Misaskim is pleased to announce the implementation of a new initiative that has been developed to meet the needs of the community during emergencies that may arise on Shabbos or Yom Tov. Under the new system, Misaskim’s emergency hotline which until now was answered 24/6, will now be monitored on Shabbos and Yom Tov. The […]
A new survey finds that travelers rank New York’s airports among the worst in the country. The Zagat survey shows travelers rate LaGuardia Airport as the worst in overall quality for the fourth-consecutive year. John F. Kennedy was rated as the fifth-worst airport, with Miami International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport […]
An earthquake about 80 miles southeast of Southampton was felt by some residents, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The 10:45 a.m. quake was magnitude 3.9, according to a USGS
Jerusalem – In what can only be described as a horror story, a father was R”L just killed in a tragic accident – in front of his wife and daughter
Chanukah will be longer than eight days this year for thousands of Chai Lifeline children and their families. Chanukah activities around the world brightened the holiday for children battling pediatric
Tosher Chasidim in Canada joined in song to give thanks to the Ribono Shel Olam on Monday evening, when the Tosher Rebbe Shlita visited the Bais Medrash – the first
3:00AM EST: Flatbush – YWN regrets to inform you of the tragic Petira of Moshe Berkowitz Z”L, a 25-year-old Yeshiva Bochur, who was R”L killed in a serious crash in
The three men responsible for the September 26th, terrorist attack in which a pregnant woman and her husband were injured, were arrested in a joint IDF-ISA operation in early October.
Washington, DC – Following the release of classified diplomatic cables by Wikileaks revealing that Saudi donors are the primary financiers of Sunni extremist groups like Al Qaeda, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D – Queens and Brooklyn) released the following statement: “The fact that Saudi Arabia is the biggest financial supporter of Al Qaeda shouldn’t surprise anyone. […]
The very high levels of vitamin D that are often recommended by doctors and testing laboratories — and can be achieved only by taking supplements — are unnecessary and could be harmful, an expert committee says. It also concludes that calcium supplements are not needed. The group said most people have adequate amounts of vitamin […]
Thieves have rigged some ATM’s at some Bank of America branches in New Jersey. Customers are suddenly finding their bank accounts drained. Bank of America customers used their local ATM
Albany, NY – All that post-election talk about a possible uprising against Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver apparently didn’t’ get through to Assembly Democrats. They voted overwhelmingly today to back Silver for another term as speaker. “It was big,” Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan (D-Queens) said of the vote for Silver, which took place in a closed-door meeting […]
Fox News exclusive: The closest Congressional race in the nation could be decided by people who don’t really live in the district, and a Fox News investigation has uncovered evidence
The following is a NY Daily News article: Jewish activists in Brooklyn are offering a $5,000 reward to help solve a brutal robbery that left a Hasidic teacher unconscious Thanksgiving
A server problem put most New Jersey government websites offline for much of Monday, including a page detailing state financial data that was the subject of story in The Record
On Thanksgiving night, Joel Weinberger was viciously beaten by three assailants as he walked home from the Yeshiva in Williamsburg where he teaches. “Mr. Weinberger was brutally attacked on Thanksgiving evening. The assault is under investigation as a hate crime. Mr. Weinberger’s religious paraphernalia was destroyed during the beating and the victim even recalls the […]
On a February trip to the Middle East, Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman John Kerry (D-MA) told Qatari leaders that the Golan Heights should be returned to Syria, that a
This past Motzei Shabbos, thousands of Satmar Chasidim gathered to celebrate Kuf Alef Kislev, which is an annual event celebrating the miracle of the Satmar Rebbe ZATZAL’s rescue from the Nazis YM”S. On 21 Kislev 1944, the Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum ZATZL, was rescued from the Bergen-Belson Nazi concentration camp along with 1368 other Jews. […]
Bayswater, NY – A Yeshiva Bochur was mugged on Sunday evening as he left Shul, YWN has learned. At approximately 9:00PM on SUnday evening, a 22-year-old Yeshiva student was just leaving Shul after Davening Maariv, when he was stopped by a black male who asked him for a dollar. The victim replied that he had no […]
Supporters of a bill to provide health care to those who worked at the World Trade Center after the terror attacks are unveiling an exhibit on Capitol Hill today that
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