Month February 2020

MONSEY (VINnews) — A stabbing occurred in Monsey on Tuesday afternoon, leaving one person in serious condition. The stabbing took place inside the Finkelstein Library, located at 24 Chestnut St in Spring Valley. According to reports, the victim was a… Continue Reading →

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz has predicted that his party will trounce Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu‏‏’s Likud with 40 Knesset seats in the March 2 voting, though the latest… Read more » The post Gantz Predicts 40 Seats, Poll… Continue Reading →

Is the state of New Jersey’s business environment not as bad as it seems? Well, it depends on who you ask. Business groups often point out the migration of New Jerseyans – especially wealthy ones – to other states as… Continue Reading →

Jonathan Hellewell, the prime minister’s special adviser on religious affairs and friend of the Jewish community spent an afternoon visiting Stamford Hill last week. His first stop was a Stamford… Read more » The post U.K. PM’s Faith Advisor Visits… Continue Reading →

A person was stabbed at the Finkelstein Library on Tuesday afternoon. Monsey Hatzolah was working on the victim reportedly in traumatic arrest. The female victim is reportedly a non-Jewish employee at the library. Sources tell YWN that Jewish employees held… Continue Reading →

When sent by Harav Aharon Kotler, zt”l, to raise funds in Atlantic City, Harav Yekusiel Yehudah Bittersfeld asked his Rosh Yeshivah what the message of his appeal should be. “The… Read more » The post Harav Yekusiel Yehudah Bittersfeld, Zt”l… Continue Reading →

President Donald Trump has gone on a clemency blitz, commuting the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and pardoning former NYPD commissioner Bernie Kerik, among 11 people… Read more » The post Trump Commutes Blagojevich Sentence, Pardons… Continue Reading →

In an unprecedented move catching many by surprise, the Department for Education has set out proposals to outlaw yeshivah ketanahs. A policy document published on Friday states that “Ministers currently… Read more » The post Shock in U.K. Kehillah as… Continue Reading →

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — A half-kilometer (1,640-foot) brick wall has been hastily erected in India’s Gujarat state ahead of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump, with critics saying it was built to block the view of a slum area… Continue Reading →

A person hiking in SOuthern israel came across a helmet of what appeared to be an IDF pilot. After notifying authorities, it was determined that the helmet belonged to IDF pilot Maj. Danny Gori Z”L. Gori was killed when his… Continue Reading →

A person hiking in SOuthern israel came across a helmet of what appeared to be an IDF pilot. After notifying authorities, it was determined that the helmet belonged to IDF pilot Maj. Danny Gori Z”L. Gori was killed when his… Continue Reading →

The suspect accused in the Monsey Hanukkah stabbings is back in court today. A doctor hired by the attorney for Grafton Thomas recently determined he is not competent to stand trial. The psychiatric examination also shows he has schizophrenia. The… Continue Reading →

A federal judge on Tuesday refused to delay sentencing for Trump confidant Roger Stone on his conviction for witness tampering and lying to Congress. The decision by Judge Amy Berman… Read more » The post Judge Refuses to Delay Sentencing… Continue Reading →

President Donald Trump is expected to commute the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, ABC News reports. Among the causes that lead to Blagojevich’s original conviction was the charge that he sought to exchange an appointment to former President Barack Obama’s… Continue Reading →

In Arizona, a burgeoning Asian American community fields xenophobic calls about a planned night market featuring Asian street foods. In New York, a dim sum restaurant owner worries he won’t… Read more » The post Coronavirus Fears Hitting Asian-American Businesses… Continue Reading →

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has submitted a request to President Reuven Rivlin for his criminal record to be expunged, after serving 16 months in prison on corruption charges.… Read more » The post Olmert Requests Name Be Cleared… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — In Arizona, a burgeoning Asian American community fields xenophobic calls about a planned night market featuring Asian street foods. In New York, a dim sum restaurant owner worries he won’t make rent. In the San Francisco… Continue Reading →

On January 20th, thousands of bnei Torah awarded a special certificate of appreciation to the executives of CauseMatch, a business that has inspired millions of dollars worth of tzedakah to the Torah world.  During a global Siyum HaShas ceremony at… Continue Reading →

By D. Feingold. Effort led by Beth Medrash Govoha’s Rabbi Aaron Kotler, and Education Attorney Michael I. Inzelbuch, Esq. Vouchers. Tuition Tax Credits. Opportunity Scholarship Act. Corporate Tax Credits. You likely have heard of these. They are different names toward… Continue Reading →

A Bahrain court sentenced a man who participated in a pro-Palestinian demonstration to a three-year prison sentence on charges of rioting and burning an Israeli flag, Bahrain media outlets reported on Saturday. The defendant tried to appeal to Bahrain’s Supreme… Continue Reading →

PHILADELPHIA (JTA) — During Black History Month, we recognize the historical importance of President Abraham Lincoln as the foremost figure in the battle to abolish slavery. But even as Lincoln, whose 210th birthday we mark on Feb. 12, is widely… Continue Reading →