Deputy Minister of Education (Yahadut HaTorah) Menachem Eliezer Moses has a child that with political aspirations. If you ask Heidi Moses if she plans to run for a seat in
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] US Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney exhibits a thorough understanding of the PA (Palestinian Authority), an understanding that has ruffled many feathers, especially in Ramallah. Since
The well-known Kippa Man store located on Jerusalem’s Ben-Yehuda Pedestrian Mall is having hard times. Owner Avi Binyamin is being sued by Marvel Comics to the tune of 100,000 NIS
The President of the European Jewish Congress, Dr. Moshe Kantor, says that there needs to be a clear distinction between incitement to hatred and violence and material deemed offensive to
Behind the scenes during each election there is another race – for power, privilege and bragging rights by politicians and community leaders who do their best to influence votes in
By Rav Aryeh Z. Ginzberg Chofetz Chaim Torah Center While the “Neilah” experience for most people is an important one, climaxing the entire Yom Kippur Avodah,; for Rabbonim it’s that
Thousands of chassidim waited on line Rosh Hashanah night to wish the rebbe a ‘gut yohr’. The atmosphere was electric as many chassidim from outside Eretz Yisrael and from areas
A world-wide registry of Sukkahs has been set up, and is listed online at www.localsukkah.org. The directory has been designed for Jews to locate a Sukkah near to them, so
Former US Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk was interviewed on CBS’ Face the Nation, addressing the Iranian threat against Israel. Indyk stated that he believes the United States will go
AIPAC (The American Israel Public Affairs Committee) on erev Rosh Hashanah sent a special pre yomtov message to President Barak Obama, thanking him for his “steadfast” support of Israel. Sadly,
In an extremely rare event, Hizbullah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah on Monday night came out of his bunker surrounded by armed body guards to address a rally of tens of
A French supermarket in Paris that carries kosher items was targeted in a firebomb attack on Wednesday afternoon Israel time. Two men clad in black hurled the firebombs, injuring one
A 1-year-old Monsey boy R”L drowned to death in a toilet on the second night of Rosh Hashanah, while spending Yom Tov in Boro Park. Mendi Altman, who was just
On this Erev Rosh Hashanah morning of 5772/73, we would like to thank our tens of thousands of devoted readers across the globe for visiting YWN each day, patronizing our
In breaking with what has become standard operating procedure, Defense Minister Ehud Barak has decided that he will not be placing a closure on PA (Palestinian Authority) autonomous areas over
The IDF is doing its utmost to ensure that all soldiers and officers on bases and outposts received yomtov meals and more on Rosh Hashanah. Towards that end, 40 trucks
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The rain that hit the Uman area on shabbos came as a surprise to many of the thousands who spend the last shabbos of the year
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] A fire broke out during the night (Motzei Shabbos to Sunday erev Rosh Hashanah) in an apartment building on David Raziel Street in Ramle. A woman
Rishon L’Tzion HaRav Shlomo Amar Shlita released a statement during an interview ahead of Rosh Hashanah with Makor Rishon. The rav spoke of the threat posed to Yiddishkheit by the
Tens of thousands of mispallalim in Uman will take part in the annual erev Rosh Hashanah “Tikun Klali”, which is broadcast around the world. The event began airing in Eretz
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