A driver pleaded not guilty to three counts of manslaughter on Thursday in a crash that killed a pregnant woman and her husband. The couple’s premature baby was delivered after the wreck but died as well. Julio Acevedo also pleaded not guilty Thursday to criminally negligent homicide. A lesser charge, announced earlier this month, accuses […]
A judge has freed a man convicted in the 1990 killing of a Brooklyn rabbi. David Ranta’s murder conviction was vacated on Thursday with the support of prosecutors. Rabbi Chaskel Werzberger was shot on Feb. 8, 1990, by a man fleeing a botched robbery. Thousands attended the funeral for the Hasidic rabbi. A recent review […]
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] A heckler interrupted President Obama’s speech at International Convention Center in Jerusalem on Thursday morning, cutting into the impassioned appeal for peace with a comment about an imprisoned spy. “This is part of the lively debate that we talked about,” Obama said to loud applause from an audience of Israeli university […]
Following are the felicitations that US President Barack Obama wrote earlier today (Wednesday, 9 Nissan 5773) in the guestbook at Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s official residence: “It is a great
Despite calls to uproot the White House tree planted by President Shimon Peres and visiting US President Barak Obama because it was not inspected when it was brought into the
Israel’s Ministry of Transportation is working to improve service on dozens of bus lines, some already benefiting from the decision while others are in line for the upgrade. This includes the introduction of new lines as well. Ministry officials explain the plan will result in the addition of 6 million kilometers annually in the form […]
U.S. sales of previously occupied homes rose in February to the highest level in more than three years, further evidence of a sustained housing recovery that is benefiting the broader
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the arrests of eight New York City motor vehicle inspectors who issued more than 13,000 fraudulent inspection certificates to untested vehicles. Each defendant,
As Am Yisrael prepares for Seder and the four cups of wine, Israeli wine officials report sales are up by 30% ahead of Yomtov. According to the folks at the 1848 Winery, the average Israeli will consume a liter of wine during the Yomtov week, adding that for comparison’s sake, the average Israeli will drink […]
Continuing his efforts to make running a small business in New York City fairer and to reduce the crippling fines faced by merchants, Councilman David G. Greenfield has introduced legislation
In response to published reports of a deal with Shas regarding the upcoming elections for chief rabbis, Shas officials deny that such a deal was made. The reported deal stated
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – commended the United States Senate for its passage of a Continuing Resolution (CR) Appropriations Bill on Wednesday, which will keep the federal government funded through the end of this fiscal year and which contains critical funding for […]
Finance Minister Yair Lapid in his first ministerial order has allocated 50 million NIS to assist Holocaust survivors. In the letter sent to the Foundation for the Benefit of Holocaust
Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell this week and remained near historic lows, a trend that has supported a recovery in housing. Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average
The home of Sderot resident Yossi Chaviza was hit by a rocket fired from Gaza early Thursday morning, 10 Nissan 5773. Yossi explained that he was heading to Ashkelon when his wife called and told him the rocket landed in their yard. Chaviza explains that “What is all this hand-shaking, the festivities and jubilation surrounding […]
It would appear that economic realities take their toll even with Pesach on the horizon. Officials report on Thursday, 10 Nissan 5773, that there was only a 2.5% increase in
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petirah of Rebbitzen Chana Levenberg A”H, wife of Harav Tzvi Hershel Levenberg Shlita and mother of Harav Yehuda Levenberg Shlita of Lakewood, Mrs. Devorah Goldstein of Chicago and Harav Yechiel Levenberg Shilta of London. She was 92. The levaya will take place at the Lakewood Holocaust Memorial Chapel […]
Prof. Avi Rifkind, a surgical chief and regarded by many as Israel’s pioneer traumatologist, is on alert status along with his team in Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem in the event US President Barak Obama requires surgical intervention during his visit. The major medical center, which is a leading trauma center in Israel remains […]
Iran’s most powerful authority said the Islamic Republic would destroy the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa if Israel launched a military attack against it. “At times the officials
By Rabbi Dovid Heber, Star-K Kashrus Administrator This year, 5773, Pesach begins on the night of March 25, 2013. Pesach has not occurred so early in the Gregorian calendar since
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