Chanukkah’s Early Start This Year Put A Siberian Tradition On Thin Ice
JTA — The ice menorah of Tomsk has become something of a Hanukkah tradition in the Russian city in Siberia, situated about 2,000 miles east of Moscow.
At 10 feet tall and featur...
Montreal Fire Destroys Three Jewish Houses, No Casualties
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A fire which broke out on the second night of Chanukah in Montreal, Canada was discovered by passersby, who alerted the Chaveirim of Montreal. The Chaveirim su...
Shocking New Details: Lev Tahor Leader Buried in Guatemala with Daughter, Follower
NEW YORK (VINnews) — New evidence has emerged, which appears to confirm that Shlomo Helbrans, former leader of the Lev Tahor cult, is buried in Guatemala in an unmarked grave. Alth...
14 Chanukah Questions and Answers with Rav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com
The following questions were posed to Rav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita regarding Chanukah by Rav Yitzchok OhevTzion.
Q: The Mishna Brurah in 671:...
Mordechai Shapiro Responds to Uproar over Controversial Concert
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In response to the uproar following his concert Monday during which inappropriate dancing took place, renowned singer Mordechai Shapiro has released a stateme...
Holocaust Survivors Mark Hanukkah At Jerusalem Western Wall
JERUSALEM (AP) — Several dozen Holocaust survivors marked the third night of Hanukkah on Tuesday with a menorah-lighting ceremony at Jerusalem's Western Wall that paid tribute to t...
Fox Host Lara Logan Compares Fauci To Nazi Doctor Mengele, And Auschwitz Museum Calls It ‘Shameful’
NEW YORK (JTA) - Fox Nation host Lara Logan compared Anthony Fauci, the top official handling the U.S. coronavirus response, to Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor who conducted experim...
Austin Chabad Lights Menorah At Highway Overpass Where Neo-Nazis Hung Antisemitic Banners
AUSTIN (JTA) - A Chabad house in Austin organized a Hanukkah menorah lighting in an unusual place on Monday night: on a highway overpass looking out over the busy MoPac Expressway....
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Will Banning Really Solve the Problem?
Dear VINnews,
Recently, Gedolim have been speaking out against harmful behaviors that have become widespread, even among “Yeshivishe” families.
Smartphones and devices are ra...
Polish Ice Cream Shop Owner Running A Local Jewish Museum In Dispute With Landau Family Of Brooklyn
KRAKOW (JTA)- In a small town in Poland, a local ice cream maker is serving up an unusual side dish: a gallery of items once owned by local Jews, including the family that lived in...
Kosher Phone Controversy: Gafni Blasts Communications Minister for Disrespecting Gedolim
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — On Tuesday, Charedi MK Moshe Gafni (UTJ) lashed out against Communications Minister Yoaz Handel for his blatant disrespect at a meeting with Gedolim this past...
A Hanukkah Miracle: Boris Johnson Breaks A Menorah Seconds After Receiving It As A Gift
LONDON (JTA) - Boris Johnson wasn’t trying to be funny when he broke the menorah he had received mere seconds before, but it certainly gave Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid a la...
Nissim Black And Kosha Dillz, Jewish Hip-Hop Royalty, Remix Adam Sandler’s “Chanukah Song” On The Streets Of New York
NEW YORK (JTA) - Two leading Jewish hip-hop artists have adapted Adam Sandler’s 1995 breakout hit, “The Chanukah Song,” for the present moment.
Nissim Black and Kosha Dillz drop...
Journalist Freed By Myanmar Helps Light Menorah In Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — An American journalist who was recently freed after spending nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar helped light one of eight Hanukkah candles during a ...
Jewish Far-Right Pundit Zemmour Launches French Presidential Bid
PARIS (AP) — A far-right former TV pundit with multiple hate-speech convictions officially entered the race for France's presidency on Tuesday and warned his supporters that they w...
SHOCKING: Belarus Uses Israeli National Anthem In Propaganda Video Against Syrian Migrants
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a shocking display of insensitivity towards Israel and towards the Jewish people in general, the Belarus newspaper SB which is affiliated with the president...
Suspects Sought In Attacks On Jewish Children In Brooklyn
BROOKLYN (VINnews) - The NYPD is searching for three suspects behind a string of attacks against Jewish children in Brooklyn.
Police say the three women seen in surveillance pic...
Rabbis Reiterate Ban On ‘Song Evenings’ After Mixed Jerusalem Concert Event Raises Furor
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A musical concert which took place at Jerusalem's Binyanei Haumah conference center Monday night has raised an uproar in the chareidi community after scenes e...
Black Eyed Peas Frontman Defies Israel Boycott Calls
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am said Monday that politics don’t dictate his actions, with pressure from pro-Palestinian activists unable to deter him from performin...
VICIOUS: Refusing to Apologize for Anti-Semitic Views, Ilhan Omar Hangs up on Boebert
WASHINGTON (VINnews) — Ilhan Omar, anti-semitic member of the socialist “Squad”, refused to accept an apology from Congresswoman Lauren Boebert. In fact, Omar hung up on her Republ...