(VIDEO& PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) These IDF Soldiers are part of the Chareidi Unit 941 stationed in the Northern Shomron. They are on their “???????”, and have left their families
Federal immigration agents arrested more than 150 people in California in the days after Oakland’s mayor gave early warning of the raids, it was announced Tuesday. U.S. Immigration and Customs
This year, a hand-selected group of shlichim will continue their yearly tradition of visiting the tombs of Mordechai & Esther. The tomb has been preserved as a historical Iranian monument,
(VIDEOS AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) “High windows” – the guys who clean the windows of Ichilov Hospital’s Dana-Dwek Children’s Hospital in Tel Aviv, in a moving gesture to the hospitalized children, dressed up as superheroes and dropped down the side of the building, outside of the windows. They then delivered mishloach manos to the children […]
Amazon is expanding its home-security business by buying Ring, which makes Wi-Fi-connected cameras and doorbells. The deal comes months after the online retailer started selling its own Wi-Fi-connected indoor security
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Many children have to decide what they are going to dress up as for Purim. For these children, many from Magen David Adom families, the choice was a simple one. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
(By Menachem Posner) Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz has ALS and can no longer walk or talk, but that hasn’t stopped him from motivating 10,000 people in 15 countries to do extra mitzvahs this past week. In honor of the rabbi’s 46th birthday, a group of rabbinical students in Los Angeles, where the rabbi lives with his […]
Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman has made his position crystal clear. He will not vote in favor of the state budget prior to the approval of the new daft law backed by the chareidi parties. “The draft law is an inseparable component of the coalition agreements and we expect from all coalition agreements to support […]
In an emotional gathering, representatives for thousands of Ethiopian Jews announced Wednesday they will stage a mass hunger strike if Israel eliminates funding to allow them to join their families
Germany’s dpa news agency reports that a Russian-backed hacker group has infiltrated the German government’s secure computer networks. Dpa cited unidentified security sources saying the group APT28 hacked into Germany’s
President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort maintained his innocence on Wednesday to new charges he acted as an unregistered foreign agent and directed an international money-laundering conspiracy. Manafort
[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 don’t get carried away,” with a picture of some poor kid being carried away on […]
The chairwoman of the Meretz faction in Knesset, MK Zahava Gal-On, announced on Wednesday, 13 Adar, that she is retiring from political life. She has removed her name from the
White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump’s closest and most loyal aides, is resigning. The departure of one of the president’s longest-serving advisers, who worked as a one-woman communications shop during his winning campaign, came as a surprise to most in the White House — and cast a pall over the […]
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
The Transportation Security Administration began testing new suicide vest-detection technology at New York City’s Penn Station Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said. Schumer pushed for the technology to be tested
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat arrived in the city’s Bayit Vegan neighborhood to take part in a ceremony for the new park after the city pulled out the old one, leading to protests. The mayor was greeted by fathers and sons who showed their disdain for his presence. According to the Kikar Shabbos News report, on […]
Over 100 Bochurim of Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah will celebrate this Leil Purim with a serious learning Seder in their Yeshiva, followed by Simchas Purim with their Rebbeim. You can have the tremendous opportunity to share in the Zechus of their learning! Simply enter the amount of Bachurim you’d like to sponsor, and the amount per […]
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