(VIDEOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Frazzled travelers snoozed on floors and dozens of suitcases sat unclaimed as a welter of wintry problems — from a snowstorm to a burst water pipe — extended flight delays at Kennedy Airport into a fourth day Monday. With a forecast calling for a bit more snow and sleet Monday night, scores […]

(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) This driver lost control of his vehicle on Sunday on Yirmiyahu Street in Yerushalayim, by the row of new stores that opened opposite the old Tnuva factory. B’chasdei Hashem, despite the heavy pedestrian traffic in the area, there were no reports of injuries. (YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem/Photo Credit: ????? ????????)

Jordan’s state news agency says the country’s intelligence service has foiled a “massive” scheme of simultaneous attacks on military installations, shopping centers and other targets by a cell linked to

Yaakov Teital, who has become known as the “Jewish terrorist” serving a life sentence for murdering two Palestinians, has requested permission to attend the bris of his son. The bris is scheduled to take place this coming Shabbos. Teital told Israel Prison Authority officials, “Thousands of terrorists have been released to their homes in recent […]

The government’s quality service report to the public, which measures the level of government service, ranked the marriage registration branches in the religious councils first in the general satisfaction category

(VIDEOS & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) A desperate search is underway for a 19-year-old Jewish college student who went missing Tuesday night in the Foothill Ranch area of Lake Forest, California. The teen’s mother described the disappearance as “inexplicable.” About 25 Orange County Sheriff’s Department reserve deputies were searching the area Saturday, as officials and […]

(VIDEO AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Hundreds of mispallalim have already arrived at the tziyun of HaRav HaKodosh Rav Yisrael Dov Ber ben R’ Yosef, Baal ‘Sheiris Yisrael’ for the yahrzeit, on Monday 21 Teves. The Uman Express Company runs shuttles to bring mispallalim to and from the airport and the tziyun, which is located […]

(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) The FDNY has transmitted a fifth alarm for a fire in a high rise building located at 775 Riverside Drive near West 156th Street, in Upper

65% of Shas voters feel that Aryeh Deri’s battle to pass the Shabbos/Makolet Bill is justified and a battle for Kedushas Shabbos. Only 18% feel the battle is merely for political gain, a poll carried out by Panels, headed by Menachem Lazar and commissioned by the Knesset Chanel shows. The poll also shows 44% of […]

Democrats are shifting to offense on health care, emboldened by successes in defending the Affordable Care Act. They say their ultimate goal is a government guarantee of affordable coverage for

Chief Rabbi of Israel Rabbi David Lau sent a letter to the Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit informing him that until the unnecessary and overbearing interference of the appointed legal advisor to the Council of the Chief Rabbinate ceases of changes, Rabbi Lau would be canceling all meetings of the Council. This is an unprecedented move by […]

An IDF soldier was driving his vehicle on Rabbi Elazar Street in Ramat Beit Shemesh on Monday, 21 Teves, during the morning hours. He was attacked with rocks and trash thrown by thugs in chareidi garb. As a result, he lost control of the vehicle and struck a pole. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yitchak Levinger, who […]

Israel on Sunday identified 20 activist groups from around the world whose members will be banned from entering the country over their calls to boycott the Jewish state, stepping up

Millions of working Americans should start seeing fatter paychecks as early as next month, Republican leaders say, as a result of the recently passed tax law. But the precise timing

(VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Police working with rescue personnel pulled a 70-year-old out of this SUV after they entered the area, believing it was passable. Also extricated was

Thieves ransacked the home of HaRav Aharon Chadash, Mashgiach of Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim, on Friday night. The Mashgiach’s house is opposite the Beis Yeshaya building of the Yeshiva in the

(VIDEO AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) A large force of police and special forces including Yassam and border police arrived during the night of 21 Teves (Sunday to Monday) in

A small group of zealots affiliated with the Eida Chareidis arrived at the home of MK Moshe Gafne on Sunday evening 20 Teves to protest against him in his capacity as chairman of the Knesset Finance Committee. The demonstrators read Tehillim and distributed pashkavilim while shouting “Traitor” at Gafne, accusing him of having a hand […]

(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Speaking with reporters on Sunday, 20 Teves, at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke about Israel’s future and the fact that the country is one of the most crowded in the world. “Today, I will submit for Cabinet approval the formation of a team that […]

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