Month January 2023
DNIPRO, Ukraine (AP) — The death toll from a Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 25 Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported as rescue workers scrambled to pull survivors from the… Continue Reading →
FLORIDA (Yaakov M / VINnews) — Neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes, who has a long history of extreme hatred against Jews, made vicious comments in a new video, invoking disturbing antisemitic tropes. Fuentes accused Jews of being very good at “conjuring fantasies… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) — A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli forces after attacking them with a knife near Ofra in Samaria on Sunday morning. The Israeli troops were being stoned by local Palestinians when the assailant exited his vehicle and… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Yeshiva University has issued a response to allegations by the media and local politicians claiming that the institution is not entitled to millions in government funding which it received. See the response below: YU Statement On… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Despite a significant crowd – estimated at 80,000 by some news outlets – gathering in Tel Aviv Saturday night in driving rain to protest against judicial reforms being prepared, the new Israeli government remains unmoved. “This evening,… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:00 amMincha: 4:30 pmMaariv: 4:50 pm Mr. Baruch GutweinHusband Mr. Shmuel (Sam) SzmulewiczBrother Mr. Yehuda Levi Gutwein Son Mr. Yisroel Ziskind GutweinBrother Mrs. Malka Rivka FastenDaughter
NEW YORK(AP) — A 72-seat Nepali passenger aircraft crashed into a gorge while landing at a newly opened airport in the central resort town of Pokhara on Sunday, killing at least 32 people, an official said. Rescuers were scouring the crash… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The IDF announced that an Israeli soldier was killed and three others wounded, one seriously, after a grenade accidentally exploded late Saturday night at a military training base in the Jordan Valley. The incident occurred at around… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of the fierce public opposition to the new Israeli government’s plans for judicial reform, President Herzog has been spearheading efforts to mediate between the court and the government officials. In recent days Herzog reportedly… Continue Reading →
HONOLULU (AP) — A cloud shot up vertically like a plume of smoke in a matter of seconds before a Hawaiian Airlines flight last month hit severe turbulence and 25 people on board were injured, according to a preliminary report… Continue Reading →
BEIJING (AP) — China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December, offering hard numbers for an unprecedented surge that was apparent in overcrowded hospitals and packed crematoriums, even as the government released little… Continue Reading →
CAIRO (AP) — Archaeologists unearthed an ancient tomb in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, known for its treasures dating back to the pharaohs, authorities said Saturday. Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said an Egyptian-British mission… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Thursday (1/19/23)AM Rabbi Shaya PinterFather Mrs. Chani PinterMother Mr. Dovi Pinter Brother Miss Bracha PinterSister Mr. Moishe Pinter Brother Mr. Shamshon PinterBrother Miss Nechama Pinter Sister Habachur Tzvi Pinter Brother Habachur Yechiel Pinter Brother
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s transportation secretary usually holds one of the most public-facing roles in any presidential administration. A core aspect of the Cabinet job is to travel the country, doling out millions of public dollars and attending ribbon-cutting… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for President Joe Biden found more classified documents at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, than previously known, the White House acknowledged Saturday. White House lawyer Richard Sauber said in a statement that a total of six… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It was a Chanukah baby, born in Israel. But it was not just a regular baby. Sharon Alon Twitto, a 46-year-old Israeli widow gave birth on Chanuka to a son who is the biological… Continue Reading →
(AP) – Maine scored its first Mega Millions jackpot — and someone beat the ill fortune of Friday the 13th — when a ticket purchased in the state matched the winning numbers for the lottery’s estimated $1.35 billion grand prize…. Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Tens of thousands of demonstrators thronged to the Habima square in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. In driving rain, the protesters spoke out against the judicial reforms being proposed by the current government. A large number of… Continue Reading →
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government to overhaul the legal system and weaken the Supreme Court — a… Continue Reading →
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gas prices dropped in New Jersey and also ticked down across the nation at large, analysts said. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.27,… Continue Reading →
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli troops shot and killed two Palestinian militants during a military raid in the occupied West Bank early Saturday, while a third Palestinian died of wounds sustained in a separate Israeli raid nearly two weeks… Continue Reading →