[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] On Tuesday night, September 13th, yeshiva leaders, administrators, community activists and parents filled an Agudath Israel conference room to honor New York State Senate Majority Leader

In its response to the High Court of Justice on Wednesday, 11 Elul, the state explained it opposes razing the homes of the convicted murderers of Jerusalem Arab teen Muhmad

On the morning of Tuesday 10 Elul, Jerusalem District Court Judge Alexander Ron accepted the appeal filed by Honenu Attorney Menasheh Yado on the Hozrim LaHar (Returning to Har Habayis)

President Barack Obama’s homeland security adviser said Wednesday that it would be very hard for someone to hack into America’s voting systems in a way that could alter an election

As reported by YWN-ISRAEL, three Jewish girls were arrested by police on 2 Rosh Chodesh Elul after trying to daven in the area of the Lion’s Gate of Jerusalem’s Old City. They were told they were disturbing the peace. Honenu intervened, questioning how Jews can be arrested for exercising freedom of worship. Police on Wednesday […]

Former President Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea will leave the board of a health project connected to the Clinton Foundation, should Hillary Clinton win the White House. Their departure from

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Dayanim and Rabbonim who passed their exams for certification as rabbinical judges and civil service rabbis of cities were given their certificates in a festive event hosted in Jerusalem’s Yeshurun Shul on Wednesday, 11 Elul. The event was attended by Chief Rabbi Dovid Lau Shlita and Rishon L’Tzion Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef […]

Parents know the frustration of trying to get that gunky pink antibiotic into a tot screaming from an ear infection. A one-time squirt of special ear drops one day might replace that ordeal. It’s only been tried in animals so far — chinchillas, to be exact. But researchers report Wednesday that an antibiotic gel coated […]

A panel discussion was held in Beit Avi-Chai in Jerusalem on Tuesday night the eve of 11 Elul to discuss the significance a kashrus seal on a food item has on Israeli society. During the event MK (Yesh Atid) Elazar Stern expressed criticism on the state kashrus, namely the Chief Rabbinate of Israel’s kashrus. He […]

All four 14-year old yeshiva students detained on the morning of Monday 9 Elul during a police raid in Nachliel have been released, some of them after being brought to

The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America welcomed the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Obama administration and the Netanyahu government. The agreement between the United States and Israel was reached Tuesday, cementing a $38 billion, 10-year military aid package for 2019 – 2028. The agreement also includes $5 billion […]

It’s not even officially fall yet, but delivery companies and retailers are making their hiring lists for the holiday season. UPS said Wednesday it will add about 95,000 seasonal workers

On Thursday 12 Elul, an earthquake preparedness exercise will take place in Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Yerushalayim. The training exercise will involve physicians, nurses and other hospital and EMS

Former minister Gideon Saar, who is in the top tier of the Likud party, has announced the end of his hiatus from politics, stating he plans to be a contender

Authorities say they have made an arrest in the arson fire that heavily damaged the Florida mosque Orlando nightclub gunman Omar Mateen occasionally attended. St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office Maj.

The state is opposed to an early release request from Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, who is serving a one-year prison term in line with the plea agreement he signed with the

National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden says it would “chill speech” and “erode the quality of our democracy” if he serves a long prison term in the U.S. Snowden spoke

‘S’ entered the IDF a number of weeks ago and she is currently in the midst of basic training. She was off for a weekend and out on Motzei Shabbos in the Machane Yehuda area of Yerushalayim. She became frustrated after she could not find a parking spot. She finally found a spot but wasn’t […]

Polls commissioned by the Jerusalem Post in partnership with the American Jewish Committee (AJC) scheduled to be released on Friday, 13 Elul, show a majority of Jews in the United States and Israel favor official State of Israel recognition of non-religious Jewry, calling for an end to the “Orthodox monopoly over religion-and-state issues in Israel”. […]