A Sefer Torah was dedicated in honor of Breslov Mashpia, HaRav Yaakov Meir Schechter, for his home in Yerushalayim. The event took place Tuesday night, with the participation of family members, close supporters, and talmidim. The Sefer Torah was donated by his devoted Talmidim and supporters from Eretz Yisroel and abroad. PHOTOS FOR YWN BY […]
An anti-Israel agitator who repeatedly assaulted Jewish counterprotesters at pro-Palestinian demonstrations in New York City was sentenced Tuesday to 17 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release, marking one of the first high-profile antisemitic prosecutions under Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Justice Department. Tarek Bazrouk, 20, pleaded guilty earlier this year to a […]
HaGaon HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch conveyed a special message on Wednesday evening, hours before the mass tefillah rally in Jerusalem on Thursday afternoon against the arrests and imprisonment of bnei yeshivos. In a video published on Chareidi media outlets, the Rosh Yeshivah is seen answering questions regarding the atzeres. Interviewer: People want to understand—what is […]
YWN regrets to inform you of the petira of Harav Ezra Dovid Halevi Neuberger zt”l, Rosh Kollel and Maggid Shiur at Yeshivas Ner Yisroel in Baltimore. Rav Ezra Dovid zt”l was the husband of Rebbetzin Miriam Neuberger and a beloved rebbi and marbitz Torah whose decades of teaching influenced generations of talmidim. He was the […]
The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for a 33rd year. Yet the vote — as Hurricane Melissa tore through the island nation — softened Washington’s isolation on a longstanding issue in the Caribbean while new friction grows around its military buildup there. The vote in the […]
BREAKING: President Trump says he’s reached a trade deal with South Korea “South Korea has agreed to pay the USA 350 Billion Dollars for a lowering of the Tariff’s charged against them by the United States. Additionally, they have agreed to buy our Oil and Gas in vast quantities, and investments into our Country…”
PHOTOS: Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo met today with HaRav Zvi Pollack of Congregation Agudas Shomrei Hadas where he received his endorsement. Rav Pollack is a true Staten Island icon and the borough’s longest-serving active Rov For nearly 50 years.
CNN anchor Jake Tapper confronted Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) Tuesday over her party’s refusal to vote to reopen the government as the shutdown entered its 28th day — sparking a fiery on-air exchange that underscored the growing political stalemate in Washington. Appearing on The Lead, Stansbury defended Democrats’ strategy as states move to sue the […]
New York’s Democratic stronghold may be on the verge of a political earthquake. A new poll from the Manhattan Institute released Tuesday shows Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik narrowly edging out Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul in a hypothetical 2026 gubernatorial race — a stunning result that, if borne out, would mark the first GOP lead in […]
Two purported Russian mobsters were each sentenced to 25 years behind bars Wednesday for hiring a hitman to kill Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her Brooklyn home three years ago on behalf of the Iranian government. “I crossed an ocean to come to America and have a normal life and I don’t have a […]
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is making a bold play for New York City’s Muslim vote — promising to open the city’s first Arabic language charter school if elected mayor. The independent candidate, trailing Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani by double digits in recent polls, made the pledge during a visit to the Ansarudeen Islamic Center in […]
Republican leaders in Congress said it’s all or nothing on Wednesday as they rejected a Democratic push to carve out funding to continue food aid for more than 40 million Americans who stand to lose it as part of the government shutdown. Democrats have repeatedly voted against reopening the government as they demand that Republicans negotiate […]
In the tumultuous political climate marked by this year’s assassinations of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah and a Democratic legislator in Minnesota, younger adults are less worried about political violence than older adults, according to a new AP-NORC poll. About 4 in 10 U.S. adults are concerned about political violence directed at conservatives or liberals, the poll from The […]
Harav Elya Brudny shlit”a, Rosh Yeshiva of the Mirrer Yeshiva in Brooklyn and a leading member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, visited a local polling site on Wednesday to cast his ballot in the New York City mayoral election. Describing the race as “tremendously crucial,” Rav Elya emphasized the responsibility of every eligible voter to […]
Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. A landslide blocked the main roads of Santa Cruz in Jamaica’s St. Elizabeth parish, where the streets were reduced to mud pits. Residents swept water from homes as they tried […]
HaRav Tzvi Thau, a leading Dati Leumi Rav and Rosh Yeshivah of Yeshivas Har Hamor, published a letter on Wednesday instructing his talmidim to attend the mass Chareidi protest against the arrests and imprisonment of bnei yeshivos in Jerusalem on Thursday. The letter states: “את אחי אנוכי מבקש. The work of peace—true and encompassing peace […]
