A fatal accident occurred on erev shabbos, during the afternoon hours on the Minharot Tunnel Road that connects Gush Etzion to southern Yerushalayim. Jerusalem chareidi resident Mordechai Dissin z”l was killed in the head-on collision and two others were injured, one moderate and one listed in serious condition. There were a number of others injured […]
A chareidi family residing in Jerusalem’s Shmuel HaNavi neighborhood on motzei shabbos was involved in a search for their 2.5-year-old son who seemed to have vanished. After a few hours of nervous searching the child was found in a closet in their home. At about 22:00 the family called on Shuki Becker of Ichud Hatzalah […]
09:34 IL: Sirens sounded shortly after 09:00 on Sunday morning in the Shar HaNegev Regional Council. Two rockets were fired from Gaza, landing in a Sderot industrial area, striking a
Organizers of the Republican National Convention have postponed the Monday start of the four-day event in Tampa, Fla., because of approaching Tropical Storm Isaac. The convention will convene Monday as scheduled, then immediately recess until Tuesday afternoon, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Saturday night. Isaac is expected to pass off the Tampa coast […]
All nine bystanders wounded during a shooting between police officer and a gunman near the Empire State Building on Friday were hit by bullets fired by the two officers, police
Health officials say 13 people in New York State have been infected with the West Nile virus so far this year. Two of those people, both elderly, died. The latest
Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for the state of Florida Saturday ahead of Tropical Storm Isaac. “That’s standard protocol to make sure we can coordinate our
Minister of Religious Affairs (Shas) Yaakov Margi this week visited Jerusalem’s Magen David Adom Headquarters, escorted by MDA Director-General Eli Bin. Margi was shown the new MDA building, which was dedicated in 2011 by visiting NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Bin told the minister that MDA recently purchased 60 motor scooters to add to the EMS’s […]
The winner of a Israel Lands Administration tender for the construction of 486 housing units are non-profits representing the interests of the chareidi tzibur. That means the new housing units in the western area of Netivot will be allocated for chareidi couples, significantly contributing to the city’s chareidi community, the 680 existing units. Spearheading the […]
Netanel Lasri, the new director-general of the Shas party received a warm bracha from Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita late last week. On Thursday afternoon 5 Elul 5772, Lasri
HaRav Shlomo Shlush, who serves as the Chief Sephardi Rabbi of Haifa as well as the Chief Rabbinate’s Av Beis Din of Northern Israel was questioned by police ‘under warning’ on suspicion of illegal activities pertaining to his position. When police question a suspect ‘under warning’ it indicates the evidence gathered in the case points […]
An elderly Frum man was R”L killed in a serious MVA, Friday afternoon. The victim was a passenger in a vehicle being driven by his son, and was traveling from Exit 109 off Route 17 towards Woodridge. Sources confirm to YWN that he vehicle was “T-Boned” by a vehicle pulling out of a parking lot. Emergency personnel […]
Once-powerful Brooklyn Democratic Chairman Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez was stripped of all his seniority and relegated to freshman status after allegations of inappropriate behavior were believed by the bi-partisan Assembly
9:30AM EST: [UPDATE IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Police say at least seven people have been shot outside the Empire State Building Friday morning. Authorities said emergency personnel received a call about the shooting at Fifth Avenue and 34th Street just after 9:00AM. The shooter has reportedly been shot dead by NYPD Officers. One of the victims is […]
It is the day after 2012 Siyum Hashas at MetLife stadium and my heart is still racing, my mind is still whirling, my feet are still jumping, as they were
The family of 52-year-old avreich Eliyahu Effergan wants to know why police are dragging their feet and why no one has information as to his whereabouts following his disappearance in
While the only body legally permitted to grant hashgacha in Israel is the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, there are many ‘badatzim’ on the scene as well, some recognized and some not. Well it appears there is a new player on the block, originating in PA (Palestinian Authority) occupied Shechem, advertising “Halal-???”. The Chief Rabbinate’s Kashrut […]
The talk of an imminent IAF attack against Iran is not diminishing as the international community speculates just how far Israel will take its fears without wide spread support. What
After the Rabbanut Election Committee of Yerushalayim met this week and resolved outstanding issues, there is a likelihood that a date will be announced next week for elections to select chief rabbonim for the capital, after the positions have been vacant for over a decade. According to the Shas-affiliated Yom L’Yom newspaper, the date is […]
A prominent Brooklyn rabbi is searching for a valuable menorah stolen from his home Tuesday, and hopes the crystal-clear home security footage he has of the thief may help him
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