Month September 2022
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — After an IDF investigation concluded that it was “likely” that bullets fired by IDF soldiers had inadvertently caused the death of Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, the US is pressuring Israel to change its open-fire policies. “We’re… Continue Reading →
A record-setting heat wave made life miserable in much of the West on Tuesday, with California stretching into its second week of excessive heat that taxed the state’s power supply and threatened power shortages that could prompt blackouts while people… Continue Reading →
The names of hundreds of U.S. law enforcement officers, elected officials and military members appear on the leaked membership rolls of a far-right extremist group that’s accused of playing a key role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the… Continue Reading →
Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that he expects to be charged soon in a state criminal case in New York City. Bannon, 68, plans to turn himself in on Thursday, according to a… Continue Reading →
It’s now 164 days since the disappearance of Moishe Kleinerman, and sadly, it appears that Moishe’s only brother will be celebrating his bar mitzvah next Thursday without him. Chareidi journalist Ariel Elharar, who has spent much effort ensuring that the… Continue Reading →
A new nuclear deal with Iran is currently off the table and will not be signed in the foreseeable future, the Zman Yisrael news site reported on Wednesday. According to the report, Biden administration officials conveyed this message to Prime… Continue Reading →
At least one document seized by FBI agents in their August 8 raid of Mar-a-Lago laid out a foreign country’s military defenses, including its nuclear weapons capabilities, the Washington Post reported Tuesday night. The country in question was not identified… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Eliza Fletcher, the kindergarten teacher mother of 2 and heiress to a huge fortune who was abducted in Memphis last Friday, has tragically been found dead. Police did not describe the cause and manner of her… Continue Reading →
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is facing sharp criticism following her decision this week to grant a request by former President Donald Trump’s legal team for an independent arbiter to review documents obtained during an FBI search of his Florida… Continue Reading →
In the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, governors around the country vowed to take steps to ensure their students would be kept safe. Months later, as students return to classrooms, money has begun to flow for school… Continue Reading →
Is the coronavirus on its way out? You might think so. New, updated booster shots are being rolled out to better protect against the variants circulating now. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has dropped COVID-19 quarantine and… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Torah world and in particular the Gur Chasidus mourn the passing of Rabbi Yosef Halevi Hurwitz, the Rosh Yeshiva of the Chidushei Harim yeshiva in Tel Aviv and one of the last surviving students of the… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Sfas Tamim Foundation In late 1998, Peter Thiel and Max Levchin founded a company called, “PayPal.” (It was originally called Confinity). Venture capital funding allowed it to combine with eBay transaction partnerships, and PayPal… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Sfas Tamim Foundation In late 1998, Peter Thiel and Max Levchin founded a company called, “PayPal.” (It was originally called Confinity). Venture capital funding allowed it to combine with eBay transaction partnerships, and PayPal… Continue Reading →
BAHAMAS (AP) — A shark attacked and killed a U.S. cruise ship passenger who was snorkeling in waters around the Bahamas on Tuesday, according to authorities. The incident involved a 58-year-old woman from Pennsylvania and occurred at a popular snorkeling… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Sunday (9/11/22)AM Mrs. Rochel Oppenheim Sister Rabbi Moshe Rozsansky Son Mrs. Naomi Neumann Daughter Mrs. Devorah LeviDaughter Mrs. Miriam Gordon Daughter Mrs. Brochy WeissDaughter Mrs. Zeldy OppenDaughter Mrs. Leeba SternDaughter Mrs. Kaila Kohn Daughter
Europe is struggling to contain an energy crisis that could lead to rolling blackouts, shuttered factories and a deep recession. The primary cause: Russia has choked off the supplies of cheap natural gas that the continent depended on for years… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Jewish philanthropist Michael Steinhardt, co-founder of Birthright, who has been embroiled in multiple scandals, wrote a vicious hit-piece in the NY Post, seething with hatred for the yeshiva system. In the article mockingly entitled “The fate… Continue Reading →
An apparently antisemitic township manager in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is about to shut down the only Orthodox synagogue in the town. Congregation Degel Israel, established at the turn of the 20th century, has been put on notice that it will be… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Rents are starting to come down after spiking to record levels this past summer, but experts are uncertain if the slowdown will continue. Christopher Mayer, professor of real estate at Columbia Business School, said people looking… Continue Reading →
The five terrorists who were convicted of murdering the toddler Adele Biton, h’yd, are scheduled to soon appear before the parole board in Megiddo prison to request a shortening of their sentences, Yisrael Hayom reported. Adele Biton, h’yd, was two… Continue Reading →