Yeshiva World News

Heroes of the Bondi Beach terror attack will be honoured with special recognition.

The Ombudsman for Complaints Against Judges, judge Asher Kula, ruled in a decision published on Wednesday that Judge Ziv Arieli of the Hadera Magistrates Court showed skewed sensitivity in a judicial decision concerning relatives of Walid Daqqa, an Arab-Israeli terrorist convicted of commanding a Palestinian terror group that abducted and murdered IDF soldier Moshe Tamam, […]

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has renewed his push for the release of convicted terrorist Marwan Barghouti, meeting Tuesday with Barghouti’s wife as part of a broader Palestinian campaign to free one of Israel’s most notorious mass murderers. Abbas and Fadwa Barghouti met at the PA presidential headquarters in Ramallah, where Abbas issued a statement […]

This year’s flu season is shaping up to be one of the most punishing in recent memory, with hospitalizations climbing sharply and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating 4.6 million flu cases nationwide so far—even as peak season is still weeks away. Health officials say the surge is being driven by an unusually […]

UTAH — MAN ARRESTED OVER ANTISEMITIC THREATS & EXPLOSIVES Police in Ogden, Utah arrested 21-year-old Skyler Rose after investigators say he posted antisemitic threats online, including a statement about blowing up a synagogue. According to court documents, officers searching his home found multiple homemade explosive devices and a firearm. Rose was booked into the Weber […]

Menachem Toker, the popular Chareidi Israeli radio and TV host, broadcaster, and talent scout, seen in an AI generated video with Jewish music talent who are no longer alive.

♟️ “Nittel Night” At 770: As per longstanding minhag observed by Chabad and other communities, learning activity at 770 Eastern Parkway was reduced on Nittel Night, with Chassidim seen passing the time by playing chess.

Newly released U.S. documents reveal a 2005 Oval Office exchange between Vladimir Putin and former U.S. President George W. Bush about Iran and the possibility of an Israeli strike on Iran. Bush: If Sharon feels he needs to strike Iran, all hell will break loose. I’m not saying it will happen, only that it’s likely […]

Legislation looking to lower energy prices nationally successfully passed the U.S. House on a slightly bipartisan vote. H.R. 3628, titled the “State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act,” was introduced earlier this year by U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado. The bill would direct certain state authorities that oversee electric utilities to place a greater emphasis […]

The IDF has launched a sweeping and unprecedented overhaul of how it gathers, processes, and acts on information, establishing a dedicated Artificial Intelligence Division in direct response to the failures exposed on October 7. The new division was created within the IDF’s C4I and Cyber Defense Directorate, under the command of Maj. Gen. Aviad Dagan, […]

Five years after the 2020 election, challenges in Georgia continue despite multiple audits. The latest questions surround the December meeting of the Georgia State Election Board. Nearly two weeks after the meeting, some continue to claim Fulton County was fraudulent because tabulation tapes were not signed that included 315,000 votes. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger […]

Harav Aharon Feldman shlit”a demonstrated incredible composure and dignity Monday night during a public asifah in Beit Shemesh that addressed the issue of giyus. The asifa, organized by the Ezram U’maginam organization, drew a diverse and mixed crowd and was headlined by Harav Feldman alongside Rav Yehoshua Eichenstein, Rosh Yeshiva of Yad Aharon and a […]

More than a dozen staff members are abandoning the Heritage Foundation to join a think tank founded by former Vice President Mike Pence, a dramatic defection that lays bare deepening fractures inside the conservative movement over extremism, antisemitism, and its future direction. The departing employees — including senior figures from Heritage’s legal, economic, and data […]

A car prominently displaying Chanukah decorations, including a menorah mounted on its roof, was deliberately firebombed early Thursday morning in Melbourne’s St Kilda East neighborhood. According to a statement from Community Security Group (CSG) Victoria, the incident occurred just after 3:00 a.m. Police were called to the scene after the vehicle—clearly identifiable as Jewish due […]

Artwork depicting Anne Frank wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh has ignited a fierce backlash in Germany, with Israeli officials and Jewish organizations accusing the artist and museum of desecrating Holocaust memory and drawing a moral equivalence between Israel and Nazi Germany. The painting, by Italian artist Constantino Ciervo, is on display at the Fluxus+ Museum in […]

ANTISEMITISM STRIKES MELBOURNE AGAIN: A car displaying a “Happy Chanukah” sign was firebombed at around 3:00 a.m. Wednesday night, on Balaclava Road in St Kilda East. Police are investigating the suspected arson attack. Thankfully, no injuries were reported — but the incident has left the local Jewish community shaken.

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a March presidential memorandum to revoke the security clearance of prominent Washington attorney Mark Zaid, ruling that the order — which also targeted 14 other individuals — could not be applied to him. The decision marked the administration’s second legal setback on Tuesday, after the […]

Justice Minister Yariv Levin has given up on appointing an official to head the investigation into the ex-Military Advocate General affair, Israeli media outlets reported on Wednesday. The decision comes after the High Court once again disqualified Levin’s appointment of Judge Asher Kula to oversee the case. Kan News reported on Wednesday that in addition […]

A Pennsylvania elementary school principal is facing termination after allegedly leaving a voicemail laced with antisemitic slurs for a Jewish parent. Philip Leddy, principal of Lower Gwynedd Elementary School in Montgomery County, confirmed to the Wissahickon School District that he made the comments Friday morning, according to an email sent to parents by Superintendent Mwenyewe […]

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage ticked down modestly this week, remaining in the same narrow range of the past two months. The average long-term mortgage rate fell to 6.18% from 6.21% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Wednesday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.85%. Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, […]