JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A family from the village of Nokdim were driving south for an Independence Day excursion in the Negev. A father, mother, and their four children, including 1-year-old Maayan Domnowitz. On the other side of the road, a young woman was careening down the empty Negev roads, zigzagging from side to side and […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — On the last Thursday of Bein Hazmanim, 4.20.23, a group of yeshiva students went canoeing at the Yarden Rafting facility on the Jordan river. Returning from the trip, the boys were waiting for the bus which would take them out of the facility and back to the main road. However instead of […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The haredi parties are planning to stand firm on legislation of the draft law, as agreed during coalition talks in December. Currently Prime Minister Netanyahu, faced with fierce opposition to judicial reforms, does not want to promote the new draft law as this will just generate further opposition and give fuel to […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During the Pesach vacation, 20-year-old yeshiva student Shmuel Vaknin suffered a heat stroke while hiking in Nahal Arugot in the Ein Gedi Reserve. The young man was in serious condition in an area that is difficult to access and his friends alerted emergency services, including United Hatzalah, which can geo-locate all of […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Some moments in life can remain etched in one’s memory simply because of their surrealistic nature. Moments that you would never have imagined could occur, wouldn’t have predicted would happen. I experienced such a moment at the pro-reform demonstration in Jerusalem on Thursday. The demonstration was publicized as a “million” event, even […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a country so fraught with tensions as Israel, it was feared that Yom Ha’atzmaut would simply add to the anxiety and polarization of recent months. Instead, Israelis chose to celebrate their country together in the traditional ways, flocking to the national parks and making cookouts, parties and crowding the beaches. The […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Rimanov Rebbe of Boro Park, Rabbi Chaim Elazar Wassertheil, has arrived in Israel in order to assist in the searches after Moishy Kleinerman, who is missing since March 2022 after disappearing near the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in Meron. The rebbe became famous in the past for his ability […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a scathing editorial against participating in the right-wing “million” demonstration slated for Thursday evening, the Yated Neeman newspaper wrote that “whoever is chareidi- should keep clear of the demonstration.” The editorial, entitled “What’s a kohen doing in a cemetery”, stated that “we are in favor of judicial reform and against the […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spoke at the Jerusalem Post conference Thursday, stressing the State of Israel was 75 years young but the Jewish people more than 3,000 years old. He mentioned that the US was the first country to recognize Israel, doing so minutes after the Declaration of Independence. “The Arabs tried […]

NEW YORK CITY (VINnews) — A truly heartwarming story took place involving the Tantzer organization and a 9 year old Flatbush girl suffering from cancer. As reported in Hamodia, Eliyahu Joseph, a magician for the Tantzer organization’s Mushcheini Care division, was performing magic for young Chavi last week at NYU Hospital. Understandably, Chavi, who only […]