Infantino LLC is recalling more than 1 million baby slings following reports of three infant deaths. According to CNN, Consumer Product Safety Commission is recommending that parents stop using the
Smoking may be bad for your health, but it could be great for New York bottom line. Th state Assembly is considering a dollar tax increase on cigarettes to close the ever-widening budget gap. The move would bring the total tax on a pack of cigarettes to $3.75, a national high, and raise more than […]
The US Census Bureau Tuesday reported the estimated resident population change for New York counties from April 1, 2000 through June 1, 2009 and Orange County had the largest percent population growth in the state with a 12.4 percent increase. County Executive Edward Diana said the statistics prove his point. “I have always said that […]
The State Assembly’s Democratic majority is reportedly looking to restore some school aid. A source told the Associated Press that under the Assembly’s budget proposal, which is expected to be
1:49AM EST: YWN has just learned that just moments ago, the verdict was given to Yakov Yosef ben Reizel, one of the bochurim detained in Japan. The prosecutor had requested
10:00PM EST: [VIDEOS & PHOTO LINKS BELOW] avid Greenfield has just won the hotly contested special election for the 44th City Council seat vacated by Simcha Felder. Never before has
[PHOTO LINK BELOW] A few thousand residents of Boro Park crowded into a large warehouse on Monday to receive food for Pesach at no cost. Large and needy families were able to obtain cases of eggs, potatoes, onions, carrots, matzos, children’s nosh, grapefruits and oranges. Also available on the second floor of the warehouse was […]
If you park in Manhattan, be sure to have a few more quarters handy. New York City is raising the rates on parking meters, and some drivers say the hike
EL AL President Eleyzer Shkedy recently met with HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita at his home in Bnei Brak to consult with the Rav on a wide range of issues. During the meeting, HaRav Kanievsky praised EL AL and made the following statement, “Without a doubt, all Jews, especially those who are Shomerei Torah and […]
Washington, DC – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has taken steps to educate its personnel as to the nature, contents and use of tefillin, adding information about them to briefing materials for security officials across the nation. Agudath Israel of America’s Washington Director and Counsel, Rabbi Abba Cohen, called the TSA move “a welcome development […]
The Bloomberg administration is gearing up for a massive round of layoffs and job cuts. Albany’s financial ineptitude has turned into a nightmare for New York City residents. Anticipating cuts
On video captured by multiple media network cameras, Vice President Biden introduces President Obama, and then can telling to the president: “This is a big (word removed by YWN) deal.” Not long after, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs sent out a Twitter message, and appeared to acknowledge the hot-mic moment, writing: ” And yes […]
President Barack Obama signed the sweeping health care reform legislation into law at the White House today, and now faces the task of selling the legislation to the American public.
In a raid that took place on Monday, March 22nd, involving police and Chief Rabbinate Kashrut Enforcement Unit officials, a relatively large quantity of hand shmura matzot were found in a facility in the Be’er Tuvia industrial zone. Some of the matzot were packed and others yet unpacked. The packaging states the matzah are under […]
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband addressed parliament on Tuesday afternoon, announcing his country blames Israel for the cloned passports of British nationals, used in the assassination of a senior Hamas
If you have recently purchased kosher for Pesach pasta, Mentos candies, or a carbonated beverage in the Sharon area of the country, it might be wise to check the date
The fact that Deputy Minister of Health Yaakov Litzman persuaded the cabinet to vote in favor of his alternate plan for the new fortified emergency room of Barzilai Hospital in
At times, one wonders if Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is addressing his audience, or perhaps, trying to persuade himself to stand firm amid mounting American pressure. As expected, the prime minister spoke eloquently in his address to the AIPAC (The American Israel Public Affairs Committee) conference, stating “Jerusalem is not a settlement”. While his statement […]
At 2:00 pm Japan time on Wednesday, 24 March, 9th Nissan 5770, the verdict will be given to Yakov Yosef ben Reizel, one of the bochurim detained in Japan. The tzibur is called upon to be mispalel on his behalf, Yakov Yosef ben Reizel. The prosecutor has requested for a sentence of 13 years prison […]
Yeshiva World News has learned that a number of Brooklyn yeshivas, whose leadership had been supportive of Joe Lazar, have abandoned his candidacy after learning that Lazar accepted the backing
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