Mike Pence’s office on Monday said the U.S. vice president still plans on visiting Israel this month, despite an apparent delay in the schedule. Pence had been scheduled to come
An outage in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s processing system briefly led to delays Monday night for international travelers arriving in the U.S. A spokeswoman for the agency says
It wasn’t exactly reefer madness Monday as California launched the first legal sales of recreational marijuana, but those who could find the drug celebrated the historic day, lining up early
An Israel Police Border Police spokesman reports that a border police medic treated a woman from the PA (Palestinian Authority) in advanced labor after she lost consciousness in her home.
The sky was sunny and the water was freezing at Coney Island, where several hundred people, cheered on by hundreds more, ran into the ocean Monday to mark the start
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) A unique and significant discovery was made during archaeological works in the Kosel Plaza, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and in association with the
The pain clinic tucked into the corner of a low-slung suburban strip mall was an open secret. Patients would travel hundreds of miles to see Dr. Andrzej Zielke, eager for
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Coalition Chairman MK (Likud) David Amsellem expressed objections to the Shabbos (Makolet) Law just hours before its scheduled vote. Shas MK Yitzchak Cohen fired back, “We
In Mid-November YWN published a “Mailbag” which caused a stir among Shuls, Rabbonim and members of the O.U. The letter-writer was protesting the inclusion of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale
The police arrested six caregivers for the elderly on Monday, 14 Teves, in the center of the country, on suspicion of violence and abuse against elderly patients in nursing homes,
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times) It is an issue that drew lots of attention in a very recent YWN Coffee Room discussion. The question posed
Baltimore has set a new per-capita homicide record as gunmen killed for drugs, cash, payback – or no apparent reason at all. A surge of homicides in the starkly divided
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Haifa City Hall gave the order and a yeshiva located in the Achuza neighborhood of the city was evicted this past motzei Shabbos, as reported by
The growth of bitcoin is fueling speculation and debate about the environmental impact of the collective energy needed to power the virtual currency in the era of climate change. Some
(VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Tears were flowing in Israel when a young girl R”L diagnosed with cancer at the age of three, surprised everyone and walked down the
HaGaon HaRav Ze’ev Dov Slonim ZT”L was niftar on Monday morning 14 Teves in Yerushalayim. The niftar was the official Rav of the Center of Jerusalem as well as a
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Hundreds, including scores of leading Roshei Yeshiva and Rabbanim, braved the frigid cold on Sunday evening to attend a Kinus Hisorerus V’Hesped following the recent petirah
(WEBCAST IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Following an event on Sunday night which gathered thousands of women for “Achdus, Tefilla, Chizuk and Tzedakah”, a similar event will be held tonight (Monday) for
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(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) A “Rubashkin Unity Event” was held in Ateres Charna Hall in New Square on Monday afternoon. At the event were many Jewish music stars, who came
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