Purim is here, and the Jewish People have begun preparations for the mitzvah of giving matanos l’evyonim. How to proceed with this mitzvah, as with all mitzvos, is immeasurably important. When choosing
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he believes special counsel Robert Muellers report should be released to the public, even as he disparaged its very existence as ridiculous. Let it come out, let people see it, Trump told reporters as he left the White House on Wednesday for a trip to Ohio. Lets see whether […]
A Review by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Until now, Purim was not as geshmak as the other Yomim Tovim throughout the year. Why was this so? Because until now, there was no Yerayach L’Moadim on Purim, Rav Yerucham Olshins shiurim and divrei machshava on the Yom Tov. Now, and just in the nick of […]
New York, NY, March 18, 2019—More than 19,500 supporters from across the globe came out in full force to Enlist for Chai during Chai Lifeline’s 48-hour “Join the Fight” campaign
Kellyanne Conways spouse is a husband from hell! President Donald Trump declared Wednesday, escalating his awkward public fight with the husband of one of his closest advisers. A whack job, he added later. Trumps feud with George Conway played out with ever more heated rhetoric on social media. Conway, an attorney who has questioned Trumps […]
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday lauded the White Houses warm ties with Israel during a visit to the country and promised to step up pressure on Iran, giving a public boost to Israels prime minister at the height of a tight re-election campaign. The White House meanwhile announced that Israeli Prime Minister […]
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times) To some, the most important question of the halachos of Mishloach Manos is whether one is permitted on Purim day before one has fulfilled the Mitzvah or must one wait until afterward. The answer? It is a machlokes, a debate. Rav Elyashiv ztl held that […]
Turkeys president has sparked an acute diplomatic spat with far-off New Zealand and Australia, referring to a key World War I campaign and the more recent Christchurch mosque shooting as targeting Islam. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been campaigning for local elections due at the end of the month, suggested this week that Australia and […]
Please note that YWN will be updated throughout Purim with any major news stories, and will resume normal postings after Purim. Please be aware, that the NYPD will have zero
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(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Firemen from the Beit Shemesh district are continuing their annual tradition of bringing happiness to hospitalized children before Purim. The annual tradition was started by firefighter
Some Republican senators defended late John McCain as a hero on Wednesday after President Donald Trump again denounced the Arizonan, who died of brain cancer in August. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tweeted that he misses his friend today and every day. It was a blessing to serve alongside a rare patriot and genuine American […]
There is one name that seems to be inextricably connected to philanthropy within the frum community and beyond like absolutely no other in our generation. That name, of course, is R Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz. In fact, R Shlomo Yehuda, whose name is recognized and spoken in virtually every Torah home across the globe, has completely […]
Following media reports that infamous British Holocaust denier David Irving is planning to lead tours of the Nazi death camps in Poland later this year, Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs
Over the past 20 years, Americans have been twice as likely to sweat through record-breaking heat rather than shiver through record-setting cold, a new Associated Press data analysis shows. The
[From the YWN 2008 archives] Dear Friend, Last Purim started off like all others from years past, but it was almost the last Purim of my life. Beginning two weeks before Purim, Hatzoloh started putting up signs saying, This year dont get carried away, with a picture of some poor kid being carried away on […]
The apparent suspension of Jeanine Pirro is squeezing Fox News Channel in two directions. A prominent Muslim-American civil rights organization is calling for advertisers to boycott Fox News, while another group is petitioning to have the weekend host reinstated. Pirro wasnt on the air Saturday, a week after Fox publicly condemned her for comments questioning […]
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