The United States is now pressuring Israel to accept a full four-month construction freeze in areas referred to by the US administration as “East Jerusalem”. According to reports from Washington, US President Barak Obama’s latest brainstorm is to compel Israel to comply with the four-month construction freeze in Yerushalayim in return for persuading PA Chairman […]
This year, stores are increasingly brazen in defiance of the Chametz Law and yomtov, with a larger number opening their doors on Monday, the first day yomtov, as well as
Eugene, OR – A man arrested on a hate crime allegation in the beating of a Jewish man isn’t likely to face that charge in court. A Lane County grand jury returned an indictment this week charging Gary Lee Kehm, 32, with third- and fourth-degree assault in a pair of attacks last month on a […]
As Jews throughout the Diaspora on Tuesday night sat around tables engaged in the second Pesach seder, a Chabad shaliach in Budapest, Hungary was targeted in an anti-Semitic incident. HaRav
1:10PM IL: According to Egged’s Nir Landau, the manager of Egged Yerushalayim, the violent protests taking place in Meah Shearim have compelled the bus company to halt service to Meah Shearim. This is causing serious hardship for area residents and visitors, but Egged explains the bus company cannot expect drivers to enter the community with […]
An Iranian nuclear scientist who disappeared while on pilgrimage to Mecca last year has defected to the United States and is living and working there for the CIA, it was reported yesterday. Revelations about Shahram Amiri’s defection came as the US and five other world powers, including China, were said to have reached agreement on […]
Commuter hubs in Manhattan were packed with a heavy police presence Wednesday morning, as part of a multi-agency training exercise. Approximately 100 New York City Police Department officers joined members
For the man believed to be the last Jew living in Afghanistan, a lifeline to keeping his Passover traditions came in the form of one resourceful Queens man. Jack Abraham,
With the budget deadline looming, Governor David Paterson made a last minute appeal to New Yorkers Wednesday. In a taped address, the governor warned that since introducing his budget proposal
Belgian police have mounted an unprecedented security operation outside the Brussels courtroom where nine members of an alleged terrorist cell linked to al Qaeda are on trial. The security alert
[MULTIPLE VIDEO & PHOTO LINKS POSTED BELOW] Lakewood, NJ - Despite the inclement weather, pesach preparations were at full steam as the residents of Lakewood went about shopping, cleaning, selling, and burning their Chometz in honor of yom tov. Be it buying new clothes for yom tov, cleaning out cars, attending siyumim, the spirit of chag hamatozs […]
On this Erev Pesach morning of 5770 , YWN would like to thank our devoted readers across the globe for visiting YWN each day, patronizing our advertisers, and making our
Brooklyn – Councilman-elect David Greenfield spent the weekend working with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) to ensure pre-Pesach garbage pickup. Pesach, which begins at sundown Monday, requires additional garbage pickup due to the exhaustive cleaning of the home. Traditionally, DSNY has additional pickups through 60th Street in Boro Park. Greenfield, who lives in Boro Park, […]
The city announced Monday that it will be offering free legal support for New Yorkers at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure. The new program will be offered through
A Philadelphia man has been charged with threatening to kill Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and his family. A two-count complaint and warrant was filed today accusing Norman Leboon, 33, of
[IMPORTANT UPDATE BELOW] (Originally posted Sun night) WN has been flooded with emails in the past few hours regarding some type of ”problem” with Shufra Baking Cocoa which is sold in stores as Kosher for Pesach. YWN attempted to ascertain what the problem is, but were unsuccessful. What YWN can report is a public interview currently […]
The NY Post reports: A mistaken address that appeared in a 911 computer resulted in a four-minute delay in ambulance service for an elderly Staten Island woman who died before
Rebels from the Caucasus region are believed to be responsible for two deadly suicide bombings in the Moscow subway system. It is an attack that has officials in New York
Female suicide bombers detonated explosions that rocked two subway stations in central Moscow during rush hour on Monday morning, killing at least 35 people, officials said. “It was a terrorist
Obese people often say they’d like to eat less but feel almost powerless to stop indulging, and now new research suggests that explanation might be all too true. The theory
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