Dear YWN, I hope you will publish this letter, as I find the situation deeply disturbing. Recently, someone sent me a letter that was signed by dozens of baalei batim, with an effort underway to collect even more signatures. Part of the letter reads as follows (quoted verbatim): “Therefore, we make our position explicit. We […]
Greg Abel faces the challenge of taking over Berkshire Hathaway from the legendary Warren Buffett this week. Many regard Buffett as the world’s greatest investor after he grew Berkshire from a struggling New England textile mill that he starting buying up for $7.60 a share in 1962, to the massive conglomerate it is today with shares that go for […]
The devoted gabbai of Rav Reuven Elbaz has passed away after a long and painful illness. His son is now approaching his wedding without a father and without even the most basic needs. Please help this chassan in his darkest moment.
“L’olam Va’ed” featuring Mordechai Shapiro, recorded live Chol Hamoed Sukkos at the Newark Symphony Hall during the Benny & Friends Concert. Produced by SING Entertainment Concert Directed by: Chaim Zippel Musical Director: Gershon Freishtat Sound & Lighting: Pulse VJ: VisuaLive Stage Manager: Reuven Brecher Logistics Coordinator: Peretz Traube Mix & Master: Mendy Friedman Video Produced […]
Newly resurfaced surveillance footage from a Minnesota fraud investigation shows parents dropping children off at a Minneapolis day care, signing them in, and then leaving with the children moments later. The footage offers a stark visual illustration of what federal and state authorities now describe as a sprawling, billion-dollar fraud operation exploiting public child care […]
Israel Prison Service (PS) officers foiled an attempt to transfer illicit messages to incarcerated terrorists via a Palestinian lawyer during his visit to a terrorist in an Israeli security prison. During an X-ray scan and a security inspection of the lawyer’s personal belongings ahead of the meeting, prison officers found documents containing messages and requests […]
Rep. Pat Fallon: “This is industrial-scale fraud. We’re talking about $9 billion just in a medium-sized state like Minnesota, population-wise. The entire GDP of Somalia is $12 billion.
Iranians have taken to the streets in large numbers to protest the country’s severe economic crisis, as soaring inflation and a collapsing currency weigh heavily on citizens. Earlier today, students at Amirkabir University joined demonstrations against the government.
Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich on Tuesday refused to back down on the harsh remarks he made about Supreme Court justice Yitzchak Amit on Monday. During a party meeting, Smotrich called Amit “a violent, trampling megalomaniac who is stealing Israeli democracy. The result will be that we will trample him—there will be no choice.” Smotrich’s words […]
If history is a guide, Republicans stand a good chance of losing control of the House of Representatives in 2026. They have just a slim majority in the chamber, and the incumbent party usually gives up seats in midterm elections. President Donald Trump, whose loss of the House halfway through his first term led to […]
Leaders from Europe and Canada held talks Tuesday on U.S.-led peace efforts to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine, as Moscow and Kyiv sparred over Russian claims, denied by Ukraine, of a mass drone attack on a lakeside residence used by President Vladimir Putin. The virtual meeting included European leaders as well […]
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and allied forces in Syria killed at least seven ISIS members and captured the rest during 11 missions from Dec. 20–29, also destroying four ISIS weapons caches. These operations followed the launch of Operation Hawkeye Strike on Dec. 19, when U.S. and Jordanian forces hit over 70 targets with more than […]
China’s PLA Eastern Theater Command announced and released footage of a long-range live-fire drill conducted this morning, showing PCL-191 multiple-launch rocket systems firing into international waters north of Taiwan.
Amazon has launched drone deliveries in the Dallas area. The drones deliver packages up to 5 pounds within about 8 miles in roughly 30 minutes for $4.99 per Prime delivery.
The High Court of Justice has ordered the state to respond immediately (by tomorrow at 8:00) to the petition of Yair Lapid and the Knesset members of Yesh Atid and to explain why there is urgency in transferring more than 1,090,000,000 NIS to the Charedi educational institutions that were transferred in the Finance Committee
The Trump administration filed a lawsuit Monday against Virginia, aiming to block a policy that allows undocumented immigrants to receive in-state tuition at the University of Virginia, court records show.
A hay-laden truck overturned onto a Bolero SUV on the Delhi–Nainital Highway in Rampur, killing the 54-year-old driver. The crash, caught on CCTV, disrupted traffic for nearly three hours as the truck driver fled and police launched a search.
Smoke billows from Yemen’s southern port city of Mukalla after Saudi-led coalition strikes targeted an Emirati weapons shipment bound for separatist forces.
