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The Flame That Would Not Be Extinguished: The Aish Kodesh of Piaseczno

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by Rabbi Yair Hoffman Today, January 27th, marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This day was established by the United Nations in 2005 to commemorate the liberation of Auschwitz...

The Parshas HaMan Segulah: Origins, Meanings, and the Modern Custom

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman The Biggest Segulah Day of the Year Every year, as Parshas Beshalach approaches, something incredible happens across the Jewish world. WhatsApp groups light up with reminders. ...

Terror Merch Sparks City Funding Freeze for Muslim Nonprofit in New York

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NEW YORK (JNS) - The New York chapter of the Muslim American Society, which has received $265,000 in City Council discretionary funding, is facing a fiscal freeze after an event in Brooklyn, N.Y., all...

If Elected, Brazilian Presidential Candidate Flávio Bolsonaro to Move Embassy to Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (JNS) - Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, a candidate for president of Brazil, said on Monday that if he wins the election next October, then he will move his country’s embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusal...

Albanian PM Edi Rama Receives Ovation in Knesset After Speech Blasting Hamas as Gaza’s ‘Jailer’

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama received a standing ovation in Israel's Knesset on Monday after delivering a pointed address that condemned Hamas as the true oppressor of Gazans...

Death Toll From Us Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats Reaches 126 People

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The death toll from the Trump administration's strikes on alleged drug boats is up to 126 people, with the inclusion of those presumed dead after being lost at sea, the U.S. military...

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Trump Softens Tone on Minnesota Immigration Crackdown as Some Federal Agents Prepare to Leave

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump softened his tone Monday on the immigration crackdown in Minnesota, touting productive conversations with the governor and Minneapolis mayor as he sent the bo...

The Last Hostage Recovered From Gaza, Ran Gvili, Died Fighting to Save a Kibbutz

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JERUSALEM (AP) — The announcement that the remains of the last hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili, were recovered Monday ended a painful saga that had transfixed Israel for two and a half years and stalled it...

Cruz Warns of Growing Antisemitism on the Political Right

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WASHINGTON D.C  (VINnews) - U.S. Senator Ted Cruz warned that a dangerous strain of antisemitism is gaining ground on the American political right, saying it poses a serious threat and is increasingly...

Officer Placed on Modified Duty After Heroically Shooting Aggressive Raccoon on New York Boardwalk

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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York police officer who fatally shot a raccoon that aggressively charged toward people has been placed on modified duty while the matter is reviewed. The shooting occurred aro...

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Kanye West Takes Out Wall Street Journal Ad to Apologize for Antisemitic Remarks

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, published a full-page advertisement in The Wall Street Journal apologizing for antisemitic remarks and behavior that sparked widespread outrage and...

White House Distances Trump From ‘Assassin’ Remarks on Killed Minneapolis Protestor

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(AP) - The White House on Monday made an effort to distance President Donald Trump from comments made by several members of his administration that criminalized Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti, who ...

Paralyzing Winter Storms Put a Big Chill on Us Economy, but How Much?

HOUSTON (AP) — The deadly and widespread winter storm paralyzing much of the American East with ice, snow and cold is also taking a multi-billion dollar bite out of the U.S. economy, experts figure. ...

White House Press Secretary Urges Bipartisan Cooperation on Immigration Enforcement

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WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews)- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday called on Republicans and Democrats to unite in support of stronger border security and the deportation of dangerous il...

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Trump Task Force Chair Leo Terrell Honored With Israel’s ‘Beacon of Truth’ Award for Fight Against Antisemitism

Jerusalem (VINnews) - U.S. Department of Justice Senior Counsel Leo Terrell, who chairs the federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism under the Trump administration, received Israel's "Beacon of Truth...

No More Mitzvah of Hashavas Aveidah on a Nickel

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by Rabbi Yair Hoffman For decades, the value of a prutah – the minimum halachic monetary unit – has hovered at approximately two or three cents. This meant that virtually any coin in circulation ot...

US Deploys USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to Middle East Amid Iran Tensions

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WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews) — The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group has arrived in the Middle East, U.S. Central Command announced Monday, bolstering American firepower and defensive capabilities ...

Federal Aviation Administration Says 7 Killed, 1 Survived Jet Crash in Snow in Bangor, Maine

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BANGOR (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration says seven people were killed and a crew member survived with serious injuries when a private business jet crashed in a snowstorm at Maine’s Bangor In...

After 843 Days, IDF Returns Body of Sgt. Ran Gvili

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The body of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili was returned to Israel from the Gaza Strip after 843 days, the Israel Defense Forces announced Tuesday, marking the first time since 2014 that n...

Gold and Silver Climb to Record Highs as Investors Seek Safety

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NEW YORK (VINnews) - Gold and silver prices are trading at record highs as investors continue to seek refuge in precious metals amid economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, and concerns over curr...

Watch: Netanyahu Opens Knesset Session With Shehecheyanu, Declares Hostage Mission Complete

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened a Knesset session on Monday with the Shehecheyanu blessing, marking what he called the completion of Israel’s mission to bring home all h...

How the IDF Recovered Ran Gvili From Gaza

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JERUSALEM (Israel Hayom) - For the first time since 2014, there are no longer any living Israeli hostages being held in the Gaza Strip, the IDF said. According to the military, the body of the last...

IDF Chief of Staff Tells Family of Fallen Officer: Mission Complete to Return All Hostages

JERUSALEM (VINnews)- IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir spoke by phone with the family of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili after the military recovered his body from a cemetery in eastern Gaza City, bringing...

After 250 Bodies Were Exhumed, Ran Gvili’s Body Was Found By IDF Investigators

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — IDF radio reporter Doron Kadosh revealed the full details on the successful operation to locate Ran Gvili, known as Operation “Brave Heart,” which has been declared a...

Netanyahu Calls Emergency Talks as Haredi Parties Threaten Budget Block

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened emergency talks Monday with leaders of Israel’s haredi parties and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich after the government postponed an ...

The Comments Section: Where Ahavas Yisroel Takes a Nap

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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman We all watch it happening. A beautiful tribute appeared online honoring a beloved talmid chacham—a man who had served as baal tokeia for a great Rosh Yeshiva, whose life was a t...

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12-Year-Old From Buenos Aires Haredi Community Killed in Tree Collapse

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BUENOS AIRES — A 12-year-old boy from Buenos Aires’ Jewish community was killed Sunday after a tree branch collapsed on him at a community recreational site in the Greater Buenos Aires area, authoriti...

NY Post Editorial Challenges Mamdani on Israel Bonds, Synagogue Protest

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NEW YORK — The New York Post’s editorial board on Monday sharply criticized Mayor Zohran Mamdani over his handling of Israel-related issues, accusing him of obscuring his positions while portraying th...

IDF Confirms Identification of Ran Gvili, Returned to Israel for Burial

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli authorities on Monday confirmed the identification of Ran Gvili, who had been held hostage, and said his remains were returned to Israel for burial. The Israel Defense...

France Honors Its Afghanistan Fallen, in Swipe at Trump Remarks

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PARIS (AP) — A senior French government official said Monday the memory of the French soldiers who died in Afghanistan should not be tarnished following U.S. President Donald Trump's false assertion t...