YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Hagaon Harav Aharon Schechter ZT”L, Rosh Yeshiva of Chaim Berlin, and member of the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah of Agudath Yisrael of America. He was 95. The Rosh Yeshiva has been unwell the past two years, and wad Niftar early Thursday morning. The Levaya will be held today at around noon at Yeshiva Chaim Berlin, on Coney Island Ave between Avenue L and Avenue M. Exact time will be updated when confirmed. Kevura will be in Long Island. Rav Aharon was a Talmid Muvhak of the late Rosh Yeshiva, Hagaon HaRav Hutner Zt”l, who appointed Rav Aharon as Rosh Yeshiva of the Yeshiva. He was a brilliant Talmid Chochom, and delivered a daily Shiur in the Yeshiva for many decades, as he was Mechanech thousands upon thousands of Bochrim.

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Malka Leifer, the former principal of the Adass Israel school in Melbourne who sexually ab

A yungerman from Manchester, UK, has vanished after going paragliding in the Swiss Alps. Swiss authorities have recovered the parachute he was using, but have thus far been unable to access the area with helicopter, sources tell YWN. Hatzolah of Zurich has deployed its members and resources to the scene to assist authorities with the search. Please daven for Yisroel Avrohom Moshe Ben Rivka Leah (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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The Monticello Police Department on Tuesday pushed back against false reports spread by a single individual that Jewish motorists were targeted on Route 42. In a press release, the police department explicitly stated that Jews were not targeted by the involved parties, who are believed to be gang members. The incident serves as a stark reminder of the responsibility individuals accept upon themselves when choosing to sow fear and panic in the Jewish community. The police department’s statements reads in full: At 11:06 a.m. today, Tuesday, August 22, 2023, Monticello Police responded to area of Forestburgh Road and Hamilton Road in the Village of Monticello for a 911 report of shots fired.

MONTICELLO (VINnews) — The Orthodox Jewish community in Monticello was subjected to a frightening incident when masked individuals fired shots at their vehicles near Monticello High School on Route 42s. The motives behind this attack, which took place around 11 am, remain unclear, leading to worries among the community and law enforcement about potential anti-Semitic […]