Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week for a second straight week, edging closer to historically low levels at the start of the spring home-buying season. Mortgage giant Freddie

[COMMUNICATED CONTENT] Regional Bikur Cholim drew the winning tickets for its 2015 fundraising raffle on Wednesday evening, including a $100,000 grand prize ticket held by Chaim Tangy – England. Ten

OU Kosher announces special OU Kosher Hotline hours to assist with Passover preparations. The following are the hotline’s extended hours: · Sunday, March 29: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. ·

We know that as you clean for Pesach, inevitably you will find things that need to disappear. Use the YWN Classifieds to sell or give away any excess items in

In light of the recent horrific fire in Flatbush, there will be an important fire safety event this Sunday in Manchester, UK, and the community is being urged to attend.

After receiving the presidential mandate from President Reuven Rivlin to form the 34th Government, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu responded, “It is with a deep sense of responsibility that I accept

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Thursday he has faith in Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy, but said Clancy has work to do to “straighten out” the beleaguered agency. Johnson

The FBI has arrested two men — one of them a current member of the Illinois National Guard — for allegedly trying to join ISIS, the brutal terrorist group wreaking

With just over a week left until Pesach, hundreds of individuals that are wheat or gluten intolerant are still without matzos. The shortage of matzos this year has been a

[COMMUNICATED CONTENT] It’s not too late to order custom Yarmulkes for Pesach! All personalized orders placed through Sunday, March 29 will be shipped before Pesach! Yarmulkesandbows has a vast selection

In light of the horrific tragedy in Flatbush, there will be an important fire safety event in Antwerp, Belgium this coming Sunday, and the community is urged to attend. The

[By Rabbi Yair Hoffman] A colleague recently mentioned that his total family food bill for Pesach amounts to some $6,000. While it is correct that one should have more delicacies

Yahadut Hatorah MK Uri Maklev sent a letter to the Ministry of Transportation regarding ongoing construction to improve Highway 1. Maklev visited the construction area with the professionals on the

In rare bipartisan harmony, congressional leaders pushed a $214 billion bill permanently blocking physician Medicare cuts toward House passage Thursday, moving lawmakers closer to resolving a problem that has plagued

Andreas Lubitz never showed any sign he was anything but thrilled to have landed a job with Germanwings, according to those who taught him the trade as a teenager in

A poll commissioned by the Hiddush NGO carried out by the Rafi Smith Institute shows most Israelis would prefer seeing the new coalition that excludes chareidim. According to the poll,

Nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran entered a critical phase on Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meeting his Iranian counterpart less than a week away