A Saudi prince who has aided the imam spearheading Park51, the proposed Islamic center two blocks from Ground Zero, says it would be better to shift to another site not
NY Post Exclusive: NYC homeowners will soon be reaching into their depleted pockets again, with property-tax bills going up—even as home prices remain stagnant or are dipping, The Post has learned. Taxes will jump an average $173 for a single-family home, which will increase the burden from $3,519 to $3,692, or 4.9 percent, on a […]
Phoenix, AZ – A Sefer Torah and several other religious items were stolen from a Phoenix Shul and police are asking for the public’s help to find the thieves. Police
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira last night of Habachur Shlomo Eliezer Friedman Z”L ben R’ Yakov (Jack) after a long illness. He was 24-years-old. The Levaya will take place at 10:30AM in front of Emunas Yisroel 16th Avenue Between 44-45 Streets. The Kevura will be at the Floral Park Cemetery 104 Rhodes Halls […]
The famously macho politician, 58, seemed to be wearing heavy make-up when he was photographed with a dark patch around one eye on a visit to Ukraine. Some suggested Russia’s
Religious Jews visiting Jordan have been asked to refrain from wearing a Yarmulka for security reasons, officials said. An Israeli businessman who recently visited the Hashemite Kingdom told Ynet Thursday he was asked to deposit the traditional head covering before crossing the border. “The man in the counter asked us to take off our hats […]
Critical parts of the coalition that delivered President Obama to the White House in 2008 and gave Democrats control of Congress in 2006 are switching their allegiance to the Republicans
U.S. federal regulators have closed an investigation into Google Inc’s “Street View” maps service, saying the company has taken steps to address privacy concerns raised by its improper collection of
Nissan is recalling more than 2.1 million vehicles worldwide over engine problems, the automaker said Thursday. The Japanese automaker said the problem may cause the engine to stall. In extreme
Brooklyn, NY – “Today’s City Council approval of the Culver El project marks the end of a 5-year long effort to make this desperately needed affordable housing project a reality. Low and middle income families across this City desperately need safe, affordable housing options. Boro Park, in particular, has a significant need for affordable housing. […]
A federal judge denied a motion Wednesday for new trial for Sholom Rubashkin, saying there was no new evidence discovered to produce an acquittal. Former Agriprocessors vice president Rubashkin, 50, of Postville, requested the new trial based on the claim Chief Judge Linda Reade unlawfully presided over his trial and should have recused herself. Rubashkin’s […]
New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino has signed a pledge to support a group of construction workers opposed to a proposed Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero.
Westhampton Beach, NY – A non-profit organization has cleared two major hurdles on the path to establishing an eruv, that would encompass Westhampton Beach Village and the hamlet of Quiogue,
I predict a Republican victory of tsunami proportions on November 2nd. For the last six months in various public forums, I have said that Republicans will take both the House
[Article also appears in the YWN Kashrus Corner] For many years, Tylenol, Motrin and many other liquid over-the-counter medicines produced by the McNeil Company in their Pennsylvania facility have been
Farooque Ahmed, 34, of Ashburn, Va., was arrested today for attempting to assist others whom he believed to be members of al-Qaeda in planning multiple bombings at Metrorail stations in
A man purporting to be Osama Bin Laden warned France to get its troops out of Afghanistan and not to oppress Muslims at home in a tape broadcast by the
There is a way that many bereaved parents refer to their situations. They euphemistically call it “The club that no one wants to belong to.” This weekend, 38 “member families” gathered at the Jack and Moishe Horn Campus, home of Camp Simcha and Camp Simcha Special, for Chai Lifeline’s annual Healing Hearts Bereavement Retreat. “We […]
The following letter was sent by Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL) to US Attorney General Eric Holder in regards to the Rubashkin case: October 22, 2010 The Honorable Eric Holder Attorney General of the United States 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 5111 Washington, DC 20530 Dear Attorney General Holder, Thank you for your leadership and continued […]
The Montreal Gazette reports: The Satmar Hasidic community has begun a court battle to stop the Quebec government from closing down its school. The school in question, Academie Yeshiva Toras Moshe on Casgrain Ave., provides religious instruction and complementary secular teaching to about 150 boys from the Hasidic community’s 320 families. But the school, which […]
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