It is a paradox of inverse proportions: A town whose school district has less than a 1 percent stake in a proposed law to help poor public students nonetheless emerging as the legislation’s most fervent promoter. A rally-like Senate committee hearing in March on the steps of the Statehouse Annex, for instance, turned out some […]
12:40PM IL: Av Beis Din Rav Avraham Dov Levine announced on Tuesday morning that the arbitration agreement signed with Yoav Lalum is null and void, explaining that the rabbonim shlita
Don’t drink the water, says New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell. The Upper East Side hospital has warned patients in its Greenberg building not to drink the tap water or bathe in it, citing possible deadly Legionella bacteria. The restrictions came after a water sample found “trace elements” of the bacteria. Water contamination led to Legionnaires’ […]
5:30PM EST: With temperatures reach the 90’s on Sunday afternooon, many Lakewood residents are extra hot as they are currently without power. TLS reports that the outage started at approximately 4:30PM, and affected homes in the 14th Street area, Laurelwood, Hope Chapel, Fernwood & other Lakewood neighborhoods. According to JCPL, there are an estimated 500-2000 homes without […]
Brooklyn – The four Councilmembers leading the effort to restore Priorty 7 vouchers met with ACS Commissioner John Mattingly and his top staff in what was described as a “frank” conversation on the implications of the proposed elimination of the vouchers from this year’s budget. Councilmembers David Greenfield (D-Boro Park), Brad Lander (D-Park Slope), Steve […]
The sons of the Emanuel parents imprisoned in Massiyahu Prison in Ramle are going to Bnei Brak today, Sunday, scheduled to arrive at Maran Rosh Yeshiva, HaGaon HaRav Aaron Leib Shteinman for a bracha. They are expected to be at Maran’s home at 6:00pm. Reports indicate Rav Shteinman is also planning to visit Massiyahu, but […]
[Click on image to enlarge] 9:00PM IL: The Emanuel Beis Yaakov case may have taken a dramatic turn as it appears Yoav Lalum has signed an arbitration agreement with a
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Nat Lewin, prominent Washington DC attorney and Orthodox Jew, will grace the central Brooklyn gathering on behalf of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin. The rally will be held on the eve of
According to Yitzchak Sheinin, one of the organizers of last Thursday’s prison marches in Bnei Brak and Yerushalayim, if the High Court decides to imprison the 22 Emanuel mothers, the struggle will shift to an entirely different level, one that will include violence. Sheinin is quoted by Ynet as explaining imprisoning the mothers would change […]
12:25PM EST: [Story has been posted on the all new YWN Catskill News Page as well.] Sullivan County Emergency Services are currently on the scene of a serious MVA on Route 17 in Liberty, NY. The MVA is on Route 17 West-Bound between exits 101 & 102, and reportedly involves a motorcycle. There are multiple patients, and at least […]
The following is the official Foreign Ministry statement following today’s (June 20, 2010) cabinet decision eliminating the need for Israeli travelers to apply for a visa to travel to Ukraine. “The Cabinet, at its meeting today, approved the proposal by the Foreign and Tourism Ministers to cancel the mutual need for tourist visas between Israel […]
While Shas did not come out with a definitive message of support for the Emanuel prison march, the party’s Council of Torah Sages headed by Chacham HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita did state unequivocally that bringing the case to the secular High Court of Justice was not the halachic way to handle the matter. Rav Ovadia […]
It was an emotional event on erev shabbos when the boys of the Emanuel parents arrived at outside Massiyahu Prison, arriving to wish their fathers a gut shabbos. Understandably, some
HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Yosef on motzei shabbos announced he is removing himself from any involvement in the ongoing dispute surrounding the Emanuel Beis Yaakov. It appears numerous threats against his
2:55PM IL: The High Court of Justice announced a short time ago it will not be announcing its decision in the case of the imprisonment of the Emanuel mothers until
Yahadut HaTorah has established a tent outside Ramle’s Massiyahu Prison in solidarity with the Emanuel inmates. Yahadut HaTorah MKs are present on Sunday, including Knesset Finance Committee Chairman MK Moshe Gafne, and Deputy Minister Meir Porush. The tent is set up about 50 meters (yards) from the prison entrance, and it is fully equipped, with […]
The Shurat HaDin lawsuit filed with the High Court of Justice calls for the immediate release of the Emanuel parents, alleging the court exceeded its authority when it sentenced them
When mispallalim of a Rishon L’Tzion Chabad shul arrived Sunday morning, some were pained while others, Holocaust survivors, were truly horrified, seeing swastikas on the Mikdash Mi’at and the words “Go back to Poland” alongside. A sizable percentage of the mispallalim are survivors of the Nazi atrocities, who were simply shocked to relive such an […]
Emanuel Mayor Ezra Garashi told Kol Chai Radio that the city’s social workers has been in contact with the families, all of those who names appear on the arrest warrants, taking the necessary steps to find solutions for those of the 250 children who do not have grandparents or others to take care of them […]
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