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After His Car Was Torched 9 Times, Tal Yeshovayovs’ House In Nahalat Shimon Gutted In Petrol Bomb Attack

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — On Friday night at around 10:30, Arab terrorists threw petrol bombs into the house of Shimon Hatzadik resident Tal Yeshovayav. Yeshovayav had suffered repeate...

Julia Haart Sued by Estranged Husband; Employees Describe Her as Nightmare Boss

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — Netflix star Julia Haart is being sued by her non-Jewish soon-to-be ex-husband. According to reports, wealthy businessman Silvio Scaglia Haart alleges that ...

IRON SKY – EPISODE 6

Under torture Meir begins to break down and reveal secrets of the Jewish underground. What happened to the special necklace Yosef received from his grandfather and how will it ...

The Least-Known Shabbos Morning Kiddush Halacha

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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is known as the least-known Shabbos morning kiddush halacha.  The halacha involves five elements: Individual cheek volume Food Impo...

Passing Of Rebbetzin Chave Hecht A”H

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — Rebbetzin Chave Hecht, the wife of Rabbi JJ Hecht OBM and matriarch of a large family, passed away on Tuesday, 7 Adar, 5782. She was 95. Outstanding among h...

Ben & Jerry’s Will Make “New Arrangement” for Sales in Israel in Coming Months

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BOSTON (VINnews) — Ben & Jerry’s will work out a “new arrangement” to sell ice cream in Israel. This huge development is not surprising, considering that the value of its paren...

Muslim Groups In Indonesia Demand Closure Of Country’s First-Ever Holocaust Exhibition

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JAKARTA (JTA) - Some Muslim groups in Indonesia are demanding the closure of the country’s first permanent Holocaust exhibition, charging that it is part of an effort to normalize ...

Under the Down Under – Chabad of Tasmania – Rabbi Yochanan & Rochel Gordon

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DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION FOR SHABBAS READING Being a Shaliach runs in my blood! My father moved to Australia in 1979 to start Kollel Menachem. A few years later, he began helping th...

Monsey Newspaper Issues Apology for ‘Demeaning’ and ‘Hurtful’ Antisemitic Cartoon

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ROCKLAND (VINnews) —  In response to fierce backlash over an antisemitic cartoon ad published this week, Lohud has released an apology, saying that its “hurtful” image and words de...

Sledgehammer: a Review

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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Before we get to the contents of his memoir, there is one thing that must be pointed out.  David Friedman, the former Ambassador of the United...

Judge Rules That Two Gur Sisters Who Left Parents Home Will Stay With ‘Neutral’ Chasidic Family

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A Tel Aviv court has ruled in a closed hearing regarding the two young women from a Gur hasidic family who disappeared from their home after their parents lef...

Latvia Passes Long-Awaited Holocaust Restitution Law

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HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia’s parliament passed a Holocaust restitution bill Thursday that includes compensation for lost Jewish property and funding to revitalize the Baltic nation’s J...

Baltimore Jewish Community Experiences Carjacking And Mugging On The Same Day

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BALTIMORE (VINnews) — The Baltimore Jewish community was witness to a disturbing string of crime as of late. On Wednesday, a carjacking incident, and later a mugging incident, occu...

British Jewish Group Says Israeli Politician ‘Not Wanted’

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JERUSALEM (AP) — An umbrella group representing British Jews told an Israeli ultranationalist politician on Thursday that he is unwelcome, drawing outcry from Israeli opposition po...
FILE - Jewish Home parliament member Bezalel Smotrich speaks during a conference of the National Union Political party in Jerusalem on March 6, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

MK Smotrich Gets Cold Reception From British Communal Groups: ‘Get Back On The Plane’

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LONDON (VINnews) — The British Board of Deputies, a leading UK Jewish communal group gave a rude welcome to Religious Zionism leader Betzalel Smotrich who arrived in London Wednesd...

United Hatzalah Volunteer Races To Save Lives – On The Way To His Own Wedding

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Netanel Assa is a dedicated United Hatzalah volunteer who is willing to leave everything and race to save lives. Everything? Even his own wedding apparently, ...

5 Orthodox New Yorkers Sign On To A Lawsuit Challenging The City’s COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements

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Five Orthodox Jewish New Yorkers have joined a suit challenging the city’s vaccine requirements for indoor spaces. Two of the plaintiffs are rabbis at yeshivas. The suit, filed...

Rav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita Answers 10 Shidduch Questions

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by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Today, Rav Chaim Kanievsky shlita answered ten shidduch questions posed by Rabbi Yair Hoffman on behalf of a number of singles.  The questions...

BREAKING UPDATE: Not all That Glitters is Gold: Star of “My Unorthodox Life” Files for Divorce

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UPDATED WEDNESDAY FEB 9 at 5:15 PM MANHATTAN (VINnews) — It’s official. Julia Haart, star of Netflix's "My Unorthodox Life", has filed for divorce after 3 years of marriage. ...

Israeli Fire And Rescue Services Require Volunteers To List ‘Parent 1’ And ‘Parent 2’

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of the public controversy over MDA's donor forms requiring donors to register 'Parent 1' and 'Parent 2' in place of their father and mother and th...