JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Family members of Rabbi Chaim Kanievski have complained recently that they received veiled threats from people who oppose vaccination against coronavirus.  Ynet reports that Yanki Kanievski, the grandson of Rabbi Chaim, was warned that “you are murderers” and “there is children’s blood on your hands” after an announcement was made that Rabbi […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Yosef Naim, a 6-year-old resident of Netivot, passed away in his sleep Monday morning after suffering from an infection for a number of days. However doctors were puzzled why the otherwise healthy young boy would have succumbed to the infection and whether it is connected to the fact that Yosef and his […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court refused Monday to halt a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York that does not offer an exemption for religious reasons. The court acted on emergency appeals filed by doctors, nurses and other medical workers who say they are being forced to choose between their jobs […]

Pfizer is spending $6.7 billion to buy a drugmaker that is developing treatments for inflammatory conditions like Chrohn’s disease but has no products on the market. The pharmaceutical giant said Monday it will pay $100 in cash for each share of Arena Pharmaceuticals in a deal already approved by the boards of both companies. Shares […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a historic meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met Monday morning with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed of the United Arab Emirates in the UAE. It is the first time since the Abraham Accords were signed in August 2020 that a reigning Israeli prime minister has flown to the UAE and […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Kuttiyama, a 104-year-old Indian woman, recently realized a life-long dream, learning to read and write and even passing the state primary literacy exam in her locale. For almost a century, Kuttiyamma, who hails from the village of Thiruvanchoor in Kerala, rose early to begin her day’s work of cooking, cleaning and […]

A variety of jabs have long been required for kids to attend school, but with COVID-19 not yet on the list, it's largely up to individual districts or institutions to make the call

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana have decided to freeze plans to implement the 2016 Western Wall compromise deal which would enable mixed-gender prayer at the pavilion erected south of the current section of the wall open to the public. The compromise was initially approved by the Netanyahu-led […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — An Afghan mother was forced to sell one of her twin babies to get money to feed the other one as the food crisis in the war-torn country worsens. The 40-year-old woman, from northern Jawzjan province, gave the baby to a childless couple in return for $104 which she hoped would […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In response to the article in the HaModia newspaper Friday which expressed “shock and dismay due to the suing of senior rabbis in court so that judges intervene in the pure chinuch,” attorney Shlomo Elbaum representing Rabbi Shaul Alter submitted a “declaration of intent” to the court. The statement referred to the […]