Foreign Minister Yair Lapid tested positive for COVID, a spokesperson for his office stated on Monday. He is feeling well and is quarantining at his home in Tel Aviv. “Yes, I’m positive for COVID,” Lapid wrote on Twitter. I’m feeling great because I’m vaccinated. Go get vaccinated, put on a mask -we’ll get through this together.” […]
A third Chinese city has locked down its residents because of a COVID-19 outbreak, raising the number confined to their homes in China to about 20 million people. It wasn’t clear how long the lockdown of Anyang, home to 5.5 million people, would last. Mass testing was being enforced, standard procedure whenever outbreaks pop up […]
The majority of Israelis are disgruntled with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s government management of the COVID crisis, a Channel 12 News survey on Sunday found. The poll showed that 63%
YWN regrets to inform you of the Levaya of HaRav Mayer Abromowitz ZT”L from Boro Park. The Niftar was a tremendous Talmid Chochom, who was Talmid in the Mirrer Yeshiva
The GOLDEN Opportunity… to Improve Your Parnassah (livelihood) Tuesday.. Parshas Beshalach is the special day of Segulah for Parnassah! Taught to us by Reb Menachem Mendel of Rimanov zt”l by reading Parshas Hamon – Tuesday Parshas
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com TWO QUESTIONS A number of years ago, Rav Avrohom Ausband, the Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe in Riverdale was approached by a down-on-his-luck FBI informant with a plan to make a lot of money. Rav Ausband flatly refused. The FBI informant tried again. Rav Ausband explained that he would never […]
Israel’s Land Enforcement Authority on Monday morning oversaw the demolition of Gesher Dov, the passageway in Meron where the disaster occurred. The demolition was carried out as a part of
Novak Djokovic returned to the tennis court Monday for training, having won a legal battle to stay in Australia to play in the Australian Open after his exemption from strict
Dear brothers and sisters, My name is Leah and with Hashem’s help I will be getting married very soon! My happiness is not complete because I have no way to
Yosef Ezriel (Yossi) Reit of Ramat Beit Shemesh, who was the most seriously injured victim in the Meron disaster, underwent complex surgery on Monday at the Schneider Children’s Medical Center
Healthcare and front-line workers along with people above age 60 with health problems lined up Monday at vaccination centers across India to receive a third dose as infections linked to the omicron variant surge. The doses, which India is calling a “precautionary” shot instead of a booster, were given as new confirmed coronavirus infections rocketed […]
Dozens of policemen on Monday morning carried out an evacuation of the small illegal outpost of Oz Tzion in Binyamin, north of Jerusalem, leading to clashes between the police and the residents. The outpost has an active Beis Medrash, a shul and other structures. Two residents chained themselves to an iron post in order to […]
Heading into a critical midterm election year, the top political concerns of Americans are shifting in ways that suggest Democrats face considerable challenges to maintaining their control of Congress. A
In what is becoming a daily occurrence, Israel reached a new record high number of coronavirus cases on Monday, with the Health Ministry confirming 21,501 cases among those who took
U.S. health secretary Xavier Becerra on Monday ordered Medicare to reassess a big premium increase facing millions of enrollees this year, attributed in large part to a pricey new Alzheimer’s drug with questionable benefits. Becerra’s directive came days after drugmaker Biogen slashed the price of its $56,000-a-year medication, Aduhelm, to $28,200 a year — a […]
Israel’s Health Ministry on Monday issued new guidelines for COVID testing with antigen tests. The tests should be carried out three days after contact with a confirmed COVID carrier since
Italy targeted the unvaccinated with a host of new coronavirus restrictions Monday, with proof of vaccination or recovery from a recent infection required to enter public transport, coffee shops, hotels, gyms and other everyday activities. The new “super” health pass requirement, which eliminates the ability to show just a negative test to gain access to […]
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan warned Iran on Sunday that it will “face severe consequences if it attacks any Americans” following Iran’s announcement on Saturday that is is imposing sanctions on 51 Americans over the killing of General Qassem Soleimani in 2020. “Make no mistake: the United States of America will protect and […]
Nearly 8,000 people in Kazakhstan were detained by police during protests that descended into violence last week and marked the worst unrest the former Soviet nation has faced since gaining
It has been widely reported by YWN, in recent weeks, veritable riots have been taking place on Friday nights in Jerusalem. Rather than involving Shabbos hafganos or anti-Arab movements, shamefully,
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