Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon on Wednesday 3 Menachem Av 5773 approved the first chareidi “Mechina” IDF prepatory yeshiva. The yeshiva, Hararei Tzion, will be in the Jordan Valley and its establishment is the result of cooperation between the Jordan Valley Regional Council, the Defense Ministry and Education Ministry. The graduates will be combatants in Nachal […]
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (OU) today expressed its appreciation to United States Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) and Roy Blunt (MO) for their introduction of a bipartisan bill this week—the Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013—that would ensure that houses of worship devastated by recent and future disasters are eligible […]
If Finance Minister Yair Lapid’s 4 million NIS budget cut for local religious councils in smaller communities passed, it would have brought a halt to many religious services, including the closure of many mikvaos in those communities chas v’sholom. The budget cuts would have also resulted in the firing of hundreds of rabbonim and baalaniyos […]
Councilman David G. Greenfield was joined today in Boro Park by New York City Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty and local elected officials and community leaders to announce an initiative to
Former Jerusalem Mayor Rabbi Uri Lupoliansky visited with Gedolei Yisrael Shlita as he seeks to decide if he will run for another term as mayor of Jerusalem. On Wednesday night,
[VIDEOS & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] There was standing room only at Yeshivat Lomdei Torah in the Bayit Vegan neighborhood as people gathered for hespedim in honor of the shloshim
Rabbi Shmuel Epstein ZT”L was niftar during the early morning hours on Thursday, 4 Menachem Av 5773 at the age of 84. The niftar maintained a special relationship with Gedolei Yisrael, especially with HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita. Those who knew the rav speak of this special connection that he maintained throughout his life, first […]
The number of people applying for U.S. unemployment benefits rose 16,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, although the level remains consistent with steady hiring. The Labor Department said
After Finance Minister recommended chareidim to fill the void in Israel’s construction field, Shas MK Amnon Cohen recommends chareidim for the nation’s fire service. Cohen, who chairs the Knesset Audit Committee, was referring to a state comptroller’s report addressing Israel’s fire service. Cohen feels chareidim can be trained to fill the manpower shortage, citing they […]
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood vowed Thursday not to back down in its push to restore ousted Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi to power but insisted its resistance is peaceful in an effort
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] As has been reported extensively on YWN Catskills, there has been an increse in bear-sightnngs throughout Sullivan County this summer. Many residents have submitted photos where
Transportation Minister (Likud) Yisrael Katz addressed a Yesha Settlement Council forum in Jerusalem’s Leonardo Plaza Hotel. The minister expressed his opposition to the construction freeze in Yehuda and Shomron, asking “by what authority can we freeze life for children in Ariel, Eli or Gush Etzion?” Katz and Minister of Housing (Bayit Yehudi) attended the kenos, […]
Microsoft Corp. is reshuffling its business in an attempt to promote faster innovation and a sharper focus on devices and services. The move by the world’s largest software maker comes
7-Eleven is marking its 86th birthday with its annual free Slurpee day today. It has become a tradition on July 11, or 7/11, participating 7-Eleven stores across the U.S. and
Holon Chief Rabbi Avraham Yosef was question by police ‘under warning’, facing allegations of breach of trust in regard to his granting mehadrin kashrus certification to restaurants in his city. Being questioned ‘under warning’ generally signals police have sufficient evidence in the case and that a criminal indictment is likely The rav was questioned on […]
One of STAR-K Kosher Certification’s most recently certified products is neither fleishig, milchig, nor pareve. Actually, the only culinary connection it has is to spiritual food for thought! Give up? It is the STAR-K Kosher Phone. STAR-K Kashrus Administrator Rabbi Zvi Goldberg, who administers its certification, answers some commonly asked questions about one of the […]
Got an old typewriter in your garage? Call the Kremlin, they need some. Russia’s Federal Protective Service, a KGB successor agency in charge of protecting President Vladimir Putin and his
House Speaker John Boehner says the vast majority of House Republicans believe they need to tackle the immigration issue. But he says securing the borders must come first, and the
Since Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av 5773, hundreds of Jews have been visiting Har Bayis daily. Srugim reports that police have been cooperative and working to accommodate larger groups of Jewish
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