10:45PM EST: Tragedy struck the Los Angeles Frum community on Erev Tisha B’Av, with the cold-blooded murder of R’ Mordechai Bayer, HYD, of Valley Village, CA. R’ Mordechai, who was in his 60’s, was a well-known community Askan in Los Angeles. According to initial reports, the incident is being labeled as a dispute between a landlord (Mordechai [...]

The following is an article from the Skokie Review: A day after Skokie resident Moshe Menora died alongside three grandchildren in a plane he was flying, the Jewish Orthodox community remembered him as a loving, passionate and charitable member of their tight community. “There isn’t anybody who didn’t know him or his family,” said Rabbi Yosef Posner [...]

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of the Satmar Rebbitzen (Pesel Leah Teitlebaum) A”H, who was the wife of the previous Satmar Rebbe ?????????, the Beirach Moshe. As YWN had posted two weeks ago, the Rebbitzen, who had not been well for many years, had been taken to Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan and her [...]

YWN regrets to inform you of the passing of R’ Yisroel (Izzy) Herzog Z”L in Melbourne Australia.   Reb Yisroel was renowned for his unbelievable generosity and chesed to the Melbourne community and individuals as well as Rabonim and Mosdos world-wide.   The Levaya will take place at the Adass Israel Cemetery; Princes Highway, Springvale this afternoon (Monday 7th [...]

The Shomrei Emunim Rebitzen z”l was niftara on Wednesday morning. The levaya began at the Bnei Brak beis medrash at 2:00pm, 4 Sfas Emmes Street, and continued at 3:30pm from the Meah Shearim beis medrash. The rebitzen was an older sister to the Admor from Zvill zt”l, who was niftar in December 2009, and the kvura [...]

3:10:PM EST: Lawrence, NY – Nassau County Emergency Services has just transported two victims to St Johns Hospital following a drowning. One victim is reportedly a two-year-old child and is in cardiac arrest, and a 45 year-old is also reportedly in cardiac arrest. UPDATE 4:55PM EST: YWN regrets to inform our readers of the passing of [...]

A 38-year-old avreich working in a tefillin tannery on Chatam Sofer Street in Modi’in Illit was niftar on Monday morning. The factory is set up in a small shelter/storage facility in the community. The young man collapsed and despite the quick EMS response and resuscitation efforts, he did not make it. It appears that he may have [...]

Avreich R’ Tzvi Elimelech Feingroht z”l, 37, was niftar suddenly on erev shabbos in the morning. Rav Feingroht was the father of ten. He ran the Be’er Miriam Seminary in Chatzor, taking over for his father Rav Yisrael Yitzchak z”l after his petira. Rav Tzvi was known in the Gur community. It appears he suffered a [...]

Lakewood, NJ – YWN regrets to inform you of the Petirah of Rav Lipa Solomon ZATZAL, one of the last remaining Talmidim of the Chofetz Chaim. Rav Solomon, who was 96 years old when he was Niftar on Wednesday afternoon, lived in the Westgate Community of Lakewood for the past 10 years. Prior to his move to [...]

YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden passing of R’ Shlomo Obtsfeld Z”L, at the young age of 55. R’ Shlomo was one of the backbones of the famous Chai Lifeline organization, and a major supporter of Bobov Chassidus – to whom he belonged. He spent his entire life giving Tzedakah, and doing Chesed, and [...]