MODIIN ILLIT (VINnews) The mother of Moishe Kleinerman sharply criticized Israeli police for dragging their feet and being unable to make significant progress in the months-old case. At a press conference in her home on Sunday, Gitti Kleinerman pointed out that her son has been missing for 99 days, yet the police do not seem […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel’s fifth elections in the last 3.5 years will continue to focus on the same issue which had motivated the previous four rounds of elections: Will Binyamin Netanyahu succeed in establishing a government with 61 MKs? In order to assess the likelihood of such a scenario, it is important to view the […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A secular resident of the Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood in Jerusalem attempted a number of times on Shabbos to attack the Dushinsky Rebbe. Brandishing a knife, the resident entered the Dushinsky Beis Midrash on Shmuel Hanavi street with his dog and threatened to stab the rabbi. According to chasidim present at the Beis […]

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Saturday said it shot down three unmanned aircraft launched by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah heading toward an area where an Israeli gas platform was recently installed in the Mediterranean Sea. The launch of the aircraft appeared to be an attempt by Hezbollah to influence U.S.-brokered negotiations between […]

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Health authorities in Africa say they are treating the expanding monkeypox outbreak there as an emergency and are calling on rich countries to share the world’s limited supply of vaccines in an effort to avoid the glaring equity problems seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Monkeypox has been sickening people in parts […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The reform movement has made numerous efforts to gain a footing at the Western Wall, including the provocative prayer services conducted by the Women of the Wall every Rosh Chodesh in the women’s section in violation of the law regarding the sanctity of the site. Currently the reform and conservative movements are […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — VINnews regrets to inform you that Dr. Zev Zelenko has tragically passed away. Dr. Zelenko suffered from multiple severe health problems. He was diagnosed with a rare lung disease several years ago. In recent weeks, he announced that he was being treated for several serious conditions involving his heart and lungs. […]

BRUSSELS (AP) — A huge Belgian chocolate factory has halted production after detecting salmonella in a batch of chocolates. The Barry Callebaut company said Thursday that its plant in Wieze – which it says is the world’s largest chocolate factory – shut down all production lines as a precaution while the contamination is investigated. Barry […]

GENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18% in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organization. The U.N. health agency said in its latest weekly report on the pandemic that the worldwide number of deaths remained relatively similar to the week […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Former NBA superstar Amare Stoudemire, a ger tzedek who converted in 2020 and took the name Yehoshafat, visited Beth Medrash Govoha on Wednesday to see the world’s second-largest yeshiva for the first time. During his visit, Yehoshafat met the Rosh Yeshiva HaRav Malkiel Kotler, who greeted him warmly and gave him […]