Eric Adams Will Be New York City’s Next Mayor, Without Borough Park’s Support
BROOKLYN (JTA) - It’s official: Eric Adams will become the 110th mayor of New York City and the city’s second Black mayor — even as one major bloc of Jewish voters spurned him.
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Iranian Black Shadow Hackers Release Database Of Medical Records From 290,000 Israelis
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Iranian-based Black Shadow hacking group published what it claimed to be a full database of person information from Israel's Machon Mor diagnostic medical...
Eitan Bernath, Teenage Jewish TikTok Star And Food Blogger, Announces First Cookbook
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Teen chef, food blogger, photographer, and social media entrepeneur Eitan Bernath announced the forthcoming publication of his first cookbook, entitled "Eitan ...
New York State Bans Swastikas, Confederate Flags And Other Hate Symbols On Public Property
NEW YORK (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Tuesday that bans the selling or displaying of hate symbols on public property and taxpayer-...
Four Halachic Reasons to Vote
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
Is there an actual halachic obligation to vote?
The short answer is – yes.
THE OBLIGATION – RAV FEINSTEIN’S VIEW
Rav Moshe Feinstein ...
At George Washington University, Damage To An Imitation Torah Triggers Real Mourning — And Questions
WASHINGTON (JTA) - Bennett Pittel bore the tiny imitation Torah, its pages creased and unraveled from the wood-colored plastic rollers, on a yellow dish rag.
Pittel’s brothers ...
Jewish Leaders, Holocaust Survivors Livid Over Auction Of Nazi Prisoner Stamps
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Jewish leaders and Holocaust survivors expressed outrage Monday after an auction house in Jerusalem offered for sale a set of needle stamps used by Nazis during W...
After 82 Years Together, The Yemenite Couple Died Two Days Apart- What Was Their Secret?
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Two weeks ago, Rabbi Shlomo Adeni, one of the venerable teachers (Mori) of the Yemenite community in Israel, passed away at the ripe old age of 101. His wife,...
NYC Mayoral And City Council Elections: Here’s What Jewish Voters Need To Know
NEW YORK (JTA) - Tuesday is Election Day in New York City, where the Democratic primary can often be more decisive than Election Day itself. Many key races were essentially decided...
Half-Jewish Church Of England Leader Apologizes For Comparing Climate Change To ‘Nazi Genocide’
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who is the senior member of the Church of England, apologized Monday for having compared the impact of climate cha...
French Chief Rabbi Calls Jewish Prospective Presidential Candidate An ‘Antisemite’
NEW YORK (JTA) — France’s chief rabbi called Eric Zemmour, a Jewish journalist and far-right provocateur thought to be weighing a presidential bid, an antisemite.
Zemmour, who h...
At Least 9 Former Nazis Died In The U.S. While Awaiting Deportation. 3 House Democrats Want To Know Why.
NEW YORK (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — In 1992, the Justice Department’s Office of Special Investigations learned that before moving to the United States, a Brooklyn potato chip...
Berlin Police Chief Sorry For Holocaust Memorial Press-Ups
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin's police chief apologized Monday for an incident in which officers were pictured practicing press-ups on a part of the German capital's memorial to the 6 milli...
Austin Police Investigate Possible Synagogue Arson Just A Week After Antisemitic ‘Vax The Jews’ Banners Displayed
AUSTIN (JTA) - Police in Austin, Texas are investigating a possible case of arson after a fire was lit outside a synagogue there Sunday night. The fire was discovered just one week...
For First Time Since March 2020, Israel Opens Borders To Vaccinated And Recovering Tourists
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — For the first time in over a year and a half, Israel is opening its borders to individual tourists who are vaccinated against COVID-19 or have recovered from ...
Jewish Student Groups To Rally Against Antisemitism After A Torah Owned By A Fraternity Was Destroyed
WASHINGTON (JTA) - A rally is set to take place at George Washington University Monday after a fraternity on campus said a small Torah used in its initiation process was damaged du...
Bnei Brak Man Was Allegedly a Kohen, Beis Din Ruling Enables Him To Stay Married to Divorcee
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A Bnei Brak man wished to discover the name of his grandfather and asked the Tel Aviv religious council to investigate for him. To his surprise, he was told t...
Protesters Posed As Neo-Nazis To Target The GOP Nominee In Virginia’s Governor Race
VIRGINIA (JTA) — Demonstrators posed as the antisemitic white supremacists who led a deadly rally in Virginia in 2017 in a stunt protest against the state’s Republican candidate fo...
Rabbi Schneur Zalman Blumenfeld, 58, Chief Chabad Emissary in Peru Dies at 58
LIMA (Chabad.org) - Rabbi Schneur Zalman Blumenfeld, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Peru, who served Jewish residents and visitors to Lima for more than three decades by establish...
NY Lawmaker Urges Major Cable Providers To Expand Jewish Programming And Content
NEW YORK (JNS) - U.S Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY) has called on seven major cable providers to increase its Jewish-themed television programming and content around the country.
Ric...