Month September 2022
NEW YORK (JNS) – A New York City resident was arraigned on Sept. 15 before a Queens Criminal Court judge for allegedly attacking and shouting anti-Semitic remarks at a Jewish man in the Far Rockaway neighborhood two days earlier.. James… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — A U.S. court has ordered the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to pay millions of dollars in damages to a group of Americans who sued saying they were wounded by the group’s rockets during a war with Israel… Continue Reading →
The cannons have sounded, the bells have rung and the mourners have paid their respects. Now King Charles III faces the task of preserving a 1,000-year-old monarchy that his mother nurtured for seven decades but that faces an uncertain future…. Continue Reading →
As Torah Jews, we know that daily learning is more than just an obligation; it’s a critical component of maintaining and nurturing one’s spiritual well-being. Regardless of a Jew’s vocation or profession, set times for daily learning have always been… Continue Reading →
Frantic efforts are being made by Jewish communities across Canada after the country’s food inspection agency (CFIA) banned the commercial import of lulavim and esrogim into the country, leaving tens of thousands of Canadian Jews unsure of how to procure… Continue Reading →
CHICAGO (AP) — At least six people were rushed to hospitals after being injured when an explosion Tuesday tore through the top floor of a Chicago apartment building, officials said. The explosion at the 36-unit apartment building in the South… Continue Reading →
New York City will lift its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private-sector employers on Nov. 1, Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday in another sign of the city’s gradual return to pre-pandemic norms. The city began requiring almost all private businesses to… Continue Reading →
LONDON (AP) — At least 250,000 people joined the huge line to see Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin lying in state for four days in London’s Westminster Hall at Parliament, an official said Tuesday. Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan said officials were… Continue Reading →
At a Monday meeting with New York City Mayor Eric Adams attended by various Jewish media executives, the YWN founder and Editor In Chief asked the mayor about the disturbing rise in crime in the city, particularly from people with… Continue Reading →
A top United Nations official on Tuesday demanded an independent investigation into the death of an Iranian woman held by the country’s morality police as authorities acknowledged making arrests at protests over the incident. The woman’s death has ignited demonstrations… Continue Reading →
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police said Tuesday they have arrested a man who paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II near the city’s British Consulate for alleged sedition. Police said the 43-year-old man was detained late Monday near the… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s legal team has told a newly appointed independent arbiter that it does not want to answer his questions about the declassification status of the documents seized last month from the former president’s Florida home, saying… Continue Reading →
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A nighttime bus crash that killed 27 people in southwest China this week has set off a storm of anger online over the harshness of the country’s strict COVID-19 policies. The initial police report did not say who the passengers… Continue Reading →
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The long-delayed capital murder trial of Robert Bowers in the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre will begin in April, a federal judge has ruled. Robert Bowers, a Baldwin resident who has pleaded not guilty, could be sentenced to… Continue Reading →
Live video broadcast from event marking completion of thousands of books of Zohar, led by Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto. | Includes: Torah scroll dedication in honor of those killed in the Meron disaster, and inspiring Selichot prayers. | On stage: Renowed… Continue Reading →
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday blasted what he described as U.S. efforts to preserve its global domination, saying they are doomed to fail. Speaking while receiving credentials from foreign ambassadors to Moscow, Putin said that “the… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Sunday (9/25/22)PM Rabbi Hillel BelskySon Sitting in Israel Rabbi Zvi BelskySon Sitting at 1381 East 29th Street. Rabbi Daniel BelskySon Sitting in Israel. 02 538-9272 Rabbi Ezra BelskySon Sitting at 1381 East 29th Street until 5pm Thursday…. Continue Reading →
A gunman shot three people, including two first responders, at the Tri-State Fair & Rodeo in Texas before he was shot and wounded by sheriff’s deputies, authorities said. Just before 11 p.m. Monday, a man opened fire on Potter County… Continue Reading →
Rosh Hashanah is close, but the farmer’s are not quite done with Shmitah yet. Just because Shmitah ended, it doesn’t mean the farmer has a crop to harvest. He may technically be able to plant, but it doesn’t mean he… Continue Reading →