A Manhattan community board approved Tuesday the construction of a mosque and Islamic cultural center near the World Trade Center site. The measure passed 29-to-1, with 9 abstentions. The vote
On Monday, Lakewood Police Department received information that Mark L. Johnson, who had been previously charged with bias intimidation and harassment while on probation, was hiding out at an address on Frederick Drive, in Bayville, NJ. Detective Steve Wexler assisted by several members of the Berkeley Twp. Police Department proceeded to this address and arrestedJohnson. […]
A groupof Chareidi Jews ascended the Har Habayis today, with one man fully prostrating himself in prayer (as can be seen in the attached photos). According toreports, the group was led by Rabbi Yitzchak Brand of the city of Emanuel and Rabbi Yisrael Ariel of the Temple Institute in Jerusalem. The group say they intend […]
In a rare move, the New York City Council today rejected the application to change the zoning of 4802 18th Avenue from a private two-family home to a commercial bank.
President Obama told Senate Republicans Tuesday that he’s read the controversial Arizona immigration law and is concerned it would allow for discrimination — but he is planning to deploy up
While former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is no stranger to police questioning, having been questioned during his tenure as prime minister a number of times; today, Tuesday, May 25th marks
New York Public Advocate Bill de Blasio today launched an online petition urging Mayor Bloomberg to restore funding for the citys Priority 7 program, which provides free childcare and afterschool services to families in need. Under Mayor Bloombergs proposed budget, approximately 2,000 children will lose access to childcare by July 1st if the funds […]
The state rested its case against former Agriprocessors executive Sholom Rubashkin shortly before noon this morning. The jury was sent home until Wednesday morning when the defense will begin with
Following a heated battle between parents and school, the parents of Shulamith of Brooklyn have come to an “tentative agreement” with the school over the sale of their building. The
The police union is speaking out about a bill proposed in the State Assembly that would require police to only use the minimum amount of force against suspects. The measure
A group of Yeshiva boys from Yeshiva Birchas Shmuel were on a baseball outing to a local Flatbush park when they came upon large swastikas. The boys were with their
The ongoing controversy regarding the Halachic Shaila of “worms in fish” continues. Two weeks ago, YWN posted an article by RabbiMordechai Kuber explaining why it is Mutar to eat the fish with worms. Yesterday, YWN posted an article by Rabbi Chaim Scher, an expert in the field who refuted Rabbi Kuber’s article. Today we present […]
Tel Aviv Chief Rabbi HaGaon HaRav Yisrael Meir Lau made an appearance in Bnei Brak on Monday to affix a mezuzah to the new Prog Center. He addressed the recent alarming anti-chareidi sentiment evident in the media, questioning those who say the chareidim do not join the workforce, and as a result, are compelled to […]
Germanys kosher consumers can now enjoy a full line of locally produced boutique cheeses and milk that come from a small dairy farm near the major Northern city of Hamburg. Until now, explains Rabbi Shlomo Bistritzky, Chabad representative to Hamburg, Id go to the dairy farm myself, and supervise the kashrut of a small quantity […]
As promised, protests in Jaffa against ongoing excavations did take place with hundreds of chareidim on hand, confronting and defying police, who warned if they do not disperse, additional arrests would occur. About 120 protesters were detained and arrested in Mondays protests. Following the arrest of an admor and a prominent rav on Monday, police […]
Democratic gov hopeful Andrew Cuomo expects to get thousands of people to sign his campaign pledge to clean up Albany. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver won’t be one of them. “I
In his testimony on Monday Rishon LTzion Rabbi Bakshi Doron Shlita told the court that he did nothing wrong, pointing a finger of blame at Rishon LTzion Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu Shlita, the daily Yediot reports. The state alleges rabbonim were involved in permitting 2,000 people to receive rabbinical ordination without completing the mandatory 5-year program, […]
Police investigators allege the heads of Israels four largest bakeries teamed up to create a cartel, arresting a number of senior officials as the case develops. Questioned in the case are senior officials of the four bakeries, Angels, Bermans, Duduvitch and Merchavit. The four firms are accused of illegal practices in their effort to control […]
Mounted policeman David Edri was sentenced to three months of community service on Tuesday by Jerusalem District Court Justice Rivka Friedman-Feldman for his unacceptable and life-threatening actions during the eviction of Jews in Amona. One of the Edris victims was veteran Shomron resident Yehuda Etzion, who was quoted by Arutz-7 Hebrew news as saying he […]
Israel Police investigators have recommended to the State Attorney Generals office that a criminal indictment be handed down against Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and former Israeli Ambassador to Belarus Zeev Ben-Aryeh. The case pertains to a period when Lieberman served as an MK, in 2008, with police alleging that during a trip to Belarus, Ben-Aryeh […]
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