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With the election for Israel’s 22nd Knesset just days away, Gedolei Torah in the United States join the Gedolim in Eretz Yisrael, calling on the tzibur to cast a ballot for Yahadut Hatorah, at a time “when fundamental principles of the Torah world are under attack R”L”. (YWN Israel Desk Jerusalem)

Efforts to smuggle cellphones into Palestinian terrorists imprisoned in Israel continue. A number of youths were arrested as they tried doing just that by taping phones and parts of phones

The number 431 train line connects the southern coastal area to Modi’in and Jerusalem via a series of bridges and tunnels. The cost of the project which is expected to

Lots of rabbis write weekly columns, blogs and inspirational newsletters, which are typed or even dictated with easy-to-use voice-to-text technology. Only one labors letter by letter, typing his words painstakingly

President Donald Trump sought to boost the spirits of Republican lawmakers, mocking Democrats and promising a new tax cut package, as he returned to the city he recently disparaged as

Democratic debate night No. 3: Attacks and counter-attacks. Love for one former president, loathing for the current one. A 76-year-old front-runner essentially got called old, and he turned around and

Volunteers from United Hatzalah of Ukraine together with local first responders and Oxford Medical held a mass-casualty incident (MCI) training drill in Uman in a building located close to the

R Mendel Weinstock had a dream. He visualized a wedding experience where the joy of the mechatunim remains untampered by financial stress. A wedding where the baalei simcha have the opportunity to truly enjoy the momentous celebration of marrying off a child without the heavy burden of footing an outrageous bill. R Mendel was a […]

With a go-ahead from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Trump administration Thursday began enforcing a radical new rule that would deny asylum to nearly all migrants arriving at the southern border a move that spread despair among those fleeing poverty and violence in their homelands. A spokeswoman for the Homeland Security agency that manages […]

All six crewmembers were asleep aboard a scuba diving boat off the Southern California coast when a fire broke out in the middle of the night, killing 34 people who were trapped in a bunkroom below the main deck, federal investigators announced Thursday. The National Transportation Safety Boards preliminary report that said five crew members […]

HaGaon HaRav Shalom Cohen Shlita, head of the Shas Moetzas Chachmei HaTorah, spoke on Wednesday night at an election rally event in the city of Holon. “If the land turns

On Tuesday, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT and Chabad Rabbi Menachem Bakush was called upon to save the life of a local Indian man who drowned in a nearby village named

(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com) The New York City Council is made up of 51 members. They introduce and vote on legislation that controls all aspects of city life. Currently, the New York City Council members are considering legislation that would ban foie gras from being sold in New York. The reason is that […]

For the past two weeks, police in the Jerusalem district have been working to apprehend a thief responsible for two break-ins in yeshivos in the Givat Shaul area of the

In the worlds hot spots from Iran to North Korea and even among allies some see opportunity in President Donald Trumps firing of his national security adviser, John Bolton. The hawkish Bolton repeatedly pushed Trump toward using military force and sanctions to accomplish the administrations foreign policy goals. With him now gone, what […]

Meor Dovid: Lighting Up Lancaster with Torah By Yitzchok Singer “Lancaster.” Mention the name of this South Central Pennsylvania city and it’ll conjure up memories of summer and bein hazemanim

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Hagaon HaRav Shlomo Gissinger ZATZAL, the Rov at Khal Zichron Yaakov, one of Lakewood largest Shuls and kehillas. He was 75.

Facebook says it has sanctioned the page of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu because of a violation of the companys hate speech policy. Facebook said on Thursday that the social network had suspended for 24 hours the pages bot, or automated chat function. The page had called on voters to prevent the establishment of a […]

Shas party Chairman Minister Aryeh Deri on Thursday morning addressed his former political rival, Eli Yishai, and his ongoing connection with the Yahadut Hatorah party. In an interview with Yaki

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