As the nation celebrated their day off on Labor Day, Agudas Yisroel Zichron Chaim Zvi of Madison was filled with participants of all ages seeking inspiration for the yemei haDin. The national “Yom Iyun” event was arranged by the Agudath Israel of America’s Torah Projects Commission in conjunction with Hakhel. The Yom Iyun was broadcast […]

Members of the Knesset’s Joint Arab List are turning to European Union officials to advance their protests against the Nationalist Bill, which anchors Israel as the homeland of the Jewish People. The head of the Arab List, MK Ayman Odeh, met this week with Federica Mogherini, the EU Foreign Minister. They met in Brussels to […]

(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) In the accompanying photos, we see Likud MK Yehuda Glick visiting Har Habayis, having received permission to do so before Rosh Hashanah. There are restrictions regulating

Pressured by Democrats with Donald Trump on their minds, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh rejected repeated efforts at Wednesday’s Senate confirmation hearing to reveal his views about a president pardoning

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones became a sideshow outside two congressional hearings Wednesday, insulting Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as a “little punk” and heckling a reporter, all while posting the

It’s sort of a coordinated dance, but the performers are an organized group of protesters and a dozen or so uniformed Capitol Police officers. And the stage is this week’s Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. One by one, the protesters, many wearing T-shirts that say “I am what’s at stake,” interrupt […]

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) told a Brooklyn crowd on Monday that he wants to impeach President Donald Trump, and “the sooner, the better.” Walking in the West Indian Day parade

Paraguay announced Wednesday it would immediately move its embassy in Israel out of Jerusalem and back to Tel Aviv, less than four months after opening the new mission. The move

In a striking anonymous broadside, a senior Trump administration official wrote an opinion piece in The New York Times on Wednesday claiming to be part of a group of people

(VIDEO AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Dozens of police and Israel Prison Service retirees, along with members of their families, protested in the capital on Wednesday, 25 Elul in a protest against the government’s failure to match their wages and pensions to career military personnel. Several dozen of the protesters pushed their way into the Prime […]

(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) A video showing a self described Yeshiva Bochur burning his Nike sneakers has gone viral. The young man said he was protesting Nike’s decision to feature

(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Emergency services including police and other agencies, took part in a simulated terrorist situation in the Navon Station, the new, yet-unopened, Jerusalem-Tel Aviv express train station

The Skulener Rebbe Shlita, HaRav Yisrael Avraham ben Shaina Rochel was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday. The Rebbe was diagnosed last week with pneumonia, and was being treated at his home in Boro Park. Gaboyim of the rebbe explain that due to the rebbe’s advanced age, the decision was made to hospitalize him for […]

According to an Israel Ports Authority official, a 50-year-old Israeli citizen was arrested overnight at Newark airport in New Jersey after he caused alarm during a security check. The individual

A St. Louis man is the new tenant of a tiny apartment with a unique layout — the kitchen and bathroom are in the same place. Yep. The toilet, bathtub, oven and sink are all in one room. The 200-square-foot (18.5-sq. meter) apartment is in St. Louis’ tony Central West End. The ad and photo […]

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday did not refute a YWN report that he assured the Satmar Rebbe of Williamsburg he will not interfere in Yeshiva education — in exchange for an endorsement — instead pointing to his lack of control over the state Education Department. The department is currently reviewing a long-delayed New York […]

A replacement bridge under construction at the second-busiest port in the U.S. isn’t just a crucial route for cargo trucks and Southern California commuters — it’s a concrete-and-steel science experiment for engineers and seismologists. The new bridge, which will stretch 8,800 feet (2,680 meters) over the Port of Long Beach, is being built with about […]

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