Month April 2024
As Yom Tov settles in and the shmoozing time is lengthened, we must keep in mind that we have to try our best not to cause pain to those that are struggling. (And to be honest, we all are struggling… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — This spring, NBC News, The New York Times and National Public Radio have each dealt with turmoil for essentially the same reason: journalists taking the critical gaze they deploy to cover the world and turning it… Continue Reading →
A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed’s reluctance to cut interest rates anytime soon and underscoring a burden for President Joe Biden’s re-election bid. Friday’s report from the… Continue Reading →
BEIJING (AP) — China’s vision of the future of the automobile — electrified and digitally connected — is on display at the ongoing Beijing auto show. Organizers say that 117 new models are making their debut at Auto China 2024,… Continue Reading →
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt sent a high-level delegation to Israel on Friday with the hope of brokering a cease-fire agreement with Hamas in Gaza, two officials said. At the same time, it warned that a possible Israeli offensive focused on… Continue Reading →
National Security Minister Ben-Gvir was injured in a serious car accident, Friday afternoon. Ben-Gvir had reportedly just left the scene of a terror attack in Ramle, when his vehicle collided with another car, with the one carrying Ben-Gvir overturning. A… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A video of two students who rushed to join NYU’s violent anti-Israel protest is getting millions of views, after they admitted they had no idea what the protest was about — and wished they were “more… Continue Reading →
(VINnews) — George Soros is funding protesters who are fueling a surge in radical anti-Israel protests at college campuses. Not surprisingly, the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) organization which is behind most of these violent protests have been funded… Continue Reading →
The U.S. flu season appears to be over. It was long, but it wasn’t unusually severe. Last week, for the third straight week, medical visits for flu-like illnesses dipped below the threshold for what’s counted as an active flu season,… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Rooting for Donald Trump to fail has rarely been this profitable. Just ask a hardy band of mostly amateur Wall Street investors who have collectively made tens of millions of dollars over the past month by… Continue Reading →
US Probes Whether Recall of Tesla Autopilot Driving System Did Enough to Make Sure Drivers Attention
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s auto safety agency is investigating whether last year’s recall of Tesla’s Autopilot driving system did enough to make sure drivers pay attention to the road. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Sharif Sawad, a resident of Ras al-Ein, a Bedouin Arab village in the Galilee, was killed overnight (Thursday) as a result of an anti-tank missile strike on the area of Har Dov on Israel’s northern border. The… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In 1977 Swiss food company Nestlé was at the heart of a scandal that led to mass outrage and an international boycott. A report entitled “The Baby Killer” exposed how Nestlé’s products—alongside other multinational formula companies—were causing… Continue Reading →
A senior officer at the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), Pehr Lodhammar, has stated during a briefing in Geneva that the extensive rubble and unexploded ordnance left behind by the conflict between Israel and the Hamas terror group in… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Mrs. Rochel BraunWife Mrs. Miriam KirschenbaumSister Rabbi Zev BraunSon Rabbi Berish BraunSon Mrs. Naomi FederDaughter Mrs. Basya SchachterDaughter Mrs. Penina HauerDaughter Mr. Mendy BraunSon Mr. Dovid BraunSon Mr. Motty BraunSon Mrs. Rivka ScheinermanDaughter Rabbi Refoel BraunSon Rabbi… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Biden Administration has backtracked and will not impose sanctions on the IDF’s Netzach Yehuda Battalion, according to a report by ABC news Friday morning. According to the report, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote a… Continue Reading →
According to a report from ABC News, Washington has decided against imposing sanctions on Israeli military and police units that the United States has accused of “human rights violations” against Palestinians, including the Netzach Yehuda Battalion. While the Biden administration… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman The topic, of course, is Hallel on Chol HaMoed as opposed to the actual Yom Tov. There is a difference between the two Chol HaMoeds. Why do we only say half Hallel on Chol HaMoed Pesach,… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman The topic, of course, is Hallel on Chol HaMoed as opposed to the actual Yom Tov. There is a difference between the two Chol HaMoeds. Why do we only say half Hallel on Chol HaMoed Pesach,… Continue Reading →
An Israeli civilian was killed overnight Thursday by an anti-tank missile fired by the Hezbollah terror group in southern Lebanon toward the Har Dov area. The victim was Sharif Suad, an Israel-Arab from the village of Ras al-Ein in the… Continue Reading →