With the release this past Fall of his debut album Halevai, singer Uri Davidi has become a sought after wedding and concert singer across the world . The album presented
(VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) A Lag baOmer celebration in London went terribly wrong on Wednesday night. Hundreds of people had gathered at the Biala Shul in Stamford Hill,
Due to the hot and dry weather conditions affecting Israel currently, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made a public request to all Israelis to refrain from lighting bonfires for the Lag
President Donald Trump is angrily protesting a leaked list of questions that the Justice Department’s special counsel may want to ask him, while at the same time contending the list
As YWN reported earlier Wednesday, world leaders and elected officials around the globe continued to condemn remarks made by the Palestinian president about the causes of the Holocaust. The following is a press release by Yad Vashem: In his address on Monday, 30 April 2018, to the Palestinian National Council, the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority, […]
Preparations are underway once again at the Niklesburg Beis Medrash to accommodate the annual Lag B’Omer festivities. This year’s celebration will take place on Wednesday evening May 3rd in front of the shul at 4912 16th Avenue, and will feature live music with a band, singer and expanded sound system. The hadlaka and dancing is […]
Wanted: A million people willing to share their DNA and 10 years of health habits, big and small, for science. On Sunday, the U.S. government will open nationwide enrollment for
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times) There are essentially four ideas behind the joy of LaG BaOmer. In this article, we will attempt to explore them all. The Ramah Shulchan Aruch (OC 493:2) that on LaG BaOmer we engage slightly in Simcha – joy. Commemorating LaG BaOmer is a serious matter. […]
The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s former bodyguard did nothing out of the ordinary when he took possession of the president’s medical records last year, despite a
The following is an unedited Associated Press story: An ultra-Orthodox Jewish village in the Hudson Valley is expecting to host thousands of people for its annual bonfire celebration. The bonfire
The Israel Fire Department Chief, Dedi Simchi, published an order using his authority under the law barring bonfires around Israel on Lag B’Omer that do not comply with the order of the day, dated Wednesday, 17 Iyar. The ban goes into effect on Wednesday, 17 Iyar at 3:00PM until Thursday, 18 Iyar at 8:00PM. It […]
President Donald Trump has called courts unfair and political and repeatedly assailed the 9th Circuit, the U.S. court system’s westernmost division, where some of his key immigration policies have stalled.
(VIDEOS & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) At least twenty-seven bungalows were destroyed in a wind-driven fire in the Town of Fallsburg, Wednesday afternoon. The fire started at around 2:00PM and
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has released details of the next phase in his $20 billion, five-year plan to alleviate New York state’s homelessness problem. The Democrat announced Tuesday that the third phase of the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative will provide $30 million in operating funds for 1,200 supportive housing units statewide. The plan Cuomo launched […]
The head of the European Union’s executive has warned the United States that the bloc will not negotiate trade concessions under threat, a day after President Donald Trump granted the
(VIDEOS AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Minister of Culture & Sports (Likud) Miri Regev visited Meron on Tuesday, ahead of Lag B’Omer, using the opportunity to speak with ZAKA commander Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, who was involved in final preparations for Lag B’Omer. Mesh-Zahav spoke with Regev, explaining his organization’s activities to her and how they distribute […]
Baruch Hashem, no injuries were reported after two large fires struck the Charedi city of Elad in central Israel on Wednesday. The brush fires began in fields around the city and quickly spread due to the strong winds and dry conditions in the atmosphere. The fire endangered houses on Rabbeinu Tam Street and burned gardens and fields that lay between the houses […]
A spiraling controversy over anti-Semitic comments and conspiracy theories has roiled the Washington city government, seemingly getting worse with every public attempt to ease the tensions. The issue nearly derailed
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Many Israelis are still trying to get over the grief of last week’s flood tragedy involving a school trip in the Aravah that claimed the lives of ten teenagers, leaving others injured. Since that tragedy, some school officials, those who ignored warnings of inclement weather and sanctioned the trip, have been […]
The head of the Jerusalem education system on Wednesday, 17 Iyar, called on students around the city to cancel planned Lag B’Omer bonfires due to weather forecasts calling for unseasonably strong wind gusts. The call is issued to students nationwide, especially those living in the capital – to cancel planned bonfires to prevent catastrophe. The […]
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