Month February 2023
A terrible tragedy struck the Baltimore Jewish community on Monday night when a bochur was struck and killed by a vehicle on Reisterstown Road. Emergency personnel was called to the scene on 1800 block of Reisterstown after 22-year-old Chaim Moshe… Continue Reading →
BROOKLYN (VINnews) – A massive fire broke out at a warehouse in Brooklyn, New York on Tuesday. “FDNY members are currently operating at a 4-alarm fire at 310 Hewes Street in Brooklyn. Operations are ongoing,” the New York Fire Department… Continue Reading →
HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilberstein on Monday published a letter, signed by Rosh Yeshivah HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein, against firecrackers ahead of the upcoming Yom Tov of Purim. “My dear brothers. I came to warn about the spilling of innocent blood… Continue Reading →
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — An 85-year-old woman was killed by an alligator while walking her dog in a senior living community on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, officials said. The woman was walking her dog on Monday afternoon beside a canal… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president Tuesday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition to seek dialogue and compromise after it pushed ahead with a controversial judicial overhaul in a turbulent parliamentary session overnight. Isaac Herzog said it was a “difficult… Continue Reading →
Chareidi journalist and media consultant Yosele Bregman wrote a moving story about the caring of old friends amid a tumultuous night in the Knesset. Yosele Bregman, 26, is an older Chassidish bochur, with most of his friends from his younger… Continue Reading →
The security at the U.S. border with Mexico. The origins of COVID-19. The treatment of parents who protest “woke” school board policies. These are among the far-reaching and politically charged investigations House Republicans are launching, along with probes of President… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN anchor Don Lemon will return to work Wednesday and will receive “formal training” in the aftermath of his on-air comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, network CEO Chris Licht said in an email to… Continue Reading →
Gronny and Icky Productions proudly present the Chol Hamoed Pesach 2023 Riverside Experience, featuring three of the biggest names in Jewish music – Mordechai Shapiro, Benny Friedman, and Joey Newcomb! The event will be held at two different venues: the… Continue Reading →
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A senior member of a U.S.-based Iranian opposition group held by Iran and accused of orchestrating a deadly 2008 mosque bombing has been sentenced to death, authorities said Tuesday. Iran says Jamshid Sharmahd, an… Continue Reading →
They were led down a staircase into a garage beneath a downtown Atlanta courthouse, where officers with big guns were waiting. From there, they were ushered into vans with heavily tinted windows and driven to their cars under police escort…. Continue Reading →
Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe said in a speech posted online Monday that he has been removed as the right-wing group’s leader. In remarks that appeared to have been made at a Project Veritas’ office, O’Keefe said the board had… Continue Reading →
Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe said in a speech posted online Monday that he has been removed as the right-wing group’s leader. In remarks that appeared to have been made at a Project Veritas’ office, O’Keefe said the board had… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart on Tuesday reported strong sales during the holiday season as budget-conscious consumers looking for better deals flocked to its stores. The report was a good showing for the company, considering consumers had overall cut back… Continue Reading →
The chairman of the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionist Party) spoke in English from the Knesset plenum on Monday evening in a message to Jews in the Diaspora who “believe the lies of the opposition.”… Continue Reading →
The chairman of the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionist Party) spoke in English from the Knesset plenum on Monday evening in a message to Jews in the Diaspora who “believe the lies of the opposition.”… Continue Reading →
North Korea’s latest missile launches are a demonstration of the country’s avowed ability to use nuclear force against South Korea and the mainland U.S. How immediate is that threat? North Korea claims its nuclear forces are capable of destroying its… Continue Reading →
Anchor Don Lemon will return to work Wednesday after he receives formal training for his comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on “CNN This Morning,” network CEO Chris Licht said in an email to employees Monday night. Lemon has… Continue Reading →
Anchor Don Lemon will return to work Wednesday after he receives formal training for his comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on “CNN This Morning,” network CEO Chris Licht said in an email to employees Monday night. Lemon has… Continue Reading →
(Nexstar) Nutrition product manufacturer Reckitt is voluntarily recalling baby formula after the product was possibly contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii, a bacteria that can be life-threatening among young children. The company says it is recalling two batches of ProSobee 12.9 oz. Simply Plant-Based Infant… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Despite the incessant shelling and sirens in the Ukrainian capital, a unique and moving Jewish event occurred on Monday in Kyiv, Ukraine. Three older Jews, one of them aged 86, elected to have a Bris Milah… Continue Reading →