Chai Lifeline mourns the tragic loss of Lori Gilbert Kaye, who was murdered in the horrific April 27 attack at Chabad of Poway Synagogue, and prays for the speedy recovery of all those injured. “Chai Lifeline stands in solidarity with the Jewish community of San Diego during this difficult time and we express our heartfelt […]
Police are investigating a break-in that occurred over Pesach in the “Beis Menachem” dormitory at the Mir Yeshiva in the Beis Yisrael section of Yerushalayim. When the bochrim returned to
Palestinian terrorists filmed themselves opening fire on a group of Israeli hikers, Monday afternoon, but fast-acting Israeli Soldiers from Netzach Yehuda (Nachal Chareidi) returned fire, hitting one of them. The
The Defense Ministry announced that it will hold its first memorial ceremony for IDF fallen chareidi soldiers on the eve of Memorial Day, and that the IDF will announce that
Southwest Airlines says Boeing did not disclose that it had deactivated a safety feature on its 737 Max jets until after one of the airliners crashed last year. At issue is an alert that tells pilots if a sensor — called an “angle of attack” (AOA) indicator — is transmitting bad data about the pitch […]
Oscar Stewart, a 51-year-old Iraq War veteran, was standing at the back of the room when shots rang out during Krias HaTorah at the Chabad of Poway on Shabbos. His actions, described by San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore as an “act of courage,” resulted in the shooter fleeing the scene before more damage was […]
Gasoline prices are scheduled into increase in Israel at the beginning of May 2019 by 19 agorot per liter of 95 octane, the fuel used by most vehicles on the
The U.S. has little interest in joining other countries in a multi-nation effort to get North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Sunday. The United States is not trying to exclude other nations from nuclear talks with Pyongyang, John Bolton told “Fox News Sunday,” but “I think […]
A few months after he turned 17 — and more than two years before he was arrested — Vincent Vetromile recast himself as an online revolutionary. Offline, in this suburb of Rochester, New York, Vetromile was finishing requirements for promotion to Eagle Scout in a troop that met at a local church. He enrolled at […]
Iowa voters sent a record number of women to the Legislature during last year’s midterms. Women won two of the state’s most competitive U.S. House races, and a woman was elected governor for the first time. Yet across Iowa, there’s palpable anxiety among some Democratic women about nominating a female candidate to face off against […]
After a coalition negotiating meeting on Sunday evening, which lasted for some two hours, the results are disappointing for the chareidim. According to a BeChadrei Chareidim report, the housing portfolio,
Baltimore city leaders urged witnesses to share what they know with police after a gunman fired indiscriminately into a crowd enjoying Sunday afternoon cookouts, killing a man and wounding seven other people. Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said the gunfire erupted after 5 p.m. on a block in the city’s western district of brick row homes. […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell, Washington’s odd couple, have a limited set of mutual legislative interests in a capital beset by dysfunction and awash in presidential politics. But automatic spending cuts, the legacy of a budget breakdown eight years ago, are bringing the power duo together to see if a […]
Eight years of struggle built to a crescendo this month, as Avi Matisyahu returned from the hospital to find most of his family’s belongings gone. It all began in 2011,
From before we were married my wife has been going away every year to Pesach hotels or what not. Her whole life she never knew anything else. Baruch Hashem we
A Jet Blue flight at JFK Airport was temporarily placed into quarantine on Sunday night, after crew members feared passengers having the highly contagious measles virus. Sources tell YWN that
The New York Times has apologized a second time for an anti-Semitic cartoon that appeared in the newspaper’s international edition. It showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a dachshund wearing a Star of David collar and leading a blind and skullcap-wearing U.S. President Donald Trump. The Times says the image “included anti-Semitic tropes.” The […]
Two-day delivery is going out of style. Amazon, which hooked shoppers on getting just about anything delivered in two days, announced Thursday that it will soon promise one-day delivery for
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, a victim of the shooting at Chabad of Poway, (California) on Shabbos, continues to make an incredible Kiddush Hashem, following his earlier interview on Sunday morning with NBC’s “Today” show hosted by Willie Geist. Now, Rabbi Goldstein released a video from his hospital room, where he offers a message to Jews around the […]
York Regional Police say they are investigating after anti-Semitic graffiti was found on a Vaughan home – just outside of Toronto – on Shabbos. Police said they were made aware of the graffiti after receiving a call Saturday morning. Images posted to social media show the phrases “watch [yo]ur self” and “we watc[h]”, along with […]
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