Yeshiva World News

UK’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis meets Pope Leo in Rome, saying he “highlighted the centrality of Israel in our Jewish faith and consciousness, and our deep yearning for peace.”

In an interview with Arutz Sheva, Rabbi David Fendel, the Rosh Yeshivah of the Hesder Yeshiva in Sderot, explained his decision to take part in the Chareidi protest against the arrests of bnei yeshivos in Jerusalem on Thursday afternoon. “I see it as a great zechus to join the mass tefillah,” Rabbi Fendel said. “Hakadosh […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom supports California’s Attorney General suing the federal government over the suspension of SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch declines to comment at City Hall on whether she would take Zohran Mamdani’s offer to stay in her role if he wins election.

An Israeli educator was attacked in midtown Manhattan on Monday in what authorities believe was an antisemitic assault — the latest in a troubling wave of bias incidents targeting Jewish New Yorkers. According to reports in American and Israeli media, 58-year-old Rami Glickstein was walking toward Mr. Broadway, a kosher restaurant on West 38th Street, […]

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday confirmed the names of five candidates to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the powerful Federal Reserve next year. On an Air Force One flight to Asia with President Donald Trump, Bessent said he would engage in a second round of interviews in the coming weeks and present a […]

WATCH: The moment Hurricane Melissa’s strong winds tore the roof off Savanna La Mar Public General Hospital in Westmoreland, Jamaica

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels conducted proficiency flights, including a historic flyover of the White House, as part of the America 250 celebrations.

Dr. Rich Roberts and Jack Ciattarelli meeting today in Lakewood, as thousands turns out to vote early in the Nov. 4 gubernatorial election.

HAPPENING NOW: Dancing is currently taking place on Ezra Street in Bnei Brak to celebrate the release of a Bobover chassid who had been arrested in recent weeks by military police after returning to Israel from a visit to his Rebbe in the U.S.

The Federal Reserve will almost certainly cut its key interest rate on Wednesday and could signal it expects another cut in December as the central bank seeks to bolster hiring. A cut Wednesday would be the second this year and could benefit consumers by bringing down borrowing costs for mortgages and auto loans. Since Fed […]

A light aircraft carrying foreign tourists from Hungary and Germany crashed in Kenya, killing all 11 people on board

A new chapter of Torah growth and community development is unfolding in Eden Gardens with the official establishment of the Eden Gardens Kollel and a vibrant celebration marking this milestone. The newly founded Kollel, led by Rabbi Yisroel Meir Shalom, has brought with it six dedicated families—five Kollel families and the Rosh Kollel’s own—who have […]

(By YS Gold) The past week saw an unprecedented event in the history of Boro Park as thousands streamed to the home of Mrs. Libby Werdiger, a”h, who passed away last week leaving behind an incredible legacy of Torah and chessed, where her son, the legendary askan and philanthropist sat shivah. Among the masses of […]

BREAKING: Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds, the NHC reports.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the U.S. military has carried out three strikes in the eastern Pacific Ocean against boats accused of carrying drugs, killing 14 people and leaving one survivor. This was the first time multiple strikes were announced in a single day. Carried out Monday, the strikes mark a continued escalation […]

BREAKING: The House Oversight Committee has invalidated all of Joe Biden’s autopen pardons and executive actions, issuing a 100-page report urging the DOJ to investigate their legality.

Alligator Pond, a coastal village in Manchester, Jamaica, is bracing for the imminent landfall of Hurricane Melissa.

Heavy rains have caused major flooding in central Vietnam, with rivers swelling and inundating homes and farmland, and submerging tourist destinations including the historic cities of Hue and Hoi An. By late Monday, rainfall in the central city of Hue reached 1,085.8 millimeters (42 inches) within 24 hours, the highest volume ever recorded in Vietnam, […]