As he’s reeled from twin scandals over his treatment of women and COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has had to confront a once-unthinkable question: Could
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu canceled his trip to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday after his wife was hospitalized and in the wake of the Jordanian refusal to approve the
Nursing home residents vaccinated against COVID-19 can get hugs again from their loved ones, and all residents may enjoy more indoor visits, the government said Wednesday in a step toward
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The chassidish daughter-in-law of Israel’s first coronavirus fatality, Aryeh Even, z’l, wrote a letter sharing memories of her father-in-law to media personality Sivan Rahav-Meir, who shared it on her Facebook
Senior Biden administration officials will hold their first face-to-face talks with their Chinese counterparts next week, the White House and State Department said Wednesday. The meeting between Secretary of State
Ten days after Purim, Israel’s coronavirus data is surprisingly encouraging, contrary to predictions by health experts that illegal Purim celebrations could cause an infection spike. Israel’s infection rate, number of
A 450-year-old handwritten manuscript of Rav Chaim Vital, the main student of the Arizal, was recently discovered, the Kedem Auction House in Jerusalem announced. The manuscript, which includes 150 lines
In an unprecedented move, the Tel Aviv municipality on Wednesday banned all unvaccinated teachers and staff members from entering the city’s schools without a negative coronavirus test from the previous
Facebook has asked a court to dismiss state and federal antitrust lawsuits that accuse it of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors. The social media
A person was murdered on Ave M and East 19th just after midnight, Thursday morning. Sources tell YWN that the victim, was an African American teen, was transported by Flatbush
Russian authorities said Wednesday they are slowing down the speed of uploading photos and videos to Twitter over its failure to remove banned content — part of growing efforts to
Meuchedet, one of Israel’s four Kupot Cholim, published a report on Monday warning that Israel is issuing green passports too early, risking a spike in the infection rate. Currently, Israelis
Following a year when the Ponevezher Rosh Yeshivah barely left his home due to his caution against contracting the coronavirus, HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelelstein delivered a shiur in heichel Ohel
Jacob Ham, PhD talks to Rabbi Shais Taub about topics including “epigenetic” transmission of Holocaust trauma in Jewish families; the effects of childhood neglect on adults; and how the opposite
Iran has rejected what it says are Israel’s unfounded allegations that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard attacked an Israeli-owned cargo ship near the Gulf of Oman last month. Iran’s U.N. ambassador in
HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein, who just returned to delivering shiurim in person after a year of staying at home due to the pandemic, was accosted by an anti-vaxxer on Wednesday
Staff at a Jerusalem hospital were familiar with the ‘regulars’ and their visitors, but few moved them more than that of Mrs. Gittel Adler & her children. 8-year-old Chavi Adler
The home of former NBA player Amar’e Stoudemire, who was megayer to Judaism in August, was sold for $3.5 million in cash to US rapper Rick Ross. Ross bought the
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