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

MK Talab el-Sana responded to talk of bills that will demand all citizens of the state serve in the IDF or alternatively, in the form of national service. The Druse MK explained the current Knesset hosted �an unprecedented number of racist bills� adding �I do not have any faith in the current administration and its […]

The public will soon have access to some of Osama bin Laden’s documents seized when US special forces raided his Pakistan compound and killed him almost a year ago to

Three students arrested on Sunday, 7 Iyar 5772 during disturbances in Bat Yam have been released. The incident occurred when policemen broke into the home of one of the rabbis

According to the report first appearing on NRG filed by Chaim Gridinger, the Chief Rabbinate of Israel has revoked the kashrut supervision of the Pri Haaretz catering company, among the most prestigious caterers in Israel, used at state events. It appears Pri Haaretz catered the event last week on Yom HaAtzma�ut in the Presidential Residence. […]

The NY Times reports: For decades, workers in Europe, South America and China have been celebrated with an official holiday on May Day. The United States, however, has not followed suit. (And Britain and Canada have tried to wash out the holiday�s leftist hues.) Even though the day�s origins date to a riot in Chicago […]

Lawyers for Sholom Rubashkin � Paul Clement and Nathan Lewin � filed last month a petition for writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court. Rubashkin is seeking relief from the Supreme Court because the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit refused to consider evidence that Rubashkin first discovered after the trial that […]

In a unanimous decision, a Supreme Court panel headed by its president, Asher Grunis, recently ruled that Army Radio must enter into a dialogue with Yad L’Achim to work out

To the dismay of most chareidim, the upcoming general elections will focus on compulsory military service for �all citizens� but the media spotlight and crux of the new legislation seeking to replace the Tal Law will be directed at the chareidi tzibur. The mainstream radio news magazine programs are already obsessing with the need to […]

If you have an account with Bank Leumi in Israel and you recently received a letter from them asking you to submit a Form W-9 and a confirmation that you

Upon hearing of the petira of Prof. Bentzion Netanyahu z�l, the father of the prime minister during the night, opposition party MKs announced they were withdrawing five no-confidence motions on the agenda today, Monday, 8 Iyar 5772, the opening of the summer session of Knesset. In addition, Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced he would refrain […]

The Transportation Security Administration said the Port Authority overreacted when it evacuated a terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday. The Port Authority said the TSA was to blame.

New York City will see a new kind of taxi on its streets this summer � and it won’t be yellow. Apple green was announced Sunday as the official new color for the 18,000 livery cabs that will serve Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island and northern Manhattan. The head of the city’s Taxi and […]