Month July 2023
ISRAEL (VINnews) — A group of Rabbis has released a scathing letter, opposing IDF service members who have refused to report for duty. As reported by Arutz Sheva, the Association of Community Rabbis published the sharply-worded letter Tuesday, regarding IDF… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Doctors in Israel held a two-hour strike Wednesday to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary. The doctors say the plan will endanger public health by granting Netanyahu and his allies greater control… Continue Reading →
Protest leader Shikma Bressler on Tuesday announced a protest march against the elected government from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, a distance of about 54 kilometers (33 miles), beginning on Tuesday evening. According to the organizers, the goal is “to march… Continue Reading →
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Vladimir Putin has agreed not to attend an economic summit in Johannesburg next month after being asked to stay away by host country South Africa, which was facing a major legal quandary over whether… Continue Reading →
Are you Looking into Programing?This is your path to a Successful Job! PCS/Agudath Israel Software and Web Development Course (12th cohort) Open House: Monday, July 24 at 7:30pm WATCH: THE PCS/AGUDATH ISRAEL ADVANTAGE – 8 placement coordinators to help you… Continue Reading →
(JNS) — In the age of Twitter, controversies in which people are accused of being bigots or antisemites should never be taken at face value. Speaking in public means putting oneself in danger of having words taken out of context,… Continue Reading →
Prices on kosher meat products are expected to skyrocket next week due to a “drastic” price hike by a large wholesaler. In a message sent to stores, Springfield Wholesale Meat Distributor wrote: “Regretably, we have been informed by Solomon’s of… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The US House of Representatives approved Tuesday evening a resolution condemning antisemitism and affirming that Israel is neither a racist nor apartheid state by a vote of 412-9. The resolution was proposed by Rep. August Pfluger,… Continue Reading →
AAA won’t renew “a very small percentage” of homeowners and auto insurance policies in hurricane-wracked Florida, joining other insurers in limiting their exposure in the Sunshine State despite efforts by lawmakers to calm the volatile insurance market, the company said… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli fighter jets carried out strikes against targets in the Syrian capital Damascus shortly after midnight on Wednesday, wounding two soldiers, according to a report by the state-run media. The news agency, SANA, said that Israeli Air… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a special interview initiated by President Biden with New York Times correspondent Thomas Friedman, the president made a passionate plea to the Netanyahu government to “Please stop now [judicial reforms]. Don’t pass anything this important… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman The Gemorah in Gittin relates the story of a rich man who lived during the time of the Churban Bayis Sheini. He threw a huge party and sent his servant to invite a friend named Kamtza…. Continue Reading →
(VIN Podcast) — Recently, Gedolim in Israel banned a yeshiva being launched in Beit Shemesh. In a signed letter, the Rabbanim said, in part, “…we have now heard that people are planning to establish an institution called a yeshiva gedolah… Continue Reading →
Few people will ever forget the Internet Asifah, the huge rally that was held at Citi Field and the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens on May 20, 2012, for the purpose of raising awareness about the negative effects of the… Continue Reading →
“I, who volunteered to inform the US government about a potential security breach and about compromising information about a man vying to be the next president, am now being hunted by the very same people who I informed—and may have… Continue Reading →
A small thing you might not know about me is that I am an addict—a sefarim addict. Besides several bookcases stacked in double layers, I have boxes of sefarim in various places throughout my home. Yes, I do try to… Continue Reading →
In an irony as rich as premium full-fat ice cream, Ben & Jerry’s, the frozen confection company that objected last year to its product being sold in indigenously Jewish land, found itself melting under consumer heat for asserting the rights… Continue Reading →
In an irony as rich as premium full-fat ice cream, Ben & Jerry’s, the frozen confection company that objected last year to its product being sold in indigenously Jewish land, found itself melting under consumer heat for asserting the rights… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) – It took an ex-NYPD top cop just 17 months to do what the Suffolk County Police Department had been unable to do for over a decade – locate the serial killer responsible for the Gilgo Beach… Continue Reading →
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge signaled Tuesday that December may be too soon to begin former President Donald Trump’s landmark criminal trial concerning the mishandling of classified documents, but did not say whether she would agree to… Continue Reading →
A dramatic incident unfolded on Tuesday evening as an overturned vehicle caused chaos on East 15th Street between Avenue K and Avenue L in Flatbush. Emergency personnel swiftly arrived at the scene to assess the situation and provide necessary assistance…. Continue Reading →