When President Donald Trump insisted last year that America’s southern border was in crisis, his warnings landed with a thud. Making unverified claims about “unknown Middle Easterners” and prayer rugs found by ranchers, Trump drew eye rolls from Democrats and many others, who derided his tactics as little more than an election-year stunt . Now, […]
The Kosel Heritage Foundation announced that Birchas Kohanim that will take place on Monday, 17th of Nissan (April 22, 2019), the second day of Chol Hamoed Pesach in Eretz Yisrael. Shacharis begins at 8:45 AM – Birchas Kohanim of Shacharis: 9:30 AM. Musaf begins at 10:00 AM and Birchas Kohanim of Musaf at 10:14 AM. […]
New York’s plan to charge a fee for motorists entering its congested midtown area won’t go into effect for another two years but is already renewing time-honored animosities between the state and its neighbor to the west. Standing on a bridge overlooking the heavily traveled George Washington Bridge that connects the two states, two New […]
Jewelry worth NIS 30,000, including an engagement ring and wedding band were recently stolen from a yeshiva in Telshe Stone. This past Shabbos, the Shabbos before their chasenah, a family
The following is via the First Liberty Institute: A California judge has fined an Orthodox Jewish Rabbi over six thousand dollars for reporting the vandalism of his synagogue to the police. “This is an outrageous decision that penalizes a Rabbi for simply reporting a crime that he witnessed,” said Stephanie Taub, Senior Counsel to First […]
Sanitation Pickup Schedule: There will be a district-wide recycling pickup Bedikas Chometz night, April 18th. The pickup will start at 12 am and continue through the night. There will be
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has strongly rejected Israeli media reports claiming that Russian officials have taken the remains of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen out of Syria, where he was executed more than five decades ago. Cohen infiltrated the top echelons of Syria’s leadership in the early 1960s and obtained top-secret intelligence before he was caught […]
Talmudo Beyado is a dictionary that uses a whole new approach to defining words in the Gemara. The dictionary has a compilation of every moderately hard word on every page
The deadly attack at Columbine High School in 1999 seemed to usher in a new era of school shootings. Two decades later, polls consistently capture growing fears among American parents
Israel’s president on Wednesday formally nominated Benjamin Netanyahu for a fourth consecutive term as prime minister, officially launching a process that is expected to result in a new government in the coming weeks. In one of the president’s few non-ceremonial roles, President Reuven Rivlin tasked Netanyahu with assembling a governing coalition within 42 days. The […]
Federal safety officials are investigating an American Airlines flight in which the plane tipped in a strong wind and a wingtip clipped a runway marker during takeoff last week from New York’s Kennedy Airport. The pilots cut short the flight to Los Angeles and landed back at JFK about 30 minutes later. No injuries were […]
Chassidish youths caught on camera vandalizing a Christian monument in Uman have been released by authorities in time for Pesach. As YWN had reported, the youths were arrested for the
Inmates at the Otisville Correctional Facility in Upstate NY received some good news today, that the prison will once again allow visitors - just in time for Pesach. A spokesperson for the “Freedom Through Friendship” organization tells YWN that a decision was just made to reopen the facility to visitors on this coming Friday, allowing inmates to […]
A Florida teenager who authorities say was obsessed with the Columbine school shooting and may have been planning an attack in Colorado just ahead of the 20th anniversary was found
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com To better understand the hagaddah this Pesach, it is worthwhile to get a better understanding of the procedures and protocols of the Korban Pesach. For example, the Torah Mitzvah of eating marror is only when it is eaten together with the Korban Pesach itself. Nowadays, the Mitzvah is only […]
The following is via CNN: An Israeli flight attendant has slipped into a coma after contracting measles, according to health officials. The 43-year-old woman has encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain, a well-known and potentially deadly complication of the virus. She was otherwise healthy before getting measles. “She’s been in a deep coma for 10 […]
Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked on Wednesday attended a pre-Pesach toast, during which she officially announced her acceptance of the decision of voters. Shaked, who co-chairs the New Right party, is
The new Palestinian prime minister on Tuesday accused the United States of declaring “financial war” on his people and said an American peace plan purported to be in the works will be “born dead.” In his first interview with international media since taking office over the weekend, Mohammad Shtayyeh laid out plans to get through […]
Violence against medical personnel in hospitals and medical clinics is on the rise in Israel as another attack occurred on Wednesday morning, this time in the emergency room of Hadassah
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