Yeshiva World News
Power Outage Leaves 130,000 Without Electricity Across San Francisco
Residential buildings, business centers, and critical infrastructure were left without electricity in San Francisco yesterday, impacting about 130,000 households and businesses. Traffic lights went dark, trams were halted mid-route, and several metro stations were temporarily closed. Electricity has since been almost fully restored for all customers.
Netanyahu Lights 8th Chanukah Candle with Chabad
Prime Minister Netanyahu lit the 8th candle tonight with Chabad shluchim, and after lighting he said, quote: “The Chabad community and all of Klal yisroel went through a great tragedy in Sydney — vile murderers who murdered them because they were Jews, and only because they were Jews. But our spirit did not fall and […]
UAE President Meets Macron in Abu Dhabi to Deepen Economic and Cultural Ties
UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Abu Dhabi. Emirati state media reported that the leaders discussed ways to deepen cooperation, especially in the areas of economy, investment, and culture.
“You Chareidim Should Be Burned One By One:” The Rosh Yeshivah’s Shocking Testimony
Rabbi Avraham Idan, the Rosh Yeshivah of the Ateret Halevi Yeshiva in Jerusalem, was violently arrested after he happened to pass by the area where the clashes were taking place near Rechov Chana last week. In shocking interviews he held with Israeli media channels on Sunday, he described the violence and humiliation he endured at […]
PHOTOS: The Shevet Levi Rebbe Lighting Menorah [Via Shuki Lerer For YWN]
Hagaon HaRav Dov Landau, Rosh Yeshiva Slabodka Lights Eighth Night Chanukah Menorah
WATCH: Hagaon HaRav Dov Landau, Rosh Yeshiva Slabodka, lighting the menorah on the eighth night of Chanukah.
Tulsi Gabbard Warns of Islamist Threats, Christmas Markets Canceled in Germany
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard at AmericaFest 2025 – The threats from this Islamist ideology come in many forms. As we approach X-mas, right now in Germany they are canceling X-Mas markets because of this threat. “This is already underway in places like Houston… It is already happening here, within our borders.”
Tom Homan: Saw No Illegal Aliens During Three-Day Southern Border Review
Tom Homan: “I just did a border review in San Diego, Texas, and Arizona… Three days on the southern border, I didn’t see a single illegal alien… three days, not a single illegal alien in my sight… Never seen anything like it in my 40-year career.”
BREAKING: U.S. Seizes Third Sanctioned Oil Tanker Near Venezuela
BREAKING: Reports that a third oil tanker has now been seized by the U.S. near Venezuela, according to Bloomberg. The Panama-flagged tanker Bella 1, which is sanctioned by Washington, was intercepted while en route to Venezuela to load oil.
Israeli Airstrikes Target Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon, 1 Killed
Israeli forces carried out two airstrikes targeting Hezbollah terrorists in the Yater area of southern Lebanon, according to the IDF. Lebanese media report that one person was killed in the strikes.
Marco Rubio Backs JD Vance as Potential 2028 Presidential Nominee
Marco Rubio said that if JD Vance runs for president in 2028, “he’ll be our nominee… and I’ll be one of the first people to support him.
Australian PM Anthony Albanese Booed at Bondi Beach Memorial
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was booed and heckled during an official Bondi beach memorial, with the crowd shouting, “You’re not welcome here… Shame.”
Mekubal Rav Itche Meyer Morgenstern Receives Aliyah at Rebbe Nachman’s Kever in Uman
Mekubal Rav Itche Meyer Morgenstern receiving an aliyah on Sunday at the kever of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov in Uman.
Prime Minister Netanyahu Meets with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham
TEHILLIM: HaMekubal Rav Dovid Batzri, Rosh Yeshivas HaShalom Hospitalized in Serious Condition in Jerusalem
TEHILLIM: HaMekubal Rav Dovid Batzri, Rosh Yeshivas HaShalom, remains hospitalized in serious condition in Hadassah Ein Kerem in Jerusalem. He is sedated and on a respirator. Please daven for a refuah sheleimah for Reb Dovid Shalom ben Victoria b’toch sha’ar cholei Yisrael.
Women of the Wall Attempt to Smuggle Sefer Torah into Kosel
The Women of the Wall group “recruited” an IDF reserve soldier to attempt to smuggle a Sefer Torah into the women’s section of the Kosel, in violation of the regulations at the site, on Sunday morning, Rosh Chodesh Teves. They put a small Sefer Torah into the bag of the soldier. However, ushers who requested […]
AG Seeks To Halt Funding For Yeshivos That Serve Overseas Students
Attorney-General Gali Baharav Miara has escalated her frenzied battle against Chareidim and the Olam HaTorah, now even spreading her poison to Bnei Torah from abroad. She is considering halting all funding for yeshivos, even those attended by non-Israelis, to avoid the possibility that any state funds may indirectly benefit Chareidi “draft dodgers,” Kan News reported. […]
Powerball Jackpot Soars to $1.6 Billion After No Saturday Winner
No winning ticket was sold in Saturday nights Powerball drawing, pushing the jackpot to an estimated $1.60 billion. The next Powerball drawing is scheduled for Monday night.
Muslim Hero Who Saved Jewish Lives at Bondi Beach Chanukah Massacre Branded a “Traitor” in Arab Media
A Syrian-Australian man who risked his life to stop an ISIS-inspired terror massacre at Sydney’s Bondi Beach is now being viciously attacked in Arab media and online forums—denounced as a “traitor” for saving Jewish lives. Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, a local shop owner and father of two, was shot five times after charging toward a […]
