Israel says it will donate $1 million in emergency aid to Houston’s Jewish community to aid in post-Harvey recovery efforts. Diaspora Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett says in a statement that
The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court extended the detention of David Krauss, who is suspected of involvement in the burning of a soldier in effigy in Meah Shearim on the night of Lag B�Omer. He was taken into custody on Monday, 12 Elul. The police asked to extend the detention of 21-year-old Krauss for three days as […]
President Donald Trump is calling the U.S. tax code “self-destructive” and says he’ll work with Congress on a plan to simplify it and “dramatically” reduce income taxes for Americans. In
[COMMUNICATED CONTENT]� Article Written by Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt for�TheForward.com Yoni Chesner was no fashion expert when he was growing up. He was a yeshiva student; his first job was making $6 an hour in a bagel shop in his hometown of Baltimore. �I went to the clearance section at Ross,� he says now, chuckling. But one […]
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Police report uncovering the illegal storage of 265 LP gas tanks in the eastern capital. On Thursday 9 Elul, police saw two men loading gas tanks
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Houston’s largest and oldest shul – United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston (commonly referred as UOS,) was hard-hit by Hurricane Harvey, taking on six to seven feet
President Donald Trump is expected to announce that he will end protections for young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children, but with a six-month delay, people
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Health Minister Yaakov Litzman and Mayor Nir Barkat visited schools in the city as part of the �Jerusalemites Opt for Healthy� eating healthy program in the nation�s schools. Their message is �Cholesterol and sugar are out and fruits and vegetables are in�. Visiting the Tali Ramat Moriah School, Litzman explained the […]
As we approach the yemei horachamim v�ratzon, we seek to accrue zechusim for a shana tova u�mesukah and hope that Hashem will answer our prayers. For single girls who are yearning to found their own home, it is an especially meaningful and poignant time. We ask Hashem to help them find their bashert so that […]
As YWN has previously reported, if you are one of the people who wish to buy a Calabria esrog, you are likely to learn they are not readily available and
A Jerusalem police spokesman announced an arrest was made in the Lag B�Omer burning in effigy of IDF soldiers. A number of arrests were made in May and there was an outstanding warrant for another person connected to the act. A Jerusalem resident appear in a police station on Sunday in response to the warrant. […]
Three people � a 16-year-old girl and two 18-year-old men � have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Orthodox-Jewish�mixed martial arts fighter Aaron Rajman, killed in his suburban Boca Raton home, the Palm Beach County Sheriff�s Office said. Summer Church, Roberto Ortiz and Jace Swinton are also charged with two counts apiece […]
Israel�s Public schools opened officially on Sept. 1st, Erev Shabbos, but not for the former residents of Yishuv Migron, who left voluntarily five years ago amid government promises a new community would be constructed for them. The High Court of Justice ruled community homes were built on private Arab land. The government promised to rebuild […]
We’ve all had those days. You get home late. The kids are asking what dinner is for the 4th time. All the dishes are in the dishwasher you forgot to
(By Margie Pensak) This year, for the first time in Pennsylvania State University�s 162-year history, its estimated 4000 Jewishstudents will have kosher food options, thanks to the amazing Divine Providence that inspired one studentto advocate for them. On one weekend, last year, Philadelphia native and industrial engineering student Aaron Goldberg�who was completing an internship in […]
The following article was written by Rabbi Yaakov Bender, and appeared in this weeks Mishpacha Magazine. It was republished on YWN with their permission: The letter I received from out of town contained a plea for help and guidance from a frum father navigating a particularly onerous challenge in chinuch habanim � and a relatively […]
Rishon L�Tzion Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef Shlita spoke out about soccer on Shabbos, citing it is more serious than the chilul Shabbos involving maintenance for Israel Railways. The rav made his remarks during his motzei Shabbos shiur. Rav Yosef elaborated that at this time, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is working with a government committee R�L to […]
Residents of Houston’s Jewish communities returned home this weekend to destroyed homes and damaged property. At least 350 homes in the community have been damaged, and at least 1000 people
Iran’s Arabic language TV station al-Alam is reporting that the country’s air defense base sent two warnings in the last six months to U.S. spy aircraft that approached Iranian airspace.
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