On Monday, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – brought together a broad gathering of Israeli CEOs, U.S. and Israeli
It began with quiet words from State Department officials: Apply for a new passport immediately. You may soon be going to a country for which ordinary U.S. passports are not
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of the Mattersdorfer Rav, Hagaon HaRav Simcha Bunim Ehrenfeld ZATZAL, a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Agudas Yisroel in America,
As the state Legislature prepares to interview candidates for New York attorney general, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he has already spoken with several people interested in filling the job vacancy
By now, it is clear that Degel Hatorah is panicking, seeking to place its own candidate in the mayoral race in one of the major cities. The party is working
Investors looking to buy Venezuela’s new cryptocurrency may want to head to a little-known Moscow bank whose biggest shareholders are President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government and two state-controlled Russian companies
Starbucks, trying to recover its reputation after two black men were arrested in one of its locations, has decided to open all its restrooms to people in its stores for
Germany’s cybersecurity agency says German and Belgian researchers have found a way to outwit two widely used forms of email encryption. IT security experts at the universities of Muenster, Bochum
Rabbi Shimshon Kaminer of Beit Shemesh began an urgent campaign this week to bring two Ukrainian children to Israel. Two years ago, the Cohen* childrens’ story was brought to the
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri on Sunday urged Muslims carry out jihad against the United States. Ayman al-Zawahiri said America’s decision to shift its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem was evidence that
Some passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight from Denver suffered minor injuries when the plane appeared to suddenly lose cabin pressure as it neared Dallas. Flight 861 had 120 people
MK (Likud) Miki Zohar is moving an initiative to grant a NIS 5,000 monthly raise for cabinet ministers, MKs, and judges, a raise that would be tiered base on seniority.
Facebook is suspending about 200 apps that it believes may have misused data. The social media giant said in a blog post Monday that the suspensions resulted from its investigation
Singapore, a highly manicured city-state shaped by skyscrapers and luxury hotels, is preparing for perhaps the most crucial international diplomatic event of the decade. The June 12 meeting between tough-talking
After more than thirty years of marriage, on Sunday night the eve of 29 Iyar, Dayan HaGaon Rav Akiva Yonasan Unger Shlita, 56, a prominent rabbinical figure in the Erlau
A robotics company known for its widely shared videos of nimble, legged robots opening doors or walking through rough terrain is preparing to sell some after more than a quarter
In the wake of increased security tensions, the state is increasing its armored limousine reserve: 13 Audi A8 armored cars have arrived in Israel last month, and in recent days
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates says that the consequences of the move of the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem are “modest” due to the dwindling likelihood
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Degel Hatorah officials have indicated they wish to continue cooperating with the Shlomei Emunim faction, and to permit the latter’s candidate, Yisrael Porush, to run for reelection in Elad without
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