Editorial

Ray Kelly, the police commissioner who should be the next mayor of New York, seems to show you his best in the city's worst...

My sins I recall today.  Many years ago, when I was much younger, even more foolish and living in California, I used a motorcycle for...

Married mere days, Dovid found himself seated at the head of a table with his new wife, in-laws and a host of strangers, including...

This year, I had the very special zechus to travel with my family to Eretz Yisroel for Sukkos and to spend the wonderful Yom...

An unprecedented revolt sparked by two renegade Democrats Monday ousted Majority Leader Malcolm Smith and returned Republicans to power in the state Senate, rocking...

Today’s Hamodia newspaper attacks NYC Mayoral candidate Erick Salgado and me for sending out press releases claiming the endorsements of prominent Hasidic Rebbes. The editorial...

The following was written by Rabbi Yaakov Bender Shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway, following the tragedy that struck the community...

During a speech to the World Zionist Conference on Tuesday, Benjamin Netanyahu said that Hitler intended only to expel the Jews from Europe, and...

By: Zvi Gluck Just one week ago I shared with you my thoughts on the excessive drinking that I personally witnessed in Eretz Yisroel over Succos,...

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...

As reported here at YWN today, former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, a Democrat, is fully supporting President Obama’s re-election effort. Koch wrote, “The President...

Recently, we've been hearing much in the news about a group that calls itself Yaffed (Young Advocates For Fair Education). They sent a letter...

The following opinon article was written by Rabbi Avi Billet, and appears in this weeks Jewish Star:  Relative to other surgeries, bris milah is a...

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...

The only person who could write such a piece is one with firsthand information of the chareidi lifestyle, one who knows from the inside. The...

This week, in Parshas Ki Sisa, we read of the tragic downfall of the Bnei Yisroel in the incident with the Golden Calf. Moshe...

This September 13, 2011, an election of historic proportion will take place in the 9th Congressional District of New York. The 9th CD is...

Texas Governor Rick Perry, a leading contender for the Republican Presidential nomination, held a press conference at the W Hotel in midtown Manhattan this...

One of the most difficult aspects to understand in Parshas Korach is how Korach and his followers could have so deluded themselves to believe...

The following is an unedited analysis by the AP on Tuesdays election in Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu's apparent reelection puts Israel on a course toward ever...

What makes a good public servant? Do they have to look like you? Act like you? I have known Lew Fidler for over 25 years....

On July 6, 2011, Yeshiva World News posted an article by Dick Morris, headlined "Dick Morris:  Obama Losing Jewish Vote."  Putting aside the source...

The challenge of day school affordability is not just an economic but an existential one; it is about the continuity and vitality of the...

Yes, Varda, there is a Jewish way to vote – or at least a genuine Jewish perspective to bring to political races like the...

In this week’s parsha of Bo, we learn of the commandment to rid ourselves of all leavened products before the onset of Pesach. An...

"They slaughter men, and kiss cows" - Hosea (13:2) On Wednesday night, PETA members were loudly conducting a protest at the Skver Kapores Center in...

To better understand who and what the broader Jewish community has been up against in the vaccination civil war against measles, one only had...

As the campaign to replace Anthony Weiner for NY-9 heats up, both candidates rolled out their endorsements. After receiving a key endorsement from former...

Yelamdeinu Rabbeinu. There is a recording of the Rav’s recent talk on the tragedy of the murder of three precious neshamos in Klal Yisroel. Among...

Over the past 2 years, many small non-profits in Israel – ranging from yeshivot to medical organizations – have fallen under scrutiny from the...

The following Op-Ed appears in the Wall Street Journal: Did someone move the 2012 election to June 1? We ask because President Obama’s extraordinary response...

A recent op-ed by the leading spokesperson for Satmar of Kiryas Yoel, Rabbi Moshe Indig, explained that on Election Day, Tuesday November 5th, New...

Anti-Israel diatribes spring from Iran’s leaders like fleas from a dog, but a recent Iranian Parliament statement stood apart, containing as it did a...

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

As frum Jews, we often take for granted the freedoms that we are privileged to enjoy.  Our community simply assumes that our elected officials...