Hagaon Harav Moshe Shternbuch ruled that Shomrei Torah should wait a set amount of time before using the new fast train from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv – a shiur “b’kdei shey’aa’seh” – the amount of time that the train could have been completed without the chillul Shabbos that took place during its construction. A B’Chadrei […]
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WhatsApp users will no longer be able to use all Windows Phone operating systems after December 31, 2019, and WhatsApp might not be available in the Microsoft Store after July 1, 2019. Facebook-owned WhatsApp says the reason is because the company no longer develops for Windows mobile platforms. The app will also stop working on […]
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The Ramat Gan City Council has allocated NIS 2.5 million for the ‘Shabus’ project R”L, a network providing public transportation on Shabbos, and this was accomplished with the support of Councilman David Menachem of Shas. The NIS 2.5 million was approved during a city council meeting on Sunday, providing the funding required for the city […]
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The persons responsible for the tziyun of Shmuel HaNavi report a vandalism attack against the mezuzah at the entrance of the site. The mezuzah was destroyed in the attack. As soon as the vandalism was noticed, police were notified, and the district commander responded to get a firsthand look at the damage to the mezuzah […]
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While Jews around the world are in shock following the multiple anti-semeitic attacks in the NYC, Jews are remaining vigilant and aware of their surroundings. On that note, it’s important to remember that there are not only-homegrown terrorists to be aware of in the United States, but there are actually terrorist-supporting people disguised as Orthodox […]
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As is the minhag in some chassidic circles, ‘ויהי נעם’ is recited seven times when lighting the Chanukah menorah. This story refers to the Boyaner Chassidus, a story that led to much excitement among chassidim, who explain that the Rebbe Shlita was participating in lighting the menorah in Yerushalayim. The rebbe did not recite ‘ויהי […]
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Stony Brook University student Yonatan Herzfeld was taking the S-Shuttle train between Grand Central and Times Square Sunday when he says an African-American began harassing him for wearing a kippa. Yonatan described the incident on Facebook, writing, “I was just chased off the S train on the subway at Grand Central because im visibly Jewish […]
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Dear YWN, I am a mispallel in R’ Rottenbergs Shul and live around the corner. We were at a family Chanukah chaggiga at my sister-in-law down the block from our house when this all occurred. Clearly this was a shocking event and we all have been hit with a tremendous sense of vulnerability. Of course […]
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Ephraim Rimmel, who was badly injured a month ago in an accident in Givat Ze’ev, in which his wife Tzipi and their infant daughter was killed, spoke about the moment he heard the news about his wife after two weeks of being unconscious on an interview with Channel 12 News. “Everything is foggy from the […]
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A man accused of storming into a rabbi’s home and stabbing five people as they celebrated Chanukah in an Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City – has been charged with Federal Hate Crime charges. Grafton Thomas was expected to appear in federal court in White Plains to face five counts of obstructing the […]
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