President Joe Biden on Monday took fresh aim at ghost guns, the privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up in violent crimes, as he struggles to break past gun-control opposition to address firearm deaths. Speaking at the White House, Biden highlighted the Justice Department’s work to finalize new regulations to crack […]
Ukraine’s Azov Battalion says that Russian troops have dropped a “poisonous substance of unknown origin” from a drone on the city Mariupol – a besieged port city which has already
Many New Yorkers just want their city to feel orderly, functional and fun again after two years of plague and social disruption. Their new mayor, Eric Adams, has promised to deliver. The question is, can the Democrat who pledged to bring back New York’s “swagger” gain momentum in the face of repeated setbacks? Adams’ optimism […]
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin was arrested Tuesday in a federal corruption investigation, creating a political crisis for Gov. Kathy Hochul seven months after she selected Benjamin as a
A federal jury on Monday convicted a former Virginia police officer of storming the U.S. Capitol with another off-duty officer to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. Jurors convicted former Rocky Mount police officer Thomas Robertson of all six counts he faced stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, including charges […]
Although some say it takes a village to raise a child, it takes an extraordinary Yeshiva, its gifted Rosh Yeshiva, and dynamic rebbeim to inspire every talmid to discover his
A man armed with a machete was shot by police Monday in New York City after officers responded to a report that the man was threatening his family, police said.
YWN WHATSAPP STATUS UPDATES: CLICK HERE to join the YWN WhatsApp Status. YWN LEVAYA WHATSAPP GROUPS: CLICK HERE to be added to an official YWN WhatsApp Group. A gunman in a construction vest donned a gas mask, set off a smoke canister on a rush-hour subway train and shot at least 10 people Tuesday morning, authorities said. […]
Philadelphia became the first major U.S. city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate on Monday after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, with the city’s top health official saying she wanted to forestall a potential new wave driven by an omicron subvariant. Confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen more than 50% in 10 days, the […]
The U.S. has ordered all non-emergency consular staff to leave Shanghai, which is under a tight lockdown to contain a COVID-19 surge. The State Department said the order is an upgrade from the “authorized” departure issued last week that made the decision voluntary. The order covers “non-emergency U.S. government employees and their family members from […]
A garage owner in Antwerp published a letter saying that he will no longer provide service to Jews due to “Israel’s unacceptable position on Russia.” The letter, sent last month
For the last many years Misaskim LA has assisted the amazing Hurwitz family who have been graciously hosted at The KMR Pesach Program. Rabbi Yitzi smile brings a tremendous amount
A high level security meeting between the Mayor’s Office, the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau and Patrol Borough Brooklyn South was held as the Jewish community prepares for Pesach. A concern on everyone’s mind is the uptick in anti-Semitic hate crimes and shul security. Representing Mayor Eric Adams at the meeting was Mayoral Senior Advisor Joel […]
The White House released a proclamation to mark 120 years since the birth of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson zt”l. The Rebbe’s devotion to educating people worldwide and his profound respect for diversity, inclusiveness, and equal justice have set a strong example for generations of Americans and people across the globe,” the proclamation […]
The mayor of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol said Monday that more than 10,000 civilians have died in the Russian siege of his city, and that the death toll could surpass 20,000, as weeks of attacks and privation leave the bodies of Mariupol’s people “carpeted through the streets.” Speaking by phone Monday with The […]
The World Bank says Ukraine’s economy will shrink by 45.1% this year because of Russia’s invasion, which has shut down half of the country’s businesses, choked off imports and exports, and damaged a vast amount of critical infrastructure. Unprecedented financial and export sanctions imposed by Western allies in response to the war, meanwhile, are plunging […]
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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com This year, Rav Chaim zatzal’s eldest son, Reb Shaya Kanievsky shlita, will be making the Siyum on Shas at the Lederman Shul in lieu of his father zatzal. To join in the siyum and to have your names present at the siyum click here. Since there will be numerous […]
An Arab stabbed a police officer in the early hours of Tuesday morning at a construction site in Ashkelon, lightly injuring him. The policeman, who had been stabbed in the
Britain’s Treasury chief, once seen as a potential candidate for prime minister, is fighting to save his reputation by requesting an investigation of his own conduct after a series of news reports on his family’s finances raised questions about his judgment. Rishi Sunak, a 41-year-old former hedge fund manager, asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson to […]
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