10-month-old Techiya Shalhevet Pas HY”D was murdered while being held in her mother’s arms outside their Hebron home in 2001, another victim of the Oslo War. Her parents would have
The Cabinet on Sunday, 30 Nissan 5772 unanimously approved the establishment of a ‘Hall of Names’ for the fallen of Israel’s wars, in the military cemetery on Mt. Herzl in
Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Wednesday morning, 3 Iyar 5772 placed a closure that restricts residents of PA (Palestinian Authority) autonomous areas from crossing the so-called Green Line into “Israel
President Obama leads in 12 battleground states that will be critical in determining the outcome of the 2012 election, but Mitt Romney has made inroads among independents, according to the
Independence Day begins on Wednesday night, the eve of 4 Iyar 5772 at 20:00. At that time the single national holiday that is observed that is not a yomtov or
German police raided over 20 homes and offices of suspected neo-Nazis and made three arrests Wednesday in the government’s crackdown on ultra-right-wing racist groups, Deutsche Welle reported. According to a
Every year between Holocaust Remembrance Day and Memorial Day, 84-year-old Yosef Ben-Yitzchak finds himself hospitalized. He needs the assistance to get through the difficult days, never recovering from the traumas
The 15-year-old African-American boy who accused two brothers of beating him now says he wants the charges dropped. The alleged victim took the stand on Wednesday but refused to testify
The Marine Corps said Wednesday it has decided to discharge a sergeant for criticizing President Barack Obama on Facebook. The Corps said Sgt. Gary Stein will be given an other-than-honorable
The High Court of Justice today, Wednesday, ruled in favor of Rabbi Chaim Druckman, the former head of the state run giyur. The court validated the conversions signed by the
Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita sends a clear message to the tzibur on Memorial Day, “that without the soldiers we would not be able to learn”. Adorned in his
Hundreds of medical examiners, forensic experts, law-enforcement and military personnel are participating in the International Mass Fatality Management Conference that began on April 25th. The conference is being held at
HaGaon HaRav Nissim Karelitz Shlita has announced his is stepping down as av beis din and he is being replaced by his son-in-law, Rav Shriel Rosenberg, mora d’asra of the
State ceremonies led the day alongside the tens of thousands of private memorial services that took place in Eretz Yisrael today, Memorial Day. Military cemeteries were filled with bereaved yidden
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (“Orthodox Union”) – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – commended the Louisiana Legislature for passing educational tax credit legislation
As a follower of YWN I often read the comments posted by readers, which for me are representative of the chareidi community. Judging by many of the comments I boldly
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Newt Gingrich plans to formally leave the Republican presidential race next Tuesday, senior campaign aides told Fox News. The former House speaker will “more than likely” endorse Mitt Romney when
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