Facebook shareholders have filed a class action lawsuit against the social network, as well as underwriting banks including Morgan Stanley, over its first-day trading slide, the law firm Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd announced this morning. The suit alleges that Facebook hid �a severe and pronounced reduction� in revenue forecasts from its investors, due to […]
A judge in Sanford ruled Tuesday that a Lake Mary man was lawfully exercising his First Amendment rights when he flashed his headlights to warn neighbors that a deputy had
Republicans are continuing to attack the Obama administration and call for more investigations into allegations that two filmmakers were provided classified information for a movie about the Navy SEAL Osama
Rabbi Yeshayahu Herzl, Rav of Nazareth Illit and known as a prominent in the Chabad community has removed the mehadrin kashrus status of the Lavi Hotel. Person close to the rav are quoted as saying �unfortunately, the standard of the hotel is not in line with a badatz that is relied upon by the chareidi […]
A Pakistani doctor accused of helping the CIA track down Osama bin Laden was sentenced Wednesday to 33 years in prison for treason, officials told CNN. Shakeel Afridi was also
For many, the upcoming yomtov is met with plans to shop for new garments and one�s favorite cheese cake, but for the growing number of families relying on tomchei shabbos for basic food staples, the two-day yomtov in Eretz Yisrael is more stress, more concern, and more tears as families try to find the means […]
Rudy is jumping on the Turner for US Senate bandwagon. Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani today endorsed Rep. Bob Turner of Queens for the GOP nomination, saying Turner is the �only candidate� who can beat U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). Referring to Turner as �the definition of a citizen legislator,� Giuliani said, �He is a proven […]
A day after the tragic car accident in Tiveria that claimed the lives of eight members of the Atias family HaRav Binayahu Shmueli Shlita warns of additional tragedy in Eretz Yisrael chas v�sholom. The rav is rosh yeshiva of the Yeshivat Mekubalim Har Shalom. In a shiur to his talmidim, the rav warned �the tragic […]
Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon released a one-minute video as part of a new campaign, titled �Just One Minute�, in which he calls on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to devote a minute of silence during the opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games in remembrance of the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes at the […]
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is proposing a voucher-style system that could fundamentally change public education in the United States. The former Massachusetts governor was expected to outline the plan
Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday, Rosh Chodesh Sivan 5772 addressed the Israel Bar Association annual convention in Eilat. Rivlin addressed the ongoing effort to compel talmidei yeshiva to enter the IDF, surprising the forum with his position in defense of the chareidi tzibur. �In the State of Israel in 2012, chareidim and Arabs are […]
Rachel Efrat Atias, the lone survivor of the horrific accident that claimed the lives of her parents and six siblings z�l will remain in Haifa�s Rambam Medical Center an additional day. She was set to be released today, but the medical team decided to keep her an additional day to conduct �some orthopedic tests�. Rachel […]
�Democracy in play� is the term some are using for the general election taking place in Egypt today and tomorrow. 51 million eligible voters will elect a new president. The democratic election is the nation�s first in decades, since the elections during the reign of President Hosni Mubarak were a far cry from a true […]
The final numbers are in, and here is how the OU Kosher Consumer Relations Department responded to thousands of questions in the month leading up to Passover: � More than 2,000 inquiries were submitted to OU Kosher�s Webbe Rebbe (for information related to OU policies and OU products) and Social Media �OU Kosher� on Facebook […]
Councilman David G. Greenfield is working with the New York Board of Rabbis to convince the city to require a higher level of kosher certification standard when seeking a new
Marking the shloshim for Rav Eliyahu Deri z�l, family and close friends of the niftar held a shloshim event in Har Nof� Toldot Yitzchak Shul. The main speaker was Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita, who told the family that Rav Aryeh Deri is not an �askan� as most believe he is, but a �talmid […]
An IDF officer and soldier were wounded by terrorist sniper fire from inside Gaza a short time ago. The incident occurred in the Kissufim area. The wounded were transported to Soroka Medical Center�s trauma unit in Beersheva. MDA reporting one injured moderately and the second light. YWN-ISRAEL will provide updated information as it is released. […]
Last minute preparations are underway for the Wednesday night, eve of 3 Sivan 5772 hachnasas sefer torah at the tziyun of Dovid HaMelech on Har Tzion. Many admorim and roshei
An annual New York City tradition begins Wednesday, as Fleet Week kicks off with the Parade of Ships along the Hudson River. It will be the largest Fleet Week since
One of the best kept secrets for travelers in and out of John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens is the Rockwood Beach Jewish Center, a full service Orthodox synagogue located just five minutes from the metropolitan area�s busiest airport. The Howard Beach synagogue is easily accessible by bus, train, bicycle and car at exit seventeen […]
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