Soon after he was elected leader of Portugal’s center-left Socialist Party in 1992, Antonio Guterres added a red rose motif to the clenched, raised fist which was the party’s traditional

Imprisoned in Israel, Rabbi Eliezer Berland has sent an urgent letter to Chief Rabbi of Israel Rabbi Dovid Lau Shlita and Rishon L’Tzion Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef Shlita asking their assistance in getting out of prison. In his letter he denies any and all allegations being made against him. The letter, which was revealed by Channel […]

Multiple Yeshivas and Bais Yaakov’s in the Miami area have decided to cancel classes ahead of Hurricane Mathew. Yeshiva Toras Chaim Toras Emes, Sha’arei Bina, Bais Yaakov of Miami, and

The Histadrut national labor federation has declared a ‘work dispute’ regarding the ongoing labor dispute with Egged. Once a ‘work dispute’ is declared, the sides are aware that a strike can be launched 14 days later, signaling the need to enter into intensive talks to head-off a strike, which rarely occurs. If a strike is […]

The Israeli Air Force is confirming that a pilot and a navigator of an F-16A were compelled to eject from the plane. The pilot was tragically killed in the process,

Travelers along the East Coast are preparing for delays and cancelations as Hurricane Matthew heads toward the U.S. Airlines are preparing to suspend flights from Florida up through Georgia, South

ZAKA and United Hatzalah were summoned on the second day Rosh Hashanah after a young Amshinov chossid was reported missing from Bayit Vegan. After consulting with rabbonim, the order was given to summon assistance and begin searching for the missing 15-year-old youth. A few hours into the search the missing person was found B”H alive […]

The Halacha Institute of Toronto, a charitable organization affiliated with the Kashruth Council of Canada (COR) has opened a Jewish Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre to help members of the Jewish community resolve their disputes in a halachic framework. The Halacha Institute of Toronto’s Rabbonim recently graduated from a rigorous training program hosted at a COR certified venue, tailor […]

A federal government contractor has been accused of removing highly classified information and storing the material in his house and car, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. The Justice Department announced a

The latest flotilla heading for Gaza to break the Israeli marine blockade is manned exclusively women and had hoped to arrive at Gaza on Wednesday, 3 Tishrei. That never happened

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The IDF on Wednesday 3 Tishrei retaliated by striking terror targets in Gaza after a rocket was fired into Sderot during the morning hours. B’chasdei Hashem no one was killed or physically injured in the attack but a number of people were treated for psychological trauma as the rocket landed in […]

The U.N. on Wednesday released stark satellite images showing the most recent destruction of Syria’s embattled northern city of Aleppo, pounded by Syrian and Russian airstrikes since the collapse of

The world’s oldest man has finally celebrated his bar mitzvah — a hundred years later than usual. 113-year-old Israel Kristal – who YWN reported previously is Shomer Shabbos - has lived through both World Wars and survived the Auschwitz concentration camp. Earlier this year, Guinness World Records awarded him a certificate as the world’s oldest man. […]

Republican Mike Pence was calm and steady in the face of Democrat Tim Kaine’s fiery and frequent challenges. But when it came to defending Donald Trump, Pence dodged, sidestepped or