Tens of thousands of Yidden filled the Kosel Plaza and surrounding alleys tonight, Erev Yom Kippur 5786, for the climactic Selichos gathering that concludes the seasons tefillos at the Makom HaMikdash. From the early evening hours until after midnight, more than one hundred thousand mispallelim streamed to the Kosel HaMaaravi, with balconies and stairways of […]
Yesterday, Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, Executive Vice President of Agudath Israel of America, testified before the Religious Liberty Commission. Established by President Trump in May, the Commission was created to safeguard and advance Americas founding principle of religious freedom. This was its third meeting, and the focus was on the importance of protecting religious liberty […]
A frightening scene unfolded in Boro Park on Monday afternoon when two suspects carrying a machete were spotted running through the neighborhood, moments after a stabbing incident nearby. Sources tell
The White House said Monday that Israel and Hamas are on the verge of a framework agreement to end the war in Gaza with President Donald Trump poised to officially roll out his 21-point peace plan in a high-profile meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later today. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox […]
On Thursday night, the expanded and newly renovated main Dushinsky Beis Medrash was filled to capacity and beyond, as thousands of bnei torah gathered under the leadership of Admorim, Rabbanim,
A gunman opened fire inside a Mormon chapel in Michigan during a Sunday service and set the building ablaze, killing at least four people and injuring eight others. Police shot
Mayor Eric Adams has ended his reelection campaign, a stunning turn in New York City politics that underscores just how desperate party leaders have become to blunt Zohran Mamdanis march toward City Hall. The announcement comes after weeks of mounting pressure on Adams to bow out. Polls had him languishing in fourth place behind frontrunner […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disclosed in an interview with Fox News that Israel is currently collaborating with the Trump administration to advance the American 21-point plan for ending the war in Gaza. Speaking from New York a day before his scheduled meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, Netanyahu said, Were working on […]
Senior Hamas leader Ghazi Hamad declared that the October 7, 2023, assault on Israel one of the bloodiest days in the nations history was a benefit to the Palestinian cause, even as the devastating war it triggered continues to grind on nearly two years later. In an interview aired Thursday on CNN, Hamad […]
Yisrael Porush, son of United Torah Judaism MK Meir Porush, was arrested by police on Motzei Shabbos during a protest outside Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara in Tel Aviv. Porush, a member of the Elad city council for the Shlomei Emunim movement, a former mayor of the Chareidi city, and leader of the Magen u-Moshia anti-enlistment […]
Since Rosh Hashanah, severe delays have been reported at all border crossings out of Ukraine, leaving thousands of Yidden stuck for long hours on buses, at airports, and at border
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted by a grand jury on two counts, alleged false statements within jurisdiction of the legislative branch and obstruction of congressional proceeding, Fox News
Scott Bessent, Donald Trumps Treasury secretary, is under fire from within his own party after remarks suggesting Europe must shoulder more of the burden against Russia comments that one retiring Republican lawmaker said echoed the appeasement rhetoric of the 1930s. In an appearance on Fox Business Network, Bessent said Moscows aggression should be met […]
One of the main highlights of Rosh Hashanah in Uman is the gathering of all Jews who come together on Erev Yom Tov to recite the “Tikkun Haklali”. This year,
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa drew an ecstatic reception Sunday night at Manhattans Mandarin Hotel, where hundreds of U.S.-based Syrians including a small group of Syrian Jews gathered to greet the rebel-turned-head-of-state days before his landmark address to the United Nations General Assembly. The gathering, organized by Sharaas officials and facilitated by the Syrian […]
Dear Jewish brothers and sisters, Dear supporters of Israel around the world, On behalf of my wife, myself and the Government of Israel, I wish each of you a Happy New Year. As the Jewish new year begins, we see a rising tide of antisemitism in many countries. I say to every Jew, wherever you […]
Irans Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Yehuda Gerami, led a special gathering of Selichos along with the ceremony of Hataras Nedarim UKlolos last night at the central Yosef Abad Synagogue in Tehran. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
Over 50,000 Yidden packed the Kosel plaza on Sunday night, Leil Rosh Hashanah 5786, for Slichos, marking the climax of a month during which more than one million mispallelim visited
Donald Trump and Elon Musk set aside months of estrangement to appear together Sunday at the memorial service for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk a spectacle that doubled as both a show of grief and a possible thaw in one of the movements most intriguing political feuds. The memorial at State Farm Stadium drew […]
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), who is retiring at the end of his term, delivered some of the most pointed criticism of President Donald Trump to come from within Republican ranks in a wide-ranging interview aired Sunday on CNNs Inside Politics. Pressed by host Manu Raju about Trumps escalating fights with the press including threats […]
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