[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
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
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
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
President Donald Trump is hailing a legal victory for his promised border wall, but says sections in California will not built “until the whole Wall is approved.” Trump tweeted Wednesday:
Many are surprised to learn that the tombs of Mordechai & Esther are maintained to this day in Iran. Despite being a Muslim country, they are still regarded as important
Israel is disputing a Palestinian teenager’s account of being shot in the head, an incident which his family claim led his cousin, protest ‘icon’ Ahed Tamimi, to slap Israeli soldiers.
President Donald Trump renewed his verbal attacks on his attorney general Wednesday, describing as “disgraceful” his handling of Republican complaints that the FBI abused its surveillance power during the early
In a rare public expression of dissent in China, a well-known political commentator and a prominent businesswoman have penned open letters urging lawmakers to reject a plan that would allow
Jewish volunteers gathered at the West Side Institutional Synagogue to prepare food for a local food pantry ahead of Purim.
Gur provided an update on Tuesday night the eve of 13 Adar, which states that the Rebbe Shlita underwent a medical procedure. During the morning hours of Tuesday, the rebbe
Police say a damning clue led to the arrest of a Pennsylvania man charged with stealing a pot of meatballs — red sauce smeared on his face and clothes. Authorities
In 2017, Amazon reported $5.6 billion of U.S. profits and didn’t pay a dime of federal income taxes on it. It also gets a $789 million windfall from Trump’s new
Dozens of young Satmar Children from the Yitav Lev Talmud Torah in Jerusalem held a special protest on Tuesday against Israel’s military draft. The students marched through a number of
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times) It is a mitzvah to have a festive meal on Purim (Ramah 695:1). It is during this meal that one
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