Leading halachic authorities, hundreds of kashrus supervisors, and representatives of major kosher certification bodies from across Eretz Yisroel and the world gathered in Yerushalayim recently for OU Koshers annual International Kashrus Conference. The event served as a forum for discussing some of the most complex and urgent issues facing the global kosher industry – from […]
Hatzolah of Central Jersey expressed gratitude to local and county partners, including Bikur Cholim, Chai Lifeline, Msaskm, Jackson EMS, and others, for their professional and compassionate response to a tragic
A cryptocurrency investor has been arrested and charged with kidnapping a man and keeping him locked up for weeks in an upscale Manhattan apartment, where authorities say he was beaten,
A second major power outage hit southeastern France early Sunday, this time in the city of Nice, after an electrical facility was damaged by suspected arson. Police currently have not
A moving visit took place today at the United Hatzalah headquarters, when the founder of the “Hatzalah” organization in the United States, Rabbi Hershel Weber, arrived for a special tour with his sons Naftali and Meir. He was greeted by Eli Beer, President and Founder of United Hatzalah, and Lazer Hyman VP and Head […]
The U.S. military spent more than $6 billion over the past three years to recruit and retain service members, in what has been a growing campaign to counter enlistment shortfalls.
A dual U.S.-German citizen was arrested and charged for attempting to carry out a firebombing attack on the U.S. Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv last week. Joseph Neumayer, 27,
One program distributes laptops in rural Iowa. Another helped people get back online after Hurricane Helene washed away computers and phones in western North Carolina. Programs in Oregon and rural
Yom Yerushalyim events begun at the Kosel on Sunday night, with thousands in attendance. At the heart of the event, a giant Israeli flag, measuring an impressive 4628 meters, was unfurled across the Kosel Plaza. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
In what had long been celebrated every May 30 to honor Americas fallen soldiers, Memorial Day officially became a federal holiday in 1971, observed on the last Monday in May. Businesses increasingly havechosen to stay open, leading to what is now one of the biggest retail sales and travel weekends of the year. Heres what […]
B”hEvery parent dreams of watching their child grow up healthy and happy. For Racheli, that dream was shattered the moment her youngest daughter, Gitty, was born. Three years ago, Gitty
Tens of thousands of Poles took part in dueling patriotic marches in Warsaw on Sunday, led by the two menvying for the presidencyin a June 1runoff electionwhich is expected to be both close and consequential for the nations future. Many of those who joined Sundays marches had traveled from acrossPoland, a country of nearly 38 […]
The Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation (AJCF) will present its prestigious Fighting Hatred Award to CNN commentator, Dream Machine Founder, Emmy award winner and New York Times best-selling author Van Jones
Israels National Security Council (NSC) on Sunday raised the travel warning for Canada from Level 1 (General Precaution) to Level 2 (Increased Threat), citing a disturbing rise in terrorist threats and anti-Israel sentiment directed at Jews and Israelis living or visiting the country. According to the NSC, the updated advisory comes in response to a […]
Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisonerson Sunday, the third and last part of a major exchange that reflected a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire in the more than three years of war. Hours earlier, theUkrainian capital, Kyiv, and other regionscame under a massive Russian drone-and-missile attack that […]
A firestorm of criticism has erupted over the 2025 Harvard Yearbooks depiction of the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel, which it described simply as War Breaks Out in Gaza. The entry, part of a timeline for the 2023-2024 academic year, has been condemned by Harvard Chabad and alumnus Shabbos Kestenbaum as a gross […]
The U.S. military is backing off its usual talk of good governance and countering insurgencies’ underlying causes, instead leaning into a message that its fragile allies in Africa must be ready to stand more on their own. At African Lion, its largest joint training exercise on the continent, that shift was clear: We need to […]
Strauss Blue Danube is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the waltz king’s birth. The classical piece will be beamed into the cosmos as it’s performed by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. The celestial send-off on May 31 livestreamed with free public screenings in Vienna, Madrid and New York […]
Over the past weekend, Jerusalem District Police officers carried out an operation to locate illegal infiltrators throughout the city of Jerusalem, including prosecuting those who assist them – drivers, employers,
The Trump administration last week asked Israel to postpone the full-scale ground operation in Gaza in order to exhaust negotiations for a hostage deal, two sources familiar with the details
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