Elections for 21st Knesset are over, and the question remains is how much did the election cost the nation? The various political parties entering the 21st Knesset will now receive
The fewest people in nearly 50 years sought unemployment benefits last week, a sign of a strong job market and an unusually low level of layoffs. Yet the sinking pace of layoffs isnt due solely to a tight employment picture. Many states have imposed stricter rules on their unemployment insurance programs, from making it harder […]
Anti-Semitic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is facing backlash after her speech at a Muslim rights groups event in which she described the horrific September 11, 2001 terror attacks as some people did something. The freshman Democrat from Minnesota spoke at a Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) fundraiser last month, where she called upon other Muslim Americans […]
New Catheterization Unit at Mayanei Hayeshua Medical CenterAttended by Deputy Minister of Health Rabbi Yaakov Litzman and Magen David Adom (MDA) directors, the new Catheterization Unit located inside the Medical Centers brand new hospital wing was officially inaugurated by Mayanei Hayeshuas C.E.O. Shlomo Rothschild. Following a joint tour and brief overview by Dr. Oren Agranat, […]
Facebook said Wednesday it is rolling out a wide range of updates aimed at combatting the spread of false and harmful information on the social media site stepping up the companys fight against misinformation and hate speech as it faces growing outside pressure. The updates will limit the visibility of links found to be […]
Although the weather is frigid and Purim was just a few days ago , believe it or not Pesach is just around the corner! Homemakers everywhere are starting (or at
The Satmar Rebbe, Hagaon HaRav Yoel Teitelbaum’s letter explaining his psak against participation in Israeli elections, is going to beauctioned off after Pesach. The auction, which is being organized by the Kedem Auction House in Jerusalem, was revealed to the public on Tuesday, election day in Israel. The letter was written in 1951, just three […]
Nearly 200 million people who had sensitive information snatched from their Yahoo accounts will receive two years of free credit-monitoring services and other potential restitution in a legal settlement valued
A passenger on El Al flight LY001 traveling from Israel to JFK opened one of the plane’s emergency doors and attempted to jump off the plane on Wednesday. The plane
New York Citys effort to halt a measles outbreak by ordering mandatory vaccinations in one Brooklyn neighborhood is facing opposition, with lawyers for parents opposed to vaccinations promising to file a lawsuit challenging the order by Friday. But city health officials say they have they have struck the right balance with the unusual order, and […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday questioned Attorney General William Barrs independence from President Donald Trump, arguing Barrs pursuit of Trumps claims about spying during the 2016 campaign undermines his position as the nations top law enforcement officer. In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, the California Democrat said she was very concerned about […]
A Satmar beis medrash located on Nechemia Street in Bnei Brak was targeted by vandals on Wednesday evening, apparently surrounding an election-related machlokes. The attackers damaged property and caused considerable damage to the beis medrash. (YWN Israel Desk Jerusalem/Photo Credit: “????? ?????? ????????)
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Knesset elections are behind us and it is time to focus on Pesach. At the Kosel, the team was out on Wednesday morning to remove the
Nepals world-famous Passover Seder, held annually high in the Himalayas in the capital city of Kathmandu, reaching a peak of some 2,000 guests last year on its 30th anniversary, stands as a perpetual icon of Chabad-Lubavitchs no mountain too tall to climb approach to Jewish education and outreach. Well, a few countries to the northwest […]
Border Police officers rescued a Charedi family of five, who got stuck while hiking near Nachal Sorek. The police received an emergency call for help from the family who was
A majority of Federal Reserve officials last month believed that economic conditions would likely warrant keeping the Feds benchmark policy unchanged for the rest of this year. Several officials said their view could shift in either direction based on incoming data, according to minutes of the meeting released Wednesday. Weaker growth and lower inflation expectations […]
President Donald Trump says theres only one person in charge of his immigration policy: Him. Asked by reporters Wednesday whether he had considered tapping his influential aide, Stephen Miller, to lead the Department of Homeland Security given Millers focus on the issue, Trump was ready with praise but not a promotion. Stephen is an […]
Thanks to the quick response by the maritime police on the Mediterranean Sea and rescue teams on the ground three yeshiva bochrim who partially drowned on Wednesday were rescued and
Attorney General William Barr declared Wednesday he thinks spying did occur against Donald Trumps presidential campaign, suggesting the origins of the Russia investigation may have been mishandled in remarks that aligned him with the president at a time when Barrs independence is under scrutiny. Barr, appearing before a Senate panel, did not say what spying […]
Over the past five years, the town of Jackson, NJ, has experienced a massive influx of frum Jews seeking housing in the vicinity of Lakewood. As is the case in
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