Please note that YWN will be updated throughout Purim with any major news stories, and will resume normal postings after Purim. Please be aware, that the NYPD will have zero

Labor Party leader Shelly Yacimovich announced on Shabbos that her mind is made up and she will head the opposition, not enter into the coalition. Yacimovich stressed “it is not because of protests or a boycott” but because her party simply does not subscribe to the hashkafa of Likud and the type of coalition being […]

President Shimon Peres last week delivered the main speech at the state memorial ceremony for Joseph Trumpeldor 93 years after his death. President Peres used his speech to call upon

The Jerusalem District Court has begun to hear evidence in the case brought by the families of Vadim Nurzhitz and Yossi Avrahami, two Israeli reservist soldiers murdered in a PA

According to a Yisrael Hayom report on erev Shabbos, Kadima leader MK Shaul Mofaz has moved to align with Yesh Atid and HaBayit Yehudi, now with 33 combined seats, making

During an erev Shabbos shiur, Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita spoke of the “enemy from within”, those who are working to destroy the Torah world. The rav was speaking about Hilchos Megillah, explaining that in our generation there is more than one Amalek, listing Iran, Hizbullah and the PA (Palestinian Authority). He warned that […]

After sitting in negotiations for hours on Thursday night, Yahadut Hatorah MKs appear to share the position of their Shas counterparts, unable to accept Likud’s Kandel drat plan for chareidi induction into the IDF or national service. The Yahadut Hatorah MKs met with Prof. Eugene Kandel, the father of the plan, who spent at least […]

Purim began in Bnei Brak on motzei Shabbos accompanied with fireworks as has become the minhag among the young in Eretz Yisrael. Despite increased warnings from rabbonim, the fireworks are

During his participation in the bar mitzvah of Shas director-general, Nati Lasri, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert spoke with the media sending a resounding message of support for the chareidi tzibur at large during a time the chareidim are under heavy criticism regarding the share the burden issue. The former prime minister stated “To my […]

The difficult weekend for security forces began on erev Shabbos, not in Yehuda and Shomron but in Yerushalayim. After the Friday afternoon Muslim violence on Har Habayis continued to gain

It is worth knowing that hangovers can be avoided. With a little knowledge and care, you can still get drunk to the point of “ad delo yada” without suffering from it afterwards. The following directions can prevent or reduce the unpleasant side effects of drinking. They are based on reliable medical sources, and have been […]

LCSW is actively on the lookout as we have discovered that there are two meshulachim who have been stealing large sums of money from pushkes in Batei Midrashim over the

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FBI agents recently warned community leaders in the Detroit area about a possible racist plot by a convicted felon and alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer who was arrested after he was discovered with an arsenal of assault rifles and other weapons, a law enforcement official tells NBC News. “The FBI averted a catastrophe in this case, there’s […]