Month January 2023
It was Erev Yom Kippur. The chicken soup was bubbling merrily on the stove, perfect kreplach floating inside. My candlesticks were polished to a high sheen and the yahrtzeit candle stood sentry. I remember everything with perfect clarity because it… Continue Reading →
CAPITOL (Yaakov M / VINnews) — It is not satire. This is not from the Babylon Bee. Democrat Congress members Jerry Nadler and Jan Schakowsky ranted against a GOP piece of legislation, the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act”, requiring medical… Continue Reading →
BOCA RATON (VINnews) — Some Jewish homeowners in a housing complex feel they are being treated unfairly because of their religion. The Avalon development in Boca is about a two-mile walk to the Boca Raton West Shul. Orthodox families used… Continue Reading →
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. border authorities announced changes to their policy for pursuing smugglers and other crime suspects on Wednesday, following an extensive review and criticism by immigrant advocates who pointed to cases in which passengers died when drivers… Continue Reading →
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida-bound Amtrak passenger train that started in Virginia was delayed for almost a day by the derailment of a freight train and a crew change, stranding hundreds of passengers in rural South Carolina for hours… Continue Reading →
Until Wednesday, few travelers had ever heard of a Notice to Air Missions, or NOTAM, nor did they know that the system used to generate those notices could cause widespread travel misery. As they arrived at airports in the morning,… Continue Reading →
Chaim Tuito, the official photographer of the nostalgic ‘HASC‘ concert for the eighth year, presents a gallery from the prestigious and old musical concert that took place at NJ PAC in New Jersey and this year for the 36th time…. Continue Reading →
PALM COAST, Fla. (AP) — A 21-foot (6.4-meter) killer whale died after beaching itself on the Atlantic coast in central Florida Wednesday, authorities said. The orca landed on a beach in Palm Coast, Florida, located more than 60 miles (97… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Wednesday opened their long-promised investigation into President Joe Biden and his family, wielding the power of their new majority to demand information from the Treasury Department and former Twitter executives as they laid the… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Surgeons removed a cancerous lesion above first lady Jill Biden’s right eye and one on her chest, the White House said Wednesday, while a third lesion on her left eyelid was being examined. Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the… Continue Reading →
ISRAEL (VINnews) — Police are investigating three members of the radical extremist Neturei Karta group who visited the village of Jenin earlier this week, a terrorist-hotbed, and met with Palestinian terror groups. The men stayed in the home of Islamic… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (VINnews) — Long Island Congressman George Santos, who has come under fire after misleading voters about a range of items, including falsely claiming to be Jewish and fabricating a glitzy resume, posted a tweet Wednesday insisting that he will… Continue Reading →
“The Elliot Resnick Show,” hosted by the former chief editor of The Jewish Press, is now being carried by the VINNews Podcast. The podcast – which launched in the summer – features weekly interviews with “fighters and firebrands on the… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York can for now continue to enforce a sweeping new law that bans guns from “sensitive places” such as schools, playgrounds and Times Square, the Supreme Court said Wednesday, allowing the law to be in force… Continue Reading →
BROOKLYN (VINnews) — A Jewish man was murdered in a stabbing incident Tuesday night. The incident occurred at approximately 8:15 PM on Tuesday night, in front of Kaché Restaurant and Lounge on Flatbush Ave., located near Avenue O in Marine… Continue Reading →
LODZ, Poland (AP) — The discovery in central Poland of hundreds of objects that were most likely hidden by their Jewish owners during World War II provided a rare and precious find, officials said Wednesday. Around 400 items, including silver-plated… Continue Reading →
UKRAINE (VINnews) – As Ukraine is being wracked with sub-zero temperatures, snow, and with the persistent shortage of electricity caused by the continuation of the war, numerous establishments such as schools, orphanages, and medical clinics have requested assistance in coping… Continue Reading →
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese air travel regulator is preparing to allow airlines to fly more routes between China and the United States following the lifting of anti-virus travel restrictions, state TV reported Wednesday. U.S. and Chinese airlines are among… Continue Reading →
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills safety Damar Hamlin was released from a Buffalo hospital on Wednesday, more than a week after he went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated during a game at Cincinnati, after his doctors… Continue Reading →
BROOKLYN (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – Eli Ostreicher, a self-taught serial entrepreneur who hailed from London’s Hasidic community and lived in the Borough Park area for years, passed away in a motorcycle accident in Thailand at the age of 39. As previously… Continue Reading →
(AP) – CES (formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas tends to showcase vehicles and technology that are further out than one might find at a traditional auto show. Edmunds attended this year and reports on the… Continue Reading →