Delmon Young was suspended by Major League Baseball on Monday for seven days following his arrest on a hate crime harassment charge last week in New York. The commissioner�s office said the suspension is retroactive to Friday, when Young was arrested after a late-night tussle at his hotel during which police say he yelled anti-Semitic […]
Have you ever wanted to mark the yahrzeit of a loved one in a special and meaningful way? Have you ever wished you could make a siyum on behalf of
Occupy Wall Street protesters are suspected of sending envelopes containing white powder that arrived in the mail at seven locations throughout Manhattan on Monday afternoon, police said. The mailings targeted six banks and a city-owned office building at 100 Gold St., where the mayor�s mail is processed. Some of the envelopes, including one addressed to […]
One of the questions surrounding Lag B�Omer in Meron at Kever Rashbi is who is ultimately in charge. The Ministry of Tourism and other government agencies are involved, along with many EMS and emergency responder organizations. There are the religious agencies including the government�s Office of Holy Sites, Ministry of Religious Services and more. Some […]
Zaka director Yehuda Meshi-Zahav was in an IDF naval base as part of a new level of interagency cooperation between Zaka and the IDF. The Zaka volunteers were in a
The Red Alert siren sounded again on Monday night, the eve of 9 Iyar 5772. Once again, B�chasdei Hashem, there were no injuries. Nevertheless, for the residents of Sderot and surrounding areas the panic of the siren, the 15-second sprint to safe areas is still part of daily life. In the local news, such attacks, […]
Residents of Jerusalem�s predominately Arab Beit Haninah neighborhood have to get accustomed to their new Jewish neighbors. The Jews moved into Nof Shmuel on Thursday, 4 Iyar, marking a new reality in that area of the capital, one which was condemned by the European Union last week. As a welcoming and a showing of a […]
An Israeli citizen was arrested by customs officials on suspicion of smuggling 100 iPhone 4S smart phones. The phones in the local marketplace are worth 400,000 NIS. The person in
A Dahaf Poll signals if elections were held in Israel today, it would spell disaster for the dati leumi parties, Ichud HaLeumi and HaBayit HaYehudi, with the latter basically being
The Vishnitzer Rebbe Shlita is in Tzfas where he is taking a break from his rigid schedule accompanied by a few close talmidim. On Thursday, 4 Iyar 5772, when Israel celebrated Yom HaAtzma�ut, the rebbe told a story pertaining to the Imrei Chaim. The rebbe, who on Shabbos marked his 67th birthday, recalls the story […]
A Jerusalem court has extended the remand of two Meah Shearim residents arrested during a protest at Kikar Shabbos on Sunday, 7 Iyar 5772. The two are charged with disturbing
Yair Lapid has taken the step, officially filing with election officials to launch his Yesh Atid (There is a Future) party. Lapid, like so many others who preceded him promises to champion the plight of the working man, the middle class, not forgetting to mention he will demand �sharing the burden� and push for compulsory […]
According to the polls, Aryeh Deri enjoys widespread popularity, far more than current Shas leader Eli Yishai. YWN-ISRAEL reported earlier today, Monday, 8 Iyar 5772 that Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia
YWN-ISRAEL reported on Tuesday, 2 Iyar 5772 that a taxi driver taking an Arab male from Tel Aviv to Taibeh was stabbed repeatedly, transported to Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba.
For the participants of the Lag B�Omer event in Meron all of the expense is justifiable but for many, things are getting out of hand. Proponents explain that there is no need to justify the expense since the day is a holy one and the chareidi tzibur at large uses a fraction of the state�s […]
A suspicious white powder was found in the mail at 5 Manhattan locations, Monday afternoon. Four of the incidents were�Wells Fargo Bank branches. Sources tell YWN, that NYPD Emergency Service Units along with Hazmat teams have so far responded to five reports of suspicious white powder. One of the locations has one of the Mayor’s […]
While polls do not place him in a better position than his Yisrael Beitenu party holds today, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman appears to determined to go to the polls, announcing
As part of Occupy Wall Street�s call for a nationwide �general strike� May 1, elements within the group are looking to shut down bridges and tunnels in both New York and San Francisco. Occupy Oakland, the most radical of all the local Occupy groups, passed a resolution April 15 that vows to shut down all […]
The forum representing chevra kadishas this week sent an official letter to Minister of the Homefront Matan Vilnai, addressing burial of victims of a mass casualty event chas v�sholom. The letter represents 12 different chevra kadishas, addressing logistical realities of having many victims as well as the Halachic issues involved in such a situation. The […]
Channel 2 News reported that former Shas leader Aryeh Deri declined an offer from Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita to take the third place on the party lineup, behind
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