Month February 2023
WASHINGTON (JTA) – The resolution is called “Recognizing Israel as America’s Legitimate and Democratic Ally and Condemning Antisemitism,” and its cosponsors are a who’s-who of the pro-Israel Democrats, including leading Jewish lawmakers. Also on the sponsor list: Rep. Ilhan Omar,… Continue Reading →
NEW JERSEY (AP) – A young mother who served on her borough council in New Jersey was found shot to death in an SUV parked outside her suburban home, authorities said. Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, 30, was found at around… Continue Reading →
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers proposed legislation making it easier to send convicts to death row by eliminating a unanimous jury requirement in capital punishment sentencing — a response to anger from victims’ families following… Continue Reading →
It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rebbetzin Ahuva Liba Klein a”h. She was 94. Rebbetzin Klein was the wife of the Ungvarer Rov, Rav Menashe Klein zt”l, noted posek and author of Mishneh Halachos. She… Continue Reading →
It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rebbetzin Ahuva Liba Klein a”h. She was 94. Rebbetzin Klein was the wife of the Ungvarer Rov, Rav Menashe Klein zt”l, noted posek and author of Mishneh Halachos. She… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are advising people to stop using over-the-counter eye drops that have been linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday night sent a health alert… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – The Federal Reserve raised its key rate by a quarter point Wednesday, bringing it to the highest level in 15 years as part of an ongoing effort to ease inflation by making borrowing more expensive. The… Continue Reading →
BALTIMORE (VIN Podcast) — Rabbi Yaakov Menken, Managing Director of the Coalition for Jewish Values, spoke with Yaakov M on the VINnews Podcast about the impending removal of Ilhan Omar by Republicans from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He said,… Continue Reading →
The Israel Defense Forces conducted retaliatory strikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip overnight after Palestinian terrorists fired a rocket towards the Jewish state. The IDF said that it struck a Hamas weapons manufacturing site and another facility used… Continue Reading →
FLORIDA (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – The mother of an Orthodox Jewish woman who was paralyzed after being thrown out of her wheelchair while attempting to board a Southwest flight 11 months ago is demanding justice for her daughter, who passed away… Continue Reading →
Calls made to police by concerned neighbors in Los Angeles thwarted a potential mass shooting on Tuesday, authorities said. Several neighbors flagged mental health concerns to cops after 25-year-old Braxton Johnson threatened them outside the Lumina Hollywood, a large apartment… Continue Reading →
Calls made to police by concerned neighbors in Los Angeles thwarted a potential mass shooting on Tuesday, authorities said. Several neighbors flagged mental health concerns to cops after 25-year-old Braxton Johnson threatened them outside the Lumina Hollywood, a large apartment… Continue Reading →
Calls made to police by concerned neighbors in Los Angeles thwarted a potential mass shooting on Tuesday, authorities said. Several neighbors flagged mental health concerns to cops after 25-year-old Braxton Johnson threatened them outside the Lumina Hollywood, a large apartment… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — More U.S. adults disapprove than approve of the way President Joe Biden has handled the discovery of classified documents at his home and former office, a new poll shows, but that seems to have had little impact… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House voted after raucous debate Thursday to oust Democrat Ilhan Omar from the chamber’s Foreign Affairs Committee, citing her anti-Israel comments, in a dramatic escalation after Democrats last session booted far-right GOP lawmakers over incendiary… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House voted after raucous debate Thursday to oust Democrat Ilhan Omar from the chamber’s Foreign Affairs Committee, citing her anti-Israel comments, in a dramatic escalation after Democrats last session booted far-right GOP lawmakers over incendiary… Continue Reading →
BLOOMFIELD, NJ (JTA) – A local man has been arrested in connection with an attempted firebombing at a New Jersey synagogue over the weekend, authorities said Wednesday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that Nicholas Malindretos, 26, had been charged with… Continue Reading →
Hong Kong (AP) — Hong Kong will give away air tickets and vouchers to woo tourists back to the international financial hub, racing to catch up with other popular travel destinations in a fierce regional competition. During the pandemic, the… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s West Bank settler population now makes up more than half a million people, a pro-settler group said Thursday, crossing a major threshold. Settler leaders predicted even faster population growth under Israel’s new ultranationalist government. The report,… Continue Reading →
Watch the Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva baking Matzos! Special thanks to Mi Ka Amcha Yisroel and hat tip to Lakewood News Network. Music by Joey Newcomb and Benny Friedman. The Roshei Yeshiva probably did this in accordance with the view (Noda… Continue Reading →
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday threatened the “toughest reaction” to the United States’ expanding joint military exercises with South Korea to counter the North’s growing nuclear weapons ambitions, claiming that the allies were pushing tensions to… Continue Reading →