Month March 2022
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities said Friday that about 300 people died when a Russian airstrike blew up a theater where hundreds of civilians were sheltering — a catastrophic loss of civilian life that, if confirmed, is likely to… Continue Reading →
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A 14-year-old boy fell to his death from a ride at an amusement park in Orlando, sheriff’s officials said. Sheriff’s officials and emergency crews responded to a call late Thursday at Icon Park, which is located… Continue Reading →
At the beginning of the pandemic, the shutoff moratorium was implemented to help prevent most gas, power, water and sewer utility service providers from cutting off residents who were unable to make their bill payments. The moratorium has come to… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In an amazing story of determination in the face of adversity, a Ukrainian refugee whose house was bombed by Russians and whose husband is serving on the front line was the winner of the Jerusalem marathon Friday…. Continue Reading →
Vice President Kamala Harris has a new press secretary who is apparently very worried about her past. As she was being vetted by the White House, Kirsten Allen deleted over 10,000 of her tweets. Fox News reported that Allen, Harris’… Continue Reading →
From the coordinators: The outpouring of support from the Lakewood community has been incredible and inspiring. Wholesalers, retailers, and dozens of private households generously and eagerly contributed boxes and boxes of merchandise. Kudos to the many girls who sorted, boxed,… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Friday it would host the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Bahrain during U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit early next week, in what would be the latest in a flurry… Continue Reading →
Iranian officials involved in indirect nuclear agreement talks with the United States have rejected demands from the U.S. for a commitment to de-escalate its activities in the region in exchange for the U.S. removing the Iran Revolutionary Guards Corps from… Continue Reading →
Mrs. Chayale Kaufman the CEO of Jewish Content Network advertising takes us through her remarkable career, tells us how it all began, gives us the insider perspective on Jewish advertising, reveals the secret to great workplace culture, and much more!… Continue Reading →
About a month and a half before her petirah, Rebbitzen Kanievsky, a’h, explained at a conference how she and HaRav Chaim, z’tl began reciting Birchos Hashachar together. A video of her speech was published on Wednesday on Kikar H’Shabbat. “One… Continue Reading →
A geniza recently found in Cairo’s ancient Jewish cemetery has been seized by the Egyptian Antiquities Authority, ignoring the opposition and outcry from the Jewish community. The seizure of the genizah has prevented Jewish scholars from examining its contents. The… Continue Reading →
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Fallen Soldier’s Father: “He Patted My Cheek & Weeped, ‘Your Son Is With Shimon Bar Yochai'” [VIDEO]
Baruch Ben-Yigal is the father of Amit Ben-Yigal, h’yd, the 21-year-old IDF soldier who was murdered by an Arab during an operation in an Arab village west of Jenin on Lag B’Omer 2020. Amit was his only child and his… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden and Western allies pledged new sanctions and humanitarian aid on Thursday in response to Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine, but their offers fell short of the more robust military assistance that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleaded for in… Continue Reading →
New York City’s mayor exempted athletes and performers — including Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving — from the city’s vaccine mandate Thursday, while keeping in place the rule for countless other workers who faced losing their jobs for refusing to… Continue Reading →
A top prosecutor who resigned from Manhattan DA’s investigation into Trump’s business practices wrote in his resignation letter that he believes Trump broke a number of laws. “The team that has been investigating Mr. Trump harbors no doubt about whether… Continue Reading →
BE’ER SHEVA (VINnews) — The family of one of the victims in this week’s horrific terror attack has requested that a video showing her tragic murder be deleted, after being spread online. Four people were tragically killed and two others… Continue Reading →
Please extend your hand and help the young widow who has been left alone with her four children, the oldest being 8 years old and the youngest a baby. With her husband’s tragic passing after a prolonged illness, she has… Continue Reading →
BOZEMAN, MONTANA (VINnews) — PDF FOR SHABBAS PRINTING The first time I came to Montana, I was still a bochur. It was the summer of 2004, and my friend Yitzchak Feldman (today a Shliach in Bend, Oregon) and I spent… Continue Reading →
Among the thousands of people being Menachem Avel the Kanievsky Mishpacha was R’ Shlomo Werdiger, chairman of Agudath Israel’s Board of Trustees Reb Shlomo told YWN that the family related how the Gadol Hador ZATZAL was overjoyed to be given the… Continue Reading →
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