Month February 2023

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — An ivory spoon dating back 2,700 years that was recently repatriated to the Palestinian Authority from the United States has sparked a dispute with Israel’s new far-right government over the cultural heritage in the West… Continue Reading →

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police in San Francisco are investigating a shooting inside a synagogue during which the unidentified suspect may have fired blanks rather than live rounds Wednesday night in what a synagogue official called an attempt to terrorize… Continue Reading →

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry said Friday that a balloon the U.S. suspects of conducting surveillance was a civilian “airship” used for research, mainly meteorological purposes. The statement said the airship has limited steering capability and “deviated far from… Continue Reading →

(VINNEWS)  Slightly less than one month ago, an ivory spoon dating back to between 800 and 700 BCE, during the First Temple period, was transferred to the Palestinian Authority.  The State Department hailed the move as,  “the first event of… Continue Reading →

Channel 12, the leading TV station in Israel, reports that President Isaac Herzog, grandson of former Chief Rabbi of Israel, has suggested a plan to reach a compromise regarding judicial reforms. According to the plan, the legislation will be frozen… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel expects to fully normalize ties with Sudan sometime later this year, Israel’s foreign minister said Thursday, after returning from a lightning diplomatic mission to the Sudanese capital. Eli Cohen spoke to reporters after a one-day trip… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is a man who writes down his thoughts. And some of those handwritten musings over his decades of public service are now a part of a special counsel’s investigation into the handling of classified… Continue Reading →

This is a remarkable idea where 3rd grade boys sing the 24 different categories of damage to the Gadol HaDor.  It helps them remember it and know it.

NEW YORK (VINnews) – 20 companies that provide special education services to private school students are being blocked by the New York City Department of Education amid concerns of industry fraud. The New York Times (nyti.ms/3xb6qTb) on Thursday, reported that… Continue Reading →

LAKEWOOD, N.J. (AP) — An Israeli group that assists Jewish prisoners convicted in some of the country’s most notorious hate crimes has halted its fund-raising efforts through a U.S.-based Jewish charity following an investigation by The Associated Press and the… Continue Reading →

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com About 14 years ago, Dr. Spencer Johnson wrote a book titled Who Moved My Cheese? It’s a parable about four mice that had it all, but then their world collapsed when their cheese disappeared…. Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VINnews) — A group of Congress members, led by GOP Representative Mike Lawler of Rockland County, has sent a scathing letter to Governor Hochul and Education Commissioner Betty Rosa, blasting the recent History Regents exam… Continue Reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating a military veteran’s claim that U.S. Rep. George Santos raised $3,000 for life-saving surgery for his pet dog several years ago, then never turned over the money for the animal’s care, according… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon says Chinese spy balloon spotted flying over US; has decided not to shoot it down due to risks.

Family getting up: Wednesday (2/08/23)AM

(Jerusalem) – A horrific tragedy occured in the German colony where an elderly woman lost vontrol of her call and two people were killed.  One was a 19 year old seminary girl, a graduate of Central high school.  The other… Continue Reading →

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A “high chance” of a mass shooting in Hollywood was thwarted Tuesday by police seizing a cache of guns and ammunition in a high-rise apartment where several rifles were pointed toward a nearby park, the Los… Continue Reading →