After 20 Years Of Chronic Suffering, Woman Contracts COVID-19, Which Wipes Out Previous Virus
JERUSALEM (VINNews) — A Jerusalem woman, the wife of a well renowned Torah scholar, contracted a debilitating virus twenty years ago. The virus attacked her body relentlessly and a...
Analysis: Israel Flirting Dangerously With Fourth Elections in Two Years
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The stated goal of Israel's new coalition government, born after three exhausting and inconclusive election campaigns, was to deal with the mammoth economic a...
In Attempt To Make Large Wedding, Jerusalem Choson Tries To Define It As Demonstration
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Avrohom Linshe, a 25-year-old Belz Chassid from Jerusalem, published a Twitter clip recently in which he queried why he could not invite all of his family to ...
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, Educator And Author, Passes Away At 83
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Adin Steinzaltz, the author of the renowned Steinzaltz Talmud and numerous other books on all facets of Jewish literature, passed away in Jerusalem Frid...
US Rescinds Global ‘Do Not Travel’ Coronavirus Warning
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday rescinded its warnings to Americans against all international travel because of the coronavirus pandemic, saying conditions no ...
UK Says 50 Million Face Masks It Bought Might Not Be Safe
LONDON (AP) — The British government says it won’t be using 50 million face masks it bought during a scramble to secure protective equipment for medics during the coronavirus outbr...
Michelle Obama Reveals She Is Suffering From ‘Low-Grade Depression’
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Former US First Lady Michelle Obama revealed on her podcast (dubbed The Michelle Obama podcast) that she is suffering from "low-grade depression" due to the pa...
Gantz: Israel To Begin Human Trials On A Covid-19 Vaccine In September
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Thursday that the Jewish state will soon begin human trials on a potential COVID-19 vaccine.
Gantz, who visited th...
Watch: Belz Wedding Authorized By Police, Chasidim Stand In Capsules
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The wedding of the grandson of the Belzer Rebbe, which is taking place Wednesday night in Jerusalem, caused a serious headache to organizers who are used to a...
The Peak Of Insensitivity: Israeli Police Close Weddings, Fine Choson In The Middle Of His Wedding
MODI'IN ILLIT (VINNews) — Despite the massive criticism of Israel's police force in the wake of excessive use of force against Chareidim, the police continue to demonstrate insensi...
Jewish Woman Celebrates 111th Birthday At Cape Town Nursing Home
CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (VINnews) — A Jewish woman from South Africa is celebrating her 111th birthday at the Highlands House Home for Jewish Aged in Cape Town, according to a repor...
Images Of Student Crowds Raise Questions In Georgia Schools
ATLANTA (AP) — Two suburban Atlanta school districts that began in-person classes Monday with mask-optional policies face more questions about COVID-19 safety protocols after on-ca...
Outrage Over Antisemitic Cartoon Depicting Chareidi Bringing Coronavirus To Israel
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A caricature published by Haaretz cartoonist Amos Biderman has caused an uproar on social media as it depicts Chareidim entering Israel with coronavirus in th...
‘Too Many Are Selfish’: US Nears 5 Million Virus Cases
BOSTON (AP) — Fourth of July gatherings, graduation parties, no-mask weddings, crowded bars — there are reasons the U.S. has racked up more than 155,000 coronavirus deaths, by far ...
Can You Get The Coronavirus From Secondhand Smoke?
NEW YORK (AP) - Can you get the coronavirus from secondhand smoke?
Secondhand smoke isn’t believed to directly spread the virus, experts say, but infected smokers may blow dropl...
UN Chief Says 1 Billion Students Affected By Virus Closures
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday the coronavirus pandemic has led to the largest disruption of education in history, with schools closed i...
Angry Exchanges Between Chareidi and Anti-Chareidi MKs Over Entry Of Foreign Students
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — There were angry exchanges in the Knesset's law committee Monday over the issue of foreign students entering the country. Most of those slated to arrive in th...
As Israel Expects 16,000 US Students, COVID-19 Czar Warns That Rule-Breakers Will Be Deported
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Foreign students who disregard Israel’s restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus will be deported, Israel’s coronavirus czar said.
Some 16,000 you...
Debate Begins For Who’s First In Line For COVID-19 Vaccine
NEW YORK (AP) - Who gets to be first in line for a COVID-19 vaccine? U.S. health authorities hope by late next month to have some draft guidance on how to ration initial doses, but...
US Task Force Leader Says Pandemic In New Phase
CHARLESTON, W.Va. __ White House coronavirus task force leader Dr. Deborah Birx says widespread coronavirus infections in urban and rural America mark a “new phase” for the pandemi...