A judge on Wednesday ordered the State Department to begin producing within 30 days documents related to the Trump administration’s dealings with Ukraine, saying the records were of obvious public interest. Read more on Yeshiva World News
President Donald Trump’s boast of building part of the border wall in Colorado is garnering attention in the state, including from the state’s governor, Democrat Jared Polis.
Trump was speaking Wednesday to an audience in Pennsylvania when he included Colorado in a list of states where the border wall is being constructed, along with New Mexico and Texas.
The Av Beis Din of Zurich, Switzerland, Hagaon HaRav Shaul Breisch, was hospitalized on Wednesday and is in very serious condition. Rav Breisch is one of the leading poskim in Europe as well as in Switzerland. Read more on Yeshiva World News
An American Yeshiva Bochur was moderately injured on Wednesday after he jumped into a pool in the National Park of Ein Prat. The boy was evacuated to the hospital by helicopter while he was suffering from a head wound. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Once again, the fire department responded to the streets of Jerusalem’s Meah Shearim neighborhood to remove a Palestinian flag that was flying, presumably placed by residents.
Firemen succeeded in removing the flag without incident. Read more on Yeshiva World News
There has recently been a shortage of glatt meats resulting from shechita in Poland, which is where Badatz Eida Chareidis and Badatz Kehillos shecht, a Kikar Shabbos News report explains. Read more on Yeshiva World News
A Kikar report on Wednesday profiled the rabbanim who will continue the legacy of Hagaon HaRav Nissim Karelitz ZATZAL.
The rabbanim filling the positions of R’ Karelitz in the past few years were appointed by the gadol himself.
On motzei Shabbos, October 26, motzei Shabbos Bereishis, Israel moves clocks to standard time.
On Sunday, October 27, 2019, at 2:00AM, clocks are turned backward 1 hour to 1:00AM, local standard time instead of daylight savings time. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Hundreds of Jews are currently stranded in the airport in Barcelona without Kosher food.
They were on Norwegian Air Flight number DY7195 from Israel to NY.
Passengers tell YWN that the flight was delayed before it even left israel, and it made a stop in Barcelona.
Is Israel heading to a third round of elections? As the days pass since the September 17, 2019 election for 22nd Knesset, it appears increasingly likely that once again, Israelis will head to the polls, this time to elect the 23rd Knesset. Read more on Yeshiva World News
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