Month February 2020

An Israeli schoolteacher who threw an apple at Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu‏‏ during a campaign rally last week now faces a disciplinary hearing. “We will not accept violence in the… Read more » The post Teacher Who Threw Apple at… Continue Reading →

EGYPT (JTA) – They came from around the world, dozens of Jews of Egyptian origin, to celebrate a Sabbath service at the newly renovated 14th-century synagogue in Alexandria. Participants described a “very, very emotional” service at the Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue,… Continue Reading →

The corruption trial for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will begin March 17, just two weeks after national elections are held, a court said Tuesday. The surprise announcement immediately shook up the final stretch of the contentious election campaign, upending… Continue Reading →

CHICAGO (JTA) – The president of the University of Illinois student government vetoed a resolution passed by the body last week that supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. At a cabinet meeting Sunday, Connor Josellis said the… Continue Reading →

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of R’ Yerachmiel Shraga Feivel (Rocky) Zweig Z”L who was Niftar on Tuesday morning. He was 69. “Rocky” was born in Boro Park and spent most of his life in Flatbush. He… Continue Reading →

[COMMUNICATED] Unlike ‘Anglo’ countries abroad where owning a car is an expected staple, making such a purchase in an Israeli city like Jerusalem or Bnei Brak is a complicated choice with many pros and cons. With experts speculating that owning… Continue Reading →

[COMMUNICATED] The much-anticipated full-day event, a first of its kind for the community, will be taking place tomorrow, Wednesday, February 19th, at Ocean Place Resort in Deal, NJ. This event is a real opportunity to get educated about commercial Real… Continue Reading →

HEBRON, West Bank (AP) — The West Bank city of Hebron is separated from the epicenter of China’s virus outbreak by more than 4,000 miles and a ring of Israeli checkpoints. But even here the economic symptoms of the outbreak… Continue Reading →

A Ukrainian solder was killed and four others injured on Tuesday when heavy fighting erupted in eastern Ukraine, the country’s military said, as it and Russian-backed separatists blamed each other… Read more » The post Fighting Flares in Eastern Ukraine,… Continue Reading →

By all accounts, it was an unbelievable transformation. What hours earlier had been a typical hotel ballroom in the heart of Yerushalayim had become a full-fledged beis medrash, the kol… Read more » The post Hislahavus, Hasmadah and Achdus Abound… Continue Reading →

(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com) Rav Chatzkel Levenstein zt”l, the Mashgiach of the Ponevich Yeshiva in Bnei Brak, explains that the standard translation of “Mechalkel chaim b’chessed” is that Hashem, in His great Chessed, sustains life. Rav Chatzkel explains… Continue Reading →

According to reports in the Israeli media, the European Union has stated officially that they will not be passing any official resolutions on the peace plan put forth by US President Donald Trump until after the upcoming Israeli elections. The statement… Continue Reading →

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran sentenced eight environmental activists, including an Iranian who reportedly also has British and American citizenship, to prison sentences ranging from four to 10 years on charges of spying for the United States and acting against… Continue Reading →

U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced the awarding of a combined $144,750,828 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Community Planning and Development to support the revitalization of communities… Continue Reading →

Billionaire Mike Bloomberg has qualified for the upcoming Democratic presidential debate, marking the first time he’ll stand alongside the rivals he has so far avoided by bypassing the early voting states and using his personal fortune to define himself through… Continue Reading →

Croatia’s new president Zoran Milanovic urged more solidarity in society as he formally took office on Tuesday, and called for vigilance against populist approaches to issues such as climate change… Read more » The post Croatia’s New President Milanovic Takes… Continue Reading →

MAINZ, Germany (AP) — A victorious British Prime Minister Boris Johnson with a grim looking Queen Elizabeth II standing behind him, a bare-chested Russian President Vladimir Putin holding a remote control to steer Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan atop a… Continue Reading →

Unlike ‘Anglo’ countries abroad where owning a car is an expected staple, making such a purchase in an Israeli city like Jerusalem or Bnei Brak is a complicated choice with many pros and cons. With experts speculating that owning a… Continue Reading →

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will waive federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Department of Homeland Security said waiving procurement… Read more » The post Homeland Security Waives Contracting Laws… Continue Reading →

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s trial will start on March 17, two weeks after Israel holds its third national election in less than a year, the Justice Ministry said on Tuesday.… Read more » The post Netanyahu’s Trial to Begin on… Continue Reading →

On Monday, the pro-Zionist faction of UTJ began a campaign attacking the Yamina party and specifically the Transportation Minister Bezalel Smotrich. The attack came partly following the rumor that Smotrich allowed the Women of the Wall to set up a… Continue Reading →