[Communicated Content] As the fiscal year draws to a close, many companies and individuals look for a worthy cause that can benefit from their tax-deductible donations. Hasefer The Jewish Literary Foundation is looking for sponsors to help complete a monumental work: the translation of the sefer Chafetz Chaim al Hatorah into English. This sefer, […]
The Italian town council of Sasso Marconi, in the province of Bologna, recently decided to condemn the Pizzarotti Companys participation in the construction of a rail line between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. In its motion, the council alleged the tracks would cross “into occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank in violation of international humanitarian […]
The Ayalon Insurance Company, which handles pension plans and other investments has received yet another hechsher from Badatz Beit Yosef for its pension fund operation certifying they conduct business in
The Bayit HaYehudi Party on Thursday, announced it is pulling a controversial election infomercial that includes IDF soldiers. The ad came under attack for opponents feel the party was seeking
The Lebanese Army and Hizbullah have filed a complaint against Israel with the United Nations. According to the complaint, since 2006, when the Second Lebanon War ceasefire agreement was signed,
Bnei Brak police on Wednesday, arrested a 56-year-old Gaza man who has been in Bnei Brak for the past 20 years, the area shabbos goy. It is reported that over
One of the three suspects remanded in the assault of HaPeles newspaper Editor-in-Chief Nati Grossman was released on Thursday, 14 Teves 5773. Attorney Rivkah Schwartz has proven to polices satisfaction that her client was not involved in any way in the attack. She lamented the fact that her client had to remain imprisoned since Sunday […]
talmidimof Rav Nissin Kaplan, renownedmaggid shiurat Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim, have set up ashiurhotlinewith theirrebbisshmuessen. The hotline, YWN is told by organizers, will be updatedwith new content weekly. To access the hotline in the United States, call646-439-3000. In Eretz Yisroel, call072-224-3000. Rav Kaplanis the author ofLimudei Nissanand other seforimonShas. HisGemaraandhalachashiurimare enjoyed all over the word.
Three police officers in New Jersey were shot early on Friday, and one is in surgery for his wounds, a hospital official said. The three officers, two men and a
Notices appeared around Bnei Brak on Wednesday night the eve of 14 Teves 5773 containing a letter written by Mekubal Chacham Avraham Chai, who was believed to be supporting the Koach LHashpiah Party headed by Rabbi Amnon Yitzchak. The pashkavilim state there is a mitzvah to only adhere to the voice of Maran Posek Hador […]
Supreme Court Justice Ilta Zisskind convicted Rabbi Elitzur Segal, a rav affiliated with the dati leumi community, for an article he wrote in which he insults former IDF Chief Rabbi
Iran started on Friday six days of naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz, the official IRNA news agency reported, maneuvers aimed at showcasing its military capabilities in what is a vital oil and gas shipping route. Naval commander Habibollah Sayyari said the Velayat 91 drills would last until Wednesday across an area of about […]
A Senate Democrat says he believes “odds are better than people think” that a deal can be reached to avoid automatic tax increases and spending cuts next week. New York’s
Police are looking for a woman who was seen mumbling to herself before she allegedly pushed an unsuspecting man to his death in front of an oncoming No. 7 train
Forecasters say a winter storm system will blanket the city with a light, fresh coat of white snow this weekend, creating ideal conditions for sledding and strolling in temperatures that
Amid partisan bluster, top members of Congress and President Barack Obama were holding out slim hopes for a limited fiscal deal before the new year. But even as congressional leaders
Truth is, retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf didn’t care much for his popular “Stormin’ Norman” nickname. The seemingly no-nonsense Desert Storm commander’s reputed temper with aides and subordinates supposedly earned
The New York Court of Appeals has agreed to review a decision that blocked New York City Mayor Michael Bloombergs plan to raise over $1.4 billion by selling 2,000 new taxi medallions. Three taxi groups in May sued to overturn the plan, saying it would destroy the livelihoods of thousands of drivers. In August, the […]
In a City Hall meeting in Elad in the presence of city officials and representatives of the IDF Homefront Command, officials were briefed on the citys efforts to maintain a level of preparedness in line with the militarys directives. Area commander IDF Colonel Yair Barkat led the IDF contingent. The colonel praised the citys security […]
A graduate student union at the University of Toronto recently voted to endorse the BDS campaign against Israel. Over 150 graduate students earlier this month endorsed the measure which was
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