Opinion: New York’s Jews Need New Leadership
NEW YORK (VINnews/Nachman Mostofsky) — Much has been written about the recent closings by Governor Cuomo. And how antisemitic they are. What has not been written is what needs to b...
French Chief Rabbi Praises Government’s Crackdown On Radical Islam
PARIS (JTA) — French Chief Rabbi Haim Korsia praised his government’s crackdown on radical Islamists, writing in an op-ed that it makes clear that “things are changing — belatedly,...
Rockland County Executive Asks Cuomo to Open Ice Rink Because it Doesn’t Serve ‘The Clusters’
MONSEY (VINnews/Sandy Eller) - Residents of Rockland County’s Jewish cluster zones are seeing red over a letter written by the county executive, asking Governor Andrew Cuomo to exe...
Rabbi Benny Lau, I’m Glad I Never Met You
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In recent weeks Rabbi Benny Lau raised an uproar in the national-religious community when he wrote an article stressing that people with LGBTQ leanings should...
Jerusalem: Police Spray Tear Gas In Face Of Young Woman Not Wearing Mask
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Police detained a young woman Tuesday for not wearing a mask in an urban neighborhood of Jerusalem. Sounds familiar? However in this instance the girl was in ...
Pashkan-Gilo Rabbi Conducts Tish In Memory Of His Ancestor, The Rebbe Of Rizhin
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Rebbe of Ruzhin, Rabbi Yisroel Friedman had many descendants and it is no surprise that they conduct a tish on the 3rd of Marcheshvan which marks the day ...
Opinion: Judge Amy Barrett Helped Me Protect Public Menorahs. I Know She’ll Help Defend Religious Liberty For All
WASHINGTON (JTA) - President Trump seeks to replace Jewish Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with a devout Catholic from Indiana. Some might worry that this would diminish ...
Could Brushing Teeth Prevent The Spread Of Coronavirus?
NEW YORK(VINnews) — As countries rush to find an effective vaccine against coronavirus, many scientists are asking what can be done to prevent the spread of the virus in the meanti...
Mayor De Blasio Expresses ‘Regrets’ Over Harsh Brooklyn COVID Response
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In his Tuesday briefing, Mayor Bill de Blasio revealed that he held an in-person meeting on Monday at Gracie Mansion, aimed at building a strategy to curb the ...
IDF Uncovers Terror Tunnel Inside Israeli Territory Near Southern Gaza Strip
KHAN YOUNIS (VINnews) — The IDF reported Tuesday that it has uncovered a “terror tunnel” in the Gaza Strip that ran dozens of meters into Israeli territory. The IDF reported that ...
Jewish Prisoner In Russian Penal Colony Goes On Hunger Strike To Get Shabbat Off
MOSCOW (JTA) — A Russian-Jewish man imprisoned near Moscow said he’s going on a hunger strike to protest the violation of his religious rights.
Danil Beglets, who has been servi...
Jewish Teenager Lightly Wounded In Attack In Uman, Ukraine
UKRAINE (JTA) - Three unidentified men assaulted two Jewish teenagers in the Ukrainian city of Uman.
The incident late Saturday night occurred near the grave of Rabbi Nachman of...
Police Try To Block Funeral Of Rav Aharon Of Belz’s Gabbai As Thousands Participate
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Thousands of Belz chasidim attended the funeral procession of Rabbi Yitzchak Landa (89), one of the senior and prominent chasidim who had served as the gabbai...
Long Time Pro-Life Activist Rabbi Yehuda Levin Sings Scathing Song In Front Of Joe Biden’s House
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Long time controversial pro-life and family values activist Rabbi Yehuda Levin made an appearance on October 5th in front of Joe Biden's house.
Rabbi Levin ...
Watch: Police Continue To Target Charedim And Ignore Secular Violations Of Coronavirus Regulations
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Police in Israel have come under broad criticism for their seemingly selective enforcement of coronavirus regulations. Chareidim- even those in secular areas-...
Rav Yitzchak Zilberstein: One Should Not Report To Police Violations Of Health Regulations
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — In the past month a number of rulings were issued in the name of Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein, the son-in-law of Rabbi Elyashiv and Rav of the Ramat Elchanan ne...
Group Rallies Against Cuomo, De Blasio Over New COVID Restrictions Targeting Jews
NEW YORK (JNS) — Supporters of a grassroots group seeking to end anti-Semitism held a rally outside of the New York Public Library last Thursday to express their dismay with recent...
Watch: Ger Chasidim Demonstrate How To Protest During Coronavirus
ARAD (VINnews) — In this southern town in Israel there is a flourishing community of Gerer chasidim who have suffered in recent years from the hostile approach of secular residents...
Police Confiscate Surveillance Cameras At Belz Center To Monitor Violations Of Regulations
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — As part of Israel's battle against coronavirus violations in the chareidi sector, plainclothes detectives from the Jerusalem District station arrived Sunday a...
US Envoy Carr: 1.7M Anti-Semitic Posts On Facebook, Twitter So Far In 2020
CALIFORNIA (JNS) — Elan Carr has served as U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism since February 2019.
Previously, he was a deputy district attorney in th...