Month September 2022
A Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” who orchestrated one of the largest bribery scandals in U.S. military history has been arrested in Venezuela after fleeing before his sentencing, authorities said Wednesday. The international manhunt for Leonard Glenn Francis ended… Continue Reading →
A student at Veretzky Yeshiva on East 18 between Avenue L and Avenue M was robbed on Thursday morning, FLATBUSH SCOOP REPORTED. Sources tell YWN that three black males approached the boy at around 9:35AM, demanded his wallet and cash… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart and Target plan to begin offering deals and price matching offers earlier this year to keep up with Americans pressed by soaring inflation and looking for ways to ease the potential sting of holiday shopping…. Continue Reading →
Mayor Eric Adams, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell and other officials joined with community leaders for a High Holidays Security Briefing at NYPD Headquarters on Wednesday September 22, 2022. Mayor Eric Adams spoke about public safety and the strong relationship between… Continue Reading →
Conservative activist Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has agreed to participate in a voluntary interview with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, her lawyer said Wednesday. Attorney Mark Paoletta said Thomas is “eager… Continue Reading →
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel on Thursday began administering doses of coronavirus vaccines tailored to fight the highly infectious omicron variant as its health authorities urged at-risk groups and those over 65 to get the shot. The rollout of… Continue Reading →
Dear Editor, Is it time to end the “freezer” – the rule that says that young men who come to one very large Yeshiva from Eretz Yisroel may not date until Tu B’Shvat? The answer should be a strong “yes”… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas on Thursday threatened hostile actions against Israel over what it called “violations against Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque” ahead of the upcoming Jewish High Holidays. Hamas’s threats came just ahead of Sunday’s… Continue Reading →
With solid support from Torah Jewry, the Hidabroot Empire continues bringing our estranged brothers home The “Hidabroot” Teshuva movement, established upon the urging of prominent Rabbanim and Gedolei Yisroel, led by HaRav Wosner ztl, runs one of the biggest channels on… Continue Reading →
Spiritual gathering, led by Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, marks completion of thousands of books of the Zohar, dedication of Torah scroll in memory of Meron disaster victims. Tens of thousands of people on Tuesday night attended an unusual spiritual gathering at… Continue Reading →
Sarah Pachter is an international speaker and author. She has been featured on podcasts, Radio, and is a regular columnist whose work has been translated into several languages. She has authored Is it Ever Enough? published by Feldheim and Small… Continue Reading →
CAGUAS, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Fiona left hundreds of people stranded across Puerto Rico after smashing roads and bridges, with authorities still struggling to reach them four days after the storm smacked the U.S. territory, causing historic flooding. Government… Continue Reading →
Walmart and Target plan to begin offering deals and price matching offers earlier this year to keep up with Americans pressed by soaring inflation and looking for ways to ease the potential sting of holiday shopping. For two years now,… Continue Reading →
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Mexico early Thursday, causing at least two deaths, damaging buildings and setting off landslides. The earthquake struck at 1:19 a.m. near the epicenter of a magnitude 7.6 quake that hit… Continue Reading →
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters angry over the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody have killed at least nine people since the violence erupted over the weekend, according to a… Continue Reading →
Seven days into his trial for calling the Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is expected make his first courtroom appearance and begin testifying Thursday, as he and his lawyer try to limit damages he must… Continue Reading →
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly 1.1 million vehicles in the U.S. because the windows can pinch a person’s fingers when being rolled up. Tesla says in documents posted Thursday by U.S. safety regulators that the automatic window reversal… Continue Reading →
It’s not about the extras. As inflation rises and Yom Tov approaches, lots of us are examining our spending. Cutting our splurges. Postponing luxuries, perhaps. But then there are those who can’t do that.Because they weren’t spending on extras to… Continue Reading →
Many of us approach Rosh Hashanah with fear and trepidation. After all, it is called the day of judgment, seemingly because our past actions and misdeeds are evaluated to determine what the upcoming year will yield. Commentaries explain that in… Continue Reading →
In a country where radio and television stations already are state-controlled and journalists regularly face the threat of arrest, the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard urged the judiciary on Thursday to prosecute “anyone who spreads fake news and rumors” on social media… Continue Reading →
Former President Donald Trump sat for an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday night, and the spectacle didn’t disappoint. Hannity asked Trump what declassification process he went through to declassify documents the FBI took from Mar-a-Lago in… Continue Reading →