Following an unfortunate incident at Har Ha’Menuchos where the Matzeiva on the Kever of Hagon HaRav Moshe Feinstein ZATZAL was crushed, YWN has learned that that the Kever has been
According to a Yated Neeman report, hundreds of chareidi inductees into the IDF have been asked to remain at home for the military does not have space to accommodate them.
The father of former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden said on Wednesday he was willing to agree to a request by the FBI to fly to Moscow to see his son, but first needed to know what the security services wanted. Lonnie Snowden told state-owned Russian 24 television the FBI had suggested a “few […]
At 7:30AM, in Asbury Park, N.J., more than 300 cyclists kicked-off Chai Lifeline’s fourth annual Bike4Chai fundraiser. The two-day, 175-mile ride concludes at “The World’s Greatest Finish Line” at Camp Simcha, the special overnight summer camp designed to meet the medical and social needs of children and teens with cancer and other with serious illnesses […]
The City’s crackdown on big, sugary sodas is staying on ice. A mid-level state appeals court ruled Tuesday that the city’s Board of Health exceeded its legal authority when it voted last year to put a size limit on soft drinks served in restaurants, theaters, stadiums, sidewalk food carts and many other places. The ban, […]
The recent memorial ceremonies for the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising has created renewed interest in the actions of Polish Chasidai Umos HaOlam who assisted Poland’s Jews during
Facebook’s stock price has passed its $38 IPO price for the first time since its rocky initial public offering more than a year ago. Shares of Facebook Inc. are up
The U.S. economy grew from April through June at a modest seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.7 percent, as businesses spent more and the federal government cut less. The Commerce
In his comments directed at bnei yeshivos about watching soccer matches in cafes and kiosks, Chief Rabbi David Lau added jokingly “What’s the difference if the kushim paid by Tel Aviv beat the kushim paid by Greece”. This remark, using the word “kushi” to refer to the sport’s black players resulted in angry responses and […]
According to Israel Radio and other media reports, two chareidim were detained by police for questioning, the result of a mehadrin bus incident in Beit Shemesh on Wednesday, 24 Menachem
Getting people on and off an airplane quickly is so complicated that even an astrophysicist couldn’t figure it out. The astrophysicist, Jason Steffen of the University of Illinois, normally contemplates
Senators are questioning top Obama administration officials about the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs for the first time since the House narrowly rejected a proposal last week to effectively shut
After his latest remarks, members of the non-frum faction of the Bayit Yehudi party have moved forward, seeking legal action against Rabbi Shalom Cohen. Rav Cohen is Rosh Yeshivat Porat Yosef and a member of Shas’ Moetzas Gedolei Hatorah. He spoke out during a shiur, stating anyone that voted for Bayit Yehudi is destined for […]
Some 200 Nachal Chareidi and Hesder soldiers attending a military ceremony walked out when the women began singing. According to the Kippa report, the incident occurred two weeks ago at
New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner has released a new campaign video saying he won’t quit the race. The 1 minute video was posted on his campaign’s website Tuesday
As part of its effort to minimize damage to bnei Torah, Bayit Yehudi officials during the 18-hour marathon Knesset session to pass the state budget managed to save the funding
An American Eagle flight from New York City’s LaGuardia Airport to Montreal was diverted to an upstate airport after smoke was reported in the cockpit and cabin on Tuesday, but
Israel Health Ministry officials will in the coming days announce that 200,000 children in southern Israel will receive another vaccine against polio. The ministry earlier in July announced concerns and
The Administrative Committee of the Rabbinical Congress for Peace (RCP) met in an emergency session today to discuss the inherent dangers in the resumption of negotiations with the Palestinians which
“In the State of Israel no one dies of hunger. There is hunger and there are families that may only have meat once weekly, but swollen stomachs as seen in some countries do not exist here, mamosh not. Nevertheless, I am not saying things are perfect” stated Ministry of Welfare & Social Services Yossi Selman […]
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