New Details Revealed in Search and Tragic Discovery of Ephraim Ram A”H
NORTHERN ISRAEL (VINnews) — New details have emerged about the tragic death of habachur Ephraim Rom a”h, as well as the extensive search that was mobilized by rescuers, racing agai...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Did Our Hands Not Spill This Blood?
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Let's assume the worst case scenario. Chaim Walder was a predator who trapped numerous young victims and exploited them as well as a womanizer who preyed on ma...
In Suicide Note, Chaim Walder Insists He Is Innocent, Summons Rabbis To ‘A Din Torah In Heaven’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a sad letter written before he took his own life, Chaim Walder continues to insist that he is innocent.
NOTE FROM RABBI YAIR HOFFMAN: IT IS THIS AUTHOR...
Syria Condemns Israel’s Plans To Expand Golan Settlements
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria said Monday that Israel’s plans to double the number of settlers living in Israeli-annexed Golan Heights are “dangerous and unprecedented” and only per...
Israeli Minister Gets 24/7 Guard, Blames Jewish Extremists
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's government minister for public security on Monday said he is now under round-the-clock protection after coming under threats from Jewish extremists.
Om...
Israel Trials 4th Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine
JERUSALEM — Israel has begun trials of a fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine in what is believed to be the first study of its kind.
The trial began at Sheba Medical Center, outsi...
Prime Minister Bennett Isolates After Daughter Tests Positive For Coronavirus
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Prime Minister Naftali Bennett entered quarantine Sunday after his daughter tested positive for coronavirus, according to a government spokesman. Despite rece...
Yeshivas, Communities Refuse To Donate To MDA Until Its Forms State Father-Mother And Not Parent 1-Parent 2
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The heads of the religious Zionist yeshivas have decided to prevent MDA from initiating blood drives in their yeshivot because the organization uses the term ...
Trendy Tel Aviv Bar Closes On Shabbos, Sees 30% Rise In Revenue Despite Sharp Secular Criticism
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Night Shift, a trendy Tel Aviv bar, was open for many years on Shabbat and catered to the secular community in the Florentin neighborhood. Gabi Geuli, the own...
Chaim Walder Found Dead Next To His Son’s Grave
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Chaim Walder, the popular children's author accused of inappropriate moral behavior in recent weeks, has been found dead near his son's grave in Segula cemete...
Yaakov Litzman Says He Will Not Run for Knesset Reelection
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Senior Charedi political leader Yaakov Litzman will not run for Knesset reelection.
Mr. Litzman made the announcement during an interview on Israeli televi...
Desmond Tutu, Anti-Apartheid Leader Who Identified With Jews And Criticized Israel’s Treatment Of Palestinians, Dies At 90
JOHANNESBURG (JTA) - Desmond Tutu, the archbishop who identified closely with the historical suffering of the Jewish people in his forceful advocacy against apartheid in South Afri...
Israel Plans To Double Settlement In Golan Heights
MEVO HAMA, Golan Heights (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday the country intends to double the amount of settlers living in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heigh...
In Stunning Phone Call, Outspoken Charedi Anti-Vaxxer Says Gedolim Are Being Misled
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A stunning conversation took place between a well known proponent of the anti-vaccine movement in Israel and a vaccine supporter, both Charedim.
During the...
IDF Prevents Chomesh Yeshiva Members From Receiving Water Tank
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — IDF forces prevented a water tank from entering the yeshiva in Chomesh, leaving 70 yeshiva students, 4 families and 10 children without water during Shabbat.
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Israel Faces Steep Rise In Omicron Variant Cases, Adds New Restrictions
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel is experiencing a steep rise in coronavirus cases including the Omicron variant. On Friday and Shabbat the number of people infected with Omicron in Is...
Antisemitic Children’s Book Erases Israel From Map, Ignores Israeli Women
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The publisher of a children’s book is facing intense backlash, after publishing a map of the Middle East that excludes Israel. One Amazon reviewer called the b...
WATCH: New Travel and Quarantine Rules for Students Arriving in Israel
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli government has again updated its travel and quarantine rules for foreign students who are traveling into Israel, amid the recent Covid surge.
O...
BDE: Missing Yeshiva Student Found Dead Near Meron
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Just prior to Shabbat, searchers who had been looking since Monday for 22-year-old Efraim Nachum Rom from Jerusalem found his body near Moshav Amirim in the U...
Rosh Yeshiva of Chomesh Lashes Out, Accuses Government of Lying and Backstabbing Dimentman Family
CHOMESH (VINnews) — As government forces demolish residential structures in the settlement of Chomesh, community leaders have accused them of lying about their actions.
In a sca...