ROARING DRUG EPIDEMIC IN OUR COMMUNITY: 3 Weeks, 32 Overdoses And Endless Tears
(By: Zvi Gluck)
Let me be the first to admit that I am not a math person, yet, unfortunately, it seems that right now my...
STOP THE MINYANIM: Respected Frum Doctor In Queens Writes Open Letter
(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...
Bostoner Rebbe of Yerushalayim Responds to Lakewood Yeshiva Suspending 50 Bochrim For Attending Skulener...
If the article you wrote about a Mesifta in Lakewood of suspending their yeshiva bochrim, who attended the Levaya of the Skulener Rebbe ZT"L...
HYPOCRITICAL “SQUAD” EXPOSED OVER JERSEY CITY: Palestinian Rep. Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, And AOC
By now is anyone still surprised? Probably not. But the three members of "The Squad" have finally come clean and showed the world exactly...
Op-Ed: Important “Checklist” Of Things To “Bring” To The Siyum Hashas
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...
Op-Ed: We’ve Had Enough! Yoni Crossed The Red Line
We were warned that the Yeger-Hikind race was going to get nasty. We sent a letter to both camp's outlining what we believed to...
YWN Editorial: Anti Vaxxers Aren’t The Only Ones Who Lost Today
To better understand who and what the broader Jewish community has been up against in the vaccination civil war against measles, one only had...
FOLLOW UP: Massive Community Response Following Op-Ed On YWN Regarding Roaring Drug Epidemic In...
(By: Zvi Gluck)
It has been a flood of epic proportions.
That is the only way I can describe what has happened in my inbox in...
YWN Speaks Up, The New York Times Backs Down – But Look What They...
In apparent response to Rabbi Yaakov Bender's letter, posted yesterday on Yeshiva World News, the New York Times removed the picture of Yeshiva Darchei...
Op-Ed: And You Want To Know Why They Hate Us?! [WATCH THIS VIDEO]
If anyone want's to know why they hate Jews in Monsey / Ramapo, simply watch the video below.
The Spring Valley Fire Department responded to...
Op-Ed: When Will We Start Following The Law And Start Avoiding The Colossal Chillul...
For the second time this week, the FBI arrested Frum people in Lakewood, NJ in a federal and state crackdown on public assistance fraud...
Water Park Tragedy Op-ed from Project Chai
Nearly a half century ago when I was a talmid of HaGaon Rav Moshe Feinstein zt'l, the yeshiva summer camp was shaken when one...
Op-Ed: TWO YEARS of Democrats Calling For Assassinations And Hate – Here Are The...
Democrats didn’t care when Madonna said she had thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House.
Democrats didn’t care when Kathy Griffin posed...
MAILBAG: The Alcohol-Drinking At Prominent Yeshivos Is Out of Control And Being Ignored
This headline may sound familiar to many. I'll remind you. In August, I wrote a letter to YWN titled "The Alcohol-Drinking At Yeshiva Camps...
Op-Ed: Time To Take Stock Following Rubashkin: Thank You Mr. President! Mr Schumer, Where...
As the dust starts to clear and the incredible details of Sholom Rubashkin's release come into focus, it is important to address some items...
Op-Ed: NJ Cop Who Pulled Over Expectant Lakewood Couple Lacks Decency, Respect [VIDEO]
The following was written by Judi Franco - NJ 101.5 / Republished with permission
I am not one to bash police. But I’m also not...
Op Ed: Taking A Stand Against OUT OF CONTROL Drinking In Our Community
The Alcohol Keeps On Flowing
By: Zvi Gluck
Baruch Hashem, I had the zechus of spending a wonderful Succos with my family in the most beautiful...
Op-Ed: Let’s Stop Shooting Blanks At Senator Schumer
(By Ezra Friedlander)
In the aftermath of the release of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, we've seen much jubilation. But that was followed quickly by speculation from...
Op-Ed: A Family Was Butchered During Their Shabbos Dinner – But They Will Blame...
It might make your blood boil, but we are used to it by now. We are prepared for it. It's always our fault. No...
Op-Ed By YWN: Drug (Opioid) Crisis Spiraling Out Of Control In Frum Communities –...
President Trump took a bold move on Thursday by declaring the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency, and announcing new steps to combat what...
Rabbi Yaakov Bender Slams Homework In Op-Ed To Mishpacha Magazine
The following article was written by Rabbi Yaakov Bender, and appeared in this weeks Mishpacha Magazine. It was republished on YWN with their permission:
The...
Op-Ed: Was The Monsey Stabbing Attack Preventable?
We were lulled into complacency; Now, the question begs: who knew what and when.
Monsey, NY – In the days following the November 20th vicious...
RESIGN! NYS Senator Felder Writes Letter To Mayor DeBlasio Telling Him TO RESIGN Over...
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...
Op-Ed: Lakewood: Let’s Put Things In The Proper Perspective
(By Ezra Friedlander)
It's summertime and once again the headlines are sizzling, this time with unfortunate news from within our own community in Lakewood New...
Op-Ed: Yaffed Uses “Solidarity March” To Sow Hatred And Anti-Semitism
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...
Op-Ed: An Open Letter To Parents Of ‘At-Risk’ And ‘Off-The-Derech’ Children
By Rabbi Shaya Cohen, the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Zichron Ayeh and founded Priority-1 in 1987 to help at-risk teenagers and their parents and families....
Op-Ed: Jersey City: The Next Day – By NYC Councilman Chaim Deutsch
It was cold in Jersey City on Wednesday, but it seemed like the whole neighborhood was standing outside. As I walked down the road...
Op-Ed: Orthodox Jews Are Empowering AOC
(by Chaskel Bennett)
Imagine if an Orthodox Jew would be denied entry to the polls on election day? The outcry would be swift and overwhelming....
Op-Ed: Unprecedented Chillul Hashem By Orthodox Jewish Anti-Vaxxers In Albany
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com)
There is Chillul Hashem. And then there is something that we can call, "Avi Avos Chillul Hashem." What happened...
Op-Ed By Rabbi David Niederman: Setting The Record Straight On Yeshivas
In response to the recent attacks on yeshivas, Rabbi David Niederman - a member of the executive member of PEARLS - set the record...
Op-Ed By Councilman Chaim Deutsch: Are Plastic Bags The New Bail Reform?
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...
Op-Ed: For Moishe We Should Be Celebrating
When news surfaced that President Donald Trump had commuted Sholom Rubashkin’s 27-year prison sentence, the disagreements surrounding the way the government handled Rubashkin’s case...
Heard From A Friend: Taking The Kedusha Out Of Our Kiddeishim
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,...
Op-Ed: Stories Of Welfare Fraud That (Gasp!) Don’t Involve Orthodox Jews
(Written By Judi Franco – NJ 101.5 / Republished with permission)
Yes Virginia, there are actually people besides Jews who commit welfare fraud!
The reason I...
Op-Ed: The Yetzer Hara Is Spiraling Out Of Control
Oy vey. Shreklach.
The sha'ilos I've personally received, as well as the issues that come to the BJX helpline are hair-raising, shocking and sad.
The Yetzer Hara...