Thursday, April 25, 2024

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POLITICS ROUNDUP: DeSantis sends illegals to Martha’s Vineyard. Biden says pandemic over. Ax-wielding lunatic released without bail.

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Ultra-conservative Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is sending busloads of illegals to the home of Kamala Harris, as well as fancy Democrat neighborhoods. Now Democrats are furiou...

Watch This! Rav Elya Ber Wachtfogel Shlita on the Shidduch Crisis

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R' Gershon Barnet disscuses the Shidduch Crisis with Rav Elya Ber Wachtfogel shlita, who presents a workable solution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzFeKt6tTA8 Rav Wachtfo...

IOC Chief Sorry For Not Honoring 1972 Olympic Attack Victims

JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of the International Olympic Committee apologized Wednesday for the organization's longtime failure to commemorate 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestini...

Netanyahu and Lapid Trade Barbs Over Maritime Border Negotiations With Lebanon

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu sparred with prime minister Lapid over the continuing negotiations over the maritime border with Lebanon. In a clip re...

The Sweet History Of Honey Cake

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NEW YORK (JNS) - Honey cake evokes a predictable set of associations: Brick-like brown loaves emerging from the oven to sit untouched on the Rosh Hashanah table, the epitome—and th...

84-Year-Old Holon Woman Brutally Murdered By Palestinian Terrorist Who Was Later Found Hanged

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — On Tuesday evening an elderly woman was brutally attacked and murdered on a Holon street. Police investigating the incident concluded that the attack was actu...

Multiple Charedim, Including Jake Turx, Banned from Biden’s Oddly Named “Unity” Event

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WASHINGTON (VINnews) — Two well-known Charedim, and possibly other orthodox Jews, were apparently snubbed by President Biden last week. Biden held a “unity” summit, but ironical...

Biden To Host First-Ever White House Rosh Hashanah Party

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WASHINGTON (JNS) - President Joe Biden is bringing a Jewish High Holiday celebration to the White House for the first time. His White House is hosting a Rosh Hashanah reception ...

CRISIS AVERTED: Canada Reverses Ban on Lulavim After Quick Response by Askanim (AUDIO)

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CANADA (VINnews) — A massive crisis has been averted that could have impacted the ability of hundreds of thousands of Canadian Jews to fulfill the mitzvah of Lulav. Thanks to Je...

THE DEFINITIVE RAP: The House Of Faith & Fashion; Interview With Tobi Rubinstein

NEW YORK (VINnews) — When we think about fashion, what comes to mind is the various designers whose style of clothing we admire. We think about the psychology of fashion, and what ...

Orthodox Union’s Rabbi Moshe Hauer Appointed by DHS Secretary Mayorkas to Faith-Based Security Advisory Council

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The Orthodox Union (OU) — the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization — is pleased to announce that Executive Vice President Rabbi Moshe Hauer was appointed on Monda...

New York Man Charged With Hate Crime For Anti-Semitic Assault

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NEW YORK (JNS) - A New York City resident was arraigned on Sept. 15 before a Queens Criminal Court judge for allegedly attacking and shouting anti-Semitic remarks at a Jewish man i...

April Trial Set For Man Charged In Synagogue Massacre

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The long-delayed capital murder trial of Robert Bowers in the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre will begin in April, a federal judge has ruled. Robert Bowers,...

MK Ram Ben-Barak: ‘Soon Female Television Anchors Will Be Forced To Wear Head Covering’

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Ram Ben-Barak, a Yesh Atid MK who serves as the chairman of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, lashed out at the religious Zionist party, te...

For First Time In 2000 Years, 5 Kosher Red Heifers Land In Israel

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Hundreds of people gathered at Ben Gurion airport to witness an amazing and rare sight: Five kosher red heifers (Parah Aduma) which can be used for the purifi...

Developers, Family Discuss Memorial For Surfside Collapse Victims

SURFSIDE (AP) - Developers and city officials pushed back on family members' expectations during a meeting held Monday to discuss a memorial for 98 people who died last year when a...

Erdogan Tells Jewish Leaders He Plans To Visit Israel

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NEW YORK (JTA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a group of Jewish leaders that he planned to visit Israel, the clearest sign so far that he is intent on resetting a lo...

Israel Warns Again Travelers That Iran Continues To Target Israelis Overseas

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JERUSALEM (JNS) - The National Security Council (NSC) Counter-Terrorism Bureau of the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced on Monday its assessment and travel warnings ahead o...

10,000 Israeli Pilgrims Expected In Uman For Rosh Hashanah

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UMAN (JNS) - More than 2,000 Israelis have already arrived at the Ukrainian city of Uman for New Year’s prayers at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, and thousands more are expe...

A Conversation in Shul

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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com A conversation in shul recently took place on a Sunday morning between a prominent lawyer talmid chochom and a mechanech.  The subject of the ...