Month April 2019
A New Jersey man was arrested after entering St. Patrick’s Cathedral carrying two cans of gasoline, lighter fluid and butane lighters, the New York Police Department said, just days after flames ravaged the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. Read more… Continue Reading →
The new New York State Education guidelines for private schools have been struck down by a judge as an unlawful circumvention of the legal rulemaking process. The extensive guidelines for… Read more » The post Court Strikes Down New York… Continue Reading →
Washington – President Donald Trump is celebrating the upcoming release of a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russia’s 2016 election interference. The report is due to be released on Thursday. In the hours before its publication,… Continue Reading →
German prosecutors say they have charged a former Nazi concentration camp guard with 5,230 counts of accessory to murder. The 92-year-old suspect, whose name wasn’t released, is accused of assisting in the “malicious and cruel” killing of mainly Jewish inmates… Continue Reading →
Paris – Two Jewish women have pledged between them $122 million toward the restoration of Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral, which was ravaged in a fire. Lily Safra, a Brazilian Jewish philanthropist, said she would give $22 million to fund the… Continue Reading →
On Tuesday, Israel held a live fire training drill for the Patriot missile system known as Ma’arechet Yahalom in Hebrew in conjuction with the Iron Dome air defense system and the IAF. Read more on Yeshiva World News
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Washington – After nearly two years of waiting, America is getting some Trump-Russia answers straight from Robert Mueller. Eager to get in a first word ahead of the public release of the special counsel’s report, Attorney General William Barr on… Continue Reading →
Attorney General William Barr on Thursday offered a spirited defense of President Donald Trump ahead of the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russia’s role in the 2016… Read more » The post Barr Defends Trump Before Release… Continue Reading →
Mckees Rock, PA – Authorities say a man sleeping in a dumpster was tossed into the back of a garbage truck as the trash was being emptied, causing him to lose his prosthetic leg. WPXI-TV reports the incident occurred around… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Number One in Patient Satisfaction – for 5th consecutive year Every year, Israel’s Health Ministry conducts a Patient Satisfaction survey among all the country’s hospitals. The very latest results published in February 2019, show that once again, Mayanei Hayeshua Medical… Continue Reading →
Rina* is 7 years old, and as the parents of the neighborhood finish up their cleaning and pre-holiday preparations, the children have all gone outside to play. Rina, however, stays home. Read more on Yeshiva World News
As Klal Yisroel is making final preparations for Pesach, YWN is glad to share the breaking news that the State Supreme Court has struck down the State Education Department’s new guidelines and declared them null and void. Read more on… Continue Reading →
Washington – The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped to the lowest level in nearly half a century. The Labor Department says claims for jobless aid fell by 5,000 last week to 192,000, lowest since September 1969. The… Continue Reading →
When President Donald Trump insisted last year that America’s southern border was in crisis, his warnings landed with a thud. Making unverified claims about “unknown Middle Easterners” and prayer rugs found by ranchers, Trump drew eye rolls from Democrats and… Continue Reading →
The Lakewood Department of Public Works will be adding an extra trash pickup for Monday’s zone. “In an effort to maximize efficiency, the Department of Public Works will be picking up Monday’s zone again on Thursday,” the DPW told TLS…. Continue Reading →
After nearly two years of waiting, America will get some answers straight from Robert Mueller— but not before President Donald Trump’s attorney general has his say. The Justice Department on Thursday is expected to release a redacted version of the… Continue Reading →
Pesach, for most, is a time of joy and relaxation, a Yom Tov that offers a short reprieve from our hectic lives and endless responsibilities. I say it is such a time for most and not for all, because there… Continue Reading →
The ADL (Anti-Defamation League) expressed deep concern today after learning of yet another swastika incident at a middle school in Summit, New Jersey, following five prior incidents over the past several months. Read more on Yeshiva World News