Month July 2022
Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, described Joe Biden’s decision to visit Saudi Arabia as “heartbreaking,” accusing the U.S. president of backing down from his pledge of prioritizing human rights. In an interview with The Associated… Continue Reading →
HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein tested positive for COVID on Friday morning. According to a B’Chadrei Chareidim report, the Rosh Yeshivah is Baruch Hashem feeling well and is following his normal learning schedule. This is the second time that the Rosh… Continue Reading →
HaGaon HaRav Tuvia Weiss, the Gaavad of the Eidah HaChareidis was hospitalized shortly before Shabbos and after suffering a further deterioration in his condition on Friday night, was sedated and ventilated. A month and a half ago, HaRav Weiss was… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The head of the Eda Chareidis, Rabbi Yitzchak Tuvia Weiss, was in hospital for a while due to a lingering infection in his foot which has spread to the rest of his body. Despite being released from… Continue Reading →
British authorities issued their first ever “red” warning for extreme heat early next week, declaring a national emergency as forecasters predict record temperatures that will put even healthy people at risk of serious illness and death. The warning covers Monday… Continue Reading →
After decades in prison, three men were cleared Friday in one of the most horrifying crimes of New York’s violent 1990s — the killing of a clerk who was set on fire in a subway toll booth. A judge dismissed… Continue Reading →
Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey took over as the leader of the nation’s nonpartisan governors’ association on Friday in a time of deep divide between the states over issues such as abortion and gun control. Murphy took the… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden on Friday held a carefully choreographed meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the man he had once shunned for human rights abuses, as the two leaders sought to reset one of the world’s most important… Continue Reading →
The House has voted to restore abortion rights nationwide in Democrats’ first legislative response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The bill has little chance of becoming law, with the necessary support lacking in the 50-50… Continue Reading →
DOWNLOAD PDF FOR SHABBAS READING Twenty-four years ago, after the traditional year of kollel, my wife and I were eagerly looking to go out on shlichus. We met with Rabbi Levertov, the head shliach of Arizona who told us about… Continue Reading →
ROCKLAND (Yaakov M / VINnews) One Orthodox Jewish gun-rights advocate is helping businesses protect themselves, while advocating for (safe) gun ownership in the frum community. Tzvi Waldman, founder of the New York State Jewish Gun Club, is on a mission… Continue Reading →
After President Joe Biden shook hands with some Israeli leaders and not others Wednesday—sending mixed messages about White House measures to minimize contact amid a COVID surge—the president bumped fists with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince when they met at Al… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – Quick help for suicidal thoughts and other mental health emergencies may soon be as easy as 9-8-8. The United States’ first nationwide three-digit mental health crisis hotline goes live on Saturday. It’s designed to be as… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A small plane crashed onto the highway in upstate New York on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred on Route 42 and Dingle Daisy Rd in Monticello, shortly before 1 PM. The pilot was able to exit… Continue Reading →
A small plane went down in Monticello, Friday afternoon. It happened at around 12:45, when the one engine plane crashed on Route 42, south of Monticello – just three miles past Ichud Bungalow Colony. The pilot managed to escape the… Continue Reading →
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey took over as the leader of the nation’s nonpartisan governors’ association on Friday in a time of deep divide between the states over issues such as abortion and gun… Continue Reading →
Former President Donald Trump told New York magazine he had made his decision about whether to run again for the nation’s highest office in 2024, Newsmax reports. Trump did not give the verdict, but told the magazine the only remaining… Continue Reading →
A German court on Friday convicted a military officer who posed as a Syrian asylum-seeker and was accused of plotting to kill prominent politicians and blame the attack on refugees, sentencing him to 5½ years in prison. The Frankfurt state… Continue Reading →
WEST BANK (Yaakov M / VINnews) — Although President Biden claims that he’s a friend of the Palestinians, he may be secretly trying to infect them with a pandemic. In this video, Biden says he’s “donating 1 million doses of… Continue Reading →
GENEVA (AP) — About 25 million children worldwide have missed out on routine immunizations against common diseases like diptheria, largely because the coronavirus pandemic disrupted regular health services or triggered misinformation about vaccines, according to the U.N. In a new… Continue Reading →
During a visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, President Joe Biden offered compassion and financial assistance for hope-starved Palestinians but also delivered a blunt acknowledgment that the “ground is not ripe” for new attempts to reach an elusive… Continue Reading →