In Historic 1924 Pamphlet, Jerusalem Mufti Says Temple Mount Is ‘Without Doubt Site Of Solomon’s Temple’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Since 1967 the Palestinian narrative has sought to deny any Jewish connection to Temple Mount or Al-Haram A-Sharif as it is known in Arabic. However a new ite...
Reuven Bulka, Beloved Ottawa Rabbi Behind A Canadian Week Dedicated To Kindness, Dies At 77
OTTAWA (JTA) - Reuven Bulka, the Ottawa rabbi dubbed “Canada’s rabbi” for urging his fellow Canadians to embrace kindness, has died at 77.
Bulka died Sunday in New York, the Ott...
Meet The Beloved ‘Bitcoin Rabbi’ Of Twitter
NEW YORK (JTA) - Many of Twitter’s cryptocurrency zealots are often notorious trolls, but one particular thought leader stands out from the rest. He happens to be a rabbi.
“Twit...
Former Iranian Intelligence Minister: ‘Authorities Of Islamic Republic Should Worry For Their Lives’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A former Iranian intelligence minister who served under President Mohammed Khatami from 2000 to 2005 said that all senior officials in Tehran should fear for ...
Benny and Malki Weisz Missing at Surfside Building Collapse
SURFSIDE (CHABAD.org) - Benny Weisz, 32, and Malki Weisz, 27, of Lakewood, N.J., had just flown into Surfside, Fla., the night of the Champlain Tower collapse. The couple, married ...
Chaim (Harry) Rosenberg Missing In Champlain Tower in Surfside
SURFSIDE (CHABAD.org) - Harry Rosenberg, 52, known to his family and friends by his Jewish name, Chaim, is an asset manager originally from Brooklyn and a recent resident of Champl...
Rabbi Kanievski’s Personal Physician Calls On Children Above 12 To Vaccinate
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Dr. Meshulam Hart, the personal physician of Rabbi Chaim Kanievski, issued a letter Tuesday in which he called on children aged 12 and above to vaccinate agai...
Indiana Resident Pleads Guilty To Felony Election Fraud Charges After Pre-Marking Absentee Ballots
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Indiana resident Janet Reed pleaded guilty to felony election fraud charges after she was accused of allegedly sending hundreds of absentee ballot applications...
Miserly Egyptian Dies ‘In Penury’ And Family Discover He Is A Millionaire
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A miserly man who led a life of penury and claimed all the time to be in heavy debt passed away recently and his family were shocked to discover that their fa...
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava Is A Source Of Pride For Local Jews Under Haunting Circumstances
SURFSIDE, Fla. (JTA) — Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava speaks fluent English and what she calls passable Spanish, but some of her constituents use a Yiddish word to de...
The Surfside Tragedy Recalls South Florida’s Long Hold On The Jewish Imagination And Reality
SURFSIDE (JTA) - Until a 13-story building inexplicably collapsed in the middle of the night, placing the whereabouts and lives of 159 residents in doubt, few gave Surfside, Florid...
WATCH: Surfside Mayor Gets Emotional Sharing Story Of Young Jewish Girl Near Site Praying
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — The mayor of a Florida town where a beachfront condo tower collapsed says his recent encounter with a little girl sitting alone in a chair near the site remin...
The Overweight Men and the Great Weight Loss Bet
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
The story must have happened a number of years ago, because the question was posed to Rav Elyashiv zt”l.
Apparently, a group of overweight ...
Raam Leader Mansour Abbas: We Are Working To Establish Palestinian State
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Raam leader Mansour Abbas may be the first Arab leader who is part of an Israeli government but this apparently does not prevent him from dreaming of a Palest...
Rescue Workers In Miami Identify Bodies Of Reb Yehuda Aryeh Leib Olivekowitz And His Wife Ruth A’H
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Rescue workers at the site of the South Champlain Tower in Miami have identified the bodies of Reb Yehuda Aryeh Leib Olivekowitz (79) and his wife Ruth (74) in...
Chabad Mother Describes How She Escaped Surfside Tower With Her Children Just Before It Fell
NEW YORK (VINnews) — While the world looks on in horror as rescue workers continue to try and save some of the more than 150 people trapped under the rubble of the South Champlain ...
Benny and Malki Weisz Missing at Surfside Building Collapse
SURFSIDE (CHABAD.org) - Benny Weisz, 32, and Malki Weisz, 27, of Lakewood, N.J., had just flown into Surfside, Fla., the night of the Champlain Tower collapse. The couple, married ...
IDF, United Hatzalah Send Rescue Delegations To Miami
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced Saturday night that a delegation from the IDF's search and rescue team will be sent to Miami to help in the rescue effo...
Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Miriam Naor To Head Meron Commission Of Inquiry
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Miriam Naor will head the commission of inquiry established to investigate the tragedy in Meron in which 45 people lost the...
Family Receives Calls From Landline Buried In Rubble Of Surfside Tower
NEW YORK (VINnews) — During the three days which have passed since the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Miami, there have been a number of signs of life from the...