Month July 2019
Washington – Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle with the U.S. and states over a 2017 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million people. The settlement with the U.S…. Continue Reading →
A highway shoulder is where New York state troopers spotted Luke Patterson, walking by himself around 2 a.m. after his car became disabled. By the end of the encounter in rural New York, the 41-year-old chef would be killed by… Continue Reading →
Two Southwest Airlines planes have collided on the tarmac of Nashville International Airport. Airline officials say no injuries were reported in Saturday night’s collision. An emailed statement from Southwest Airlines spokeswoman Michelle Agnew says the winglet of the St. Read… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – A military court in Judea sentenced Islam Yusuf Abu Hamid to life in prison after he was convicted of murdering IDF soldier Ronen Lubrasky. He was also ordered to pay NIS 258,000 in compensation to Lubarsky’s family. Similarly,… Continue Reading →
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus and Bikur Cholim of Lakewood are appealing to local residents to help save lives by donating blood. A summer blood drive with extended hours is scheduled for this Thursday, July 25, at Monmouth Medical Center… Continue Reading →
The state submitted a request Monday to the High Court to postpone the deadline for the military draft law until January 2, 2020 – three months after the swearing in… Read more » The post State Files for Extension of… Continue Reading →
Binyamin Netanyahu is “obsessed” with keeping Ayelet Shaked from heading a single rightwing party – and it is damaging the Likud, party officials have told the prime minister. Yediot Acharonot… Read more » The post Sources: ‘PM’s Anti-Shaked Obsession Will… Continue Reading →
Tehran – Iran’s supreme leader was quoted Monday as saying during a meeting with a delegation from the Palestinian militant group Hamas that his country won’t give up its stance in support of the Palestinians. “Supporting Palestine is an ideological… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNITY NEWS] A brand-new concept in collectors’ cards is finally available in Lakewood stores! What sets this album apart? Stunning photos. Amazing animals. Gorgeous scenes. Whether your child is fascinated by the world around him, loves science, enjoys informal learning or… Continue Reading →
Former Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau, who spent more than three decades jailing criminals from mob kingpins and drug-dealing killers to a tax-dodging Harvard dean, died Sunday. He was 99, just 10 days short of his 100th birthday. Read… Continue Reading →
Aslam Abu-Hamid Naji, the murderer of IDF soldier Ronen Lubarsky, Hy”d, was sentenced to life in prison plus an additional eight years, and ordered to pay the Lubarsky family NIS 258,000… Read more » The post Family Denounces Life Sentence of… Continue Reading →
Volvo Cars is recalling about half a million cars worldwide because of a faulty engine component that may in extreme cases cause a vehicle to catch fire. The Swedish carmaker… Read more » The post Volvo Recalls Some 500,000 Vehicles… Continue Reading →
As we approach the upcoming 13th Global Siyum HaShas of Daf Yomi, Klal Yisroel is gearing up to celebrate the monumental achievement of the lomdei haDaf. The Novominsker Rebbe Shlit”a, Rosh Agudas Yisroel, marked this occasion by writing a special… Continue Reading →
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of HaRav Reuven Scheiner ZATZAL, a Magid Shiur at Yeshiva Torah Vodaas in Flatbush for more than 50 years. The Levaya will be held at 1:00PM at the Yeshiva, located at 425… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – A group of journalist and bloggers from several Arab countries arrived in Israel on Sunday in a first of its kind visit, as the relations between the Jewish state and other Arab countries appear to be at a… Continue Reading →
Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle with the U.S. and states over a 2017 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly… Read more » The post Equifax to Pay Up to… Continue Reading →
Montreal – Canada’s two main Jewish groups are at odds over a lawsuit on whether it’s OK to have a national election on a Jewish High Holiday. The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs – the official Canadian Jewish advocacy… Continue Reading →
Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle with the U.S. and states over a 2017 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million people. Read more on Yeshiva World News
By Yehuda Leib Grohman It was one of those rare precious moments, as the famed Rav and Mashpia of Boro Park,Horav Binyomin Eisenberger Shlit”a graced Monsey with his presence, and Divrei Chizuk. Read more on Yeshiva World News
The Torah community mourns the petirah of Harav Reuven Scheiner, zt”l, who served as a Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Torah Vodaas for half a century. His levayah is to be held Monday at… Read more » The post BD”E, Harav Reuven Scheiner, Zt”l… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – Israeli work crews on Monday began demolishing dozens of Palestinian homes in an east Jerusalem neighborhood, in one of the largest operations of its kind in years. The demolitions capped a years-long legal battle over the buildings, built… Continue Reading →