A founding member of an organization run by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the driving force behind the planned mosque near Ground Zero, claims that the 9/11 attacks were an “inside
YWN regrets to inform you of the passing of Rebbitzen Sarah Kulefsky A”H, wife of HaRav Yaakov Moshe Kulefsky, ZATZAL, Rosh Yeshiva of Ner Yisroel in Baltimore. The Levaya will
A man convicted of killing a Jewish man during the infamous 1991 Crown Heights race riot was stabbed in the head with an ice pick this morning, in what cops
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to tour south Lebanon, just a few kilometers from the border with Israel, Iranian sources told the al-Khaleej newspaper on Sunday. According to the
Waterbury CT – At 1:00am on Thursday night, the second night of Yom Tov, a member of the Jewish Community was awoken by a carbon monoxide alarm ringing. He quickly
[To Mr. Hershel Lieber, President Bais Yaakov of Boro Park] Dear Mr. Lieber, In a public letter published in the Rosh Hashanah edition of Mishpacha family magazine, you described the
The numbers range anywhere from 25,000 to 50,000, but tens of thousands of people once again traveled to Uman this year, choosing to spend Rosh Hashanah away from their families,
Postville, Ia. – Sholom Rubashkin’s legal team argued Wednesday that they still don’t know how involved his trial judge was in the raid at his former Iowa slaughterhouse. Defense lawyers
San Bruno, CA – Specially trained dogs combing of a gas line explosion in San Bruno found three more victims Saturday, bringing the total deaths from the incident to seven.
New York – A stunning new poll out today shows controversial mega-millionaire Buffalo builder Carl Paladino has caught up with former Long Island U.S. Rep. Rick Lazio and could beat
Americans have sharply reduced their use of credit cards, and some analysts believe the trend will continue even after the economy has fully recovered. The Federal Reserve Board reported this
Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore is weighing in on the proposed Islamic Community Center in New York City, stirring the the pot by saying he doesn’t want it to be built
A man ripped pages from a Koran and lit them aflame at a protest near the proposed site of a community center and mosque near Ground Zero on Saturday. “If
The following are excerpts of a Wall Street Journal article, and re-posted from the YWN archives: FIVE FLOORS ABOVE, Shimmy Biegeleisen phoned his wife from his office at money-management firm
The pastor of a Florida church says his congregation has decided to call off the burning of the Quran that was to be held Saturday — the ninth anniversary of
The New York Police Department is denying a report it forces officers to write a certain number of summonses, despite new secret recordings suggesting a quota system is in place.
It is exactly nine years ago when that moment in history changed the world for ever. Of course, when it happened, many of us knew we’d never forget that day.
Tired of waiting the tenths of a second it takes to get Google search results? Google promises it’ll get faster. The search giant on Wednesday introduced Google Instant, which will
Many gedolim visited the Kosel on Erev Rosh Hashanah, including Maran Hagon Rav Elyashiv, Rav Chaim Pinchos Scheinberg, Rav Shmuel Aurbach, and many other Gedolim. The Gedolim davened together in
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