YWN regrets to inform you of the Petirah of the Kaliver Rebbe of Eretz Yisrael. The Rebbe was niftar in his Yerushalayim home a short time ago after CPR was performed. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Upon the close of the Sabbath and Passover holiday in New York, we learned of the shooting at Chabad of Poway, in San Diego. The murder of an innocent woman and the wounding of several others who were celebrating their faith in the synagogue, on the terra firma of our freedom-loving country, is appalling and heartbreaking.
Two Syrian prisoners will be released in the coming days from Israel as a sign of goodwill to Russia on behalf of Israel for returning the body of Zachary Baumel. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Nearly 700 people possibly exposed to measles at two Los Angeles universities are still quarantined three days after health officials ordered the precautions to contain the spread of the highly contagious disease. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard successfully managed a surveillance flight over a U.S. aircraft carrier, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Saturday.
The report included footage apparently from a Guard drone that flew over the USS Dwight D. Read more on Yeshiva World News
As she campaigned through Iowa this week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts didn’t hesitate to jab the newest contender in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary: Joe Biden.
“Our disagreement is a matter of public record,” Warren said, referring to Biden’s past support of a massive bankruptcy overhaul.
The New York Times has apologized for an anti-Semitic cartoon that appeared in the newspaper’s international edition.
It showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a dachshund wearing a Star of David collar and leading a blind and skullcap-wearing U.S. Read more on Yeshiva World News
The NYPD has arrested a man wanted in Flatbush for inappropriately touching women the past few weeks.
Following a YWN article a few weeks ago warning the community about the man, Flatbush Shomrim’s 24 hour emergency hotline received literally hundreds of calls reporting sightings of the man.
People packed bakeries in Eretz Yisroel on Motzei Pesach, as they waited for the first available freshly baked bread and other bakery items.
The attached footage is a collage of multiple videos taken tonight around Eretz Yisroel. Read more on Yeshiva World News
10:04 CET/11:04 PM IL: According to preliminary reports, one person entered Congregation Chabad in Poway, a shul Southern California, and opened fire, wounding an unknown number of people.
The San Diego Sheriff’s office reports one person in custody, calling this a “developing situation” adding, the man is custody is being questioned, not revealing additional sources.
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