Haifa City Hall Wins Appeal Against Local Belzer Chassidic Community
Haifa City Hall appealed the decision of the city’s magistrate’s court, and emerged from the district court with a victory, overturning the lower court’s...
UN Chief Calls ‘Jerusalem Settlements’ Illegal
By now, it should be clear to Israeli leaders that no matter how much flexibility they exhibit in efforts to elicit the approval and...
NY: Yet Another Toyota Prius Goes Rogue, Smashes Into Wall
Things went from bad to worse to downright awful for Toyota on Tuesday as yet another of their Prius hybrid vehicles was involved in...
Israel: Too Many Kids on Ritalin – Many Shouldn’t Be
According to Israeli Maccabi Kupat Cholim (HMO) pediatrician Dr. Shlomi Antebi, one in five Israeli children are taking Ritalin or Concerta for attention disorders...
AUDIO: 7-Year-Old Boy Hailed As Hero After Making Harrowing 911 Call During Armed Home...
Norwalk, CA - Authorities were hailing a 7-year-old Norwalk boy as a hero Tuesday after he hid in a bathroom and called 911...
PHOTOS: Pashkavilim & Rocks Thrown During Presidential Visit to Ponovezh Yeshiva
Security was heavy for the presidential visit in Bnei Brak on Wednesday, as President Shimon Peres arrived in the community for an official...
Widespread Condemnations Regarding Jerusalem Construction
The widespread condemnations from world leaders regarding announced construction plans in Yerushalayim are not unexpected, yet they will impact realities in the capital and...
Pennsylvania Woman Indicted On Terror Charges
A Pennsylvania woman has been indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, the Justice...
NY School Bus Drivers OK Strike Threat
New York City - School bus drivers who transport city students voted Tuesday to authorize a strike.
Members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181...
Todah ‘Rabba’: Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah Position Has Not Changed Regarding ‘Maharat’
Upon consultation with its rabbinic leadership, Agudath Israel of America issued the following statement today:
The leadership of the Rabbinical Council of America and Rabbi...
Citibank Exposes 600,000 Customers’ Social Security Numbers
The Chicago Tribune reports: In late January, Citibank mailed year-end tax statements to 600,000 Citi customers via the U.S. Postal Service that included the...
NY Based Credit Card Firm Linked To Dubai Hit
A New York-based firm that provided suspects in the assassination of a senior Hamas commander in Dubai with credit cards has ties to former...
Rally To Push Rebuilding At World Trade Center
The city's construction unions are rallying today at the World Trade Center site – hoping to break the stalemate between developer Larry Silverstein and...
Update on Break-In into Rav Shteinman’s Home – Additional Arrest
According to Rabbi Yaakov Rosenstein, who is very close to Maran HaGaon HaRav Aaron Leib Shteinman Shlita, immediately after discovering the break-in in the...
Self Esteem & Its Ripple Affects-Part II
B. The Solution
I wouldn’t have painted such a sad picture if I felt that this was an insolvable situation. On the contrary, with an...
Story Behind The Picture
REPRINTED FROM THE YWN ARCHIVES:
Ever wonder about the story behind a picture? Well, this is this picture's story.
Standing near a car with a group of...
YWN EXCLUSIVE: Lakewood Community Rocked By Non-Jewish Man Posing As Jew!
The Lakewood Jewish community is shocked after learning that a "Frum" man living in the heart of Lakewood, was anything but Frum.
A source tells...
It’s Official: Hillary for the White House
Hillary Clinton, the first major political figure to introduce the concept of a Palestinian State, has declared her intentions to run for President of...
Monsey ***UPDATE*** Treif Meat Scandal
After doing much research & speaking to various Rabbonim we will try to inform all Yeshivaworld readers of the FACTS until this point.
There is...
Absolute Kosher!!
In an absolutely significant development in the world of kosher certification, the Orthodox Union and Absolut Vodka today jointly announced that six Absolut products...
Near Death Experience Sends Girl to Rehab
No parent wants to learn that their daughter is addicted to drugs. However for one New York area family, that nightmare came true this...