Month September 2022
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised his country there would be no letup in the counteroffensive that has reclaimed towns and cities from Russian troops, as shelling continued Sunday across a wide stretch of Ukraine. Zelenskyy ran… Continue Reading →
A federal appeals court Friday ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media companies like Facebook and Twitter in a victory for Republicans who accuse the platforms of censoring conservative speech. But the decision by the 5th… Continue Reading →
Thousands of Sanzer chassidim throughout Israel gathered in Kiryat Sanz, Netanya early Sunday morning for the first Selichos with the Sanzer Rebbe. As is customary in Sanz, the Rebbe spoke words of hisorrerus before the section of Shema Koleinu. In… Continue Reading →
LEBANON (JNS) – Hezbollah’s “eyes and missiles are directed towards” Israel’s Karish offshore gas platform, the terror organization’s chief Hassan Nasrallah said on Saturday, as mediated talks to reach a deal on the maritime border between Israel and Lebanon continue…. Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a peculiar speech in which he attempted to define ethical parameters for the IDF, Prime Minister Yair Lapid presented a dilemma to his audience. Lapid described a hypothetical situation as ‘the tension between survival and ethics’…. Continue Reading →
When it comes to feeling at home in Beit Shemesh, there’s nothing quite like RBS. Since 1991, when the first English-speaking residents moved here, there has been an exponential growth of English speakers. Since then, the English-speaking population has grown… Continue Reading →
In this powerful VIN Podcast exclusive, renowned attorney Avi Schick, who’s been a staunch advocate for the frum community for years, provides full analysis of the new secular studies “equivalency” regulations which recently passed the NY Board of Regents. Avi… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (JNS) – New York Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) sent a letter on Friday to the U.S. Department of Justice asking it to investigate what he called New York City’s failure to prosecute anti-Semitic hate crimes. “I am respectfully… Continue Reading →
Two Chinese astronauts went on a spacewalk Saturday from a new space station that is due to be completed later this year. Cai Xuzhe and Chen Dong installed pumps, a handle to open the hatch door from outside in an… Continue Reading →
Israel Police on Sunday published a briefing on their preparations to protect residents and visitors to Jerusalem ahead of and during the Yamim Tovim. Hundreds and thousands of people are expected to visit Jerusalem and take part in a variety… Continue Reading →
LONDON (AP) — The funeral of the only monarch most Britons have known involves the biggest security operation London has ever seen. Mayor Sadiq Khan says Monday’s state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II is an “unprecedented” security challenge, with hundreds… Continue Reading →
Two small airplanes collided in midair near Denver on Saturday, killing three people, authorities said. It wasn’t known what might have caused the crash between the four-seater Cessna 172 and the Sonex Xenos, a light, aluminum, homebuilt aircraft that can… Continue Reading →
The royal family is reportedly worth $23 billion — King Charles III, 73; and Prince William, 40; are both billionaires after Queen Elizabeth’s II death, Newsmax reports. The exploding growth of royal wealth is the fastest it has ever been,… Continue Reading →
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon slammed ashore in southern Japan on Sunday as it pounded the region with strong winds and heavy rain, causing blackouts, paralyzing ground and air transportation and prompting the evacuation of thousands of people. The… Continue Reading →
The funeral of the only monarch most Britons have known involves the biggest security operation London has ever seen. Mayor Sadiq Khan says Monday’s state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II is an “unprecedented” security challenge, with hundreds of thousands of… Continue Reading →
Chilean Foreign Minister Ximena Fuentes Torrijo apologized to Israel’s Foreign Ministry Director-General Alon Ushpiz on Sunday for the severe diplomatic incident last week during which Chilean President Gabriel Boric refused to accept the credentials of Israel’s new ambassador Gil Artzyeli…. Continue Reading →
LONDON — U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are paying their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. Biden traveled to Westminster Hall in London where the queen is lying in state. He made the sign of the cross… Continue Reading →
Flash floods swept through several towns Friday in hilly central Italy after hours of exceptionally heavy rain, leaving 10 people dead and at least four missing. Dozens of survivors scrambled onto rooftops or up into trees to await rescue. Floods… Continue Reading →
BEIJING (AP) — A bus reportedly taking 47 people to COVID-19 quarantine in southwest China crashed in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday morning, killing 27 and injuring 20 others, media said. The bus overturned on an expressway in Guizhou province,… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Thursday (9/22/22)AM Mr. Michael HauerHusband Rabbi Chesky HauerSon Leaving NY Tuesday morning after shachris. Sitting in Cleveland Wednesday Rabbi Yanky HauerSon Rabbi Yitzy HauerSon
King Charles scheduled a multifaith meeting on Friday at Buckingham Palace but its scheduled time of after 6 p.m. was too late for Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis to attend and return home in time for Shabbos. But King Charles was… Continue Reading →