Month April 2022
The coronavrius pandemic and Israel’s overwhelming force during the Gaza war helped fuel a worldwide spike in antisemitism last year, Israeli researchers reported on Wednesday. The prominence of political extremism and the reach of social media also may have intensified… Continue Reading →
LAKEWOOD (Yaakov M / VINnews) — In a recent vaad, Rav Gershon Ribner said that if someone is not competitive in his learning, it’s not a positive quality, but rather it’s because he does not care enough. The Rosh Yeshiva… Continue Reading →
For the past months, a family in Eretz Yisroel has been battling serious illnesses of two of their children, going in and out of the hospital on a constant basis. Medical bills have been piling up, and because the father… Continue Reading →
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy did not include any money to combat homelessness in his recent budget proposal. Homelessness is prevalent throughout the state, including in Ocean County NJ. This past year there were 126 guests the Code Blue center… Continue Reading →
BORO PARK (VINnews) — Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $2.6 million in funding provided by the FY 2023 Enacted Budget to support the Holocaust Survivors Initiative. This funding, to be administered by New York State Office for the Aging, will be used to increase… Continue Reading →
The Strauss company informed the Health Ministry on Tuesday night that the laboratory results on some Elite finished products were positive for salmonella, confirming that the salmonella found in the production line was transferred to the products. Strauss said that… Continue Reading →
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday the coronavirus is under better control in the United States. but the pandemic isn’t over — and the challenge is how to keep improving the situation. “We are in a different moment of the pandemic,”… Continue Reading →
Facebook parent Meta’s first quarter profit jumped past Wall Street’s expectations despite slower revenue growth, sending shares up sharply in after-hours trading. The company earned $7.47 billion, or $2.72 per share, in the January-March period. That’s down 21% from $9.5… Continue Reading →
The Israel Dog Unit issued an “urgent appeal to the public” in its search for a missing youth whose life may be in danger. Avraham Moshe Kleinerman, 16, of Modiin Illit was last seen over a month ago at Meron…. Continue Reading →
Cracked screens are common sights on smartphones. So are batteries that don’t last nearly as long as they used to. And too often, people just learn to live with them. On Wednesday, for the first time, Apple began selling regular… Continue Reading →
Interview by Ron Elkayam We continue our interview with Eli Garfinkel, owner of Placemint Agency, a recruiting agency in Lakewood, NJ. Eli, I can feel how passionate you are about recruiting, and that you not only enjoy what you do,… Continue Reading →
Southern California’s gigantic water supplier took the unprecedented step Tuesday of requiring about 6 million people to cut their outdoor watering to one day a week as drought continues to plague the state. The board of the Metropolitan Water District… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] בס”ד יזכור…נשמת…בעבור שבלי נדר אתן צדקה CLICK HERE TO GIVE NOW Dear Friends, On the last day of Pesach (Passover), many of us have recited the special Yizkor memorial prayer for the departed. Not only do many who recite the prayer find it to be… Continue Reading →
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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — On Monday night, a woman went into labor at her home in one of Jerusalem’s northern neighborhoods. Her husband quickly called emergency services for help. The family, who was familiar with some of the first responders in… Continue Reading →
With Lag B’Omer just around the corner, the Lakewood Board of Fire Commissioners in conjunction with Fire Chief Jonathan Yahr, Fire Prevention Coordinator Jacob Woolf, Fire Department Chaplain Rabbi Moshe Rotberg, members of the Lakewood Fire Department and the Office… Continue Reading →
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A large fire erupted at a luxury Dubai hotel on Wednesday, forcing guests and staff to leave and sending smoke over the United Arab Emirates’ tourism and trade hub. Several fire engines and police… Continue Reading →
Thousands of people davened at the kevarim of Yehoshua Bin Nun and Calev ben Yefunah in the Palestinian village of Kifl Haris in the Shomron on Tuesday on the occasion of the yartzheit of Yehoshua ben Nun. The tefillah was… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett delivered a stark message Wednesday as the country ushered in its annual Holocaust memorial day, warning Jews against letting internal divisions tear society apart. Speaking at Yad Vashem, Israel’s memorial to the… Continue Reading →
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