JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Knesset’s Public Security Committee held a special discussion Tuesday in the wake of the abuse cases revealed in the chareidi community. During the meeting police revealed a special program they are implementing designed to improve the trust between rabbis and police and facilitate more effective treatment of abuse cases within the […]

The explosive increase in U.S. coronavirus case counts is raising alarm, but some experts believe the focus should instead be on COVID-19 hospital admissions. And those aren’t climbing as fast. Dr. Anthony Fauci, for one, said Sunday on ABC that with many infections causing few or no symptoms, “it is much more relevant to focus […]

JERUSALEM (Israel Hayom) — A record-breaking number of Israelis tested positive for the coronavirus in the current infection wave, according to Health Ministry data published on Tuesday morning. Of the 197,402 Israelis screened for the virus in the past 24 hours, 10,644 (5.39%) tested positive. The reproduction rate, which refers to the number of people […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Once again, police arrived in Chomesh Tuesday morning and destroyed buildings, uprooted infrastructure and even ruined the electricity of the yeshiva, which has been active there for over a decade. Police also demolished structures erected by families who had come to strengthen Jewish presence at the site. However they did not demolish […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Denmark’s senior epidemiologist, Tyra Grove Krause, is confident that the Covid-19 Omicron variant is bringing about the end of the pandemic, saying ‘we will have our normal lives back in two months’, according to a Daily Mail report. Krause, the chief epidemiologist at Denmark’s State Serum Institute – said on Danish […]

Dear VIN News: This is in response to the letter saying stop making a big deal about everything. I totally agree with the writer that every time someone mentions something in the Shidduch system that may not sound perfect or by the books right away it’s a red flag. Perfectionism is what’s killing our system. […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The IDF has released the names of the two air force pilots killed in the helicopter crash near Haifa Monday evening. Lieutenant-Colonel Erez Sahiani (38) served as the deputy commander of the Ramat David air force base. He is survived by his wife and three children. Major Chen Fogel (27) served as […]

JERUSALEM (JNS) – On the one-year anniversary of his death, the family of businessman and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson has announced a $40 million donation to the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. The donation, for the establishment of a cancer treatment center, was ordered by Adelson prior to his death. The funds will allow construction to […]

Dear VIN News: In last week’s Shidduch Forum, a girl asked about a boy who, on the third date, asked if she would mind if he vaped. She said that she did not mind that he vaped in general, but wondered if she should mind that he needed to vape on a date. First I […]

TORONTO (AP) — All schools in Canada’s most populous province will be shut down and move to online learning because of a record number of coronavirus infections fueled by the ultra-contagious omicron variant, Ontario’s premier announced Monday. Premier Doug Ford also announced the closure of indoor dining. Gyms and cinemas will also close and hospitals […]