Editorial

It is not often that the YWN Editorial Board opines on communal concerns, and it is only following deep contemplation and discussions with the...

(By Richard Altabe) New York City has just completed its investigation of yeshivas. While many details are still shrouded in mystery, this much we know...

“Shechita is safe for you in the UK!” This is a remark I often hear from my American or Israeli peers. In Europe, as many readers...

Boro Park is blessed with dozens of organizations dedicated to caring for families during health crises. From home-cooked meals to Hatzalah two minutes away...

Since its inception, YWN has never called for the ouster of an elected official, Republican or Democrat. That changes today. It is our firm...

This past week brought an extraordinary assault against the Chassidishe community by the New York Times. Timed to appear the day before a New...

A 22-year-old white supremacist was sentenced Tuesday to life in federal prison for killing a woman and injuring three others when he burst into...

A member of Israel's Knesset said from the Knesset plenum on Tuesday that the Balfour Declaration, which declared the state of Israel, is "cursed." "Today,...

The United Arab Emirates formally inaugurated its embassy in Israel on Wednesday, less than a year after the signing of the Abraham Accords. The embassy...

Hatzalah of South Florida and Chesed Shel Emes have both reached out to YWN with an urgent message to Klal Yisroel around the world: STOP...

The race for Mayor has had its ups and downs, “ebs” and flows.  Like a playoff basketball game, we have seen the lead change,...

A "pro-Israel" rally scheduled for Flatbush this Thursday has the potential to have serious implications for the local Jewish community in Flatbush and elsewhere. The...

Anti-Semitic NY Post columnist Steve Cuozzo slanders Orthodox Jewish community with outrageous false claims. It seems the NY Post, is back to one of its...

Former Finance Ministry accountant-general Prof. Yaron Zelekha announced on Wednesday night that he is forming a new political party focused on economic issues called...

The NY Post once again revealed their glaring animus and double standard in reporting about the Orthodox Jewish community of NYC. As YWN reported, the...

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com On the one hand, he is perceived by many asboth lovable and adorable.  His speech patterns, his angelic and...

I was originally hesitant to write this letter however I decided that I can’t watch what’s currently taking place in religious neighborhoods and remain...

The following is an op-ed co-written by rabbi Chaim David Zwiebel and Avi Schick in the NY Daily News: Yesterday, Jews across the world observed...

We are living in difficult times. There’s been much consternation within our community, and rightfully so, about the apparent double standard currently being leveled...

In 36 years of hosting “Jewish Moments in the Morning” (JM in the AM) I’ve had a general policy of not providing guests with...

NYC Mayor Deblasio is a total failure and a pathetic joke. He has allowed the city to descended into total chaos. Half of the most expensive...

When watching this toddler in a Meah She'arim toy store, we are taken aback. We think, "No. It cannot be. Is this really his...

(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com) It is a sad reality that very often, lawyers win cases not on the evidence per se, but rather...

It started with a tweet by NY Governor Cuomo: #BREAKING: New York State will extend the moratorium on evictions for those facing COVID-related hardship...

(Dr Bennett is a Board Certified Emergency Room Physician, NY Hospital of Queens, and also private practice in Queens) This is Ellie Bennett. You all know...

Your grocery shopping experience is about to get a lot more expensive, thanks to onerous new regulations imposed by New York State lawmakers. Particularly for...

(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com) Last week a measure was brought up in the New Jersey legislature to remove personal and religious exemptions regarding...

January 7, 2020 Dear Mayor de Blasio, We took these liberties for granted- to live, work, worship and safely walk the streets of our neighborhoods. Freedom...

Let’s get straight to the heart of it all: Bottom line, what is our takeaway? What do we walk away with? The Siyum itself is over,...

We were lulled into complacency; Now, the question begs: who knew what and when. Monsey, NY – In the days following the November 20th vicious...

Today's Unity rally was created to show Jewish solidarity, to bring Americans together for a common cause - the fight against anti-Semitism. The need for...

As the horrifying events of Monsey are still so fresh in our minds, coupled with other over manifestations of anti-Semitism in the New York...

It was cold in Jersey City on Wednesday, but it seemed like the whole neighborhood was standing outside. As I walked down the road...

Some 1,300 people across the United States have died of the flu so far this year, according to new Centers for Disease Control and...

By now is anyone still surprised? Probably not. But the three members of "The Squad" have finally come clean and showed the world exactly...