Month December 2021
Israel has approved a fourth vaccine dose for people most vulnerable to COVID-19, an official said Thursday, becoming one of the first countries to do so as it braces for a wave of infections fueled by the omicron variant. Nachman… Continue Reading →
For days I have been waiting to see a mention about the Walder saga on YWN. The silence was deafening. When Tzvi Gluck’s article was published I thought finally this is being addressed. I was dan lkaf zechus that the… Continue Reading →
Hamas terrorists took part in a recent drill simulating and preparing for the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers, as well as attacks on Israeli military targets. Hamas commander Muhammad Abu Nasira said the drill was in preparation for “a war of… Continue Reading →
Nearly a dozen frum girls schools and yeshivas across the US have temporarily shuttered their doors as Covid-19 and influenza cases sweep through the school student and teacher body. Bais Yaakov of Miami and Yeshiva Toras Emes of Miami have… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — An official response to the Chaim Walder affair has been published in the name of Rabbi Gershon Edelstein. VINnews published a response immediately after the suicide but since then we have learned from Rabbi Edelstein’s family that… Continue Reading →
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden in a call that new Western sanctions against Moscow could rupture ties between Russia and the United States… Read more » The post Putin Told Biden New Sanctions… Continue Reading →
The U.K. reported a sharp increase in coronavirus-related deaths Thursday as the National Health Service announced it was building temporary structures at hospitals in England to prepare for a possible… Read more » The post U.K. Reports Surge in COVID… Continue Reading →
The Health Ministry on Friday said that on the previous day some 4,916 people were confirmed with COVID-19, the highest number since Sept. 27. After 157,000 tests conducted, the positivity… Read more » The post Nearly New 5,000 COVID Cases… Continue Reading →
A Palestinian man attempted to carry out a stabbing attack in the northern Shomron on Friday morning but was shot by troops at the scene, the IDF said. According to… Read more » The post Palestinian Shot After Attempted Stabbing… Continue Reading →
Israel is extending its offer of a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose to elderly people in care facilities, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said on Friday, citing their high exposure and vulnerability… Read more » The post Israel Extends Second COVID-19 Booster… Continue Reading →
New coronavirus infections soared again in Australia on Friday to a record of more than 32,000, just days after surpassing 10,000 for the first time. Experts say the explosion is… Read more » The post New Virus Infections Driven by… Continue Reading →
Israel has signed a deal with the United States to buy 12 Lockheed Martin Corp CH-53K helicopters and two Boeing Co KC-46 refueling planes, the Defense Ministry said on Friday,… Read more » The post Israel Signs Deal to Buy… Continue Reading →
An unsung arm of the immune system appears to protect against severe disease with the omicron variant even when antibodies wane, helping to explain why a record wave of infections… Read more » The post T Cells Come to the… Continue Reading →
UNITED KINGDOM (VINnews) — In a win against antisemitism, the UK publisher of a book that erased Israel from the Middle East has removed it from its website. The move came days after a Jewish legal group warned that in… Continue Reading →
Of the many failed attempts to overhaul New York City’s unfair property taxes, Sam Stern’s comparatively small-scale campaign on behalf of Williamsburg’s Orthodox Jewish community may offer the most pointed… Read more » The post FOCUS: Lack of Transparency Hampers… Continue Reading →
For Quebec, it’s back to March 2020. The Quebec government has announced the closure of the province yet again, locking down schools, shuls, and setting a curfew due to the… Read more » The post Quebec Locks Down Again appeared… Continue Reading →
Several massive swastikas were carved into the ice at a community ice skating rink in Montreal, prompting an outcry from the Jewish community, Arutz Sheva reports. A member of the Jewish community in the Canadian city noticed the swastikas while… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Dear random anonymous person on the internet, What if it were your daughter? Your sister? Your brother? Your best friend? Would you still be out here screaming Lashon Hora? Innocent until proven guilty? If you answered… Continue Reading →
Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai warned on Tuesday that Israel’s relations with Jewish communities worldwide are at a breaking point due to its COVID travel bans, Yisrael Hayom reported. Shai called on Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to work toward a… Continue Reading →
R’ Tzvi shlita, a father of ten B”H, is one of the few that is able to learn Torah full time and earn a parnassah for his whole family. He recently underwent back surgery and has since been unable to… Continue Reading →