Agudath Israel of America, together with StandWithUs, a pro-Israel educational organization, has filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in a case in federal court. The case, Jordahl v. State of Arizona, currently before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, involves a law passed by the State of Arizona […]
Just prior to candle-lighting on Friday afternoon in Tzefas, a Jewish man arrived with his Toyota Land Cruiser at the Ein Koves natural spring near the city in order to
A major storm is bringing heavy snow and high winds to a significant portion of the country from Kansas to Chicago that could make it more difficult for travelers heading
The Rosh Yeshiva of Chaim Berlin, HaRav Aharon Schecter has released a letter to the parent body regarding the need to vaccinate. Rav Schechter is also a senior member of
One of the passengers on last week’s El Al ‘Shabbos in Athens’ flight was Rav Sholom Ber Sorotzkin, the Rosh Yeshiva of the massive Ateres Shlomo network of Yeshivos and Kolellim. Rav Sorotzkin released a letter on Friday addressed the CEO of El Al threatening a boycott on the airline if a full apology by the […]
President Donald Trump has returned to his West Palm Beach golf course on another sunny Florida day. Trump began his Friday on Twitter, saying Democrats and Republicans “MUST come together,
Former President Obama took more thinly veiled shots at his successor Monday night, suggesting that the reason the U.S. is not taking more direct action against climate change is because of “hate, anger, racism — mommy issues.” Obama appeared at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago, where author Dave Eggers interviewed him about ways to […]
A 95-year-old man has been charged with more than 36,000 counts of being an accessory to murder on allegations that he served as a guard at the Nazis’ Mauthausen concentration
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, together with his wife and First Lady Sara Netanyahu attended a special ceremony in which a Mezuzah was affixed to the Chabad mobile “Mitzvah tank” that
Israel Police cracked down on drivers using their cellular phone while driving, issuing over 1,400 summonses this past week as well as summonses for serious driving offenses that lead to accidents and injuries. The use of a cellular telephone by a driver is considered a “serious offense”. Following is a breakdown of the major police […]
(by Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Gluck) Where does the Torah world in the United States go to discuss its challenges, find solutions, and forge a path forward? The annual Agudah Convention. This year’s convention, which began last night in the Crowne Plaza Stamford, was attended by over a thousand people, and almost ten thousand more watched […]
A senior Israeli Cabinet minister on Wednesday threatened to kill the leader of the militant Hamas movement ruling Gaza, vowing that another “large campaign” looms in which Israel will hit the militants hard. Housing Minister Yoav Gallant, a former military general who commanded the Gaza region, said Hamas leader Yehiyeh Sinwar should “recalculate his route” […]
A series of elected and government officials recently visited Chevrah Hatzolah at their headquarters. The purpose of these visits was to discuss ongoing relevant issues as it pertains to Hatzolah
The head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog on Thursday called on North Korea to allow inspectors back into the country to monitor its nuclear program. Speaking at a board meeting
Earlier in the week, YWN-Israel reported that fewer Israelis are getting vaccinated against the flu and measles continues to spread. More and more Israelis feel that Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman, who has ministerial authority, is not doing what he should as the nation’s healthcare system is collapsing. While it is known that he brought […]
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Vacation home rental website Airbnb recently announced a decision, that it is going to remove its listings located in the “Occupied West Bank”, meaning the facilities located in yishuvim throughout Yehuda and Shomron. Israel was quick to fire back, with Minister of Tourism Yariv Levin calling the decision “discriminatory and disgraceful surrender” to the BDS […]
Israel’s newest Knesset Member, Attorney Osnat Mark, is already making her demands known. Among those demands is that cities such as Ma’aleh Adumim. The plan to push this forward is
Newly elected Beit Shemesh Mayor Dr. Aliza Bloch announced ahead of the City Hall ceremony in which she assumed her post from outgoing mayor Rabbi Moshe Abutbul that anyone who
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