EXPLAINER: Is Elon Musk’s Takeover of Twitter Good or Bad for Jews?
(VINnews / Yaakov M) — When Elon Musk acquires Twitter, his free-speech policies could be very beneficial for Jews.
Twitter claims to ban “hate speech”...unless the hatred is d...
ABSURD: Israeli Arab News Broadcaster On Govt. Channel Calls IDF Soldiers Murderers And Nazis
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In order for democracies to defend themselves against terrorist elements, they need first and foremost to prevent incitement to terror from being broadcast an...
When Religion Meets The Barbell: Women’s Powerlifting In Israel
Powerlifting competitions (known as “meets”) have been out of reach for many religious women who follow laws of modesty of dress, due to the federation requirement of competing in ...
Global Jewish Population Not Yet Recovered From World War II, According To Israeli Data
The global Jewish population remained lower in 2020 than it was on the eve of the Second World War, according to statistics released on Monday by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statist...
OPEN LETTER: The Case For Allowing Our Boys To Marry At A Younger Age
NEW YORK (VINnews/Akiva Lehman) — Dear Reader,
When speaking out to those close to me, I just get ridiculed. I am seen as an immature little boy who thinks that having a girlfrie...
Mariupol, One Of Putin’s Main Targets In Ukraine, Once Sheltered A Great Yeshiva
MARIUPOL, UKRAINE (JTA) — Barring a miracle, Mariupol, the beleaguered industrial center in eastern Ukraine, may henceforth be known only as the city that bore the brunt of Vladimi...
Orrin Hatch Wrote A Hanukkah Song And Wore A Mezuzah Around His Neck For 4 Decades
WASHINGTON (JTA) - Orrin Hatch, who died Saturday at the age of 88 from complications from a stroke after a lengthy political career that made him the longest-serving Republican in...
Number Of Antisemitic Incidents Surged In 2021, According To Latest ADL Tally
NEW YORK (JTA) - The number of antisemitic incidents recorded by the Anti-Defamation League in the United States in 2021 reached an all-time high, according to a new report by the ...
DISGRACE: Democrats Derail Legislation to Improve Holocaust Education in Public Schools
ALBANY (VINnews) — NY State Democrats have cancelled a bill that would have examined the quality of Holocaust education in public schools.
Several days before Holocaust Remembra...
Israeli Parliament Sanctions Critic Of PM Bennett, His Party
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli parliamentary committee has sanctioned a breakaway member of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's party, handing a small political victory to the Israeli le...
Israeli Police Probe Death Threat To Prime Minister’s Family
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police said Tuesday they have launched an investigation into a death threat made against the country's prime minister.
The police issued a statement say...
New York Democrat Legislators Block Bill To Supervise Holocaust Studies In State Schools
NEW YORK (VINnews) — New York Assembly Democrats succeeded in blocking legislation which would examine pedagogic methods of teaching the Holocaust in New York public schools, accor...
Lebanese Groom Elia Hawila Arrives In Israel, Declares: ‘I Hope I Merit To Kill Nasrallah, I Will Fight For Israel’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Lebanese groom who was exposed after his marriage to a Jewish girl from New York's Syrian community has now arrived in Israel - and is determined to rehab...
New Kivud Av v’Aim Opportunity
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
The Talmud Yerushalmi writes that honoring parents is of the loftiest of Mitzvos. A person is exempt from the observance of other Mitzvos when...
WATCH: Making The Good Even Better; Interview with Ari Brown New York State Assemblyman 20th District
NEW YORK (VINnews/The Definitive Rap) — We sometimes have guests on the show as they are in the midst of a campaign, and it’s always interesting to hear about what they propose in ...
VIDEO: Shots Fired Outside Popular Baltimore Shul
BALTIMORE (VINnews) — Multiple shots were fired outside one of the main Shuls in the Jewish area of Baltimore on Sunday.
According to the Baltimore Scoop, the incident started o...
Why These Israeli Farmers Became Heroes After Killing Their Crops (Hint: It’s In The Bible)
MOSHAV AZARIA (JTA) – Doron Toweg’s farmyard is as quiet, peaceful and unruffled as his voice. Apart from the occasional bleat from Gila and Simcha, two sheep kept by Toweg and his...
Chief Rabbi Lau Asks Public To Pray For His Wife Who Is In Serious Condition After Suffering Stroke
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli chief rabbi David Lau has called on the public to pray for his wife, Feiga Tzipora Bas Hadassa, who suffered an apparent stroke during the course of a...
Israeli FM Lapid: Israel Upholding Temple Mount Status Quo, Terrorist Organizations Using It To Incite Riots
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Foreign Minister Yair Lapid reiterated Sunday Israel’s commitment to maintaining the current status quo on the Temple Mount, which prevents Jews and Christian...
New Purchases and Sefirah
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
Sefirah, for many people has begun. Sefirah, among other things, is a period of mourning for the students of Rabbi Akiva.
The Talmud (Yevam...