Yeshiva World News

Reb Eli Stefansky being welcomed back to his MDY Daf Yomi Shiur in Eretz Yisroel after returning from his recent Chizzuk trip to the United States.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans on Wednesday to warn that the Trump administration is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country’s interim leadership strays from U.S. expectations. In prepared testimony for a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio says the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela and that […]

The Trump administration announced Tuesday that 23 states have formally opted in to the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, a key school-choice initiative that could dramatically assist with tuition for private Jewish schools nationwide. The milestone brings the program within reach of nearly half the country, administration officials said, with additional states — including Colorado — […]

⚠️ A large block of ice flies across the roadway and hits a driver’s windshield on the Major Deegan Expressway in NYC this morning, highlighting the serious safety threats posed by motorists who do not properly clean their vehicles following winter storms.

Prime Minister Netanyahu with the father of the last hostage, police officer Ran Gvili HY’D, at the Levaya on Wednesday.

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressed defiance Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw Washington’s support for Iraq if he returns to power. “We reject the blatant American interference in Iraq’s internal affairs and consider it a violation of its sovereignty,” al-Maliki, who is nominated by the country’s dominant political bloc to […]

A late-night phone call last week set in motion a remarkable overnight mission of chesed shel emes, as a group of devoted Chevra Kadisha members traveled hundreds of miles to ensure that a niftar received a proper taharah. A longtime Chabad shliach in New Hampshire, who has served the state’s Jewish community for more than […]

President Donald Trump on Tuesday softened his initial response to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis, backing away from early administration claims that labeled Pretti a “terrorist” and an “assassin” as public outrage and video evidence undercut those assertions. Trump initially echoed that posture, posting a lengthy social media […]

Amazon is slashing about 16,000 corporate jobs in the second round of mass layoffs for the ecommerce company in three months. The tech giant has said it plans to use generative artificial intelligence to replace corporate workers. It has also been reducing a workforce that swelled during the pandemic. Beth Galetti, a senior vice president […]

Congressman Pat Ryan, who serves as the U.S. representative for New York’s 18th congressional district, sent a letter to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu asking him to intervene on the sanctions imposed by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miraa on bnei yeshivos with dual Israeli-US citizenship. The letter was the initiative of UT MK Meir Porush, who stated: […]

The wife of South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 months in prison for corruption, as her husband awaits a verdict on a high-stakes rebellion charge that could result in the death penalty or life imprisonment. Seoul Central District Court sentenced Kim Keon Yee for receiving luxury gifts like a Graff diamond […]

The levaya of Master Sgt. Ran Guili H’yd, a Yassam officer who fell in battle on October 7 and whose body was the last hostage to be returned to Israel earlier this week, began on Wednesday morning. A ceremony was held at the Shura military base near Ramle, and a police convoy then escorted the […]

A war of words ensued between the former advisers of former US President Joe Biden and Channel 12 journalist Amit Segal, following Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s harsh statements against the Biden administration at a press conference on Tuesday evening. Netanyahu said: “At a certain point in the war, we didn’t have enough ammunition, and soldiers […]

US President Donald Trump issued another threat to Iran during a speech he delivered at a rally in Iowa on Wednesday evening “There’s another beautiful armada floating beautifully toward Iran right now,” Trump said, referring to the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and three accompanying warships deployed to the Middle East amid Trump’s threats to […]

The chief federal judge in Minnesota says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear before him Friday to explain why he should not be held in contempt. In an order dated Monday, Chief Judge Patrick J. […]

It’s almost noon in Havana when a handful of tourists tumble out of a small yellow bus and rush toward a row of shiny classic cars, cameras in hand. Nearby, under the shade of a beach almond tree, a group of drivers jump to their feet, some hoping for their first customer of the day. But the […]

A Queens rebbi was attacked Tuesday afternoon in an unprovoked antisemitic assault that culminated in a dramatic arrest near a subway station, underscoring ongoing concerns about hate-motivated violence in New York City. The attack occurred around 2:30 p.m. near the intersection of Yellowstone Boulevard and Queens Boulevard, according to YWN sources. The rebbi was approached […]

A man was arrested Tuesday night after confronting radical leftist Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) at a town hall event in Minneapolis and attempting to spray her with an unknown substance. The disruption occurred moments after Omar criticized the Trump administration’s immigration policies, calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be abolished and demanding the […]

President Donald Trump’s deteriorating standing on the economy — once his strongest political asset — is flashing warning signs for Republicans heading into the 2026 midterm elections, according to CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten. In an analysis aired Tuesday, Enten said aggregated polling data shows Trump’s net approval on the economy has plunged sharply […]

Families of two Trinidadian nationals killed in a Trump administration boat strike last October sued the federal government on Tuesday, calling the attack a war crime and part of an “unprecedented and manifestly unlawful U.S. military campaign.” The lawsuit is thought to be the first wrongful death case arising from the three dozen strikes that […]