[PHOTO LINK BELOW] As a follow up to the earlier YWN article about the near-miss at JFK, YWN has spoken to one of the passengers aboard the Lufthansa aircraft. Mordy
Pomona, NY – BizBack.com, a new shopping-deals website which launched this month, is enabling ordinary consumers and advertisers to donate money to charitable causes such as the Red Cross or their local schools without feeling the pain of parting with their hard-earned cash. The company, which runs under the slogan, “Shopping with heart,” donates a full […]
The Standing Committee of the Conference of European Rabbis gathered for a meeting today in London to hear the most up to date report on the protection of shechita at
Jewish and Muslim organizations are joining in an effort to block a San Francisco ballot measure that would ban the circumcision of male children. The groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday
The following article appeared in Cleveland.com: Thousands of Orthodox Jews gathered on Sunday night at Jerusalem’s Western Wall to offer prayers for the speedy recovery of 101-year-old Rabbi Shalom Yosef
Surprising no one, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday left its target for short-term interest rates at essentially zero, saying the economy is not yet strong enough to digest higher borrowing
[MULTIPLE VIDEOS & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Thousands of Bnei Torah from all corners of Lakewood converged on a massive tent in the Southern part of town on Tuesday night, for the annual BMG Evening of Chizuk. Due to the hard work of many people, the event was a tremendous Kiddush Hashem – from the […]
An impressive array of Orthodox Jewish organizations and Rabbinical Courts from across the United States has filed an Amicus Curiae (“friend of the court”) Brief with the United States Supreme
Americans are growing more dissatisfied with President Barack Obama’s handling of the economy and say it will be hard to vote to re-elect him without seeing significant progress over the next year and a half. By a margin of 61 percent to 37 percent, a Bloomberg National Poll conducted June 17-20 shows Americans say they […]
United States authorities have decided to take a stand against the popular phenomenon of foreigners, mostly Israelis, working illegally in kiosks and stands located in American shopping malls. The US
An Israeli Air Force aircraft targeted an operational terror tunnel in the Gaza Strip during today’s early hours. A direct hit was confirmed, and there were no civilian casualties. Located
Count former Vice President Al Gore among liberals dissatisfied with President Barack Obama. Gore, in a Rolling Stone essay to be published Friday, rips the Democratic president for not making sufficient progress on global warming, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. “President Obama has never presented to the American people the magnitude of the climate crisis,” […]
A Lufthansa jumbo jet speeding toward takeoff was forced to a screeching halt on a Kennedy Airport runway to avoid a catastrophic collision with an EgyptAir plane that made a wrong turn into its path, sources told The Post. “Cancel take off! Cancel take off plans!” yelled a frightened air controller who saw that the […]
WynneField, PA - Investigators are looking for the cause of an early morning fire that has badly damaged a Philadelphia synagogue. The blaze broke out at about 12:45 Wednesday morning inside the Raim Ahuvim synagogue. The building is on the 5800 block of Drexel Road in Wynnefield. When firefighters arrived they saw flames spitting out of […]
A Muslim radical who allegedly killed two American airmen during a shooting rampage in Germany was charged with first-degree murder today in Manhattan federal court. A witness said Arid Uka,
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The Shuvu network of schools in Eretz Yisroel celebrated its annual communal Bar Mitzvah this week in Yerushalayim. 200 Shuvu boys from throughout the country participated in the festivities which began in Bayit Vegan with a farher in Gemorah and distribution of Tefillin (Shuvu’s Kesher Tefillin Project in memory […]
[PHOTO LINK IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] For the 4th consecutive year, Hatzolah of Passaic/Clifton and the Bikur Cholim of Passaic- Clifton, can truly be proud of the community wide health and
Celebrating its 40th birthday, Southwest Airlines started running a promotion that’s sure to turn a lot of heads. Fares start at $40 for one-way trips up to 450 miles, $80 for trips from 451 to 1,250 miles and $120 for trips over 1,251 miles. The tickets do come with some conditions — you have to […]
The extensive menu of airline fees is growing again — at least at one low-cost carrier. Florida-based Spirit Airlines has announced it will charge a $5 fee for passengers who
2:10PM EST: Legislative leaders said on Tuesday that they had reached a tentative deal with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to renew New York’s rent laws, cap property taxes for homeowners, and raise tuition at state universities, among other outstanding issues. But the Senate Republican leader, Dean G. Skelos, said his caucus had not yet decided […]
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