Suspect Who Scrawled Anti-Semitic Graffiti on NYC Building Sought by Police
New York - Once again, the NYPD is turning to the public for help identifying a suspect in an anti-Semitic incident, this time looking for an individual who scrawled graffiti on a residential buildin...
Lower Mortgage Rates Next Year Unlikely to Entice ‘Rate-Locked’ Homeowners to Sell, Economists Say
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Several housing economists are projecting that mortgage rates will ease moderately next year, though the forecasts call for the average rate on a 30-year home loan to remain above 6...
Rabbi Zvi and Chani Zwiebel, Chabad at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Each Person is a Whole World
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By: Chaya Chazan
It’s a testament to the Rebbe’s vision of shlichus that our relative isolation is somewhat remarkable. Tucked away in the pictur...
Pfizer Nixes More Study of Twice-Daily Obesity Pill Treatment That Made Many Patients Nauseous
(AP) - Pfizer shares sank Friday when the drugmaker said it would abandon a twice-daily obesity treatment after more than half the patients in a clinical trial stopped taking it.
The pharmaceutical...
House Expels New York Rep. George Santos. It’s Just the Sixth Expulsion in the Chamber’s History
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting campaign donations for his o...
70-Year-Old Ugandan Woman Gives Birth to Twins After Fertility Treatment
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A 70-year-old woman in Uganda has given birth to twins after receiving fertility treatment, making her one of the world's oldest new mothers.
Safina Namukwaya gave birth to a...
WATCH: Superstar Singer Ishay Ribo Performs for Families of Hostages
TEL AVIV (VINnews) — Popular singer Ishay Ribo performed at Hostages Square, at an event during which one Sefer Torah was brought out to represent each hostage.
“G-D will guard your going and your ...
DeSantis and Newsom Lob Insults and Talk Some Policy in a Faceoff Between Two White House Aspirants
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an alternate reality, the prime-time showdown between California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday could have been a preview of a 2...
New York Times Report Says Israel Knew About Hamas Attack Over a Year in Advance
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military was aware of Hamas ' plan to launch an attack on Israeli soil over a year before the devastating Oct. 7 operation that killed hundreds of people, The New York Times ...
Supreme Court Says Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the First Woman on the High Court, Has Died at Age 93
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, has died. She was 93.
Th...
Refusing to Leave Captivity Without Her Husband, Hamas Threatened Her
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Rimon Buchstab, a 36-year-old woman who was held hostage by Hamas, was released on Tuesday after 50 days in Gaza. Her husband Yagev, remains in Hamas captivity.
According to a relat...
137 Hostages Remain in Hamas Captivity as Fighting Renewed
JERUSALEM (JNS) - The Israel Defense Forces resumed combat operations in the Gaza Strip on Friday morning after Hamas broke a week-long ceasefire, throwing into doubt the further release of hostages.
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IDF Resumes Combat in Gaza After Hamas Violates Ceasefire
JERUSALEM (JNS) - The Israel Defense Forces resumed combat operations in the Gaza Strip on Friday morning after Hamas broke a week-long ceasefire by firing rockets at the Jewish state.
The mi...
CHANUKAH – An Overview – Print Out to Review Over Shabbos
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Chanukah occurred during the time of the Second Beis HaMikdash approximately in the year 3596/165 BCE. That is 2188 years ago as of 2023. The...
Hamas Leader Asked How Many Captives Are Alive: ‘I Don’t Know, It’s Not Important’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A Hamas leader shocked a CBS reporter interviewing him when he responded to a question about how many captives are still alive in the hands of Hamas with the flippant remark: 'I ...
Rocket fire after truce expires, in clear sign that war has resumed in full force
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli fighter jets hit Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday shortly after a weeklong truce expired, the military said, as the war resumed in full force.
Airs...
‘Scalable Mental Support’ Needed for ‘Already Drained’ Israelis, Therapy Nonprofit Leader Says
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Emi Palmor’s 90-year-old mother Shoshana survived a concentration camp in present-day Moldova, emerging as a “very strong and very positive person,” Palmor told JNS. “I’ve had this e...
From the Daf – Halacha L’Moshe Misinai – What Does it Really Mean?
by Chaim Weber
The Gemara in Makkos (23b) tells us that Moshe Rabbeinu received 613 mitzvos at har sinai. Aside from the 613 mitzvos, we also have many oral traditions that go back to har sin...
Ferry Operators Around the Country to Receive $220M in Federal Grants to Modernize Fleets
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Biden administration will issue $220 million in grants to modernize the country's ferry systems, officials announced Thursday.
The grant program will focus on expanding fer...
Don’t Eat Pre-cut Cantaloupe if the Source Is Unknown, CDC Says, as Deadly Salmonella Outbreak Grows
Consumers shouldn't eat pre-cut cantaloupe if they don't know the source, U.S. health officials said Thursday, as the number of illnesses and recalls tied to a deadly salmonella outbreak grows.
At ...