Vizhnitz Rebbe Asks Chasidim To Make Kiddush This Shabbos Between 6 And 7
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — The Vizhnitz Rebbe, Rabbi Yisrael Hager, presented an unusual request to his chasidim during a sermon he gave during the final Shabbos meal. It is the custom ...
Top UN Inspector: Biden’s Plan To Rejoin The Iran Deal Will Not Be Easy
UNITED NATIONS (JTA) - The top nukes inspector at the United Nations says that President-elect Joe Biden’s stated plan to reenter the nuclear deal with Iran will not be an easy tas...
Paris Area Jewish Family Assaulted After Playing Hebrew-Language Songs In Their Car
PARIS (JTA) - French police have arrested two adults and two minors suspected of an anti-Semitic hate crime in which they allegedly verbally assaulted a Jewish family near Paris i...
Trump Downplays Russia In First Comments On Cyberattack
WASHINGTON (AP) — Contradicting his secretary of state and other top officials, President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested without evidence that China — not Russia — may be behin...
Palestinian Foreign Minister Urges Israel To Return To Talks
CAIRO (AP) — The Palestinian foreign minister on Saturday urged Israel to return to talks based on a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, ahead of the transitio...
Mentally Challenged Chareidi Found Lying In Field After Mistaken Arrest, Release Far From Home
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A 66-year-old mentally challenged Chareidi resident of Meah Shearim was found lying half-frozen in a Jerusalem field after police had arrested him and freed h...
US Clears Moderna Vaccine For COVID-19, 2nd Shot In Arsenal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an outbreak so dire that the nation is regularly recording more than...
British Chief Rabbi Speaks Out On The Plight Of Uighur Muslims In China
LONDON (JTA) - In an unusual intervention, British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said that he is “compelled to speak out” on the plight of China’s Uighur Muslim minority.
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US Blacklists Top Chinese Chipmaker, Alleging Military Ties
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration blacklisted China’s top chipmaker Friday, limiting the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.’s access to advanced U.S. technolo...
Iran Builds At Underground Nuclear Facility Amid US Tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has begun construction on a site at its underground nuclear facility at Fordo amid tensions with the U.S. over its atomic program, according...
Jewish Foundation To Send More Than $300,000 To Righteous Gentiles In Poland
NEW JERSEY (JNS) - Amid the holiday season, the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) is sending more than $300,000 to Christian rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust living in...
US Cybersecurity Agency Warns Of ‘Grave’ Threat From Hack
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities expressed increased alarm Thursday about an intrusion into U.S. and other computer systems around the globe that officials suspect was carried...
Putin Denies Involvement In Poisoning Of Kremlin Foe Navalny
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday rejected allegations that the Kremlin was behind the poisoning of his top political foe, opposition leader Alexei Navalny...
The Double Life Of Omar Al Olama: Soldier And UAE Minister Of Artificial Intelligence
ABU DHABI (VINnews) — Omar Al Olama has one of the most prominent positions in the UAE,as he is the worlds' first minister of artificial intelligence (AI). In his role Al Olama att...
Netanyahu, In Isolation, Watches Wife Light 8 Candles
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is isolated in his Jerusalem residence after coming into contact with a person infected with COVID-19. Netanyahu tested nega...
Over 50,000 Israelis Have Already Visited The UAE Since Peace Deal Signing
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (JTA) - Over 50,000 Israelis have visited the United Arab Emirates since the recent normalization pact between Israel and the UAE, according to a report this w...
EU Court Upholds Belgian Bans On Ritual Slaughter, Dealing Major Blow To Jewish, Muslim Advocates
BRUSSELS (JTA) — The European Union’s highest court has upheld Belgium’s bans on slaughtering animals without first stunning them, a ruling that confirms the prohibition on the pro...
Ice Menorah In Tyumen, Siberia Melts The Ice In Heart Of Local Priest
NEW YORK (VINnews) — As in many other places with temperatures below freezing, there are a number of towns in Siberia where a special ice menorah was built in honor of Chanukah and...
Feds: Kenyan Terror Plotter Took Flight Training To Prepare For 9/11-Style Attack on US Soil
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging a Kenyan man with trying to stage a 9/11-style attack on the United States on behalf of the terrorist organ...
Paris Court Convicts 4 Of Terrorism For Charlie Hebdo And Kosher Store Murders In 2015
PARIS (JTA) - A court in Paris has convicted one man of being accessory to murder in the 2015 jihadist terror attacks on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and the Hyper Cacher k...