Many riders on Jerusalem’s light rail were surprised when they saw Jerusalem Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Aryeh Stern and his assistant Avinoam Kutsher board the train on Wednesday, 3 Iyar, Memorial
Loretta Lynch has won confirmation to serve as the nation’s attorney general, ending months of delay. The vote was 56-43 in the Senate Thursday. Lynch will replace Eric Holder and
A new Pentagon cybersecurity strategy lays out for the first time publicly that the U.S. military plans to use cyberwarfare as an option in conflicts with enemies. The 33-page strategy
[By Rabbi Yair Hoffman] This is a story that has not yet been told. Many years ago, Rav Yechiel Michel Stern Shlita one of the leading Poskim and Rabbonim in
Congressional lawmakers want security officials to explain how they determined that a small gyrocopter piloted by a Florida postal carrier didn’t pose a threat to the nation’s capital when it
Tzfas Chief Sephardi Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu Shlita absented himself from a Memorial Day ceremony after learning there would be a female vocalist. The ceremony was held in a Tzfas school
[COMMUNICATED CONTENT] We live in a wonderful community. One in which none of us is ever alone or forsaken. Among us, there are many children struggling to overcome social, emotional,
The man shot and killed by NYPD Officers in Queens, Wednesday night, was Jewish. Law enforcement sources confirm to YWN that the mans name is Jonathan Efraim of Staten Island.
Former CIA Director David Petraeus, whose career was destroyed by an inappropriate incident with his biographer, was expected to be sentenced Thursday in federal court in Charlotte for giving her
Please continue to be the Mispallel for 14-year-old Alter Shimon Yecheskel ben Rochel Chana, who was struck by a vehicle in Monsey last Thursday night. As YWN had reported, he
The following is a combination of two articles which YWN published in the past: In 2012, YWN reported that Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef ZATZAL announced after shachris on Independence
New York’s comptroller says $513 million in improper Medicaid payments and missed revenue over four years and another $361 million in questionable transactions were identified by auditors. Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Following are the remarks made in honor of Israel’s 67th Independence Day by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Israel’s Independence Day is an occasion for genuine celebration.
President Barack Obama says he takes “full responsibility” for a counterterrorism operation that inadvertently killed an American and an Italian hostage held by al-Qaida. Obama says he profoundly regrets the
An American and an Italian held hostage by al-Qaida, as well as two Americans working with the terror group, were inadvertently killed in U.S. counterterrorism operations earlier this year, the
A former Auschwitz guard being tried on 300,000 counts of accessory to murder has testified that it was clear to him Jews were not expected to leave the camp in
YWN regrets to inform you of the passing of Dr. Agus who has played an integral role as a world renowned Gastroenterologist at Mount Sinai Hospital, for over 45 years.
Police say a man suspected of firing a gun inside a New York City bar was killed in a police-involved shooting after he fired at responding officers. They say it
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