Following the assault against a chareidi soldier in Meah Shearim on Tuesday evening the eve of 3 Menachem Av 5773, politicians and rabbonim have released condemnatory messages. The soldier, who
The father of a very large family from Yemen in Lakewood / New York was Niftar at the age of 93, Tuesday night. Reb Yosef Dahari Z”L is survived by his wife, 13 children, 89 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren K”H. The Levaya for Reb Yosef took place on Tuesday night at the Holocaust Memorial Chapel […]
The judge at a New York civil anti-trust trial has found that Apple Inc. conspired with publishers to raise electronic book prices. The ruling was issued Wednesday in Manhattan federal
Israel Police is investigating Holon Chief Rabbi Avraham Yosef for alleged criminal activity, Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) reports in an exclusive story. According to the report, Rav Yosef, a son
Survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing will watch as the young man who could face the death penalty for the attack appears in court for the first time since he
Investigators are trying to understand whether automated cockpit equipment Asiana flight 214’s pilots say they were relying on to control the airliner’s speed may have contributed to the plane’s dangerously
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service, still reeling from its worst crisis in years, is taking steps to halt bonuses for union employees and senior executives, the acting IRS commissioner told employees on Tuesday. Bowing to “an unfortunate byproduct” of government-wide budget cuts, acting commissioner Danny Werfel said the move does not reflect poorly on employees’ […]
The following is a NY Daily News editorial: Worried about your health care? Get Hikindcare — generous coverage paid for entirely by the taxpayer. Wait, you say you’re not a child of Assemblyman Dov Hikind? Poor slob. You don’t meet the eligibility requirements. Yoni Hikind, 32, and Shmuel Hikind, 29, were luckier. They share DNA […]
A look at some of the top figures emerging in Egypt after the military removed President Mohammed Morsi: —Interim President Adly Mansour, 67, a judge: Mansour emerged from near-obscurity when he became head of the Supreme Constitutional Court, two days before Egypt’s military chief announced last Wednesday that Morsi had been deposed and was to […]
Documents released for the first time Tuesday from the FBI file on former New York City Mayor Edward Koch detail one of the more obscure chapters of his storied political
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The van used to drive the Rebbe of Toldos Aaron Shlita was involved in an accident near Zvill Square in Yerushalayim after midnight on Tuesday, 2
An animated former New York Gov. George Pataki shook his head repeatedly as he was accused at a civil trial of abusing his power by ordering prisoners moved to psychiatric
Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita has turned to Kiryat Ono Chief Rabbi Ratzon Arussi, seeking to persuade him to drop out of the race to become Israel’s next Sephardi Chief Rabbi, Maariv reports. Shas has been working to persuade other candidates to step down, including Rabbi Tzion Boaron, who has refused. Rav Boaron recently […]
In the courts of law and public opinion, congressional Republicans increasingly accuse President Barack Obama of exceeding his constitutional authority for the benefit of special interests, most recently by delaying
Ramat Gan Chief Rabbi Yaakov Ariel Shlita opposes the law banning the import of goose liver, a law intended to protect animals from unacceptable procedures such as forced feeding. Rabbi Ariel explains “there must be a priority system and first and foremost we must be concerned with humans, not animals. There must be action to […]
Aviation investigators put more questions to the pilots of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 on Tuesday, trying to learn what was happening in the cockpit of the Boeing 777 as the
Dr. Reuven Gal, a former IDF chief physiologist, has released his new book, “Between the Kippa and the Kumta (Beret)”. However, the book does not boast the increasing numbers of dati leumi officers, but seeks to set off an alarm of concern. Gal writes that 20 years ago 4% of the graduates of IDF Officers […]
6:20PM (Tuesday): YWN Catskills regrets to inform you that Zev Aryeh Glick the child who was pulled from a swimming pool this past Shabbos, has R”L passed away. He is
Framing a new argument against President Barack Obama’s health care law, congressional GOP leaders called Tuesday for a delay in the law’s requirement that individual Americans carry health insurance. If the White House can grant a one-year delay for employers — as the administration did just last week — individuals should get the same consideration, […]
Hundreds of Breslov Chassidim are flying to Morocco for Tisha B’Av to be with their rebbe, Rabbi Eliezer Berland. The rav fled Israel to avoid arrest. He is alleged to have assaulted people and if he returns to Israel he will be placed in custody. Chassidim explain the decision to observe Tisha B’Av with the […]
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