Last winter a drastic increase in measles cases was documented both in Israel and the United States. According to information that was received by the Health Ministries in both Israel and the United States the disease was spread by those who contracted the disease during their stay in Rosh Hashanah in Uman visiting the gravesite of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov.

The Mayor of Tiveria, Ron Kobi, came to Bnei Brak on Thursday evening in what many believe to be an attempt at provoking the locals prior to elections in a week-and-a-half.

There has been an increase in the number of attacks perpetrated against Jews walking along the promenade leading to Shar Yaffo in Jerusalem’s Old City by Palestinians. On Monday, two chareidi youths were attacked by a pair of Palestinians throwing rocks at them near Shar Yaffo.
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“Abba collapsed and he is lying on the ground. It appears he cannot move” the 11-year-old child explained to the Magen David Adom dispatcher.
A frum father and his 11-year-old son went on a hike last week near Mayan Ein Koves in northern Israel.

Jerusalem – Last week Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who was visiting Israel at the time, made a pilgrimage to the Kotel and prayed that his state should not get hit by hurricanes this year, according to a Fox News report. With the deadly Hurricane Dorian bearing down on Florida at the beginning of the week […]

Investigators looking for how a Texas gunman obtained an assault-style rifle used in a Labor Day weekend rampage despite failing a background check have searched the home of a man they believe was involved in the “transfer” of the weapon, a federal law enforcement official said Thursday.

Rockland County – As previously reported by VIN, the GOP of Rockland County removed an inflammatory video, after it received widespread condemnation. The list of people who spoke out against the video includes NY Attorney General Letitia James, Governor Andrew Cuomo, the Republican Jewish Coalition and the Anti-Defamation League. However, Rockland GOP chairman Lawrence Garvey […]

A Jewish real estate development in Newark, NJ,  had the shock of their life on Thursday morning, when they found a stolen vehicle worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Sources tell YWN that an employee needed to get something from a garage behind a home under construction, and opened the door to find a bright yellow Lamborghini SVJ — worth approximately $700,000 parked inside.

U.S. businesses added a healthy 195,000 jobs last month, a sign companies are still hiring at a solid pace despite the Trump administration’s trade war with China.
Payroll processor ADP said Thursday that hiring occurred broadly among small, medium-sized and large businesses, compared with recent months when large firms had dominated.

Brooklyn, NY – Last night, a few Shmira members discovered that there was a kitten stuck in a Brooklyn sewer. They immediately removed the cover, and proceeded to rescue the kitten. Watch the incident below: