Month May 2023
JERUSALEM (JNS) – A 32-year-old Israeli man was killed on Tuesday in a terrorist shooting near the Jewish community of Hermesh in northwestern Samaria. The victim, identified as Meir Tamari, sustained a bullet wound to the upper body, medics said…. Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a historic move, the Belzer Rebbe announced the establishment of a new organization for former chareidim, both those who maintain a religious lifestyle and those who are not religious. The new organization is not meant to… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In an interview with Israel’s channel 12 marking the occasion of his 100th birthday, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger denied having delayed vital airborne supplies to Israel during the first week of the Yom Kippur War…. Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Yerachmiel Gershon Edelstein, one of the first students at the Ponovezh yeshiva established by the Ponovezher Rav in 1944, served as a Ram (Torah teacher) almost from its inception, ultimately becoming Rosh Yeshiva and giving shiurim… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VIN Podcast) — The Debt-ceiling deal could have been much better. Kevin McCarthy and the GOP are giving President Biden an unlimited debt-ceiling increase. Democrats can now borrow into oblivion, as many trillions as they… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — BDE: The Torah world was plunged into mourning with the news that Rabbi Yerachmiel Gershon Edelstein, leader of the Lithuanian chareidi sector and Rosh Yeshiva of Ponovezh, passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 100. Rabbi… Continue Reading →
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Tuesday it would launch its first military spy satellite in June and described space-based reconnaissance as crucial for monitoring the United States’ “reckless” military exercises with rival South Korea. The statement came… Continue Reading →
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Police are responding to a shooting near the beach broadwalk in Hollywood, Florida. Videos posted on Twitter Monday evening showed emergency medical crews responding and providing aid to multiple injured people. It wasn’t immediately clear how… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VIN Podcast) — The Debt-ceiling deal could have been much better. Kevin McCarthy and the GOP are giving President Biden an unlimited debt-ceiling increase. Democrats can now borrow into oblivion, as many trillions as they… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — If rising oceans aren’t worry enough, add this to the risks New York City faces: The metropolis is slowly sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers, homes, asphalt and humanity itself. New research estimates the city’s… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — When Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina launched his campaign for the White House last week, the notoriously prickly former President Donald Trump welcomed his new competitor with open arms. There were no accusations of… Continue Reading →
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Interior Ministry on Monday issued an arrest warrant for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham following his comments related to the fighting in Ukraine. In an edited video of his meeting on Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy… Continue Reading →
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader said Monday he’d “welcome” the restoration of full diplomatic ties between Egypt and the Islamic Republic, raising the prospect of Cairo and Tehran normalizing relations after decades of strain. The comments… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – The date is October 12, 1973, and after being surprised by a ferocious Syrian and Egyptian multi-front attack six days beforehand, Israeli military chiefs met to plan a series of counter-strikes. This is the dramatic story of… Continue Reading →
FRANKFURT (JNS) – A protester holding up an Israeli flag rushed the stage during a Roger Waters concert in Frankfurt on Sunday. Video posted to social media shows a group in the audience at the Festhalle arena standing up with large… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel has successfully tested a naval version of its land-based Iron Dome air-defense system, the C-Dome. The interceptor was installed on the Israel Navy’s Sa’ar 6-class “Magen” corvette and was on target when faced with simulated threats such… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday night congratulated Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his win in Turkey’s presidential election. “Congratulations to President @RTErdogan of Türkiye on his election victory. I am convinced that we will continue to work together to… Continue Reading →
CALIFORNIA (JNS) – The California-based Nvidia Corporation will build Israel-1, one of the world’s most powerful AI supercomputers, at its facilities in Israel, the company announced on Monday at Computex 2023 in Taiwan. Israel-1 is expected to deliver up to… Continue Reading →
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Jewish settlers in the West Bank said Monday they erected a religious school in a dismantled outpost after Israel’s government lifted a ban on settlements in several evacuated areas in the northern part of the… Continue Reading →
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — There were no confirmed fatalities and no known people still trapped the morning after a six-story apartment building in the eastern Iowa city of Davenport partially collapsed, authorities said Monday. Davenport Fire Chief Michael Carlsten said… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:30 amMincha: 8:05 pmMaariv: 8:22 pm Mrs. Chaya StaumWife Chaya is sitting with her 3 daughters Esther Katz, Ayala Lev-Tzion and Gila Siman Mr. Dovid StaumSon