With the continued measles outbreak in Rockland, County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert remind residents of the importance of getting vaccinated. As of May
U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler was taken to a hospital for an evaluation Friday after he appeared to swoon during a news conference in New York City. The chairman of the
Webcast will offer a halachic, hashkafic and psychological perspective on the role of today’s grandparents in their grandchildren’s lives New York, NY, May 16, 2019—Chai Lifeline will present “Grandchildren in Crisis,” a discussion with Rabbi Lipa Geldwerth, Rov of Khal Kol Torah in Brooklyn, and renowned psychologist Dr. David Pelcovitz. The wide-ranging talk will examine […]
As YWN reported on Thursday, the Moshav founded by R’ Shlomo Carlebach Z”L (Mevo Modiim) was virtually destroyed by wildfires on Thursday. But miraculously, one structure was not touched by
Big cities in the U.S. aren’t growing like they used to. Most of the nation’s largest cities last year grew by a fraction of the numbers they did earlier in the decade, according to population and housing unit estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The previous growth big cities had experienced in the […]
Rockland County Legislators Phil Soskin and Aron Wieder and Ramapo Town Supervisor Michael Specht attended the Tosh-Monsey Lag Ba’Omer holiday celebration along with more than 500 residents. Politicians came out to show support for the Hassidic community. Tosh-Monsey is a Hassidic community in Rockland County known for its unique outreach beyond its community. The event […]
Plans to build a new Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York are moving forward, a sign that the interstate feuding that stalled the process over the last several years
A banker who prosecutors say tried to buy himself a senior post in President Donald Trump’s administration by making risky loans to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty Thursday to a financial institution bribery charge. Stephen M. Calk, 54, was released on $5 million bail after making a brief appearance in Manhattan […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls Betsy DeVos the “worst secretary of education we’ve seen.” Sen. Amy Klobuchar says DeVos “shouldn’t be in her job.” Beto O’Rourke’s take on DeVos: “We can do better.” In the hunt for a presidential nomination, those Democrats and others are increasingly taking swings at DeVos as a way to energize supporters, […]
The last day of Yom Tov should have been a wonderful ending to a beautiful Pesach in Israel. Instead, it turned into a nightmare no parent should have to experience.
Theresa May announced Friday that she will step down as U.K. Conservative Party leader on June 7, admitting defeat in her attempt to take Britain out of the European Union and sparking a contest to become the country’s next prime minister. She will stay as caretaker prime minister until the new leader is chosen, a […]
In a case with significant First Amendment implications, the U.S. filed new charges Thursday against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, accusing him of violating the Espionage Act by publishing secret documents containing the names of confidential military and diplomatic sources. The Justice Department’s 18-count superseding indictment alleges that Assange directed former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning […]
Plunging ahead despite paralyzing partisanship in the nation’s capital, senior lawmakers of both parties Thursday proposed legislation to tackle surprise medical bills and other concerns, from prescription drug costs to uneven vaccination rates. The draft bill from Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., echoes a time when health care issues often led to […]
President Donald Trump rolled out another $16 billion in aid for farmers hurt by his trade policies, and financial markets shook Thursday on the growing realization that the U.S. and
On Friday, the Ma’aras HaMachpelah in Hebron will be closed to non-Muslims to accommodate the third Friday of the month of Ramadan. This means that mispallalim visiting the holy site
Look at this image closely, and notice that the Sar HaTorah, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky is holding a pair of scissors. On Lag B’Omer, as is customary, many people give their three-year-old children their first haircut (Chaluka). Hundreds of children lined up at the home on Rashbam Street in Bnei Brak to have the Gadol Hador […]
Recently, hundreds of anti-vaxxers gathered at an event in Monsey. Lacking any legitimate Rabbonim to address the gathering, the audience was privileged to hear from a dishonest conspiracy-theorist claiming to be a Rabbi. But since Handler was the “Rabbi” at this event, the NY Times made sure to quote him in their coverage of this event. […]
Hate has once again reared its ugly face in NYC, this time in Staten Island. Hateful messages were found scrawled on the two Jewish locations. The words “synagogue of Satan” were found painted on the Chabad of Staten Island Shul, located on Harold Street. Across the street, the letters “SOS” were written with spray paint on […]
Hundreds of supporters for the fight against antisemitism congregated in Times Square on Monday to call for Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s removal from the Foreign Affairs committee for her repeated use of antisemitic tropes and her recent support for Hamas while they were firing rockets on Israeli civilians. As expected, several dozen Neturei Karta folks gathered […]
New York state agencies have saved more than $29 million in recent years by cutting back on copy paper. The figure comes from a state report issued Wednesday that looked
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