Two major airline CEO’s have created an uproar, after testifying in Congress that mask-wearing on airplanes accomplishes virtually nothing. At a Senate hearing Wednesday, Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said that he believes that masks do virtually nothing to prevent the spread of Covid on aircraft. American Airlines CEO Doug Parker seemed to agree. They also […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli government will authorize Sunday the appointment of Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahane as the minister responsible for overseeing the festivities at the tomb of Rashbi on Lag Ba’Omer. Kahana will have authority to change the arrangements at the tomb and restrict the number of people attending the festivities at any […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — A 13-year old Argentinian Jewish girl has been found after she went missing and was feared kidnapped. Naomi Shirley Llorrof, a member of the chareidi community in Buenos Aires, Argentina, apparently made contact on TikTok with a surfer who presented himself as a youth from Bolivia. At 3 PM on Wednesday, […]

The Israeli government on Wednesday said it was donating 1 million coronavirus vaccines to the U.N.-backed COVAX program. The Foreign Ministry said the AstraZenica vaccines would be transferred in the coming weeks, a decision that was part of Israel’s strengthening ties with the African countries. “I am delighted that Israel can contribute and be a […]

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A judge on Wednesday ordered Dutch right-wing populist lawmaker Thierry Baudet to take down four tweets in which he drew comparisons between coronavirus lockdown measures and the treatment of Jews under the Nazi regime, saying they “instrumentalized” the suffering of Jews. Two Jewish organizations and a group of Holocaust survivors […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers seeking government-subsidized health insurance for next year have through Wednesday to sign up if they want their new plan to start Jan. 1. Independent experts say HealthCare.gov’s sign-up season doesn’t seem to be drawing as many new customers this year — 8% to 9% fewer than last year — but it’s […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh Dunner, a prominent poseik and dayan in Bnei Brak and the rabbi of the Divrei Shir shul, sharply condemned the practice of taking pictures of the bride in parks on her wedding day. Rabbi Dunner, the son of the renowned London poseik Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dunner zts’l, spoke during […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Tens of yeshivos around Israel reported that many of the students are suffering from a severe cold, high fever and significant weakness. It is unclear whether this is a regular strain of influenza. In the Torah B’Tifarta yeshiva in Elad, 240 students were sick with the flu symptoms and some were reportedly […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Jewish nation has always craved to return to Zion in order to rebuild the Temple. Three times a day we pray that the Temple be built “speedily in our time” and implore Hashem to “restore the service to your sanctuary.” However the current political climate does not allow Jews even to […]

LONDON (AP) — The omicron variant is spreading so rapidly it has the potential to overwhelm Britain’s hospitals, highlighting the need to strengthen coronavirus restrictions and speed up the delivery of booster vaccine shots, the country’s health minister said Tuesday. Omicron is so transmissible that even if it proves to be less severe than other […]