This was written by the Steipler ZATZAL (father of YBLCT Maran Hagon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita), and printed in Kreina D’agrita. Under the letter Rav Chaim wrote the following words
Rav Elya Ber Wachtfogel, the Rosh Yeshiva of South fallsburg says that Reb Chaim Kanievsky stated that people should go. This was told to him by his son, Rav Shlomo
YWN has just received a letter written by HaRav Shmuel Kamenetsky Shlita, the Rosh Yeshiva of Philadelphia which he wrote after being asked by many people if they should participate
Events in Turkey, Syria and Lebanon are blowing up in many faces and the fighting between Shiites, Sunnis and other factions has shifted with mounting calls for the ousting and
Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita is quoted as drawing a comparison between ??? ????? and cabinet ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid. The Gadol Hador spoke of how Korach
Bill de Blasio is not a Hasid, although he represented Borough Park in the city Council. Nevertheless, the NY Post found issue with the mayoral hopeful getting rid of his
Prominent dati leumi community posek Rabbi Shlomo Aviner Shlita is likely to come out supporting Rabbi David Lau in the latter’s effort to become Israel’s next Ashkenazi chief rabbi. This is based on a column by Rabbi Aviner appearing in the weekend Major Rishon newspaper, backed by reports from the daily Maariv which are reportedly […]
A U.S. intelligence agency requested a criminal probe on Saturday into the leak of highly classified information about secret surveillance programs run by the National Security Agency, a spokesman for the intelligence chief’s office said. Confirmation that the NSA filed a “crimes report” came a few hours after the nation’s spy chief, Director of National […]
A Holon infant who choked while being fed shortly after his bris milah about a week ago has died in the hospital R”L. Shmuel ben Orit was rushed to Wolfson Hospital in the city shortly after his bris. It was first believed his critical condition was due to the bris, but it was learned that […]
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The owner of a high-end wig salon said she is devastated after her store burned down early Thursday morning. “From 6 o’clock, sometime, a.m., working every
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The Kotel Plaza and its environs were closed off to the general public for a period of time this morning to ensure that the Women of
The weekend sharav heat wave in Israel is broke on Sunday, 2 Rosh Chodesh Tammuz 5773, bringing seasonable temperatures and a prediction of rain showers during the morning in northern
Newark Mayor Cory Booker announced his candidacy on Saturday for a U.S. Senate seat for New Jersey and will run in a Democratic primary set for August to fill the seat of late Senator Frank Lautenberg. “I do not run from challenges. I run towards them,” Booker said at a news conference in the city […]
An email, a telephone call or even the murmur of a conversation captured by the vibration of a window — they’re all part of the data that can be swept up by the sophisticated machinery of the National Security Agency. Its job is to use the world’s most cutting edge supercomputers and arguably the largest […]
09:26 IL: Many chareidim report that police literally closed the gates, prohibiting many from making their way to the Kosel to take part in the protest against the WoW group. Police apparently decided to limit the number of chareidi dressed men permitted into the Kosel area during the WoW group’s presence to avoid a repeat […]
For years, top officials of the Bush and Obama administrations dismissed fears about secret government data-mining by reassuring Congress that there were no secret nets trawling for Americans’ phone and
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