While the Yesh Atid party continues flying the ‘share the burden’ flag, insisting the IDF can and will accommodate chareidi soldiers, some inductees arriving in the Bakum induction base were faced with a different reality – compelled to cut their peyos. According to the HaMevaser report, “the IDF took advantage of the naiveté of a […]

The City of Doral will be distributing sandbags to residents Thursday as more rain was in the forecast across South Florida. The sand bags will be distributed between 10 a.m.

9:45AM (Thursday): Following the attempted armed robbery on Anawana Lake Road on Wednesday night, the Sheriff Department worked tirelessly through the night to apprehend the suspects. It seems that their hard work has paid off, as highly credible sources have confirmed to YWN Catskills, that two suspects are currently being questioned in connection with the attempted […]

O&R’s Heat Alert continues as its system engineers predict that today’s electric demand could be among the top 10 highest demand days in Company history. O&R electric system engineers predict that the highest electric demand day for this week should occur today with a forecasted demand of 1,590 megawatts as the heat wave continues to […]

Democratic Mayoral candidate Sal Albanese is bringing his campaign up to the Catskills. Following a Erev Shabbos tour along 13th avenue, in Borough Park, several weeks ago, Mr. Albanese is

Verizon added more wireless devices than expected to its network in the latest quarter, continuing a strong run for the country’s largest cellphone carrier. Verizon Wireless added 941,000 devices to

Eager to counter Republicans intent on repealing his health care law, President Barack Obama will argue that it’s working and hold up as proof half a billion dollars in rebates

Cooler temperatures are within sight but likely not soon enough and cool enough for a large swath of the country hit with dangerously high temperatures for days as the largest

Protests over George Zimmerman’s acquittal have led to 17 arrests in Southern California and criminal charges against three people in Oakland. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department says eight of the 17 people arrested Wednesday night in Victorville were juveniles. The Los Angeles Times reports most of the arrests in the city 85 miles northeast […]

US Secretary of State John Kerry has held meetings in Amman, Jordan with PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen). While initial reports indicated the senior US official was not optimistic,

About three years ago, former High Court of Justice President Dorit Beinish scrapped a building plan for Jerusalem’s Ancient Muslim Cemetery in response to opposition from the international Muslim community. According to Maariv and other sources, this does not seem to be a deterrent for the Eden Company, which is working with city hall, planning […]

In a recent panel discussion including MK (Yesh Atid) Dr. Aliza Lavie and Deputy Minister of Religious Services (Bayit Yehudi) Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan, the deputy minister expressed his adamant opposition to what Israel’s High Court of Justice calls individual rights. Rabbi Ben-Dahan used the forum to sound the alarm regarding intermarriage in the United States […]

In order to accommodate the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah 2013  in Jerusalem, there will be changes in traffic patterns on Thursday, 11 Menachem Av 5773, beginning at 14:30. Highway One, the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv Highway will be closed to heavy vehicles in the direction of the capital to facilitate travel for those heading to Jerusalem […]

Rabbi Chaim Druckman Shlita, a prominent dati leumi rosh yeshiva and posek feels that Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein has compromised Israel’s democratic process by ruling Tzfas Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu is not suited to be a candidate in the Chief Rabbinate race. Rabbi Druckman adds that davka the rav is a most suited candidate to […]

New realities appear to be a daily occurrence regarding Israel, Egypt and the long-standing peace agreement between the two countries. Israel has given the okay permitting Egypt’s military to bring two battalions into Sinai as government forces continue to combat terrorists in Sinai. This is in addition to armored and aerial units. The area was […]

Now counted among the candidates Chief Rabbinate race, Dayan Tzion Boaron Shlita now comes under media scrutiny along with other candidates. The rav is more or less an unknown to most, for he remains out of the political spotlight. In his candidacy to become the next Rishon L’Tzion, the rav enjoys the support of a […]

11:00PM (Wednesday): There was an attempted robbery with a pellet gun on Anawana Lake Road in Monticello, Wednesday night. Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty tells YWN Catskills, that two Orthodox

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday afternoon, 9 Menachem Av 5773, in his Jerusalem office, held consultations with Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, Economy Minister Naftali Bennett and Deputy Foreign Minister Ze’ev Elkin in wake of the intention to add conditions to contacts between the EU and the State of Israel in the future. Prime Minister […]

A ceremony will be held on Thursday, 11 Menachem Av 5773, in the Burgos Airport marking a year since the deadly terror attack  which claimed the lives of five Israelis and one local national HY”D. A ceremony will take place in which Israel’s Magen David Adom donates a new ambulance to the local EMS. The […]

Bayit Yehudi MK Moti Yogev appeared on the London & Kirshenbaum news magazine program. He was asked to his opinion regarding the candidacy of Tzfas Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, who wishes to become Israel’s next Rishon L’Tzion. Yogev began by commenting on Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein’s decision to oppose the candidacy. He questioned why Weinstein […]

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