The European Jewish Congress has welcomed the Senate ratification of the agreement between the Dutch government and the Jewish and Muslim communities of the Netherlands. The agreement, ratified yesterday by the Dutch Parliament, will protect religious freedom for kosher and halal slaughter while improving animal welfare. “This is a momentous agreement and we hope this […]
Rabbi Dr. Yeshayahu Rotter was niftar in Haifa during the night at the age of 59. He was best known as the force behind the popular Rotter.net website which has become internationally known for its real time news bulletins and forums. EMS was summoned to the rabbi’s home shortly after midnight after he collapsed into […]
According to reports from Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Yerushalayim, Maran Posek HaDor HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv Shlita remains in critical/stable condition. Medical director Prof. Yonatan Halevy is quoted as saying that the fact that a 102-year-old person can endure that which the posek hador’s body is fighting is beyond the norm, and this […]
YWN has confirmed that newly elected Republican State Senator David Storobin will be running for re-election this November in the so-called “Super-Jewish” seat. Senator Storobin will be running on the
A panel of Democratic contenders for New York City mayor on Tuesday said the city’s current executive Michael Bloomberg had not done enough to lift minorities and women and criticized
Wal-Mart officials are in the Town of Thompson store working around the clock in an effort to clean up the serious health violations that were cited five times in recent
The Knesset Finance Committee held a session to discuss the state’s recent decision to grant limited recognition to religious leaders affiliated with Israel’s Reform and Conservative Movements. During the session, Minister of Religious Services (Shas) Yaakov Margi accused justices on the case of being personally involved; citing one of the judges has been a recipient […]
It was a day of honor, respect and sadness at One Police Plaza in Downtown Manhattan on Wednesday as Officers Peter Figoski and Alain Schaberger were posthumously awarded with the
General elections may have been pushed off with the deal that brought the Kadima party into the coalition government, but newcomer Yair Lapid continues to promote his social agenda, and he feels that current realities vis-à-vis the housing reforms are unacceptable, catering to the chareidi community at the expense of others. Lapid, who heads the […]
President Obama’s support among Jewish voters in the state of New York has dropped 22 percentage points in only a month, according to the results of a just released poll.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday accused Russia of providing attack helicopters to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime. The statement put the Pentagon in an awkward position, as the
Galei Yisrael Radio’s Menachem Tucker interviewed Arela Yachter regarding pashkavilim against him, accusing him of compromising kovod kevarim and being mechalel shabbos in the escalating dispute between Asra Kadisha and The Committee to Prevent Grave Desecration. YWN-ISRAEL recently reported on a smoke bomb attack in the Jerusalem home of Rav Chaim Ozer Sternbuch that was […]
In addition to daily deliveries and pick-ups, Misaskim volunteers had their hands full with other meis mitzvah related services this past week. Misaskim arranged a kosher burial for two meis mitzvaha’s and ensured another meis with a Jewish burial. The organization also welcomed two new sefer torahs to its growing family of sifrei torah. It […]
The yahrzeit for HaGaon HaRav Mordechai Eliyahu ZT”L will take place on Thursday, 24 Sivan 5772. The yahrzeit coincides with a bipartisan letter to President Barak Obama calling for Jonathan Pollard’s release along with a presidential visit to the White House by Shimon Peres. The rav was very connected to Jonathan Pollard, and for a […]
Officials in Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Yerushalayim report that they have succeeded in stabilizing the condition of Maran Posek HaDor HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv Shlita, who remains in critical condition in an intensive care unit. The tzibur is requested to continue being mispallel for Rav Yosef Sholom ben Chaya Musha b’soch sh’ar cholei […]
Following the tragedy, the fatal car accident that claimed eight lives of the Atias family in Tiveria last month, Israel Police is moving ahead to train its 100 (equivalent of 911 in Israel) dispatchers to handle emergencies, such as the phone call that came minutes before the crash seeking assistance in steering the van after its […]
The false distress call about a yacht exploding off Sandy Hook, N.J., which prompted an extensive search costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, came from a radio line in New
The fight over national security leaks in the Obama administration took a sharply partisan turn Tuesday with the introduction of a Senate resolution by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) calling for
In the extended article below, are the videos of the speeches delivered at this past Sundays Internet Asifa, held at the Agudah of Avenue L. It should be noted, that YWN has nothing to do with these videos, we are simply publishing a link available on the Internet. It is well understood that it seems ironic to be […]
The Ministerial Legislative Committee has approved a bill presented by Yahadut HaTorah MKs Gafne and Maklev for the establishment of an external appeals committee which will address fines pertaining to
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