NEW YORK (JTA) – A New York State Supreme Court justice ruled in favor of an Orthodox Jewish mom who said her son was denied an adequate secular education at his Brooklyn yeshiva. This week’s ruling directs the state’s Education Department and the city’s Department of Education to complete a long-stalled investigation into the school, […]

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com A woman who is in the process of a divorce had explained to her husband that her lawyer had told her that she should lie and say that her husband had physically abused her in order to gain an advantage in terms of custody and child support. The lawyer […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Participants at two weddings were astonished after a drone was seen hovering above the Gerrer Rebbe during the ceremonies. According to Kikar Shabbos, the Rebbe attended a family wedding at the Gutnick Hall in Jerusalem on Wednesday. When he arrived at the chuppah the participants suddenly noticed a drone in the air […]

LAKEWOOD, NJ (VINnews) — Rav Uren Reich, as part of a weekly shiur, felt obligated to speak up against the recent violence in the Gerrer kehilla. He expressed his dismay at recent events, saying that an unprecedented “red line” was crossed, which was never before seen in Klal Yisrael. For a Jew to hit another […]

NEW YORK (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – An Albany appellate court’s reversal of a previous ruling mandating busing for nonpublic school students on days when public schools aren’t in session will have yeshiva parents in the Washingtonville School District doing extra carpools, as well as creating more traffic on local roads. As previously reported on VIN News […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The IDF announced Tuesday that certain advanced combat units will be opened to women for the first time, although not all elite units will be available to them. The announcement comes as a response to a petition by female soldiers to the Supreme Court requesting equal opportunities in frontline units. “The Israel […]

BOCA RATON (VINnews) — Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro on Tuesday hosted a fundraiser for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Boca Raton. DeSantis started off by praising Ben Shapiro for doing better on social media than the large media organizations, such as the NY Times and CNN. “He must be doing something right, because he seems […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel’s rickety coalition suffered a further setback, demonstrating its inability at present to function or pass legislation. Early Tuesday morning an attempt to reinstate Yamina MK Matan Kahana as religious affairs minister was thwarted, with fellow party MK Idit Silman casting the deciding vote to block the appointment. Silman defected from the […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Two members of the Lev Tahor cult, Mordechai Malka and Matisyahu Malka, have been found guilty in a US federal court of plotting to kidnap a 14-year-old girl and her 12-year-old brother from their mother. The two were convicted of kidnapping at the White Plains court after a three-week trial by […]

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Imagine a top actor, a top film director, and a top comedian all in one.  Imagine a Tom Cruise, a Steven Spielberg, and a Jimmy Kimmel – all wrapped into one.  Then imagine that one person, leaving it all – the fame and the fortune, and becoming a baal […]