Month September 2022
Queen Elizabeth II’s flag-draped coffin is passing through the rugged Scottish countryside Sunday on a final journey from her beloved summer estate Balmoral Castle to London, with mourners quietly lining roads and some tossing flowers to honor the monarch who… Continue Reading →
As a way of paying tribute to the lifesaving work of Chayim Aruchim, singing celebrity Rivie Schwebel — one of the most recognizable Jewish tenors in the world of Jewish music and of Dveykus fame — recorded a new song… Continue Reading →
A group of computer and election security experts is urging Georgia election officials to replace the state’s touchscreen voting machines with hand-marked paper ballots ahead of the November midterm elections, citing what they say are “serious threats” posed by an… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Payment processor Visa Inc. said Saturday that it plans to start separately categorizing sales at gun shops, a major win for gun control advocates who say it will help better track suspicious surges of gun sales… Continue Reading →
Ukrainian forces on Sunday pushed its counteroffensive in the country’s east, exploiting quick gains they made in a week of fighting that has sharply changed the course of the conflict. Ukraine’s quick action to reclaim Russia-occupied areas in the northeastern… Continue Reading →
The Justice Department and Donald Trump’s legal team each proposed candidates Friday for the role of an independent arbiter in the investigation into top-secret documents found at the former president’s Florida home, but the two sides differed on the scope… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Saturday night signed the condolence book for Queen Elizabeth II at the residence of the British ambassador to Israel, according to a statement by his office. “On behalf of the State and… Continue Reading →
It is twenty one years since that moment in history changed the world for ever. Of course, when it happened, many of us knew we’d never forget that day. Yet time dulls even the most painful memories. Among the heroes… Continue Reading →
As the war in Ukraine marks 200 days, the country has reclaimed broad swaths of the south and east in a long-anticipated counteroffensive that has dealt a heavy blow to Russia. The counterattack began in the final days of August… Continue Reading →
On Sunday, August 28th, Rosh Chodesh Elul, Mesivta Yesodei Hatorah celebrated the opening of its magnificent main Beis Medrash. This young Mesivta, under the leadership of Rosh Yeshivas Ohr Hachaim, Rav Doniel Lander shlita and the menahel,… Continue Reading →
Four days before the deadline for the submission of party lists, Ayelet Shaked announced that she has dissolved her partnership with Yoaz Hendel and Tzvi Hauser. The move came after Shaked’s attempts to form an alliance with the Bayit Yehudi… Continue Reading →
Agudath Israel remains deeply concerned that the state is moving forward with its plan to intrude upon and regulate the curriculum of private schools. The specter of government overriding the will of parents and dictating how and what we teach in… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a new legal precedent, Israel’s Higher Rabbinical Court sent a female get refuser to jail Sunday, after she had refused to accept a get from her husband for the past four years. The woman was arrested… Continue Reading →
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Everyone recognises the ZAKA symbol with its striking red, blue and white colors. But how many of us actually know the extent of the tremendous work they do? Perhaps many of us prefer not to know, as understandably the tragedies… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Jill Biden realized that terrorists had attacked America on Sept. 11, 2001, her husband, Joe, wasn’t the only loved one whose safety she worried about. Biden recalled being “scared to death” that her sister Bonny Jacobs,… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are remembering 9/11 with moments of silence, readings of victims’ names, volunteer work and other tributes 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Victims’ relatives and dignitaries will convene Sunday at the… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com The New York Times has written a one-sided attack against the Yeshiva and Torah community that is so filled with inaccuracies and half-stories that it is reminiscent of Tsarist-era attack on the great institutions… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — R’ Shmuel Katz used to work on the 85th floor of one of the Twin Towers. Every day he would make his way to Manhattan on the subway but was distressed by being forced to sit… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Prof. Manuel Trachtenberg, the director of the Tel Aviv University-based Institute for National Security Studies, reiterated his concern over the density of population in Israel. In an interview with the Yediot Aharonot newspaper which discussed Israel’s population… Continue Reading →
Two days after his mother’s death elevated him to the throne, King Charles III was officially proclaimed Britain’s monarch Saturday in a pomp-filled ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism — and, for the first time, broadcast live on… Continue Reading →