Month January 2023

JERUSALEM (JNS) – Knesset member Danny Danon (Likud) on Monday morning led a fact-finding visit to a hilltop overlooking the illegal Bedouin encampment of Khan al-Ahmar, located on Highway 1 between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea. The gathering, which included… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel is experiencing one of the dryest winters in recent years, with precipitation at the end of January at less than 60% of annual levels. Worried farmers from religious Kibbutzim and Moshavim initiated a special prayer assembly… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson is known for his sometimes controversial statements regarding liberals and left-wingers. In his latest show, Carlson chose to mock left-wing, BDS supporter Ahinoam Nini for her eccentric performance in Davos at the… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During a meeting last week between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Netanyahu conveyed a message of reassurance to the US administration regarding the plans for judicial reform, according to a… Continue Reading →

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — The hunt for a gunman who killed 10 people at a ballroom dance club during Lunar New Year celebrations ended Sunday when authorities found him dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside the van in… Continue Reading →

CINCINNATI (VINnews) — A new study suggests that wearing Tefillin can have health benefits. As reported by the Jerusalem Post, the cardiovascular health of people who wear a “tefillin shel-yad” on their arms can benefit, according to research from the… Continue Reading →

Family getting up: Friday (1/27/23)PM Mrs. Devorah Klein Wife Mr. Shabsi KleinSon Mr. Yaakov KleinSon

IOWA (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – Taking a page from the Orthodox Jewish community’s playbook, Iowa’s lieutenant governor announced concrete steps during his inaugural speech to provide better emergency medical services in rural areas by launching a pilot program that would leverage… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the Abbott Laboratories infant formula plant in Michigan that was shut down for months last year due to contamination, the company confirmed. The factory’s closure in February 2022 was a… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (JNS) – It takes more votes from Congress to award a Congressional Gold Medal than it does to impeach and convict a sitting president. But, in a time of rising antisemitism and Holocaust denial, the last surviving prosecutor at… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli Ambassador to Canada Ronen Hoffman announced on Sunday he will step down from his post later this year due to ideological differences with the Benjamin Netanyahu-led government. Hoffman served as a member of Knesset for opposition… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (JTA) – Reuven Blau, son of a Holocaust survivor, suggests his father may have inspired him to strive for change within New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail. “There’s this subconscious drive to change things, or to help… Continue Reading →

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru indefinitely shut the tourist site Machu Picchu on Saturday in the latest sign that anti-government protests that began last month are increasingly engulfing the South American country. The Culture Ministry said it had closed the… Continue Reading →

BEIRUT (AP) — A building collapsed in a neighborhood in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo early Sunday, killing at least 16 people, including one child, and injuring four others, state media reported. The five-story building housing about 30 people is… Continue Reading →

Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 4:30 pmMaariv: 4:30 pm Mrs. Nechama Katz Wife Mrs. Leah CensorSister R’ Zvi Katz Son R’ Uri Katz Son R’ Shlomo Katz Son R’ Alter Katz Son R’ Eli Katz Son R’ Pini Katz… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (VINnews Podcast) — New York Republican Congressman George Santos fabricated almost everything about his life. He lied about being a Jew, lied about his grandparents being in the Holocaust, lied about his “esteemed” career in finance, and falsely… Continue Reading →

(VINnews) — The Miami Boys Choir, which has become a social media sensation, was locked out of their Tiktok account for over one month, apparently due to a hacker. The group only regained access this weekend, possibly thanks to intervention… Continue Reading →

BEIJING (AP) — People across China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with large family gatherings and crowds visiting temples after the government lifted its strict “zero-COVID” policy, marking the biggest festive celebration since the pandemic began three… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A 14-year-old Arab boy from the Issawiya neighborhood of Jerusalem was arrested Saturday night in the Old City after allegedly intending to carry out a stabbing attack. He was apprehended with a knife in his possession. The… Continue Reading →