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Tuesday is Rosh Chodesh Sivan and on schedule, Women of the Wall (WoW) were on hand for their monthly tefilla at the Kosel. Rav of the Kosel and Holy Sites
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that Donald Trump made the “textbook definition of a racist comment” in saying an American-born judge isn’t qualified to preside over a case because
[By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times] It has happened numerous times, over thousands of years. Precious documents have been lost, causing serious repercussions. Passports, titles to
Health Minister Yaakov Litzman has spoken out against Rami Sadan, the newly-appointed Chairman of the Board of Channel 10 News. Earlier on Rosh Chodesh Sivan, Shas leader Minister Aryeh Deri
In September 2015, police arrested Avraham and Ohr Epstein, father and son respectively, for robbing a travel agency in Bnei Brak that specializes in trips to Rav Nachman’s kever. The
An Orthodox Jewish resident of Baltimore was stabbed during a home invasion early Tuesday morning. According to Baltimore Police, the suspect entered the home located on Cheswolde Street through a
The High Court of Justice on Monday, 29 Iyar, ruled that the Chief Rabbinate of Israel is the only body that may issues kashrus certification, outlawing private kashrus bodies that
A new report says investigators are substantiating more of the complaints made against New York Police Department officers. The independent city agency that probes allegations of police misconduct released its
A report from New York’s inspector general into the escape of two murderers from a northern New York prison last year has turned up numerous examples of what it called
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of mrs. Chana Stavsky, the former principal of Tomar Devorah in Brooklyn. She was the mother of R’ Yitzhok Stavsky, Mrs. Suki
Israel Tax Authority inspectors visited businesses in Tzfat and other northern areas to ascertain if they are complying with regulations. During the area visit they checked 151 businesses in Chatzor
[COMMUNICATED CONTENT] A beautiful Sefer Torah, dedicated by talmidim and friends of Rabbi Mosheh Twersky, ztvk”l, will be brought to its new home at Yeshivas Toras Moshe in Yerushalayim on
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) slammed a decision made by Brooklyn College to exonerate its students of anti-Semitic charges brought against them after they interrupted a faculty council meeting months ago
Bernie Sanders assured his outraged supporters that he intends to win Tuesday’s primary in California and beyond as Hillary Clinton secured the commitments of enough delegates to become the presumptive
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