The Admor of Berdichev Shlita, Rav Aharon Baumel, has been summoned by Israel Police for questioning at 9:00AM Sunday morning. The rebbe was called into police in response to his words, questioning why no witness to the brutal attack by police against a chareidi teen with special needsdid not intervene on his behalf. As seen […]
Israel Fire & Rescue Service reports on Sunday morning that during last week’s heatwave, which was accompanied at times by strong wind contains, firefighters from the department and JNF battled
Nearly two decades after the Aryan Nations Idaho compound was demolished, far-right extremists are maintaining a presence in the Pacific Northwest. White nationalism has been on the rise across the U.S., but it has particular resonance along the Idaho-Washington border, where the Aryans espoused hate and violence for years. The neo-Nazi group was based near […]
The following is via NBC10 Boston: It was late at night and a group of Jewish teenagers were on a walk around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir in Massachusetts. Boston College
The following is viaCHI: With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Berel (Berke) Raskin OBM, the Crown Heights icon who owned a world renowned fish store on Kingston Ave. He passed away Shabbos, the 20th of Iyar 5779. He was 84 years old. Berel, one of four brothers, was born in Leningrad to […]
In an apparent contradiction of his national security adviser, President Donald Trump on Sunday downplayed recent North Korean missile tests, tweeting from Tokyo that theyre not a concern for him in comments sure to unnerve Japanese leaders. Trump also said North Koreas Kim Jong Uns criticism of one of his Democratic rivals, former Vice President […]
Rabbi Eliezer Berland, the leader of the Shuvu Banim movement, was hospitalized over Shabbos. Berland was reportedly not feeling well the past week, and on Shabbos he nearly fainted, prompting
New York City police say officers shot a woman who was threatening them with a knife. The woman was taken to a hospital after the shooting late Friday in Queens.
Sholom Ubrocho, I hope this letter finds you and yours well. I write to appeal to you to help us, we’ve been ripped asunder and desperately need your support
A three-year-old infant R”L died in a fire that occurred in an apartment in Tzefat (Safed) on Shabbos on David Elazar Street. The boy was identified as Elad Prizat Z”L.
A pedestrian was hit by a train and killed near the Segulah train station on Motzei Shabbos. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avi Mearah said that “Due to the severity of
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump from building key sections of his border wall with money secured under his declaration of a national emergency, delivering what may prove a temporary setback on one of his highest priorities. U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr.s order, issued Friday, prevents work from beginning on two of […]
There have been multiple news stories recently involving extremist groups and behaviors in the Orthodox community. The Monsey Anti-Vaxxer rally, the Lev Tahor cult and kidnapping episodes, Neturei Karta, Burqua
President Donald Trump was walking across the sun-splashed airport tarmac in Jerusalem with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2017 when the Israeli leader playfully warned his political ally about the confusing protocol he was about to encounter on his first visit to Israel as president. What is the protocol? Trump asked his host, referring to […]
With the continued measles outbreak in Rockland, County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert remind residents of the importance of getting vaccinated. As of May
U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler was taken to a hospital for an evaluation Friday after he appeared to swoon during a news conference in New York City. The chairman of the
Webcast will offer a halachic, hashkafic and psychological perspective on the role of todays grandparents in their grandchildrens lives New York, NY, May 16, 2019Chai Lifeline will present Grandchildren in Crisis, a discussion with Rabbi Lipa Geldwerth, Rov of Khal Kol Torah in Brooklyn, and renowned psychologist Dr. David Pelcovitz. The wide-ranging talk will examine […]
As YWN reported on Thursday, the Moshav founded by R’ Shlomo Carlebach Z”L (Mevo Modiim) was virtually destroyed by wildfires on Thursday. But miraculously, one structure was not touched by
Big cities in the U.S. arent growing like they used to. Most of the nations largest cities last year grew by a fraction of the numbers they did earlier in the decade, according to population and housing unit estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The previous growth big cities had experienced in the […]
Rockland County Legislators Phil Soskin and Aron Wieder and Ramapo Town Supervisor Michael Specht attended the Tosh-Monsey Lag BaOmer holiday celebration along with more than 500 residents. Politicians came out to show support for the Hassidic community. Tosh-Monsey is a Hassidic community in Rockland County known for its unique outreach beyond its community. The event […]
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