In an expected move, Beersheva Chief Rabbi Dayan Yehuda Deri on Thursday night, the eve of 12 Menachem Av 5773 informed Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita that he is
Ezra Friedlander, head of the Friedlander group, has joined the Christine Quinn campaign for mayor as a key advisor on Jewish outreach, YWN has learned. Recently, Mr. Friedlander took the
The New York City Police Department and federal officials are once again conducting air sampling today, as part of the largest urban airflow study ever conducted. Researchers are trying to
Former Likud cabinet minister Moshe Kahlon has announced his support for Dayan HaGaon HaRav Tzion Boaron, who is seeking to become the next Rishon LTzion, Israels Sephardi Chief Rabbi. Kahlon will also undertake running the ravs campaign during the final days prior to the election, which is scheduled for Wednesday, 17 Menachem Av 5773. Kahlon […]
Some New York City lawmakers are urging Mayor Michael Bloomberg to give the public a chance to talk to him before his expected veto of measures that would create new
The once-considered frontrunner for president, in 2004, Howard Dean headlined a Brooklyn fund-raiser for mayoral candidate Public Advocate Bill de Blasio last night, where he re-enacted the famous scream that ultimately helped sink his 2004 presidential campaign, Politicker reports. So were going to Brooklyn! And then were going to the Bronx! And then were going […]
A judge on Thursday recommended that a case challenging the claims on popular Vitaminwater drinks as misleading move forward as a class-action lawsuit. Attorneys representing the health-advocacy group Center for
Passersby on Thursday evening 11 Menachem Av 5773 at 18:10 saw a child inside a closed parked car on David Yellin Street in Jerusalem. A crowd gathered quickly as efforts
New Yorkers are being asked to reduce electricity use as this week’s heat wave is driving near record demand for power. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says people should cut back as
Britains first prolonged heatwave in seven years has taken the country by surprise, with rails buckling, shops selling out of electric fans, and scientists estimating the surge in temperature could have caused hundreds of premature deaths. After a washout summer in 2012 and the coldest spring for over 50 years, temperatures have soared across the […]
There’s been a lot of evidence to sort through, and it’s been three months since state Sen. Malcolm Smith and five co-defendants have been in court in the federal bribery
Modiin Chief Rabbi David Lau, who is a leading candidate in the race to become the next Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, will have an extremely busy day on Wednesday, 17 Menachem Av 5773, Election Day. His day will busier than the other candidates because on motzei Tisha BAv, the rav learned that a grandson […]
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] A hachnasas Sefer Torah was held in Burgos, Bulgaria on Thursday, 11 Menachem Av 5773 in memory of the terror victims killed in the bombing attack
The National Weather Service says an excessive heat warning and an air quality alert have been issued for the New York City area. The Weather Service predicts a high temperature
The White House is considering canceling a fall summit between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a move that would further aggravate the already tense relationship
Rabbi Dr. Ratzon Arussi, who has been the chief rabbi of Kiryat Ono for thirty years, spoke with Israel Radio on Thursday morning, 11 Menachem Av 5773, six days ahead of election of Israels new chief rabbis. Rabbi Arussi explained that yes, he did run in the last election a decade ago but at that […]
Google views the computing shift to smartphones and tablets as a golden opportunity, but the Internet search leader’s second-quarter performance served as an unsettling reminder that it poses a nagging
With less than a week to the elections for new Chief Rabbis of Israel, there is an air of cautious optimism in the Rav Stav camp. The rav is running
IDF Chief of Intelligence Major-General Aviv Kochavi left for Washington DC this week where he will be discussing the threat facing Israel posed by the Russian built S-300 advanced anti-aircraft
Tzfas Chief Sephardi Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu refuses to do the popular thing and retract his psak Halacha forbidding one from selling homes in Tzfas to Arabs. In an interview with
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