MK Eichler Decries Incitement,Selective Enforcement And Abuse Of Chareidim During Coronavirus
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a Knesset speech Monday, MK Yisrael Eichler (UTJ) sharply criticized the way in which the state of Israel is treating Chareidim during the coronavirus.
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What Is Fox Soul TV? And Is It Broadcasting A Speech By Louis Farrakhan?
NEW YORK (JTA) - On Thursday, a Twitter account representing a network called Fox Soul TV announced that it would be broadcasting a speech by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakha...
After 76 Years, A DNA Test Revealed To David Reicher Where His Father Was Murdered
TEL AVIV (VINnews) — David Reicher was just 3 months old when his father disappeared, never to be seen again by his family. David, who was born Daniel Reicher in Rome, survived the...
Israeli Health Ministry Wants To Close Shuls Even Though Less Than 4% Infected In Them
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli health ministry called yesterday to close shuls and conduct minyanim of up to 19 people outside, but a survey on the health ministry's site reveal...
Fountain In Donald Trump Square, Petach Tikva Dyed Red: ‘Annexation Will Cost Blood’
Petach Tikva (VINnews) — A fountain in Petach Tikva which has been named in honor of Donald Trump was vandalized and dyed red overnight, making it appear as if it was gushing blood...
At Age 23 And After DNA Search, Bar Hershkowitz Found Out She Had A Sister
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — For 23 years, Bar Hershkowitz was sure that her family consisted only of herself, her mother and an unknown donor through whom her mother had conceived her. H...
4th Victim Of New Square Family Passes Away From Pre-Wedding Crash
ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY (VINnews) — The tragic acccident that occurred 2 weeks ago killing several New Square family members has now claimed a 4th victim, as Mrs Esther Deutsch has pas...
Israel Orders US-based Christian TV Channel Off Air
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli regulators on Sunday announced they ordered a U.S.-based evangelical broadcaster taken off the air, saying the channel hid its missionary agenda when it ap...
The Steipler Returned The Check: ‘I’m Not Poor, Thank G-d’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In times when Israeli leaders fight to gain tax breaks from the state despite nearly 25% unemployment in Israel due to coronavirus, it is illuminating to see ...
Watch: Tehran Beis Din Performs Chalitza Ceremony
TEHRAN (VINnews) — Israel's Kan 11 television station broadcast an unusual clip from Iran of a Chalitza ceremony being performed in the Tehran Beis Din by Rabbi Yehuda Grammy, the ...
Shaarei Tzedek Pulmonary Institute: 50% Of Former COVID-19 Patients Still Feeling Symptoms After Recovery
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A new study by Shaarei Tzedek hospital's Pulmonary Institute has revealed that 50% of coronavirus patients who have already recovered from the virus (i.e. it...
Supermarket Chain Apologizes: ‘We Love Everyone, We’re Sorry If Chareidim Were Hurt’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Victory supermarket chain, which was threatened with a boycott after an internal instruction was given not to sell a bargain sale on challah to children b...
Allen Fagin, Head Of The Orthodox Union, Reflects On How The Pandemic Has Changed Orthodox Life
NEW YORK (JTA) - Even before the coronavirus pandemic hit the New York region in March, the Orthodox community was on edge.
A surge in anti-Semitic incidents targeting visibly O...
Israel Program Masa Cuts Grants For Yeshiva And Seminary Programs
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Masa, which runs hundreds of long-term programs in Israel, said participants age 22 and under from North America and Britain are no longer eligible for grants for...
Chabad Says 100,000 People Attended Zoom Commemoration For Lubavitcher Rebbe
NEW YORK (JTA) - The Chabad-Lubavitch movement estimates that 100,000 people on 45,000 devices gathered in an online Zoom event to honor the late Chabad rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mende...
Senior UK Labour Lawmaker Demoted For Boosting ‘Conspiracy Theory’ Tying Israel To George Floyd Killing
LONDON (JTA) - A senior British lawmaker from Labour has been removed from her party position after she praised and retweeted an article that claimed falsely that Israeli secret se...
Supermarket Chain: Don’t Sell To Children, Chareidim Will Send Battalions Of Children
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Victory, a large supermarket chain in Israel, decided due to the economic situation caused by coronavirus to sell bread or challah for Shabbos for just 1 NIS ...
Why Did Increase In COVID-19 Cases In Israel Not Lead To Increase In Serious Conditions?.
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The dramatic increase in COVID-19 positive cases in Israel over the past two weeks has not been accompanied by a corresponding spike in seriously ill and intu...
4 Out Of 7 Family Members Test Positive, But Patients’ Class All Test Negative. Here’s Why
NECHALIM, ISRAEL (VINNews) — A student at the Nechalim Yeshiva High School near Petach Tikva tested positive for coronavirus. 85 students were placed in isolation.
This would no...
Meet Omer Yankelevich, The Orthodox Woman Tasked With Mending The Frayed Ties Between Israel And The Diaspora
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Omer Yankelevich is the new minister of Diaspora affairs in Israel, meaning she’s in charge of managing the Jewish state’s relations with Jewish communities abroa...
