A few dozen people on motzei Shabbos protested outside the Breslov Kloiz in Uman, objecting to the planned hotel construction in the area, which they insist will compromise Jewish kevarim
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) New research by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) has discovered a unique wick, used to light lamps and dated to the Byzantine period, some 1,500 years
During a session of the Knesset Finance Committee on Monday, committee chairman, MK Moshe Gafne, addressed the appointment of a new deputy mayor in Haifa, Raja Za’atara, an outspoken supporter
Israeli military forces carried out a series of raids in Ramallah on Monday, bursting into stores and offices of the official Palestinian news agency in a manhunt for terrorists who
The popular sefer Yalkut Yosef, written by Rishon L’Tzion HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Yosef, among the most widely sold seforim in Eretz Yisrael, is now going to be printed in Amharic for the Ethiopian community. Publishers explain the sefer is found in most Sephardi homes in Eretz Yisrael, and widely purchased in the Diaspora as well. […]
Democrat Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York made a surprise revelation to a progressive Jewish group on the last night of Chanukah: She traces her ancestry back to 15th-century Sephardic
Environmental activists are ramping up a pressure campaign designed to drum up Democratic support for a sweeping agenda to fight climate change, with the 2020 presidential campaign in their sights. Hundreds of young demonstrators turned out Monday on Capitol Hill to push Democrats on a package of ambitious environmental goals — including a nationwide transition […]
From jails to hospitals around the country, Lecheires is the Jewish family for those without family of their own. ‘Sir, your family is here to see you’. For those who are unfortunately behind bars or bed-ridden in hospitals and nursing homes, there is nothing more exciting than hearing these words and knowing that for at […]
Senior Israeli military officers are flying to Moscow to update their Russian counterparts about an operation launched last week to “expose and thwart” Hezbollah tunnels burrowed under Israel’s border with
When you are the chairman of the Knesset Finance Committee, the person who ‘signs the checks’ for the State of Israel, it is not too difficult to exact revenge by using the authority of the position, and this is just what MK Moshe Gafne is accused of doing. According to Chadashot News report on Sunday […]
Israel’s prime minister on Monday announced that Oman will open its airspace to Israel’s national airline. The move appears to have no immediate practical effect because carrier El Al is
Rome’s mayor, Catholic groups and politicians of every stripe joined Italy’s Jewish community on Monday in denouncing the theft of 20 small bronze plaques honoring a Jewish family deported during
Outrage built Monday over a video showing police officers violently yanking a toddler from his mother’s arms at a Brooklyn public benefits office, with officials criticizing police for not de-escalating
Two woman were mugged in the heart of the Flatbush Orthodox Jewish Community on Monday evening. Sources tell YWN that the women were mugged in two separate incidents, taking place
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are searching the electronic devices of travelers more often, and did not always follow proper protocol, a new watchdog report has found. The report
An off-duty New York City firefighter was killed in a suspected road-rage incident following an early morning collision on a Brooklyn highway. Police say officers found 33-year-old Faizal Coto lying
A woman accused of being a secret agent for the Russian government has likely taken a plea deal, prosecutors indicated Monday in a court filing that said her case has been “resolved.” The information was included in a filing in the case against Maria Butina. Her lawyers and federal prosecutors have asked for a hearing […]
Washington, DC In just a few days a historical prison reform bill will, with Hashem’s help, be brought to the Senate floor for a vote. After 10 years of fighting,
As YWN has been reporting, New York State is taking steps towards stricter enforcement of its education requirements on yeshiva elementary schools. In line with recently released NYS Education Department guidelines, all yeshiva elementary schools must teach a ‘substantially equivalent education’ to public schools, with a minimum of six hours of secular studies daily. The […]
A man was arrested and charged in federal court after planning an attack on a synagogue in the Toledo area. Damon M. Joseph, 21, was charged with one count of
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