JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The lawyer representing the Israeli Parks Authority told the Justice Ministry that he sees no issue with providing separate swimming hours in national parks, this in response to the Ministry’s holding back the initiative due to its possible violation of the principle of equality. In response, attorney Ofir Bar-Tal representing the Parks […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — At a somber Meron scene on the steps where 45 holy neshamos lost their lives in the horrific tragedy on Lag Ba’Omer, 150 Hatzalah volunteers who were desperately trying to save lives that night gathered again to sing songs of comfort and faith. One of the songs they chose was Ani Maamin […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Yitzchok Zilberstein, the rabbi of Ramat Elchonon, gave an interesting ruling in his weekly shiur regarding a family who had lost their son in the Meron tragedy. The family has an old grandmother who is in poor health and was very attached to this particular grandchild. Rabbi Zilberstein stressed that in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is setting a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one dose to 70% of adult Americans by July 4, the White House said Tuesday, as the administration pushes to make it easier for people to get shots and to bring the country closer to normalcy. The new goal, […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A moving and tear-filled meeting took place between the son of the Shotzer Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Moskowitz, and Rabbi Meir Nachman Elhadad, the father of Yosef Chaim and Moshe Mordechai Elchadad z’l who both died in the Meron tragedy. Rabbi Moskowitz, who leads the Azamra community in Tzfat, came directly from […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During the last few days it has become clear that many different sources in government and official positions had warned in the past that the Lag Ba’Omer celebrations in their present format were an accident waiting to happen. Some sources even pointed at the exact place where such a catastrophe could occur. […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — A Dutch couple are now the proud tenants of the first-ever 3D-printed concrete house in Holland. The single- storey house, which boasts more than 1000 feet of floor space, is located in the town of Eindhoven in the southern Netherlands, according to a CNN report. The couple, Elize Lutz (71) and […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — 3 people in their 20’s were injured when a car driving past the Tapuach junction in central Shomron opened fire on them from point-blan range. One of the wounded is in critical condition after undergoing resuscitation at the scene. The terrorists escaped despite soldiers from the IDF shooting at their car. A […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A number of former senior police officers testified Saturday night that they were under intense pressure by different politicians regarding the celebrations at Meron, according to a report by Mako News. The officers claim that they whenever they refused a demand from the politicians they were informed that their promotion would be […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Results from a U.S. trial of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine may have included “outdated information” and that could mean the company provided an incomplete view of efficacy data, American federal health officials said early Tuesday. AstraZeneca said in a statement that the data it released Monday included cases up to Feb. 17, as […]