Israeli Woman Sentenced To 7.5 Years In Russian Prison On Drug Charges
MOSCOW (VosIzNeias) — As previously reported by VosIzNeias, an Israeli woman was arrested in Moscow on her way back to Israel from a post-service trip in India. Naama Issachar was ...
Chabad 770 Headquarters Evacuated Due To Small Fire
CROWN HEIGHTS (VosIzNeias) — The famed Chabad headquarters located at 770 Eastern Parkway was evacuated Friday morning due to a small fire.
After people smelled fire and saw som...
Australian Jewish Boy Forced To Kiss Muslim Classmate’s Shoes Received Threatening Messages
MELBOURNE (JTA) — The Jewish boy who was forced to kneel and kiss the shoes of a Muslim classmate has been sent threatening text messages.
The messages were sent Friday after ph...
Leading South African Jewish Psychologist Brutally Murdered During Robbery
JOHANNESBURG (VosIzNeias) — Mirah Wilks,a brilliant Jewish psychologist (69) who specialized in hate crime and violence in South Africa, was brutally butchered and had her throat ...
Swastika Found At Yale Law School Ahead Of Yom Kippur
NEW HAVEN, CT (JNS) — Yale Law School in New Haven, Conn., is investigating swastika graffiti discovered on steps of the school’s side entrance on Saturday night, days before Yom K...
Who By Fire: 38,000 Pounds Of Bagels Burnt In Truck Days Before Yom Kippur
CHICAGO (JTA) — Midwest Jews may need to find something else to eat when Yom Kippur ends — tons of their bagels are now toast.
Some 38,000 pounds of frozen bagels met an unhappy...
US Denounces Attack On Synagogue In Halle, Germany
WASHINGTON (JNS) — The United States offered its condolences on Thursday in denouncing Wednesday’’s attack on a synagogue in Halle, Germany, on Yom Kippur.
“We offer our sincere...
Thank G-d For Giving Us Life In The Synagogue Of Halle
HALLE (VosIzNeias) — A moving Facebook post was submitted by Talya Feldman, one of the congregants at the Halle synagogue which was attacked on Yom Kippur:
"Yesterday was Yom Ki...
Shooting Latest Indication Of Increasing Anti-Semitism
HALLE (AP) — The shooting that left two dead and several injured in Halle, Germany, on Wednesday — when Jews celebrated Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for their faith — ha...
Fire Started On Steps Of Brooklyn Jewish Center On Yom Kippur [VIDEO]
BROOKLYN (VosIzNeias) — A fire was set on the steps of the Brooklyn Jewish Center in Park Slope early Yom Kippur morning.
An unknown individual set a backpack on fire and left i...
German Synagogue Attacked On Yom Kippur; 2 Dead Nearby
HALLE, Germany (AP) — A heavily armed assailant tried to force his way into a synagogue Wednesday in eastern Germany on Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day, and two people were kille...
Tens Of Thousands Of Jews Pray At The Kotel On Eve Of Yom Kippur [VIDEO]
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Tens of thousands of Jewish worshippers gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem for the final selichot, or penitential prayers, before Yom Kippur.
The servic...
60% Of Jewish Israelis Plan To Fast On Yom Kippur, Poll Finds
JERUSALEM (JTA) — About 60 percent of Jewish Israelis plan to fast on Yom Kippur, a poll found, but synagogue attendance for Judaism’s holiest day is not nearly as widespread.
A...
Ahead Of Yom Kippur, Jewish Leaders In New York Insist On Stepped-Up Security
NEW YORK (JNS) — A total of 311 hate crimes were reported in New York from January through September, an increase compared to the 250 reported during the same period last year, acc...
Connecticut Rabbi, Accused Of Sexual Assault With A Minor, Found Guilty
CONNECTICUT (JNS) — A Connecticut rabbi was found guilty on all four counts related to sexually assaulting a minor that could result in a maximum 80-year prison sentence.
Rabbi ...
After Outcry, UN Reschedules ‘Decolonization Committee’ Meeting That Fell On Yom Kippur
UNITED NATIONS (JNS) — The U.N. Secretariat, one of the main organs of the United Nations, has rescheduled a meeting conflicting with Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, on Oc...
NYPD Releases Photo Of Vehicle Suspected Of Attempting To Lure Boro Park Children [VIDEO]
BORO PARK (VosIzNeias) — The Boro Park community is on edge after a suspicious vehicle went around Boro Park trying to lure children on at least 3 occasions Saturday night.
Acco...
Beis Din Allows ‘Shaming’ Of Get Refuser Who Abducted His Children Away From Their Mother
BROOKLYN (VosIzNeias) — Here is and example of "sins for which Yom Kippur doesn't atone", according to Israeli website Kipah:
Yigal and Sarit Sagi married in Israel and had a fa...
In Hate Crime Scare, Swastika Prop Discovered In Boro Park
BORO PARK (VosIzNeias) — A swastika was discovered on Monday, in what first appeared to be yet another New York Anti-Semitic incident.
The swastika was discovered in the heart o...
Police Release Knife-Wielding Man Who Crossed Security Barrier At Berlin Synagogue
BERLIN (JTA) — Police have released a knife-wielding Syrian refugee who had to be subdued by pepper spray by security guards outside a Berlin synagogue after he crossed its securit...
