Brooklyn community activist Heshy Tischler was assaulted at a pro-Hamas protest in Boro Park on Tuesday night after infiltrating the demonstration under the pseudonym “Mohammed El-Tish.” Speaking with YWN on Wednesday, Tischler recounted the chaotic scene, which he claims drew around 600 Jewish counter-protesters against roughly 200 pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including Neturei Karta members. “I organized […]
For the first time in three decades, Rabbi Joseph Hamra and his son Henry read from a Sefer Torah in a Damascus Shul. The moment marked an emotional homecoming for the two, who had fled Syria in the 1990s when then-President Hafez al-Assad lifted travel restrictions on the country’s Jewish community. At the time, Syria’s […]
Renowned Chazan Nissim Saal, known for his once-in-a-generation voice, captivated a packed audience at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago last night with a stunning performance of Nessun Dorma, one of President Donald Trump’s favorite pieces. The famous aria from Puccini’s opera Turandot is celebrated for its powerful climax and emotional depth. Saal’s rendition earned him a standing […]
As an administrator of a school located on 50th St. between 13th and 14th Avenues (there are 3 large schools on that block), I was intimately involved in the askonis
SIGN UP NOW TO BORO PARK SCOOP FOR THE FASTEST UPDATES ON THE PROTEST IN LIVE TIME WITH A TEAM OF REPORTERS LIVE ON THE SCENE A fiery standoff erupted in Boro Park Tuesday night as dozens of Jews took a stand against a pro-Palestinian demonstration, leading to violent confrontations, arrests, injuries, and Heshy Tischler […]
Dr. Ahmad Majdalani, a member of the PLO Executive Committee, delivered a scathing critique of Hamas during a televised address on Palestine TV on February 14, 2025. He rejected Hamas’s claims of victory in the recent ceasefire deal, asserting that it has only resulted in an exodus of 200 Palestinians per day from Gaza. Majdalani […]
During his visit to Los Angeles this week, Harav Shaul Alter, Rosh Yeshiva of Pnei Menachem in Eretz Yisroel, delivered a powerful and deeply resonant message on the Torah’s approach to raising children—especially those who have strayed from the path of Yiddishkeit. In response to a question about wayward children, Rav Shaul emphasized that love […]
The NYPD is gearing up for a pro-Palestinian protest scheduled for 6 p.m. tonight across from Brooklyn Square, at 14th Avenue and 37th Street in Boro Park. The demonstration was
Israelis and Jews around the world breathed a sigh of relief after US President Donald Trump was elected as the next president. Upon entering office, Trump immediately implemented a number
For the first time since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, a group of Syrian Jews from the United States has traveled to Damascus, visiting the historic Jewish cemetery in the city’s Jewish Quarter, as well as the Kever of Rav Chaim Vital, the well-known 16th-century Mekubal and Talmid of the Arizal. According to reports, […]
In a devastating announcement on Tuesday, Hamas declared that the youngest hostages of the October 7 attack—Kfir and Ariel Bibas, just 2 and 5 years old—along with their mother, Shiri, are dead. Their bodies, the terror group stated, will be returned to Israel this week. The news has sent shockwaves across Israel and the world. […]
This past Motzoei Shabbos Khal Torah Utefilla of New City celebrated the Hachtarah of their esteemed and beloved Mara D’asra, Harav Binyamin Steinberg Shlita. The Shul was founded about seven years ago by a handful of Bnei Torah who moved out to New City, a few miles north of Monsey. As the Minyan grew to […]
US President Donald Trump on Monday night shared a video of freed hostage Agam Berger thanking him for her release and asking him to work toward the release of all
In a swift and coordinated effort, two suspects with extensive criminal histories were arrested early Monday morning at 14th Avenue and 65th Street In Boro Park. The arrests, made around
CBS journalist Margaret Brennan faced swift backlash Sunday after making an outrageous and historically inaccurate claim that free speech was “weaponized” to enable the Holocaust. The comment came during a
A simple roadside rescue turned into a remarkable friendship and a beautiful Kiddush Hashem, as Rabbi Avi Sharfman of Baltimore and AAA technician Jerome Belton found an unexpected connection on
Jerusalem police conducted an operation early Monday morning to remove Palestinian flags in the heart of Mea Shearim. Officers from the Lev HaBira station and the Jerusalem district’s special forces took part in the operation, targeting Palestinian Authority flags displayed prominently in the neighborhood. During the removal of three flags, some local residents expressed their […]
President Trump said he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “You do whatever you want,” regarding the ongoing hostage release and ceasefire negotiations. However, he did not specify when this conversation took place. Speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force One, Trump addressed the deadline he had set for Hamas to release all hostages—a deadline […]
With the cost of eggs and other essential household items soaring, many on social media have suggested shopping at non-Jewish stores for better prices. This led to a halachic question
New South Wales (NSW) police discovered morphine in the personal locker of the Sydney nurse who claimed to have killed Israeli patients, Australian media reported. Ahmad Rashad Nadir allegedly asked
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