JERUSALEM(VINnews) — Professor Asa Kasher, a philosopher who authored the IDF’s ethics code, has been one of the most outspoken critics of the chareidi community. In recent months, Kasher, a grandson of Rabbi Mendel Kasher, has stepped up his verbal abuse, terming chareidim a ‘mutation’ of the original chareidi community. In a Sunday interview Kasher […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Shimon Ba’adani, the leader of the Sephardic Council of Torah sages and spiritual mentor of the Shas party, passed away Wednesday morning in Tel Hashomer-Sheba hospital at the age of 94. Rabbi Ba’adani had been sick over the last year with lung cancer and spent a number of periods in hospital. […]

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The director of the World Health Organization’s Europe office said Tuesday that the agency sees “no immediate threat” for the European region from a COVID-19 outbreak in China, but more information is needed. China is battling a nationwide outbreak of the coronavirus after abruptly easing restrictions. Hans Kluge said that, based […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A journalist and research analyst at the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA), has called out television host Christiane Amanpour after she implied on her television program there is a comparison between the actions of Israel and those of the Syrian regime. The analyst, David Litman, was referring […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Mirel Dzaslowski, the mother of 11 and member of the Karlin Chasidic group who was severely injured by a burning dumpster which rolled on her during a demonstration in Geula three weeks ago, has been released home from hospital. Mirel spent three weeks in Shaare Tzedek hospital after collapsing on the pavement […]

WASHINGTON (Yaakov M / VINnews) — The Biden administration may impose a ban on a convenience that many Americans benefit from. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is considering a national ban on gas stoves — due to the harmful pollutants released by the appliances, according to CNN. Recent studies show that the emissions can […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli start-up company AIR has been test-flying its first flying electric vehicle, designed to fly commuters above crowded traffic. The flying car, dubbed AIR ONE, has been making unmanned flights in the desert region near Beersheva. The car is geared to carry two people and will be able to fly 100 miles […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich signed a decree Sunday to forfeit the transfer of NIS 139 million ($39.6 million) in tax revenue to the Palestinian Authority and redirect it to families of terror victims, as part of punitive measures taken by the new Israeli government over the PA’s international legal action against […]

NEW JERSEY (VINnews) — Orthodox Jewish educators blasted a new mask mandate imposed last week on school children in Paterson, New Jersey, calling it “insanity” and “disgusting”. They noted the irony of Paterson’s mayor publicly affirming the necessity to force innocent adorable kids who have effectively zero risk of death to sit uncomfortably all day, […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a move which could lead to the first crisis for the new Israeli coalition, the UTJ party has demanded that the Israeli railway service cease maintenance work on the intercity rail system on Shabbat, since the work is not meant to preserve lives and is only scheduled for Shabbat to avoid […]