(JTA) — I don’t find Dave Chapelle’s “Saturday Night Live” monologue funny, unlike my classmates who draw inspiration from him. About a year ago, in my eighth-grade English class, I was listening to my classmates talk about Holocaust denial. Some of them were joking, sure, but that didn’t make it any better. We’d been reading […]

WASHINGTON (Yaakov M / VINnews) — Antisemite Ilhan Omar released a statement in response to Republican leader Kevin McCarthy’s heroic pledge to strip her from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.  Below are her comments, as well as our response.  From the moment I was elected, the Republican Party has made it their mission to use […]

WASHINGTON (Yaakov M / VINnews) — Nancy Pelosi is finally stepping down as leader of the Democrat party, while still young and exuberant, although older than President Biden who turns 80 on Sunday. Pelosi has had a remarkably “lucky” career. She and her husband Paul have been extremely fortunate stock traders, defying unthinkable odds to […]

In this exciting episode, Yaakov M discusses: The 2024 election season has officially begun. This week President Trump announced his candidacy, although some say his speech was low-energy and “subdued”. Does any Republican candidate have a chance to beat him? PLUS: A govt watchdog says that the White House broke the law by deleting a […]

(VINnews) — In his now infamous SNL monologue, Dave Chapelle cleverly and strategically tiptoed the line between a satirist poking fun at Jews and an antisemitic bigot. Although he made fun of “The Jews” and came dangerously close to voicing antisemitic tropes about control of Hollywood, Chapelle’s remarks were not antisemitic per se. And yet […]

NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VINnews) — As everyone knows, Rabbonim across the spectrum, from Chassidishe to Litvishe, overwhelmingly endorsed Lee Zeldin for governor. Even though Zeldin lost, I am confident that these Rabbonim did not wake up on Wednesday regretting their decision, nor were they surprised that Zeldin lost. I have not spoken with […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — In this podcast episode, Yochonon Donn spoke with Yaakov M about Tuesday’s election results. Will Governor Hochul take the needs of the frum community more seriously? Was it a mistake to support Zeldin? Why was there such a record turnout among frum Jews? What were the biggest surprises and takeaways from […]

According to Governor Kathy Hochul, it seems that I have lost my mind. Trying to minimize the crime crisis threatening to derail her campaign, Hochul asserted at a press conference last Monday that the violent crime New Yorkers are daily witnessing on the streets and subways is a figment of their imaginations. The few “high […]

LISTEN TO THE FULL EXCITING INTERVIEW HERE: LISTEN TO A SHORT CLIP OF THE INTERVIEW BELOW: Moshe Hill has been published in the Daily Wire, Queens Jewish Link and Jewish Link of New Jersey. He has lobbied representatives in both Washington, D.C. and Albany, NY on both sides of the aisle. He is a member […]

NEW YORK CITY (VINnews) — Republican Lee Zeldin was the clear winner of Tuesday’s debate. He had strong messaging, focused on issues and substance, was energetic, and most importantly—he repeatedly pointed out that NY State under Governor Kathy Hochul has been a disaster. Hochul, on the other hand, was cold, robotic, and her messaging was […]