WATCH: Jewish Ukrainian Refugee with Life-Threatening Condition Transported by Hatzalah Air
MOLDOVA (VINnews) — This past Shabbos, ‘Hatzolah Air’ rescued a Jewish woman after she had fled from Ukraine to Moldova and became seriously ill.
The lifesaving responders were ...
13 Thoughts and Sayings of Rav Yitzchok Feigelstock zt”l
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
Picture courtesy of AE Skilled Photography 917-969-6255
Rav Feigelstock zt”l was the Rosh Yeshiva of the Mesivta of Long Beach, New York, w...
Mike Pence Blasts Putin During Trip to Israel
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Mike Pence blasted Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, and reaffirmed his strong support for Israel.
Visiting Israel, the former Republican vice president told Isra...
The Russian Takeover of the Ukraine and the Slabodka Yeshiva
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
Yes, newspapers abound with headlines of Russians taking over Ukraine. But this article is not referencing Putin and Zelensky in 2022. Rathe...
Polio Cases In Chareidi Neighborhoods In Jerusalem Concern Health Officials
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli health ministry is concerned that children from a kindergarten in Meah Shearim could have contracted the polio virus from a 4-year-old girl who te...
To Help Ukraine, These Jewish Bakers Are Making Hamantaschen
NEW YORK (JTA) - With Purim just a few weeks away, a Berlin baker has turned to her kitchen to whip up hamantaschen to support Ukrainian refugees fleeing the ongoing Russian invasi...
At The Odessa-Moldova Border, Jewish Ukrainians Wonder When They’ll Be Able To Return Home
PALANCA, Moldova (JTA) — When you stand under the border post between Ukraine and Moldova, things feel almost normal. There are a dozen cars being processed. There is a border guar...
Ukraine FM Apologizes For Accusing El Al Of Taking Blood-Soaked Money
UKRAINE (VINnews) — A top official in Ukraine has apologized, after he accused El Al of taking “money soaked with Ukrainian blood.”
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba sent a tweet o...
Yeshiva U Basketball Team Eliminated From NCAA Tournament, Ending Impressive Season
NEW YORK (JTA) — After a promising season marked by a record-breaking winning streak, the Yeshiva University men’s basketball team has been eliminated from the NCAA Division III to...
A Brief History Of Babi Yar, Where Nazis Massacred Jews, Soviets Kept Silence And Now Ukraine Says Russia Fired A Missile
“At Babi Yar no memorials preside.”
Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko wrote that line in a 1961 poem in a reference to to the ravine in the suburbs of Kyiv where, starting on Sep...
Satmar Rebbe Urges Associates To Send Delegation To Aid Ukrainian Jewish Refugees
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The plight of Ukraine's estimated 200,000 Jews is concerning Jewish leaders worldwide, as communities wander on various routes under fire and with few physical...
WATCH: Violence Erupts as Police Clash with Protesters at Peleg Demonstration
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A protest in Jerusalem became violent on Sunday, as police officers tossed, beat, and kicked around members of Peleg Yerushalmi.
Protesters gathered to dem...
Leading Ballabatim Launch Agudah Ukraine Crisis Fund- All Donations Matched up to $10 Million
Acheinu Bnei Yisrael in Ukraine is in the midst of a terrifying war.
With the backing of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, Agudath Israel of America has taken up the cause of the Jew...
WATCH: Protecting Children And Exposing The Truth: Interview With Rabbi Yakov Horowitz
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Decent people respect justice, and the ones who make the world a better place, because they protect and defend what is right and just. It used to be back in th...
IDF To End Holocaust Delegations To Poland, Chooses Lithuania Instead
JERUSALEM (JNS) - In a decision that could undermine already strained relations with Warsaw, the Israel Defense Forces will no longer send delegations to Poland to learn about the ...
Rabbi Moshe Bransdorfer Paskens: Bet Shemesh Neighborhood Must Celebrate 15th Adar As Well
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A new psak by Rabbi Moshe Bransdorfer states that members of the new Ramah Daled neighborhood in the city must celebrate Purim for 2 days.
A number of rabb...
Masbia Partners With Doordash To Help New Yorkers In Need
Masbia, the kosher soup kitchen and food pantry, has partnered with food delivery service DoorDash to provide kosher meals and groceries to families facing food insecurity in Brook...
Ukrainian Jewish Orphans Evacuated To Israel
JERUSALEM — A group of 100 Ukrainian Jewish orphans who were evacuated from the country after Russia invaded have landed in Israel.
The children arrived Sunday a few hours befor...
Two Policemen Injured In Old City Stabbing Attack, Terrorist Neutralized
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Two policemen were wounded in a stabbing attack which occurred in Jerusalem’s Old City early Sunday morning. The terrorist, a 19-year-old Arab from the Jerusa...
WATCH: Rav Chaim – May One Rely on Letters of the Chazon Ish?
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — In a rare video published on Kikar Shabbos for the first time ever, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky is seen discussing whether "Kovetz Igros” of the Chazon Ish c...