The fast-growing Hasidic Jewish village of Kiryas Joel has finalized an agreement with local opponents that could ease its path to expanding its borders as a more independent town. Kiryas
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says she has spoken with Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was critically wounded in a shooting at a baseball practice more than a month ago,
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Hagaon HaRav Shlomo Goldman ZATZAL, the Zvhiller Rebbe of Union City, (also known as the Zvhil-Sanzer Rebbe). He was Niftar after
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to impose sanctions against eight individuals and businesses linked to the Islamic State extremist group and al-Qaida in a wide-ranging resolution aimed at
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he will take “every action that is necessary” to make sure New Jersey Transit train engineers show up for work after dozens of trains
London police who are struggling to identify victims of the fire at the Grenfell Tower apartment building have sought help from experts with experience: those who worked on recovering victims
The Treasury Department hit Exxon Mobil Corp. with a $2 million fine Thursday for violating Russia sanctions while Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was the oil company’s CEO. Treasury said
Several of President Donald Trump’s nominees for key ambassador posts are declining to say unequivocally whether Russia sought to meddle in the 2016 presidential election. Testifying Thursday before the Senate
The art of humiliation appears to be a key operating principle for President Donald Trump. Trump blasted Attorney General Jeff Sessions in an interview Wednesday with The New York Times.
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) An impressively large 2,700-year-old water system was recently exposed at Israel Antiquities Authority excavations near Rosh Ha’ayin with the help of students majoring in the Education Ministry’s Land of Israel and Archaeology studies. The excavation precedes the construction of a new residential neighborhood initiated by the Ministry of Construction and […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times Since the Daf Yomi has started the tractate of Sanhedrin, a fascinating incident in Jewish Halachic history might be a good way – to help appreciate the first Mishna. The first Mishna, of course, lists the number of judges in a Bais Din that is […]
The Security Cabinet convened on Thursday night for hours, and a decision was reached by which the metal detectors placed on Har Habayis will remain in place despite harsh objections
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Days after catching boos after snagging a foul ball at a Mets game, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he’s never seen a politician cheered at
Tuesday 7/18/17 my 7 year old niece Miriam - daughter of Shaya and Shani Zidele who live in Pomona – fell into a pool and the situation is not good. Our family has been saying tehilim around the clock and trying to gain as many zechusim as we can for Rachmei Shamayim for Miriam bas Shoshana. […]
Members of the Otzma Yehudit movement, headed by former MK Dr. Michael Ben-Ari, submitted a request to the Um al-Fahm police demanding that they be allowed to demonstrate outside the
The publicly funded BBC was forced to publish the names and salaries of its highest-earning actors and presenters Wednesday, unleashing a national debate about fame, gender, race and the use of taxpayers’ money. The list shows that the BBC pays 96 on-air personalities at least 150,000 pounds ($195,000) a year — more than Britain’s prime […]
The ban on laptops in the cabins of planes flying from the Middle East to the U.S. is over, as federal officials say that large airports in the region have
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) The Sheva Brachos of Menachem Mendel Lazar was held together with the young shluchim at Camp Gan Yisroel of Moscow. These days the spacious grounds of
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, once dubbed “disgraceful” by President Donald Trump, said on Thursday that criticism from politicians won’t dissuade judges from doing their jobs. In a question-and-answer session at the University of Melbourne’s law school, Roberts was asked about political criticism of the courts — a particularly relevant question for the […]
The biometric ID cards and passports transition was accompanied by strong opposition from many elements in Israel, which delayed the process for a long time. The fear was that sensitive
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