Month January 2022
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Rabbi Dovid Moshe Lieberman, the oldest Chabad rav who survived WWII and served Jewish communities in Chicago, Detroit, and the Chief Rabbi of Antwerp, Belgium, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 97. He was… Continue Reading →
A 50-year-old bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh had been rated as poor on a recent inspection report, but transportation officials and engineering experts cautioned that doesn’t necessarily signal imminent danger for the thousands of other U.S. bridges with the same… Continue Reading →
Esther Pollard, who has been suffering from cancer for a number of years, was hospitalized in serious condition in Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem after contracting COVID. Esther tested positive for COVID about two weeks ago and she was… Continue Reading →
A six-vehicle crash killed nine people and left one person in critical condition in a wreck that police in Nevada said was caused by a driver who was speeding. The… Read more » The post 9 People Killed, 1 Critically… Continue Reading →
A woman who once lived in Kansas has been arrested after federal prosecutors charged her with joining the Islamic State group and leading an all-female battalion of AK-47 wielding militants. The U.S. Attorney in Alexandria, Virginia, announced Saturday that Allison… Continue Reading →
In the wake of Yamina’s fall in the polls and increasing doubts about the stability of the current coalition, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has been holding talks in recent days on the establishment of a “new nationalist bloc” ahead of… Continue Reading →
Two nurses on Long Island are accused of forging COVID-19 vaccination cards and pocketing more than $1.5 million from the scheme, prosecutors and police said. Julie DeVuono, the owner of Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare in Amityville, and her employee, Marissa… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Prominent Israeli publicists and social media activists including the editor of the Besheva newspaper have called for a boycott on the popular snack Doritos after it featured a controversial ad supporting alternative families. The ad, timed for… Continue Reading →
Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget for 2022-2023 included $55 million in funding for STEM in nonpublic schools, including yeshivas and Jewish day schools. Teach NYS, which has steadily worked with government officials to increase STEM funding, reacted to the news… Continue Reading →
Despite his rock-bottom approval ratings, President Joe Biden remains in a strong position to win reelection in 2024, with a new poll finding that he would beat the top 2 GOP contenders – Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis. The poll,… Continue Reading →
A powerful winter storm swept through northern Europe over the weekend, killing at least four people, destroying houses and cars, closing bridges and causing flooding and halting transport while leaving… Read more » The post Storm Malik Hits Northern Europe… Continue Reading →
Ministers paid tribute to Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit on Sunday, who is set to leave the job this week after six years. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that Mandelblit has… Read more » The post Ministers Bid Farewell to Mandelblit… Continue Reading →
The post Harav Chanania Yom Tov Lipa Margulies, Zt”l appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Hagaon Harav Chaim Mertz, Zt”l, Admor of Tolaas Yaakov Rebbetzin Surele Isaacson, A”h Mrs. Belle (Baila Tziporah) Wolman, A”h Harav Mordechai Shlomo Friedman of… Continue Reading →
The post Rebbetzin Temah (Temi) Kamenetsky, A”h appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Rebbitzen Reichel Berenbaum, A”h Hagaon Harav Chaim Dov Keller, Zt”l Reb David Garber, Z”l Rebbetzin Evelyn Yachnes, A”h Reb Aryeh (Leonard) Kestenbaum, Z”l
The post Rebbetzin Zeldy Alpert, A”h appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Hagaon Harav Chaim Mertz, Zt”l, Admor of Tolaas Yaakov Dr. Elliot Samet, Z”l Rebbetzin Surele Isaacson, A”h Mrs. Belle (Baila Tziporah) Wolman, A”h Harav Mordechai Shlomo Friedman… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A chareidi family from Israel sent Israeli passports to their friends in Boro Park in order to help them send them to the correct place in the US in order to gain American citizenship. The envelope… Continue Reading →
The Trump administration created a secret list while planning for COVID vaccine distribution, prioritizing certain countries over others, Politico reported Friday. According to the report, the list favored Israel and… Read more » The post Report: Trump Prioritized Sending COVID… Continue Reading →
The post Harav Avrohom Simcha (Avremel) Klein, Z”l appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Rabbi Akiva Halevi Piotrkowski, Z”l – Harav Yisroel Nachum Horowitz, Z”l Mrs. Suri Frisch, A”h Rabbi Avraham Simcha HaLevi Steinberg, Z”l Reb Yechiel Benzion (Benny)… Continue Reading →
A Russian lawmaker is encouraging residents of the rebel-controlled areas of Ukraine to join the Russian army, a sign that Moscow is continuing to try to integrate those territories as much as possible amid Western fears that Russia is planning… Continue Reading →
Russia’s foreign minister claims that NATO wants to pull Ukraine into the alliance, amid escalating tensions over NATO expansion and fears that Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine. In comments… Read more » The post Russia’s Lavrov: NATO Wants to… Continue Reading →
Thousands of youths from the national religious community participated Sunday morning in a march to call for the strengthening of Jewish identity in the State of Israel and of the… Read more » The post Thousands of National-Religious Yeshivah Students… Continue Reading →