NYC Councilman Lew Fidler released a comprehensive plan that would help yeshiva parents deal with the ever-growing cost of tuition. Dubbed “Fidler’s 5 Point Plan to help Yeshiva parents,” Fidler’s

The High Court today, Tuesday, 28 Shevat 5772 ruled the Tal Law grant a draft deferment to chareidim will not be renewed when it expires in August. The court’s ruling

Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – welcomed the announcement by the Department of Homeland Security that it is

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Nine city firefighters were taken to the hospital Monday after battling a four-alarm fire in a Brooklyn building, Monday afternoon. The FDNY says it started around

The condition of HaRav Yisroel Belsky Shlita continues to remain serious, sources tell YWN. Rabbi Belsky, who is the Rosh Yeshiva of Torah Vodaath in Flatbush, and one of the

Despite the heavy Shabbos rains and the significant flooding in the Prime Minister’s Residence, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu instructed his staff not to address the water in the building until

Muslim student associations at several New Jersey universities have signed a letter asking New York’s attorney general to investigate reports of secret surveillance of Muslim communities by the NYPD. A

The following is vis the NY Daily News: A kosher food vendor has hired a heavy hitter in the legal profession in its upcoming court battle with the Mets over

The HaMevaser newspaper stands behind this week’s sale of men’s clothing for the chareidi tzibur, offering jackets, suits, hats, shtreimels, and much more at a subsidized price ahead of Pesach.

The Tel Aviv City Council on Monday night, February 20, 2012, voted in favor of public bus service in the city on Shabbos. This clears the way to approach the

Following reports of the financial crisis that threatens the future of Feldheim Publishing, the company released a statement of clarification. The letter dated February 19, 2012 reads “the financial crisis

The Port Authority has created a “Wall of Shame” on its website to herald a new zero-tolerance policy on toll evaders. The wall lists the names of the top 37

Two Iranian warships that crossed the Suez Canal and are anchored off the Syrian coast are assisting Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to eavesdrop on the movements and actions of the

After weeks of insisting the he was not a Neo-Nazi, the campaign of Russian-American activist David Storobin appears to be on the rocks. Last week it was revealed that despite

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission may replace taxi televisions in 50 cabs with iPads or other tablet computers. The commission is weighing a proposal by Square, a

Maintenance workers and kitchen staff, some 300 employees of Poriah Hospital in Tiveria walked off the job this morning in protest due to server overcrowding. The strike action includes other