Month June 2022
The IDF carried out airstrikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for a rocket fired at Ashkelon on Friday night, the first rocket fired into Israel in two months. Residents of Israeli towns near the southern border… Continue Reading →
A Palestinian reporter working for an Iranian news agency was briefly abducted, beaten and threatened by Palestinian gunmen after covering the violent dispersal of an Islamist student demonstration in the West Bank earlier this week. The Tasnim news agency says… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden fell when he tried to get off his bike at the end of a ride Saturday at Cape Henlopen State Park near his beach home in Delaware, but wasn’t hurt in the tumble. “I’m good,” he told… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — President Biden fell while bikeriding in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware in a ride celebrating 45 years of his marriage. The president was trying to dismount from his bike after the ride when he fell to the ground…. Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Tensions in the Turkish city of Istanbul have reached a boiling point as Israeli security officials warned the estimated 2000 Israeli citizens still remaining in the country that they were in immediate danger. The officials said that… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — After a few months of calm in the Western Negev, a red alert was heard once again in Ashkelon and communities near the Gaza border. Rockets were fired Friday night from the Gaza strip and were intercepted… Continue Reading →
Federal regulators say Verizon and AT&T will delay part of their 5G rollout near airports to give airlines more time to ensure that equipment on their planes is safe from interference from the wireless signals, but the airline industry is… Continue Reading →
As religious conservatives gathered this week at a sprawling resort near the Grand Ole Opry House, Nikki Haley pressed the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s “Road to Majority” crowd to look to the future. “It’s up to us to deliver a… Continue Reading →
China on Friday defended its tough “zero-COVID” policy after the U.S. ambassador said it was causing serious damage to the global economy and foreign business sentiment. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said the Chinese economy is recovering from the effects… Continue Reading →
Beijing launched a new-generation aircraft carrier Friday, the first such ship to be both designed and built in China, in a milestone as it seeks to extend the range and power of its navy. The Type 003 carrier christened Fujian… Continue Reading →
Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday endorsed Mike Collins in Georgia’s 10th Congressional District runoff, a move that once again puts him at odds with former President Donald Trump while helping him settle the score against a former opponent. Kemp is… Continue Reading →
Police are looking for two men who purportedly stole catalytic converters from at least two vehicles in Lakewood. The men can be seen on video surveillance in the early morning hours of Thursday using tools to cut off the converters… Continue Reading →
U.S. airlines canceled high numbers of flights for a second straight day on Friday as they tried to recover from storms while accommodating growing crowds of summer vacationers. By early afternoon in the eastern U.S., airlines has scrubbed more than… Continue Reading →
U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week. The Food and Drug Administration’s action follows its advisory panel’s unanimous recommendation for the shots from Moderna and… Continue Reading →
BOCA RATON (VINnews) Rabbi Efrem Goldberg, a musmach of YU and Rabbi at the Boca Raton Synagogue, responded to the recent court ruling that forces Yeshiva University to accept a “pride club”. In a Facebook post, Rabbi Goldberg defended YU… Continue Reading →
MONSEY (VINnews) — As inflation skyrockets, it is no surprise that Yeshivas are struggling to meet their expenses. VIN has obtained an email sent by a Monsey yeshiva to its parent body, informing them of a “meaningful increase” in next… Continue Reading →
JACKSON, NK (JTA) – The township of Jackson, New Jersey settled a federal Justice Department lawsuit alleging that a 2017 ordinance banning dormitories sought to keep out yeshivas. Under the consent order announced Wednesday, the township must replace the 2017… Continue Reading →
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Download PDF FOR SHABBAS READING I had been to South Africa on shlichus as a bochur and even then, I noticed that South Africans are quite traditional. So many of them came to shul out of guilt or obligation, although… Continue Reading →
These highly disruptive attacks are causing schools to cancel classes and exams, often spreading ransomware to other schools throughout the district and even other districts in some cases, entire municipalities, police departments and emergency services have been affected. Roughly 1,000… Continue Reading →
RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — A gnawing uncertainty hung over the Yellowstone National Park gateway town of Gardiner this week following unprecedented flooding that shut down one of America’s most beloved natural attractions and swept away roads, bridges and homes…. Continue Reading →