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
At a post-election rally in Maale HaChamisha, Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri spoke, using the opportunity to proclaim the party’s success in the election, now with eight seats. As he has done in the past, he exclaimed the pollsters haven’t a clue regarding voting reality at the polls on Election Day. “I was certain the results […]
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times) There is an organization called the “Coney Island Polar Bear Club” where members take a plunge into the freezing cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean in order to raise funds for local non-profits. But there is another group of people, local Yeshiva bochurim and alumni […]
A bike rider was struck and killed by a truck in Boro Park, Wednesday afternoon. It happened at 17th Avenue and 47th Street,at around 5:30PM. Hatzolah Paramedics rushed the victim to Maimonides Medical Center in traumatic arrest. Unfortunately, the 26-year-old male was pronounced dead at the hospital. The driver remained on the scene, and the NYPD […]
A resident of Katzir, located in northern Israel, southwest of the Israeli Arab Municipality of Um el-Fahm, called authorities to state that he now realizes that he had been targeted
Rav Yehuda Aryeh Roten Z”L, 57, a beloved melamed in Brachfeld, Modi’in Illit, collapsed in his home on Rabbi Akiva Street during the night and was R”L niftar. As he
During his weekly talk for avreichim, HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein Shlita addressed the results of elections for 21st Knesset. “There were elections for Knesset and there was Siyata Dishmaya and Kiddush Hashem. ”A huge number of people voted for the Emmes and the Torah, that Hashem is in charge. Truthfully, this is not Midas Chassidus or a […]
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