Month May 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers. “Since introducing… Continue Reading →
An unknown historical affair, which made waves at the time – now, the original letter is up for sale at the Meyuchasim auction of the Tiferet Auction House When the Rebbe of Spinka corresponded simultaneously with the White House… Continue Reading →
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The first thing Veronica Mata sees when she wakes up each day is her 10-year-old daughter, Tess, smiling down at her from a photo perched on her bedside table. Speaking to the silent image of the… Continue Reading →
TOKYO (AP) — Japan held a ceremony on Wednesday marking its planned donation of about 100 military vehicles to Ukraine, as Tokyo seeks to provide equipment that can be of broader military use than its earlier shipments of helmets and… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Debt ceiling negotiations are locked on a classic problem that has vexed, divided and disrupted Washington before: Republicans led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy want to roll back federal government spending, while President Joe Biden and other… Continue Reading →
Like the blue and yellow flags that popped up around the U.S. when Russia invaded Ukraine 15 months ago, U.S. popular support for Washington’s backing of Ukraine has faded a little but remains widespread, a survey by the University of… Continue Reading →
BERLIN (JNS) – During a Berlin concert on Wednesday, former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters likened Anne Frank to Shireen Abu Aqleh, the Al Jazeera journalist who died during a shootout between IDF soldiers and Palestinian terrorists. Waters also dressed up as… Continue Reading →
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton called Tuesday for the resignation of the state’s GOP House speaker, accusing him of being intoxicated on the job in a statement that shook the state Capitol. In a tweet,… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 7:45 pmMaariv: 9:15 pm Mrs. ELKA FINKELSTEINWife Mrs. HINDY REICHDaughter Miss MIRIAM FINKELSTEINSister Harav NOCHUM FINKELSTEINBrother Rabbi AVROMI FINKELSTEINBrother Rabbi AKIVA FINKELSTEINBrother Rebbetzin LIBA MAGIDSister Mrs. ZLATY FREIDMANSister
QUEENS (VINnews) — A heroic yeshiva school bus driver saved the day on Tuesday afternoon, preventing what could have been a horrific tragedy, after his bus caught fire. B’chasdei Hashem, several yeshiva students were evacuated safely after the fire engulfed… Continue Reading →
Lawyers for Donald Trump on Tuesday asked for a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland as a Justice Department investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents shows signs of winding down. In the letter, which Trump posted on… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president said Wednesday he would belatedly present the Beitar Jerusalem soccer team the State Cup at his official residence, after ecstatic fans disrupted the original ceremony and forced him off the field following the club’s victory…. Continue Reading →
Bestselling parenting book “Raising a Loving Family — Essential guidance from the talks and wisdom of Rabbi Shimon Russell” recently written and published by Zalman Goldstein, was chosen as the Gold winner among the finalists in the category of Psychology at the 35th annual Benjamin… Continue Reading →
IDF tank fired into Syrian territory with machine guns on Wednesday afternoon in response to gunfire from southern Syria aimed at an IDF drone along the border. The IDF said that there was no damage to the drone, which successfully… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (JTA) — She may not have the same velocity on her fastball as an MLB pitcher, but Helen Kahan still had plenty to be proud of as she threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Tampa Bay… Continue Reading →
National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi on Tuesday addressed reports that Iran is building a new underground nuclear facility that is likely beyond the range of US bunker-buster bombs. Hanegbi made the comments in response to an Associated Press report that… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a moving ceremony which took place last week in Jerusalem , hundreds of children participated in the largest initiative of its kind in the world. Learning to Remember is run by the Lomdim-Zochrim Yizkor organization under… Continue Reading →
The 20-year-old who made national headlines over a spat he got into with Elon Musk over a bot he created to automatically track the movements of the ultra-billionaire’s private jet is now tracking the jet used by Florida Governor Ron… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Shin Bet announced that after an operation in conjunction with police detective units, it had arrested a resident of the Israeli Arab town of Umm Al-Fahm on suspicion of intending to perpetrate a bombing attack, after… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:30 amMincha: 7:55 pm Mrs. Margot Rothschild Wife Mrs. Evelyn MehlSister Mrs. Susie BainDaughter Mr. Louis Rothschild Son Mr. Yisroel Yisochar Rothschild Son Rabbi Dovid Nosson Rothschild Son Rabbi Shmuel Rothschild Son
At the very edge of the frum part of Flatbush, adjacent to Brooklyn College, lies one of the neighborhood’s not-so-hidden gems: the Pozna shul. This vibrant beis midrash hosts many minyanim, shiurim and kollelim throughout the day. But the true… Continue Reading →