Trees Dedicated To Memory Of Buchenwald Victims Chopped Down
BERLIN (AP) — The Buchenwald concentration camp memorial says that seven trees dedicated to the memory of victims of the Nazi camp in eastern Germany have been chopped down.
The...
Former Israeli PM Denies Blame For Deadly Meron Stampede
JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified on Thursday that he bears no responsibility for the safety gaps that led to a deadly stampede that kille...
Beis Din Confiscated Cell Phone Of Get Refuser – And He Immediately Agreed To Give A Get
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The sharp eyes of the Av Beis Din in the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court noted that a get refuser who appeared in his court was engrossed all the time in his cell ...
IDF Nabs Terrorist In Shechem Responsible For Murder Of Israeli Soldier 16 Years Ago
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Shin Bet security agency revealed Thursday that it had cracked a terror cell centered in Shechem which had been responsible for a number of shooting attac...
Bnei Brak Beis Din Rules: Only Younger Son Of Rebbe Can Use Name Of Sadigura
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Two years after the death of the Sadigora Rebbe and after many months of dispute and discussion over his will, the Bnei Brak Beis Din headed by Rabbi Sariel R...
Why Some Camp Owners Are Not Going to Like This Article
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
You can tell from the traffic. This past June 25th, President Biden passed the Keep Kids Fed Act (KKFA). Interestingly enough, the move recei...
Hagaon Rabbi Gershon Edelstein Contracts COVID-19, Suffers Mild Heart Attack
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Torah world is praying for the speedy recovery of Hagaon Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, the Rosh Yeshiva of Ponovezh, who did not feel well Thursday and was hos...
The Vilna Gaon’s Lullaby and the Shidduch
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
There is a theory that dates back long ago, that the origin of the word, “lullaby” comes from the Yiddish - “Lilith Abi – Lilith Go Away.” Ada...
How Russia’s War Is Undoing 30 Years Of Jewish Community Building In Ukraine
VINNYTSIA, Ukraine (JTA) — At this city’s only regularly functioning synagogue, nine men and five women cheer a visitor on as he enters the building.
“Terrific! We have a 10th! ...
WATCH: Boro Park Pilot Whose Plane Caught Fire on Runway Describes Terrifying Ordeal
Watch a short clip of Shmuel Judkovitz describing his Emunah in Hashem and having the presence of mind to daven before escaping the burning plane:
Watch the full interview:
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Donna Edwards Loses Maryland Primary Following $6M Pro-Israel Spending Bonanza
MARYLAND (JTA) - After the nation’s largest pro-Israel lobbying group spent an unprecedented amount to boost her opponent, progressive politician Donna Edwards lost her Maryland De...
Four Arrested for Hate Crimes in Attacks on Chasidic Monsey Residents
MONSEY (VINnews/Sandy Eller) - Four Rockland County teens were arrested on Tuesday night and charged with hate crimes in three separate attacks on five Chasidic victims in Monsey.
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DEATH THREAT: Orthodox Jewish Pundit Ben Shapiro Threatened By Far-Right Activist
NEVADA (VINnews) — In a despicable and since-deleted instagram video, far-right activist Aidan Duncan issued a death threat to Orthodox Jewish conservative pundit Ben Shapiro.
I...
Israeli Reporter Sneaks Into Mecca, Triggering Outcry In Saudi Arabia And Apologies In Israel
SAUDI ARABIA (JTA) - It was billed as a historic news scoop: the first Jewish Israeli reporter to document the annual Muslim pilgrimage of Hajj on an unprecedented visit to the hol...
Elevator Project In Old Jerusalem Leads To Surprising Finds
JERUSALEM (AP) — Installing an elevator doesn't normally involve a 2,000-year plunge into an ancient city's history. But in Jerusalem, even seemingly simple construction projects c...
Missionary Material Placed In Front Of Boro Park Homes
BORO PARK (VINnews) — In recent days, missionary material has been found placed in front of multiple Jewish homes.
Local residents tell VINnews that houses in the area of 61st S...
Georgia School Logo Resembling A Nazi Symbol Sparks Outrage
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — The rollout of a new logo for an Atlanta area elementary school has been paused after parents noted similarities to a Nazi symbol, though a school district sai...
Swastika Scrawled On Pavement Outside Croatian Hotel Hosting French Jewish Youths
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A group of French Jewish youths staying at a Croatian hotel in the southern coastal town of Trilj woke up on Monday to discover a giant red swastika has been s...