Arabs at Damascus and Herod’s Gates to Jerusalem’s Old City held violent protests on Shavuos, resulting in many Yidden heading to and from the Kosel being attacked with rocks. It took hours until the border police brought the Arab violence under control near the evening hours of Shavuos. At least 30 Arabs were arrested and […]
Rabbi Yissachar Dov Krakowski is the Supervisor of OU Kashrus in Israel.Rabbi Krakowski served as Rov Kehillas Torah Vechesed in Nachlaot and now serves as a Rabbinic and Halachic consultant
Attorney General Eric Holder says he played no direct role in the Justice Department’s secret review of Associated Press phone records but called it part of an investigation into what
The Justice Department is opening a criminal investigation into the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of tea party groups for extra scrutiny over whether they qualified for tax exempt status, Attorney
Russia’s security services say they have caught a U.S. diplomat who they claim is a CIA agent in a red-handed attempt to recruit a Russian agent. Ryan Fogle, a third
Tourism Minister Dr. Uzi Landau explains “Tourism is an essential economic growth engine. An increase in the number of tourists means jobs in the periphery and income for the state
Subway stations used to be a communications vortex, but that’s changing quickly, and it also brings new security concerns. Now, 30 subway stations allow commuters free access to Wi-Fi, and
The country’s four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T’s “It Can Wait” slogan to blanket TV and
Hatzalah Ukraine officials are about ready for Shavuos, prepared to respond to calls for assistance from those mispallalim spending Yomtov in Uman, at the tziyun of Rav Nachman ZY”A. Thousands are expected at the tziyun during Yomtov. In addition, Shavuos is the Yarhzeit of the Bal Shem Tov and this too brings hundreds of mispallalim […]
The first neighborhood of the first new Palestinian city of Ruabi is about completed, located between Ramallah and Shechem, with approval of Israel and IDF authorities. In actuality, a second
Do We Lose Out by Keeping Shabbos? The holiday of Shavuos celebrates the day Hashem gave us, the Jewish people, the gift of His holy Torah. The Torah is the
As crop dusting planes in southern Israel continue efforts to eliminate the infestation of locusts, one pilot mistakenly doused IDF soldiers with pesticides. The soldiers were taken to an area
In order to ensure the safety and comfort of the Lakewood community over Shavuos, the Lakewood Civilian Safety Watch has set up a special Shavuos patrol system. These patrols will
HaRav HaTzaddik R’ Aaron Rokeach, the son of the Belzer Rebbe Shlita, arrived at the Har Nof home of Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita to personally invite the Gadol Hador to the chasenah of his son, which will take place IY”H next week. Accompanying the rebbe’s son was the chosson, who is the eldest […]
Whether you will be traveling, at home, with family or with friends; YWN would like to wish all of our devoted readers and advertisers, a wonderful Yom Tov of Kabolas Hatorah. NOTE: (NYC) Alternate Side Parking regulations will be suspended on Wednesday and Thursday, May 15-16 for Shavuos. All other parking regulations are in effect. IMPORTANT NOTE […]
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] From the YWN archives: Many Shuls decorate their Batei Midrashim with flowers, trees, each according to their own Minhagim. But this is spectacular – watch as Mispalilim in the Breuer’s Shul (KAJ) located in Washington Heights, NY, decorate their Bais Medrash for Shavuos. The tedious job starts 48 hours before Yom […]
R’ Leibel Bistritzky, a long-time Lubavitcher chossid who merited to save the lives and assist many Jews, including the Rebbe, has passed away on Monday, 4 Sivan 5773. He was
From the YWN archives: In one of his shiurim, HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilberstein explained that his father-in-law, Maran HaGaon Rav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv Shlita would on erev Shavuos visit the
A New Jersey state trooper who escorted a high-speed caravan of Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Porsches down the Garden State Parkway last year was sentenced to one year of probation after
The first report of the planned arnona tax on kevarim resulted in an across-the-board condemnation of Finance Minister Yair Lapid’s plan. When asked to comment on the report, Finance Ministry officials explained the media erred, explaining that if arnona tax is imposed on kevarim, it will be the responsibility of a chevra kadisha to pay, […]
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