Month February 2022
HaGaon HaRav Shalom Cohen, Nasi of the Moetzet Chachmei HaTorah (Shas), was hospitalized on Sunday afternoon in Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. The Rosh Yeshivah, 90, is undergoing tests due to strong pain he has been suffering from in… Continue Reading →
Face coverings are now optional for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday, as Congress is lifting its mask requirement on the House floor after federal regulators eased guidelines last week in a rethinking of the nation’s strategy… Continue Reading →
Ordinary Russians faced the prospect of higher prices and crimped foreign travel as Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine sent the ruble plummeting, leading uneasy people to line up at banks and ATMs on Monday in a country that… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The Ukrainian army is composed of large numbers of conscripts, some of whom are Jewish. David Tzerkaski, a Chabad chasid from the city of Dniepro in central Ukraine, fought together with his father, R’ Asher Yosef,… Continue Reading →
North Korea said Monday it tested cameras to be installed on a spy satellite, with the announcement coming a day after after its neighbors detected a new ballistic missile launch. While North Korean state media didn’t directly acknowledge any missile… Continue Reading →
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Ordinary Russians faced the prospect of higher prices and crimped foreign travel as Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine sent the ruble plummeting, leading uneasy people to line up… Read more » The post Russians Line Up at Banks,… Continue Reading →
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NEW YORK (VINnews) — “It says that one mustn’t cry on Shabbos but this Shabbos I couldn’t hold back tears three times,” Rebbetzin Miriam Moskowitz, the Chabad emissary in Kharkiv, described. “The first time was on Friday night when we… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Before you read the update please understand we are writing about the specific group that was fortunate to make it from Medzibyzh to Belarus. At this very moment, there are yidden trapped throughout Ukraine, and we are working… Continue Reading →
Amid the tensions in the north, a Hamas delegation met on Saturday with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon. The Hamas delegation was headed by the head of the Gaza-based… Read more » The post Hamas Leaders Meet With Nasrallah… Continue Reading →
Peace talks between a Ukrainian delegation and Russian representatives were underway at the border with Belarus on Monday, with Ukraine demanding an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian forces,… Read more » The post Ukraine Demands Withdrawal of Russian… Continue Reading →
Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Monday signed a seizure order for cryptocurrency amounting to tens of thousands of shekalim from 12 digital accounts, funds meant to support the Hamas terror… Read more » The post For Third Time in Year,… Continue Reading →
Parts of Australia’s third-most populous city Brisbane were underwater Monday after heavy rain brought record flooding to some east coast areas and killed eight people. The flooding in Brisbane and… Read more » The post Major Floods Swamp Australia’s East… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett convened on Monday morning with Reform and Conservative leaders, from Israel and North America, in the first such meeting since former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu withdrew… Read more » The post Bennett Raises Ire as He… Continue Reading →
The Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Agudath Israel of America released a Kol Korei regarding the situation in Ukraine. A free translation follows: 26 Adar I, 5782 There are hundreds of… Read more » The post Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah Releases Kol… Continue Reading →
Tefillos were requested after Hagaon Harav Shalom Cohen, shlita, Rosh Yeshivah, Yeshivat Porat Yosef and the spiritual leader of the Shas party, was hospitalized Sunday. Harav Cohen, 90, was admitted… Read more » The post Tefillos Requested as Hagaon Harav… Continue Reading →
China’s top diplomat called on the U.S. Monday to take steps to improve ties, as tensions simmer over Taiwan, trade and other issues. Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s remarks Monday were… Read more » The post As Tensions Simmer, China Demands… Continue Reading →
Iran said on Monday that reviving a 2015 nuclear deal is possible if Western powers take a political decision to resolve three remaining issues, as indirect negotiations between Tehran and… Read more » The post Iran Says Three Key Issues… Continue Reading →
North Korea said Monday it tested cameras to be installed on a spy satellite, a suggestion that it’ll likely soon conduct a banned long-range rocket launch to modernize its weapons… Read more » The post North Korea Says It Tested… Continue Reading →
The Foreign Ministry confirmed on Sunday that Israeli diplomats assisted Lebanese, Syrian and Egyptian nationals in evacuating from war-torn Ukraine, Haaretz reported. A ministry spokesperson said that citizens of several… Read more » The post Israel Helping Evacuate Lebanese, Syrians,… Continue Reading →