As schools across the country struggle to find teachers to hire, more governors are pushing for pay increases, bonuses and other perks for the beleaguered profession — with some vowing

A heartbreaking look back at the 45 victims of the horrific tragedy at Meron on Lag Baomer. YWN mourns their loss along with Klal Yisroel as we mark the second

Airstrikes over southern Syria early Monday killed one of the country’s most well-known drug dealers, an opposition war monitor and a pro-government radio station reported. The rare attack came days

Belzer chassidim in Yerushalayim rejoiced on Sunday evening when the Rebbe entered the Beis Medrash for the vach nacht of his great-grandson. It was the Rebbe’s first public appearance since

China’s foreign minister told the U.S. ambassador on Monday that Washington is responsible for the downturn in relations between the two countries and must “reflect deeply” before ties can return

A car accident on Avenue M, send a car onto the sidewalk and smashing through a fence. It happened on Monday afternoon just before 1:30PM at the intersection of Avenue

United Hatzalah welcomes the Ministerial Committee for Legislative Affairs’ unanimous approval of the bill unifying emergency phone numbers and dispatch centers. The bill, which aims to create a single, unified

Most Democrats and Republicans agree that the federal government should better regulate the biggest technology companies, particularly social media platforms. But there is very little consensus on how it should

Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Lieberman on Monday morning called on the representatives of the Yesh Atid and National Unity parties to abandon the judicial reform negotiations at the President’s Residence.

Thousands have gathered in Yerushalayim to join the Pnei Menachem Rosh yeshiva, Hagaon HaRav Shaul Alter in celebrating Lag baomer. The Rosh Yeshiva is first giving out candy to thousands

For the first time, the U.S. government will pay for a large study measuring whether overdoses can be prevented by so-called safe injection sites, places where people can use heroin

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com A question was posed to Maran Rav Chaim zatzal regarding Lag BaOmer (cited in Kuntrus Likutei Halachos on Yevamos p. 25): What exactly is

The Boyaner Rebbe lit 45 Yartzheit Candles as Lag Baomer started, remembering the 45 Kedoshim of Meron, as we mark the second Yartzheit. Askan R’ Avrohom Yaakov (Abe) Friedman is

A top official representing a suburban New York county where New York City’s mayor wants to send asylum seekers vowed to fight the plan Monday by enforcing the state of

The Biden administration is working on new regulations that would require airlines to compensate passengers and cover their meals and hotel rooms if they are stranded for reasons within the

Three kedoshei elyon had one common concept when it came to learning Torah – they were the Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh (Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar 1696-1743) when he came to Eretz Yisroel; the

A Jewish man was attacked by an individual in a passing vehicle when he was struck by a rock as he entered shul on Shabbos morning. Just after 9 am,

Live updates from Meron will be published here in live time. Additionally, YWN will be posting in live time on WhatsApp: YWN MERON WHATSAPP STATUS UPDATES: CLICK HERE to join

Under a set of white tents at the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas, dozens of Venezuelan men waited. Some sat on curbs and others leaned on metal barricades. When the

El Al Airlines recently announced the cancellation of 12 scheduled fights that were scheduled to depart from London to Israel in the coming months, Channel 12 News reported on Sunday

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