JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel restricted its COVID Green Pass on Sunday to allow only those who have received a vaccine booster dose or recently recuperated from coronavirus to enter indoor venues. The new criteria mean that nearly 2 million people will lose their vaccination passport in the coming days. Israel is the first country to […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Last year, while most Shuls had limited and restricted Minyanim from Rosh Hashana through Simchas Torah, this year, most shuls were open for business, albeit with some cautionary guidelines. A year ago, we were still in the “mask” and social distancing zone, this year, we sat near each other. Yet, as […]

MOSCOW — Russia has reported a record daily death toll from COVID-19. It’s the fifth time in a week that deaths have hit a new high in the country. The national coronavirus task force said Sunday that 890 deaths were recorded over the past day. That exceeds the 887 reported on Friday. The task force […]

BOSTON (AP) – Despite having the highest vaccination rates in the country, there are constant reminders for most New England states of just how vicious the delta variant of COVID-19 is. Hospitals across the region are seeing full intensive care units and staff shortages are starting to affect care. Public officials are pleading with the […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — A professor of medicine in Mexico was suspended Wednesday after suggesting that women learn to cook to avoid being beaten or attacked by men. Dr. Gerardo de León, who teaches at the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, was reviewing a case study of a 43-year-old woman who had been stabbed in the […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Israel recently spent 30 million NIS to purchase a supply of Regeneron, a drug designed to prevent  deterioration in the condition of coronavirus patients. The drug, which was successfully used by Donald Trump when he suffered a bout of coronavirus last fall, has been approved for emergency use by the U.S. […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — If you think that exceedingly wealthy people can be magnanimous towards others in their unique category, think again. The adage in Koheles that “a lover of money never has his fill of money” has never been more relevant than in an age when some people’s individual wealth is almost beyond imagination. […]

She lived a life of adventure that spanned two continents. She fell in love with a World War II fighter pilot, barely escaped Europe ahead of Benito Mussolini’s fascists, ground steel for the U.S. war effort and advocated for her disabled daughter in a far less enlightened time. She was, her daughter said, someone who […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During a firefight between Israeli commandos and terrorists in the village of Burqin near Jenin Sunday morning, five terrorists were killed but two of the commandos were seriously injured, with an investigation revealing that the soldiers had been hit by friendly fire. The investigation called for more coordination between various forces in […]

A study of British patients with a long history of depression highlights how difficult it can be to stop medication, even for those who feel well enough to try. Slightly more than half the participants who gradually discontinued their antidepressants relapsed within a year. By contrast, the relapse rate was lower — almost 40% — […]