Jewish Settler Gets 3 Life Sentences For Deadly 2015 Arson Attack
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court on Monday handed down three life sentences to a Jewish extremist convicted in a 2015 arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler and his parent...
Jared Kushner Presented Bahrain’s King With Sefer Torah Prior To Peace Agreement
WASHINGTON (VINnews) — Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, who has been directing the peace initiatives in the Middle East with Arab countries, bought a Sefer Torah and pr...
Iran Condemns Bahrain’s Plan To Normalize Ties With Israel
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Saturday strongly condemned Bahrain's plan to normalize relations with Israel, calling it a shameful and ignominious move by the Gulf Arab country.
B...
This Map Shows The 20 Congressional Districts With The Most Jews
NEW YORK (JTA) - About one-third of American Jews live in just 20 of the country’s congressional districts. Nearly half of those districts are in New York, and all but one of them ...
Brooklyn Hospital Wants To Fire Doctor Over Anti-Semitic Posts Like ‘Go Beat Up A Zionist’
BROOKLYN (JTA) - The yearlong battle between a doctor and a New York hospital trying to fire him over anti-Semitic and anti-gay posts will be back in court next week.
New York-P...
Danish PM Opposes Bill Banning Circumcision, Citing ‘Promise Made’ To Country’s Jews
COPENHAGEN (JTA) - Denmark’s prime minister opposes a bill seeking to ban the nonmedical circumcision of boys, saying “Danish Jews must continue to be part of Denmark.”
Mette Fr...
Moroccan Police: IS Cell Dismantled, Was Plotting Attacks
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan authorities say police arrested five people suspected of plotting suicide bombings and being part of an extremist network linked to the Islamic State...
Video: Ukraine Expels Two Hasidic Jews for Tearing Down Barriers at Rabbi Nachman’s Tomb
UMAN (AP) - Ukraine on Thursday said it would deport two Hasidic Jews after they broke apart metal barriers near the grave of an 18th century luminary.
Tens of thousands of Hasi...
In a South Florida Congressional Race, Jewish Culture Wars Erupt
PALM BEACH, Fla. (JTA) — Lois Frankel does not want to pay attention to Laura Loomer — but acknowledges she has little choice.
“I really don’t want to give this person a platfor...
Opinion: When Rabbis Should Not Keep Quiet
NEW YORK (JNS/MELANIE PHILLIPS) - The former chief rabbi of the United Kingdom, Jonathan Sacks, has come in for some stick over remarks he recently made about religion and politics...
Israeli Pediatrician Bride Dies Ten Days After Collapsing At Her Wedding
BEERSHEVA (VINnews) — In a tragic end to what should have been the most special day of her life, Dr. Shirley Almasi Arieli, a doctor working in the Pediatrics department at Beershe...
Jewish Students In Germany Raising Money To Help Victim Of Neo-Nazi Attack
HALLE (JTA) — Jewish students in Germany are raising money to help the owner of the kebab shop in Halle that was attacked after a neo-Nazi gunman was unable to enter a nearby synag...
Videos: Fire Breaks Out In Yeshiva Ner Yisroel Of Baltimore
BALTIMORE (VINnews) — A fire brokeout Thursday afternoon in the high school dormitory of Yeshiva Ner Yisroel of Baltimore.
Thankfully no injuries have been reported.
Accordin...
Ukrainian Rabbi: Its ‘Madly Dangerous’ To Go To Uman, Hospitals Are Collapsing
ODESSA (VINnews) — A month after a man wielding an ax attacked his Ukrainian shul and after falling gravely ill with coronavirus, Rabbi Mendi Cohen, 39, the Rabbi of Mariopol, warn...
To Address Wedding Cases, Volunteer Project Begins Contact Tracing Within Chicago’s Orthodox Community
CHICAGO (JTA) - As stores and synagogues began reopening in Chicago in June, Manya Treece, a social worker and mother, wanted to know whether it was safe for her to resume some of ...
Kosher Deli Chef Will Compete on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’
TEANECK, NJ (JTA) - – Jewish deli food has been experiencing a resurgence over the past several years.
Now it’ll have its reality television moment.
Kosher-keeping chef Shalo...
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Watch: Israel Railway Inspector Prevents Charedim From Entering Train, But Who Is He?
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — A curious video which went viral Thursday morning shows an Israel Railway inspector allegedly preventing Chareidim from ascending a train at the Bat Yam railw...
Fearing Coronavirus Spread, Israel’s Chief Rabbi Bans Tashlich Ritual
JERUSALEM (JNS) - A key ritual ahead of Rosh Hashanah has been effectively banned by Israel’s Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The...
Palestinians Call Wheelchair-Access Elevator To Machpela Cave A “War Crime”
CHEVRON (VINnews) — Palestinian foreign minister Riad Al-Maliki recently described Israel's planned building of an elevator to enable the disabled to access the Machpela cave (Cave...