ANALYSIS: Israel’s Crushing Defeat By Hamas Is Its First Defeat, One It Could Not Afford
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In its worst dreams, Israel could not have envisioned a scenario on which hundreds of Hamas terrorists freely infiltrated the southern border, spreading death...
Shocking Footage Of Arab Terrorists Conquering Erez Checkpoint, Taking Captives To Gaza
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In shocking footage emerging from the Hamas attack on the Erez checkpoint, the terrorists can be seen taking control of the checkpoint after killing or captur...
WAR IN ISRAEL: Hamas Conquers Tens Of Villages In Surprise Attacks, More Than 600 Israelis Murdered, Dozens Captured
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli authorities confirmed Saturday evening that at least 600 people were killed and dozens of others were captured in a shock offensive by Hamas on southe...
R’ ZVI GLUCK: Tips for a Non-Tipsy Simchas Torah
(Rabbi Zvi Gluck / VINnews) — Simchas Torah can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people.
For the kids, Simchas Torah is magical, as the shul’s usual solemnit...
POLITICAL HOCK: Why did Matt Gaetz ouster Kevin McCarthy?
NEW YORK (VIN Podcast) — Matt Gaetz, a staunch Trump supporter, helped push out Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House.
Yet many questions remain:
1. What was Gaetz's rea...
Jailed Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Wins The Nobel Peace Prize For Fighting Women’s Oppression
NEW YORK (AP) — Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of her tireless campaigning for women’s rights and democracy and aga...
Belzer Rebbe Invites Former Members Of Chasidus To His Sukkah As ‘Ahavas Kedumim’ Gesture
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A few months ago the Belzer Rebbe, realizing that a significant number of Chasidim have left the fold and gone OTD but still want some connection to their fam...
UPenn to review event policies after Palestinian culture festival drew backlash
PENNSYLVANIA (JTA) — The University of Pennsylvania is launching a review of its policies “to be better aware of who is coming to campus,” the latest fallout from a recent Palestin...
Work starts on turning Adolf Hitler’s birthplace in Austria into a police station
BRAUNAU AM INN, Austria (AP) — Work started Monday on turning the house in Austria where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 into a police station, a project meant to make it unattractiv...
WATCH: Sukkos Miracle- Terrorist Fires At Family In Huwara, No Injuries Reported
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a miraculous incident which occurred Thursday afternoon in the village of Huwara in Samaria, a family was saved from death after a terrorist opened fire on...
Rabbi Leo Dee Assaulted By Protester During Chol Hamoed Prayers In Dizengoff Square
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Leo Dee, who lost his wife, Lucy, and two daughters, Rina and Mia, in a terrorist shooting attack in April, participated in a prayer service on Wednesda...
5 IDF Soldiers Injured, 1 Critically, During Arrest Operation In Tulkarm
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During the course of an anti-terrorist operation in Tulkarm, Samaria early Thursday morning, five undercover soldiers were injured. One of the soldiers is in ...
Democrat Congressional Candidate Slammed for Calling McCarthy Meeting with Chassidim ‘Waste of time’
(JNS) — Mondaire Jones, who is running against Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y) for his old New York congressional seat, shared a post on X on Tuesday that members of Congress and others a...
Rabbinic Group Condemns Spitting Incidents in Jerusalem
(VINnews) — Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), which says that is represents over 2,500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in matters of public policy, condemned incidents of spitting in...
Guilty pleas: Attackers of Orthodox Jewish man face years behind bars
NYC (JNS) — On Wednesday in New York City, Mahmoud Musa and Mohammed Othman pleaded guilty to second-degree assault as a hate crime for their role in attacking Joseph Borgen on May...
OECD Recommends Cutting Subsidies To Israeli Yeshiva Students, Increasing Funding For Arab Schools
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Tuesday warned Israel to halt its subsidies for yeshiva students while at the same time in...
Jews Spitting Near Church In Jerusalem Condemned By Political And Religious Establishment
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a city like Jerusalem where three religions live in uncomfortably close quarters, there is always the possibility of tensions flaring over relationships be...
MIRACLE: Religious Mother’s Headscarf Protects Her from Terrorist Bullet (VIDEO)
ISRAEL (VINnews) — In a miraculous event, a bullet hole was discovered in a “tichel” headscarf of a religious mother of five, following a terrorist shooting attack that took place ...
‘Be friendly’ and prepare to explain lulav and etrog, Sukkot travelers advise
(JNS) — Unlike other Jewish holidays, Sukkot comes with portable accessories—the “Four Species” or “Four Kinds”—the etrog (citrus); lulav (palm frond); hadas (myrtle); and aravah (...
Defining and Tackling the Shidduch Crisis…Once and for all
(VIN Podcast) — It can be heartbreaking, the thought of an older girl, who’s been dating for years, sitting and waiting for the phone to ring.
What is the real cause of the cris...