinneret on Monday has been identified as Yosef Yehuda Aaron z�l, the son of Ofir Aaron, a well-known resident of the community and a member of the local security team. Two Elad families were visiting the Kinneret beach, an unauthorized beach, one without a lifeguard, when they […]
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] A group of chareidim including rabbonim, adults, teens and younger boys went onto Har HaBayis to daven for the well-being of Am Yisrael, an end to
The Southern District Prosecutor�s Office announced that a final decision has been made and an indictment is expected today against 42-year-old Elad resident Asher Dahan, who has admitted to the July stabbing death of Rabbi Elazar Abuchatzera ZATZAL, known as Baba Elazar. A Beersheva court extended Dahan�s remand to permit him to undergo psychological evaluation […]
The NY Post reports: A prominent Orthodox Jewish Democratic lawmaker says he won’t back fellow Dem David Weprin’s candidacy — and hinted he’ll even cross party lines to endorse Republican
It is now being reported that American intelligence experts studying last Thursday�s multipronged terror attacks in the Eilat area believe there is a link to al-Qaeda, the Washington Times reports.� The experts believe the attacks were perpetrated by terrorists affiliated with the Army of Islam (Jaish al Islam), a Gaza based organization or the Popular […]
Despite the Hamas-declared ceasefire, rocket attacks into southern Israel continue. Many Israelis continue to call on the government to order a serious military operation to bring a halt to the
New York City�s overall crime rate could increase for the first time in decades, driven by alarming spikes in murder, rapes and robberies in many neighborhoods. A 400 percent increase in murders in tony Williamsburg; a 400 percent increase in rapes in Sheepshead Bay and a 250 percent increase in killings in Washington Heights are […]
Pedestrians summoned police on Monday afternoon at Jerusalem�s Kikar Tzion after seeing a weapon partially exposed among the belongings of a panhandler who was working the area. Apparently, at some point the beggar waved the weapon at a chareidi male for reasons that remain unclear, but this prompted bystanders to summon police. Police went through […]
Moshe Gafne told the press on Monday that the so-called facts listed in the monetary suit filed with the Jerusalem Rabbinical Monetary Court are simply baseless; adding the allegations against
Hospitals are speeding up their response times when treating heart attack patients. New research shows the average waiting time for heart attack patients once they reach the hospital was 64
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