President Reuven Rivlin on Sunday 18 Tammuz was menachem aveil in Kochav HaShachar home of the family of Malachi Moshe Rosenfeld HY”D, who was murdered in a terrorist attack as

A day before the new deadline for a nuclear accord, Iran pushed on Monday for an end to the U.N. arms embargo on the country — a parallel deal that

This week marks the 4th annual Tour de Simcha, which is an all-female cycling event that attracts cyclists of varying skill levels, who commit to train and raise money to

Amid growing speculation that Rabbi Eliezer Berland is not in a hospital in Holland as was believed to be the case last week, it is now reported the rav has

[PHOTOS BY HILLEL ENGEL IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] As YWN has reported in the past, for the past number of years, Flatbush Hatzolah has been playing weekly summer baseball games against

Greece has voted to say “no” to an austerity plan, defying international creditors. National Economic Council (NEC) Chairman Prof. Eugene Kandel, at the weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday 18 Tammuz,

On Sunday 18 Tammuz the cabinet in its weekly meeting decided to dissolve decisions made in the realm of religious services by the previous administration, particularly the giyur reform. On

The cabinet on Sunday, 18 Tammuz, voted to dissolve the giyur reforms sets into place in the previous administration, a move that angered many, including former MK Elazar Stern, who

President Barack Obama is making a rare visit to the Pentagon to get an update from military leaders on the campaign against the Islamic State. Obama’s meetings follow a wave

Nicky Zachary closed her family’s shoe store shortly after opening it Monday — the few customers who had strolled in hadn’t bought a thing. But she was not discouraged —

Two bombs blamed on the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram exploded at a crowded mosque and a posh Muslim restaurant in Nigeria’s central city of Jos, killing 51 people, officials

On erev Shabbos 16 Tammuz is was reported that Rabbi Eliezer Berland was hospitalized in Holland. However it has since been learned that when chassidim wished to inquire into the

Greece lurched into uncharted territory and an uncertain future in Europe’s common currency Sunday after voters overwhelmingly rejected demands by international creditors for more austerity measures in exchange for a

Former MK Elazar Stern is outraged over the cabinet decision to dissolve the giyur reforms passed by the previous administration, reforms that were a part of his ongoing effort to

An alert shopkeeper in the Ramot shopping mall in Yerushalayim may have prevented at least one terror attack. Two Arab men purchased knives with 16 inch blades. He became suspicious

Attorney Batya Kahana-Dror, Executive Director of the ‘Movoi Satum’ (Deadlock) organization, is calling on Israelis not to get married via the Chief Rabbinate of Israel system. Her statement is prompted

By R. Yair Hoffman Although the Three Weeks and the other two fasts are a period of mourning and introspection, Zechariah the Navi tells us (Zechariah 8:19) that eventually, the

The Defense Ministry has declared 322 IDF soldiers who fought in Operation Protective Edge, the counter-terrorism offensive against Hamas in Gaza in the summer of 2014, as “disabled”. The soldiers

After July Fourth fireworks and parades, members of Congress return to work Tuesday facing a daunting summer workload and a pending deadline to fund the government or risk a shutdown

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