Month February 2023
LOS ANGELES (JTA) — The morning after Los Angeles police arrested a man suspected of shooting two Jews outside their synagogues, the biggest indicator of disruption in the neighborhood where the incidents took place was a caravan of news trucks…. Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — For two weeks, an owl that escaped from New York’s Central Park Zoo has flown from treetop to treetop, eluding capture and amassing legions of fans worried about its ability to survive alone in the big… Continue Reading →
UKRAINE (JNS) – Tears rolled down Yelena Shevchenko’s face as she recalled her terrifying experiences when Russia attacked Kyiv in the early weeks of its war against Ukraine. Russia has fired countless rockets at Ukraine’s capital city and destroyed critical… Continue Reading →
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Decisions to shoot down multiple unidentified objects over the U.S. and Canada this month have put a spotlight on amateur balloonists who insist their creations pose no threat. Over the last three weeks, U.S. President Joe… Continue Reading →
JERUSLAEM (JNS) – Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli rebuked U.S. Ambassador Tom Nides on Sunday, after the American envoy jumped into the debate over Jerusalem’s proposed judicial reform package. “I say to the American ambassador, slam the breaks on… Continue Reading →
With the closing of the Shiva of the Kedoshim R’ Alter Shlomo Lederman HY”D, and children Asher Menachem and Yaakov Yisrael Palai HY”D, Ayelet Hashachar invites all ladies to an evening of strength, inspiration and faith. This Sunday 19 February… Continue Reading →
CLEARFIELD, Pa. (AP) — The court-ordered release of a trove of government photos, videos, maps and other documents involving the FBI’s secretive search for Civil War-era gold has a treasure hunter more convinced than ever of a coverup — and… Continue Reading →
Hundreds of people gathered on Motzei Shabbos at the Ohel Yosef shul in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem for an atzeret chizzuk and tefillah following the end of the shiva for the kedoshim of the Ramot terror attack. HaMashgiach HaRav… Continue Reading →
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WINTER PARK, Fla. (AP) — An 11-year-old Florida boy died just days after a sprained ankle led to a flesh-eating bacterial infection, family members said. Jesse Brown, a fifth grader at Lakemont Elementary School in Winter Park, was injured while… Continue Reading →
ISTANBUL (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in southern Turkey on Sunday and set off on a tour of the earthquake disaster zone accompanied by his Turkish counterpart. State-run Anadolu news agency reported that Blinken and Mevlut… Continue Reading →
For two weeks, an owl that escaped from New York’s Central Park Zoo has flown from treetop to treetop, eluding capture and amassing legions of fans worried about its ability to survive alone in the big city. Would Flaco, a… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel is ceaselessly confronting Iran’s nefarious activities, as the Islamic Republic’s attempts to attack the Jewish state are unending, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. Speaking at the weekly Cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said, “On the… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VINnews) — In an eye-popping display of the insane derangement of antisemites who detest Jews for no reason other than our lineage, a commenter on a NY Times article became enraged over an eruv wire… Continue Reading →
ADIYAMAN, Turkey (AP) — A 17-year-old high school student has captured Turkish hearts after he filmed a farewell message to his loved ones as he was trapped under the rubble of his home during last week’s earthquake. Taha Erdem and… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The Director of Athletics at Yeshiva University posted a tweet saying that the school’s basketball team was apparently forced to forfeit a game, after not being given sufficient time to warm up following Shabbos. On Motzei… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) – Following the deadly terror attacks that took place near a synagogue in Neve Yaakov and two weeks later in the heart of the Ultra-Orthodox neighborhood Ramot in which 10 people were killed in total, the issue of… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (JNS) – U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) formally introduced The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Accountability and Transparency Act on Friday, which aims to stop the flow of American taxpayer dollars to that body. “UNRWA’s lengthy and… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Prosecutors filed an indictment on Sunday against the brother of the terrorist who last month shot and seriously wounded an Israeli father and son in Jerusalem. Omar Aliwat, 29, was indicted for leaving the handgun and ammunition… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a historic ceremony which took place in Abu Dhabi in the UAE, a new shul in memory of the Rambam was inaugurated- the first such shul intentionally built in an Arab country in over 100 years…. Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Israeli airstrikes targeted a residential neighborhood in the Syrian capital of Damascus early Sunday, killing at least five people and wounding 15, Syrian state news reported. Loud explosions were heard over a central area of the… Continue Reading →