MK Yisrael Eichler, of the Agudas Yisrael faction of Yahadut Hatorah was elected to the committee to appoint dayanim. Eichler was vying for the slot against MK Moshe Gafne of
The Following email was sent to YWN by the KOF-K — Thanks to the call of an alert member of the public, who had seen last week’s article on Yeshiva
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Two of the suspects in the arson attack on the Jerusalem Bilingual School have been convicted and sentenced to prison. Nachman Tuito was sentenced to 2.5 years in jail and
Money to repair highways, rising health care costs and controversies surrounding attempts to combat global warming are among topics the nation’s governors plan to tackle when they gather this week
Tragedy struck both Beit Shemesh and Yerushalayim on Thursday morning 7 Menachem Av as two chareidi children died in their homes, apparently in their sleep. The first case occurred in
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[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Today, along with 8 others, Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) was arrested by the New York Police Department in an act of civil disobedience calling
A local border patrol union pulled out of events involving Donald Trump on Thursday as the Republican presidential contender charged ahead with plans to visit the Mexican border to highlight
Security forces during the predawn hours Thursday, 7 Menachem Av, operated in the PA (Palestinian Authority) village of Beit Omar in the Hebron district. Soldiers arrived at the home of
We are all familiar with the kinnos that are recited on Tisha B’av each year, mourning the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash and the exile of the Jewish people from
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush complained about “swarms of lobbyists” who hold sway over Washington, but he has accepted campaign donations from lobbyists, turned to some for advice and was
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times Most of the Kinos we recite on Tishah B’Av were written during the Crusades. “Eli Tzion” is a kinah that
A trio of Obama administration officials will stand stalwart behind the Iranian nuclear deal despite deep concern on Capitol Hill that Iran will try to evade nuclear inspectors and use
Lax oversight at the IRS increases the risk that political and religious groups could be unfairly targeted for audits, government investigators say in a report that raises concerns about an
Two killers on the loose from a New York prison for three weeks disagreed over whether to hole up in hunting cabin, with one worried about being captured and the
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) called on Senator Charles Schumer (D-New York) to publicly oppose the Iran deal and to commit to leading the fight to stop it in Congress. “We’ve
The Midwest Agudas Yisroel Council of Synagogue Rabbonim held its annual conference last week at the Renaissance Hotel in Schaumburg, Illinois. More than 40 Rabbonim from 16 different cities participated
Vandals targeted a Jerusalem shul in an apparent hate attack on Thursday morning 7 Menachem Av. The Pischei Olam Shul on King George Street was targeted as the Aron Kodesh
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