The following was submitted to YWN by the Lakewood Police Department, but it is useful no matter where you live: If you are leaving for the Yom Tov please be

[By Chaskel Bennett] ‎Let’s be honest, the past few weeks and months have been extremely painful for anyone who cares about the reputation of our community. Sadly,the onslaught of media

A rabbi is accusing kosher foods manufacturer Manischewitz of pushing him out as its longtime inspector of holiday matzos after he complained it wasn’t sticking to strict Jewish religious practices.

On Monday, during the terror attack which took place at Moshe Baram street in Jerusalem, EMS organization United Hatzalah, deployed for the first time its new Psychotrauma Unit. This new

[by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times] Imagine opening a drawer in your son’s bedroom – one in a night-table turned sideways where you did not know

FBI Director James Comey suggested Thursday that the bureau paid more than $1 million to access an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino attackers, the first time the

Donald Trump’s chief lieutenants told skeptical Republican leaders Thursday that the GOP front-runner has been “projecting an image” so far in the 2016 primary season and “the part that he’s

Tax officials in New York state say they have stopped nearly 240,000 false tax refunds worth $400 million this tax season. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the figure on Thursday, four

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Ichud Hatzalah this week was called to the Armanot Chen wedding hall in Bnei Brak and responders quickly learned the patient was none other than the

After revolutionizing the way a city interacts with its citizens with the DigiTel Residents club, Tel Aviv is taking its Smart City initiative to the next level by introducing a

Donald Trump’s approach to Twitter is as unorthodox as his presidential campaign. The billionaire’s use of the social media service has been unpredictable and unfiltered, sometimes brilliant and occasionally typographically

A U.S. Navy officer relieved of commanding a Persian Gulf patrol ship allegedly failed to maintain equipment to the point of exposing “his crew to unnecessary risk,” interfered with an

A Lufthansa Airlines flight traveling from Munich to Ben-Gurion International Airport was forced to turn around and return to Germany on Thursday, 13 Nissan. Reportedly, there were many Israelis on

It’s not just Wall Street banks. Most companies and groups that paid Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to speak between 2013 and 2015 have lobbied federal agencies in recent years,

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times According to Torah law, we can dispose of our Chometz before Pesach either by Biur—destruction or by Bitul—negation. By Rabbinic

[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] It is nothing less than frightening that some believe when a Jew perpetrates reprehensible acts that are prohibited by the Torah HaKadosha against an Arab it

President Barack Obama has arrived in London for a three-day visit that will include dining with the royal family and talks with Prime Minister David Cameron. The president is visiting