Month March 2019
Washington – Former Vice President Joe Biden has begun building a presidential campaign ahead of an expected announcement next month that he will vie for the Democratic nomination in 2020, sources familiar with his plans said on Wednesday. Biden has… Continue Reading →
There is one name that seems to be inextricably connected to philanthropy within the frum community and beyond like absolutely no other in our generation. That name, of course, is R’ Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Jerusalem – Central Elections Committee Chairman Judge Hanan Melzer ruled on Wednesday that the city of Bnei Brak cannot ban campaign posters that depict women, according to a statement. Bnei Brak is an ultra-Orthodox Jewish city on the outskirts of… Continue Reading →
Following media reports that infamous British Holocaust denier David Irving is planning to lead tours of the Nazi death camps in Poland later this year, Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Naftali Bennet, called on the Polish Government to deny his… Continue Reading →
Over the past 20 years, Americans have been twice as likely to sweat through record-breaking heat rather than shiver through record-setting cold, a new Associated Press data analysis shows. The AP looked at 424 weather stations throughout the Lower 48… Continue Reading →
Parsippany, NJ – U.S.-based bicycle manufacturer Kent International has found a way around President Donald Trump’s tariffs – by shifting production out of China. Like almost all U.S. bike makers, Kent has long relied on low-cost Chinese labor and parts,… Continue Reading →
[From the YWN 2008 archives] Dear Friend, Last Purim started off like all others from years past, but it was almost the last Purim of my life. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Moshe Ya’alon, who is in the top four of the Blue and White party list, has according to many crossed a line that should not have been crossed in his comments to the press about the corruption case in the… Continue Reading →
Madison, NJ – A New Jersey sports official is apologizing for telling student athletes that Adolf Hitler was a “good leader” with “bad moral character and intentions.” Nutley High School athletic director Joe Piro made the remark while addressing Madison… Continue Reading →
Pittsburgh, PA – The Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh is paying it forward. The congregation has so far raised more than $46,000 to support the victims and their families of the mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand. “We feel… Continue Reading →
The apparent suspension of Jeanine Pirro is squeezing Fox News Channel in two directions. A prominent Muslim-American civil rights organization is calling for advertisers to boycott Fox News, while another group is petitioning to have the weekend host reinstated. Read… Continue Reading →
Until now, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has had criminal charges in three separate cases hanging over him, but that could change in the coming days. State prosecutors are now… Read more » The post PM Could Face Probe in… Continue Reading →
The controversial High Court ruling disqualifying Otzma Yehudit candidate Michael Ben Ari from running for the Knesset has spawned another contentious issue: How to adjust the Union of Right Wing… Read more » The post Mandelblit Opposes Change in URWP… Continue Reading →
Dear readers of YWN. I am not a supervisor, coordinator, or in any other way a big “Macher”. but rather I am a simple EMT, a volunteer in Hatzalah. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Township officials have notified TLS that New Jersey American Water has agreed to suspend the Sunset Road construction until Shabbos, to help ease the Purim traffic.
(VIDEO AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) In the Deir Istiya area in Shomron, a bus driver was attacked as a boulder was hurled at the vehicle, resulting in damage. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Harav Shachne Weinberger is the Menahel of Mesivta of Clifton and Rav of K’hal Tiferes Boruch in Passaic, New Jersey. He learned in Yeshiva Torah Vodaath throughout his years in… Read more » The post Part 11-Yeshiva Torah Vodaath at… Continue Reading →
Renton, WA – The FBI has joined the criminal investigation into the certification of the Boeing 737 MAX, lending its considerable resources to an inquiry already being conducted by U.S. Department of Transportation agents, according to people familiar with the… Continue Reading →
Washington – President Donald Trump is escalating his attacks on the late Sen. John McCain, saying that he gave the longtime lawmaker “the kind of funeral he wanted” and “I didn’t get a thank you.” Trump went on a lengthy… Continue Reading →
In an effort to promote pedestrian safety and maintain positive traffic flow over Purim, this week’s Thursday trash pickup will be postponed to Friday.
A new poll claims 44% of Americans have an ‘unfavorable’ view of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Read more on Yeshiva World News