The Satmar Rebbe, Hagaon HaRav Yoel Teitelbaum’s letter explaining his psak against participation in Israeli elections, is going to be auctioned off after Pesach. The auction, which is being organized by the Kedem Auction House in Jerusalem, was revealed to the public on Tuesday, election day in Israel. The letter was written in 1951, just three […]
Nearly 200 million people who had sensitive information snatched from their Yahoo accounts will receive two years of free credit-monitoring services and other potential restitution in a legal settlement valued
A passenger on El Al flight LY001 traveling from Israel to JFK opened one of the plane’s emergency doors and attempted to jump off the plane on Wednesday. The plane
New York City’s effort to halt a measles outbreak by ordering mandatory vaccinations in one Brooklyn neighborhood is facing opposition, with lawyers for parents opposed to vaccinations promising to file a lawsuit challenging the order by Friday. But city health officials say they have they have struck the right balance with the unusual order, and […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday questioned Attorney General William Barr’s independence from President Donald Trump, arguing Barr’s pursuit of Trump’s claims about “spying” during the 2016 campaign undermines his position as the nation’s top law enforcement officer. In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, the California Democrat said she was “very concerned” about […]
A Satmar beis medrash located on Nechemia Street in Bnei Brak was targeted by vandals on Wednesday evening, apparently surrounding an election-related machlokes. The attackers damaged property and caused considerable damage to the beis medrash. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem/Photo Credit:” “????? ?????? ????????)
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Knesset elections are behind us and it is time to focus on Pesach. At the Kosel, the team was out on Wednesday morning to remove the
Nepal’s world-famous Passover Seder, held annually high in the Himalayas in the capital city of Kathmandu, reaching a peak of some 2,000 guests last year on its 30th anniversary, stands as a perpetual icon of Chabad-Lubavitch’s “no mountain too tall to climb” approach to Jewish education and outreach. Well, a few countries to the northwest […]
Border Police officers rescued a Charedi family of five, who got stuck while hiking near Nachal Sorek. The police received an emergency call for help from the family who was
A majority of Federal Reserve officials last month believed that economic conditions would likely warrant keeping the Fed’s benchmark policy unchanged for the rest of this year. Several officials said their view could shift in either direction based on incoming data, according to minutes of the meeting released Wednesday. Weaker growth and lower inflation expectations […]
President Donald Trump says there’s only one person in charge of his immigration policy: Him. Asked by reporters Wednesday whether he had considered tapping his influential aide, Stephen Miller, to lead the Department of Homeland Security given Miller’s focus on the issue, Trump was ready with praise — but not a promotion. “Stephen is an […]
Thanks to the quick response by the maritime police on the Mediterranean Sea and rescue teams on the ground three yeshiva bochrim who partially drowned on Wednesday were rescued and
Attorney General William Barr declared Wednesday he thinks “spying did occur” against Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, suggesting the origins of the Russia investigation may have been mishandled in remarks that aligned him with the president at a time when Barr’s independence is under scrutiny. Barr, appearing before a Senate panel, did not say what “spying” […]
Over the past five years, the town of Jackson, NJ, has experienced a massive influx of frum Jews seeking housing in the vicinity of Lakewood. As is the case in
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has released her tax return for 2018, reporting that she and her husband paid more than $200,000 in taxes on a joint income of about
President Donald Trump, facing a congressional deadline for his administration to provide his tax returns, said Wednesday that he “won’t do it” while he’s under audit by the IRS. Trump told reporters on the White House lawn that “I would love to give them, but I’m not going to do it while I’m under audit.” […]
By Gabriel Geller As over the past few years more wine lovers have been adding wine as a regular companion to their weeknight dinner, the period known as the 9
67 percent of Israelis eligible to vote in yesterday’s election did so. The Percentage is quite high for Israel, and for most western countries. Both Chareidi parties increased the number
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Isaac Abraham, a Williamsburg “community activist”, who has been giving media interviews for many years, had some choice words for NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio in this interview. For reasons unknown,
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