The Full Story Behind the “8 Minute Daf” By Bentzy Friedman (note: to sign up for the 8 Minute Daf Daily Review via WhatApp CLICK HERE) R’ Eli Stefansky had a problem he needed to solve. He delivered a popular Daf Yomi early morning shiur in Ramat Beit Shemesh and the number of attendees grew […]
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A recent op-ed in The New York Times entitled “The Secret of Jewish Genius” claiming that Ashkenazi Jews have superior intelligence to other groups has been widely attacked on social media and the author has been accused of encouraging racism and eugenics. Columnist Bret Stephens, a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, cited a quote from […]
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A Chareidi woman who runs a daycare in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem was indicted for leaving a child without supervision after one of the toddlers in her charge in the daycare wandered out of the daycare and into the street without her knowledge. The incident took place some two months […]
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Health Minister Yaakov Litzman said on Tuesday at a conference that the government is considering placing restrictions on people who refuse to get vaccinated. “There are groups who refuse to get vaccinated and we won’t allow this to become standard,” Litzman said. “The health system is the one that decides and that’s what will be. […]
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Eliyahu Shapiro, a 74-year old Chareidi man in Haifa was brutally beaten by three Russian-speaking thugs – including a skinhead – on his way home from shul on Shabbos morning. The thugs surrounded Shapiro and asked him for cigarettes and money. When he said he didn’t have money because it was Shabbos, they realized he […]
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New Daf Yomi platform “All Daf” was launched this week and it has already made waves as the new go-to app and website for Daf Yomi participants around the world. The All Daf app and AllDaf.org incorporate everything a Daf Yomi learner could use into one beautiful platform. The primary feature of the All Daf […]
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A 40-year-old woman was killed and five others were injured in a traffic accident that took place on Highway 98 near the Bar On Junction on Tuesday in the Golan Heights. The accident occurred when a truck crashed into a private car. A 15-year-old girl was critically injured while another four people suffered moderate and […]
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YWN has covered two previous Siyumei Hashas – in 2005, and in 2012, and we will once again be covering the Siyum in live time. Hundreds of thousands around the globe were glued to YWN at the previous Siyumim with our stellar reporting, and will be doing the same tomorrow. YWN has a large team […]
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Israeli prisoner in Russia, Naama Issachar, has been transferred to a remote prison with poor living conditions according to a report on the Israeli media Kan News. Making her situation worse, her mother is no longer allowed to visit her or to send letters. According to the report the new prison is known as Prison […]
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