Yeshiva World News

Multiple events planned for Sunday – including local weddings and the Mesivta of Long Beach dinner – have been rescheduled due to the impending blizzard.

In the latest setback to return astronauts to the moon, NASA delayed the highly anticipated flight yet again after a new problem cropped up with the rocket Saturday. April is now the earliest that the four Artemis II astronauts could fly to the moon. NASA revealed the latest problem just one day after targeting March […]

This is not just another story; it is a real case of פיקוח נפש! The Mirrer Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Binyamin Finkel, Rav Yitzchak Ezrachi, and the “Chafetz Chaim of the Generation,” Rav Yitzchak Kolodetzky, issue a bone-shaking call: “The home is disintegrating. The medical crisis and distress have reached the level of פיקוח נפש. It is […]

At least 1,557 people held in Venezuela for political reasons have submitted their applications under an amnesty bill that was signed into law this week and are expected to be released from prison, authorities said Saturday. Thursday’s measure is expected to benefit opposition members, activists, human rights defenders, journalists and many others detained for months […]

Purim is not just another Yom Tov — it is an eis ratzon of extraordinary rachamim, a day when the gates of Shamayim are flung open and tefillos pierce the heavens. Chazal teach that “Kol haposhayt yad nosnim lo” — on Purim, we give to all who extend their hand. It is a day when […]

Major airports in the Northeast have begun preemptively canceling flights ahead of the arrival of an impactful nor’easter forecast to slam the region. According to data from FlightAware, over 3,000 flights have been canceled across the Northeast’s major travel hubs so far. Cancellations and delays are expected to continue to mount as we inch closer […]

Ahead of the snowstorm, Chaveirim of Central Jersey is recruiting volunteers with SUVs who are willing and available to assist the community throughout the storm with essential transportation needs. If you have an SUV and are able to help, please click the link below to sign up. https://forms.gle/vKfp6MmzU9dxb2nA6

A mix of rain and snow will start Sunday morning. Temperatures drop late Sunday afternoon and snow will start to stick Sunday evening. Snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour and increasing winds will greatly reduce visibility and potentially reach blizzard criteria (especially in Suffolk County) into Monday morning. The big differences in this storm […]

As of Motzei Shabbos, forecasts showed at least a foot of snow is expected for the five boroughs, along with central Jersey and Nassau County on Long Island. More is certainly in the cards. Some farther east on Long Island and down the Jersey Shore could see well more. Maybe even two feet. Totals have […]

Brazil and India sealed a deal Saturday on critical minerals and rare earths, enhancing cooperation on crucial resources between two major countries of the global south as they seek to diversify their trading relationships. The non-binding memorandum of understanding on rare earths establishes a framework for cooperation between the two countries, focusing on reciprocal investment, […]

An investigation to determine if backcountry guides were criminally negligent during a California ski trip that ended with eight people killed in an avalanche and another presumed dead has surprised legal experts, who said the probe has scant precedent. Backcountry tour clients typically sign waivers of liability that shield guides and their companies from potential […]

As a powerful winter storm prepares to bury New York City under up to two feet of snow, city officials have issued an urgent call for emergency shovelers — and, in doing so, managed to deliver an unintended civics lesson. The New York City Department of Sanitation has launched a recruitment drive for temporary snow […]

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As the Northeast prepares for a historic blizzard, major airlines are proactively canceling thousands of flights. Delta, American, and United have already begun processing cancellations at critical hubs like JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, and Boston Logan to ensure operational safety as heavy snow and 50 mph winds approach. JetBlue, which operates major hubs across the Northeast, […]

President Trump announced today that he is raising the existing 10% worldwide tariff to the maximum legally permitted 15% level, citing decades of unfair treatment toward the U.S.

Student protests broke out today at major universities in Tehran and Mashhad, where protesters chanted anti-regime slogans such as “Death to Khamenei” and “Freedom.” Some participants also urged U.S. intervention, saying they would “finish the job.”

Fox News has obtained new information that appears to contradict the Biden administration’s claim that it had no involvement in the Department of Justice’s raid on President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida.

A military base in central Jordan has seen a sharp increase in U.S. aircraft activity, emerging as a key hub for potential American operations involving Iran, according to a report in The New York Times. New satellite imagery captured Friday shows more than 60 attack aircraft stationed at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base — roughly triple […]

BREAKING: Footage shows a truck plowing into the gates of the Brisbane Synagogue in Australia. Police arrested a 32-year-old Sunnybank man, charging him with willful damage, serious vilification or hate crime, dangerous operation of a vehicle, and drug-related offenses. The incident occurred Friday evening on Margaret Street; no injuries were reported.

The Pentagon and the Energy Department for the first time airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah, demonstrating what they say is the U.S. potential to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use. The nearly 700-mile flight last weekend — which transported a 5-megawatt microreactor without nuclear fuel — highlights the […]