Month May 2021
As YWN reported last week, the Gerrer chassidus, the largest chassidus in Israel, will no longer be using bleachers during weddings and tischim in the wake of the Karlin tragedy. This week, one of the Gerrer Rebbe’s grandchildren is getting… Continue Reading →
Christopher Grider said he came to Washington on Jan. 6 with no intention of rioting. But he got caught up in the mob of angry supporters of then-President Donald Trump as they surged into the U.S. Capitol, breaking through police… Continue Reading →
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil is a product made from the Hemp plant. It’s a type of cannabinoid; an element found naturally in hemp plants. My anxiety/ADHD is out of control. Can CBD help me? I don’t know. Maybe you happily knock… Continue Reading →
Former defense minister and IDF chief of staff Moshe Ya’alon apologized after being slammed by left-wing politicians for saying that Arab Israelis would have slaughtered Jews if they weren’t stopped by the strong Jewish state. “Had we not been strong,… Continue Reading →
Readers around the world have followed the story of the Kirschbaum family, who lost a son in the Meron Lag Ba’Omer tragedy. Their lost son, however, is not the main source of the headlines: Six-year-old Malki Kirschbaum has a severe… Continue Reading →
The Jewish community in Tehran, headed by Rav Yehuda Gerami, recently renovated the mikva in the city with halachic hiddurim and advanced hygienic installments. “The women’s mikvah in Tehran was renovated with many halachic hiddurim (מי גשמים ובור זריעה והשקה)… Continue Reading →
After recent security incidents in NYC in the aftermath of the Gaza war, the Flatbush Shomrim & the FJCC coordinated with the NYPD to deploy officers at strategic locations in the Flatbush community, including at Yeshiva dismissals. Police were visible… Continue Reading →
After recent security incidents in NYC in the aftermath of the Gaza war, the Flatbush Shomrim & FJCC coordinated with the NYPD to deploy officers at strategic locations in the Flatbush community, including at Yeshiva dismissals. The FJCC thanks the… Continue Reading →
The Associated Press is being criticized for firing a young journalist over her social media activity, with some suggesting the news agency bowed to a political pressure campaign over her pro-Palestinian views from when she was in college. Emily Wilder,… Continue Reading →
With battles between the Israel Defense Forces and the Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip ending after 11 days of fighting, sharp divides in American opinion over the issue have emerged, with each side saying that they are right… Continue Reading →
Now that Operation Guardian of the Walls has ended, it’s back to the perpetual political stalemate in Israel and Yamina leader Naftali Bennett used the opportunity to excoriate Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and other politicians in a Facebook post on… Continue Reading →
The LakewoodFireDepartment and state forest fire service are battling a brushfire in Lakewood this afternoon. The brush fire broke out in Oak Street shortly before 6 PM. Officials are warning that due to the lack of rain for the last… Continue Reading →
Just three hours before the ceasefire took effect overnight Thursday, the IDF thwarted a major Hamas attack via underground tunnels intended to score a major “victory” attack against Israel before the ceasefire, Channel 12 News reported over the weekend. At… Continue Reading →
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — As the United States scales back its military presence across the Middle East to focus on great power competition with China and Russia, it risks giving those two countries a chance to fill the gap… Continue Reading →
A highly contagious disease originating far from America’s shores triggers deadly outbreaks that spread rapidly, infecting the masses. Shots are available, but a divided public agonizes over getting jabbed. Sound familiar? Newly digitized records — including a minister’s diary scanned… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:30 amMincha: 8:45 amMaariv: 9:15 am R’ Yosef Chaim KrauszHusband Mr. Aron Mordcha KohnBrother Mrs. Gitty PashkusSister Mrs. Judy GrossmanSister Mrs. Eva GreenwaldSister Mrs. Shulamis GlickSister Mrs. Ruthy WeissSister Mrs. Naomi GluckSister R` Aaron KrauszSon R`… Continue Reading →
Little Island is its name, but the vision and the budget behind it were colossal. The public park on the Hudson River finally opened on Friday nearly seven years after… Read more » The post Little Island, a Park Built… Continue Reading →
President Biden said on Friday that the Democratic Party still supports Israel following the hostility toward Israel displayed by progressive Democrats during Operation Guardian of the Walls and the resolutions introduced by Democrats Sen. Bernie Sanders and Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,… Continue Reading →
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A prominent opponent of Belarus’ authoritarian president was arrested Sunday after the airliner in which he was traveling was diverted to the country after a bomb threat, in what the opposition and Western officials denounced as… Continue Reading →
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin visited the bais aveilim of the family of Yigal Yehoshua Hy”d, who was lynched by an Arab mob in Lod last Monday the 6th of Sivan.… Read more » The post President Rivlin Visits Family of… Continue Reading →