Republican Mike Johnson is the new speaker of the House, but the ally of Donald Trump inherits many of the same political problems that have tormented past GOP leaders, tested

The nation’s economy expanded at a robust 4.9% annual rate from July through September as Americans defied higher prices, rising interest rates and widespread forecasts of a recession to spend at a brisk pace. The Commerce Department said the economy expanded last quarter at the fastest pace in nearly two years — and more than […]

Rabbi Mordechai Dov Fine, shlita, is far more than just the Mora D’asrah of our Congregation Machzikeh Hadas.  Over his decades of dedicated service to the Jewish community, he has

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The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits rose last week but remains historically low as the labor market continues to show strength amid high interest rates and inflation. Jobless

Hamas terrorists fired a huge barrage of rockets at the Tel Aviv area early Thursday afternoon. Sirens blared throughout central Israel, including Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak, Bat Yam, Holon, Ohr

The first major snowstorm of the season dropped up to a foot (30 centimeters) of snow in the Helena, Montana, area by Wednesday, sending an army of snowplows and sand

The Roshei Yeshiva of Lakewood wrote a letter encouraging universal participation in the upcoming Daf Yomi Siyum on Seder Nashim. This tekufah is particularly important, they said, since it is

On Avrohom Avinu’s Emunah by Moreinu HaRav Boruch Mordechai Ezrachi zt”l Translated by Rabbi Yair Hoffman Often, we fail to realize the greatness of our Gedolei Torah.  What follows is a small glimpse of the Torah that Rav Boruch Mordechai Ezrachi zt”l, son-in-law of Rav Meir Chodosh zt”l, gave to his students on a weekly […]

IDF forces carried out a limited ground incursion in the northern Gaza Strip overnight Wednesday and then withdrew, the IDF stated on Thursday morning. The operation, carried out with tanks,

Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman was charged Wednesday with a misdemeanor for triggering a fire alarm as lawmakers scrambled to pass a funding bill before a government shutdown deadline in September.

YWN regrets to inform you of the petirah of Rosh Yeshivas Ateres Yisrael and Zakein Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, Hagaon HaRav Boruch Mordechai Ezrachi Zt”l, at the age of 94. HaRav Ezrachi has been ill and hospitalized for the past four months and was recently on a respirator but there was an improvement in his condition […]

Bitcoin is having another moment. The world’s largest cryptocurrency soared to almost $35,000 this week, marking its highest point in nearly 18 months — and more than double the price seen at the start of 2023. The cryptocurrency rocketed from just over $5,000 each during the start of the pandemic to nearly $68,000 in November […]

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At least 22 people are reportedly dead in Maine’s second-largest city, Lewiston, after a still-active shooter went on a rampage in at least three locations. Lewiston Police said in a

A group of Jewish students at Cooper Union College in New York had to be locked into a school library on Wednesday as a pro-Hamas group of protesters pounded on

An estimated 17 million households reported problems finding enough food in 2022 — a sharp jump from 2021 when boosted government aid helped ease the pandemic-induced economic shutdown. A new Department of Agriculture report, released Wednesday, paints a sobering picture of post-pandemic hardship with “statistically significant” increases in food insecurity across multiple categories. Using a […]

President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged world leaders to collaborate in pursuit of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His statement comes at a crucial juncture as Israel’s ongoing

The Roshei Yeshiva of Lakewood wrote a letter encouraging universal participation in the upcoming Daf Yomi Siyum on Seder Nashim. This tekufah is particularly important, they said, since it is the halfway point of the Daf Yomi cycle as well as the 100th anniversary of R’ Meir Shapiro zt”l suggesting the idea of Daf Yomi. […]

Russia’s military conducted a simulated nuclear strike in a drill Wednesday overseen by President Vladimir Putin, hours after the upper house of parliament voted to rescind the country’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban. The bill to end ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, approved in the lower house last week, will […]

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