[PHOTO LINK BELOW] A person was shot and killed in the heart of Flatbush late Monday night. The scene of the shooting was on Avenue J between East 12th &
The community organizing group Acorn announced Monday that it would close all its remaining state affiliates and field offices by April 1. The organization is “developing a plan to resolve all outstanding debts, obligations and other issues,” said a statement released by the group. Acorn has been battered by criticism from the right and has […]
11:41AM IL: According to a Sky News report, Britain is about to expel an Israeli diplomat in response to the Dubai “passport cloning” affair. The name of the diplomat or details pertaining to the unprecedented decision are unavailable at this time. As Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu mends fences in Washington, moving ahead following the Ramat […]
Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton arrived in quake-ravaged Haiti on Monday, pledging to remind Americans that Haiti is still suffering and in need of long-term recovery and
New York City’s taxi commission chief says the scam thought to have cheated 1.8 million riders is smaller than officials first believed. The head of the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission told the City Council on Monday that a “significant” number of trips were not actually overcharged. The button to activate the higher rate code […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon visited Hamas-controlled Gaza on Sunday, following which he met with Noam and Aviva Shalit, the parents of imprisoned IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. The Shalits stated they were encouraged by Moon, who promised to continue efforts on their son’s behalf. The UN leader used the visit to blast Israel for the […]
Brooklyn – New York City Council candidate and education advocate David G. Greenfield announced a plan that would require every non-public school submit their entire staff to fingerprint criminal background
In response to their failure to stop health care reform from passing last night, the Republicans have set their sights on a new goal: Nancy Pelosi’s job as Speaker of
[ORIGINAL UPDATES BELOW] 9:00PM IL: It is now cleared to release that an IDF soldier was killed by mistaken gunfire in the Kissufim area. Golani Brigade forces operating in the
Attorneys general from at least 12 states say they will challenge the constitutionality of the healthcare reform bill passed by the House of Representatives Sunday night. The threatened action suggests
A blaze erupted on Monday morning in the Orot HaTorah Talmid Torah in the Rova Zayin area of Ashdod. Heavy damage was reported to the talmid torah’s storage area as the blaze spread to the nearby building, a beis medresh of the Shomrei Emunim Chassidim. Residents saw the blaze and broke into the beis medresh […]
[Elizabeth Benjamin of the Daily News reports] A spokeswoman for Comptroller John Liu today chastised City Council hopeful Joe Lazar for distributing literature that seems to imply he has been
12:40PM EST: [UPDATE BELOW] An NYPD officer has just been shot in the Bronx at 3073 Park Avenue near 158th Street. The officer is reportedly in serious condition, and has
The link below is a documentary video created exclusively for Yeshiva World News Israel by Yaakov Rosen, highlighting the various issues surrounding the planned decision of the High Court to
It’s that time of the year again… the holiday season. Perhaps nothing is more challenging than getting through Pesach with your health and weight intact. As daunting and challenging as this may seem, a few little tricks and just a little self-discipline can get you through virtually unscathed. There are essentially three areas where we […]
In a rare but welcome move, the Chief Rabbinate of Israel turned to Rabbi Pinchas Cohen, the Chief Rabbi of Netivot, instructing him to remove his kashrus supervision from the “Yevul HaNegev” insect-free greens due to tests revealing an unacceptably high presence of insecticides. Acting in his role of the head of the Chief Rabbinate’s […]
Fifty-four families living with a child’s serious illness found comfort, support, information and inspiration at Chai Lifeline’s annual LH Financial Services Winter Retreat last weekend. The annual Chai Lifeline event fosters both communication and connection among family members and between families who are related only by the dreaded circumstances of a child’s illness. They have […]
Passover is a holiday that looms above us. The mere thought of cleaning our homes, and the madness it entails can be a huge task. As a mother of five, I have found that food travels into spaces that one never imagined…bookshelves, closets, behind the couch. “Seek and ye shall find” is a verse that […]
According to veteran Gush Etzion resident Rabbi Chanan Porat, image is high on the agenda for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, explaining that back on Tu B’Shvat, when learning the prime minister was planning to plant seedlings in Kibbutz Kfar Etzion, he contacted Mr. Netanyahu to tell him that he is unwelcome, for one who freezes […]
Virginia’s attorney general said he plans to sue the federal government over the healthcare reform legislation, saying Congress lacks authority to force people to buy health insurance. The following is the statement from Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli: “The Office of the Attorney General of Virginia will move forward with our lawsuit against the federal […]
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