A ‘Make-believe’ Band Of Orthodox Jewish Rockers Finds Real-Life Success
(JTA) — The hippy-ish, bearded Jewish bandmates who call themselves “Shlepping Nachas” came together in 2019 in Meron, a pilgrimage site in northern Israel where religious Jews gat...
New York City’s Bukharian Jews Find Their Voice In A Dispute Over Damaged Graves
NEW YORK (JTA) - A dispute with a Jewish cemetery in Queens is inspiring unusual activism in New York’s Bukharian Jewish community.
Leaders of the community, whose members immig...
Conservative Groups: ‘CNN’ Downplays Anti-Semitic Hate And Violence Towards Orthodox Jews
NEW YORK (JNS) - Orthodox and politically conservative Jewish groups are criticizing CNN’s special report on anti-Semitism that aired on Sunday night, alleging that it whitewashed ...
The Graphic Artist’s Emes Shailah to Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein Shlita
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Sefas Tamim Foundation
A young graphic designer living in Eretz Yisroel finally found a position where she could effectively use her talents and ha...
Woke Podcasters Conference Bans Ben Shapiro for “Breathing Oxygen”
TEXAS (Yaakov M / VINnews) — A large podcasting conference has apologized to its attendees, after an “uninvited guest” showed up.
The offensive participant was Ben Shapiro, who ...
Israeli Transport Minister Promotes Running Tel Aviv Light Rail System On Shabbat
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a provocative move by a minister who will likely not be Transportation Minister in Israel's next government, Merav Michaeli is attempting to promote the ru...
Judge Invalidates Bogus Claims In Florida Building Collapse
SURFISDE (AP) - Hundreds of bogus claims that sought a share of the $1.1 billion settlement in the deadly collapse of a Florida condominium building were ruled as fraudulent and in...
DRONE FOOTAGE: Tens of Thousands Flock to Kiryas Joel For Yartzeit Of Satmar Rebbe R’ Yoel Teitelbaum
Tens of Thousands of Jews from all walks of life streamed into Kiryas Joel Tuesday August 23 2022 for the 43th Yahrtzeit of the Satmar Rebbe, Reb Yoel Teitelbaum Zatzal, the founder of the Satmar Chasidic movement and namesake of the Satmar village in Orange County...
Israeli Military Discharges 4 Soldiers Who Beat Palestinians
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Wednesday it has discharged four soldiers for attacking Palestinians without cause, after video circulated on social media showing them b...
Israeli Kidnapped In Brazil Released Unharmed After Ransom Paid
JERUSALEM (JNS) - An Israeli kidnapped in Brazil was released unharmed hours later after his family agreed to pay a ransom, the Israeli Foreign Ministry revealed on Wednesday.
A...
Mir Yeshiva Begins Elul Zman Early ‘Due To Horrific Tragedies In Last Few Weeks’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of a number of tragedies which have occurred during the Bein Hazmanim (recess) period between Tisha B'Av and Elul, the Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem wh...
Rabbi Dovid Lichtenstein Speaks at Save Maimonides Gathering
https://youtu.be/EBj3lc5r2Js
(VINNEWS) - The noted Talmid Chochom, philanthropist and Halachic talk show host - speaks at the Save Maimonides event last night about three people...
New Book Explores The Insane Career Of Syrian Jewish Hustler ‘Crazy Eddie’ Antar
NEW YORK (JTA) - Crazy Eddie was a consumer electronics empire built on hype. Entrepreneur Eddie Antar grew his chain of discounts stores in the New York of the 1970s with unforget...
The Collapse of Dialogue in the Frum Community – Rabbi Elchanan Poupko
I recently met a frum person I had known in graduate school before I began writing and publishing. After politely saying hello, they told me they had been reading some of my articl...
THE DEFINITIVE RAP: Great Jewish Women Interview w/ Talia Rapps founder, Butterfly Charity Foundation
COLORADO (VINnews) — From the days of Miriam, the sister of Moshe Rabbeinu who was born during the Egyptian exile, to after the Exodus, women such as Rachav, Ruth, Yael, and of cou...
Israel Reinstates PCR Tests At Ben-Gurion Airport
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Starting on Wednesday, Ben-Gurion International Airport will reinstate a service that most travelers probably didn’t miss—PCR testing for people entering Israel.
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As Religious Zionist Primaries Begin, Smotrich Negotiates With Secular MK Amichai Chikli
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — On Tuesday the Religious Zionist party will choose its candidates for the coming election. After Itamar Ben-Gvir broke off negotiations with the Religious Zio...
After Hezbollah Threats, Defense Minister Gantz Says Attack On Gas Assets Could’ Spark Military Campaign’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz declared Monday that any attack on Israel's gas assets could spark war, after Hezbollah menacingly threatened to “sever” ...
Great-Grandson Of Rav Chaim Kanievski, Rav Steinman Arrested For ‘Chareidi Underground’ Activities
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Eliyahu Cohen, a great-grandson of Rabbi Chaim Kanievski Zts'l and Rabbi Aharon Leib Steinman Zts'l, has been remanded in custody on suspicion of establishing...
Dana Bash Says Her New CNN Special On Antisemitism Is ‘One Of The Most Important Things I’ve Ever Done’
NEW YORK (JTA) - CNN’s Dana Bash has what she calls “a very, very Jewish response” to the question of why she’s hosting a special for her network on antisemitism in America.
“Th...