President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday, 9 Sivan, toured Israel’s northern border. The President arrived at the Gibor Base, of the Hiram Division, near Kiryat Shmona, where he met with the
The joy of a mitzvah and a sense of rejuvenation were felt in the heartland of America, as a large crowd gathered on Sunday, May 10th, to celebrate the completion
MK Uri Maklev was among the speakers in Knesset during a session that addressed social networking posts and the dangers they pose, possibly leading to the loss of life. The
Gedolei HaPoskim throughout the ages including Gedolei Hador Shlita today have ruled it is absolutely forbidden to visit Har Habayis, even if one does so in line with Halacha including
An accountant who worked for Bernard Madoff before cooperating in the investigation of Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme has been sentenced to a year of home detention. David Friehling apologized on
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu thanked Quartet Mideast envoy Tony Blair, who has announced he will be stepping down from his post next month. The Quartet is composed of the United
A 31-year-old woman and a young boy were shot in the head Thursday, becoming Baltimore’s 37th and 38th homicide victims so far this month, the city’s deadliest in 15 years.
The lawyer for the man in the No. 2 spot on the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s list of most wanted Nazi war criminals says his client has died at 93. Vladimir
The Israeli Prison Service parole board decided on Tuesday, 8 Sivan, to release Shlomi Dvir who has served approximately 13 years of his 15 year prison sentence. In 2002 Dvir
Another first quarter of the year. Another reversal for the U.S. economy. Another expectation of a rebound to come. On Friday, the government will likely estimate that the economy shrank
There have been shouts of opposition, protests, a large atzeres tefilla, and meetings to persuade operators of the Big Center shopping mall in Ashdod to close its doors on Shabbos.
The GOP-controlled House Foreign Affairs Committee has issued a subpoena to the White House budget office about a new State Department security training facility. At issue is the administration’s plan
Full subway service has been restored on the A and C lines following a massive theft of copper cable from train tracks. Transit crew worked through the night to repair
Last week, YWN reported that NYC Councilmembers David G. Greenfield and Mark Treyger urged Mayor de Blasio to reconsider changing the speed limit on Ocean Parkway from 30 miles per
In a move that has chareidim surprised and angered, the Ministry of Education has distributed a memorandum informing yeshivos that funding will be cut for talmidim who do not report
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton made an impassioned appeal for modern health care in the Ebola-stricken countries of West Africa and told The Associated Press afterward that he hopes to
Anyone who has been to Kever Rochel of late can testify to the stifling conditions as the site’s air conditioning has been down since a recent electric fire. While temporary
Uber and Lyft are pushing back against a New York City effort to regulate app-based ride-hailing services. The proposal before the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission would require car services
A child was left in a vehicle on an extremely hot morning in Petach Tikvah on Wednesday, 9 Sivan. Just a few hours later Ichud Hatzalah reported a second case,
The former New York Senate leader and his son have been indicted on corruption charges in Manhattan federal court. The indictment was returned Thursday against 67-year-old Dean Skelos and his
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