NEW YORK (VINnews/BEYNEYNU) — TWO massive missionary organizations are set to converge on New York City this summer. Both Chosen People Ministries (CPM) and International Board of Jewish Missions (IBJM) are calling on missionaries across America to join a massive campaign to target Jews in New York this summer. The campaigns are offering subsidized accommodations […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — As the mourners gather in the house in Rashbam street where Rav Chaim Kanievski Zts’l spent his last years, numerous stories about the rabbi’s wondrous acts and attributes are slowly being revealed. Baruch Ben-Yigal, a bereaved father who lost his only son Amit during army duty in Samaria in 2020, came to […]

Hundreds of thousands of people streamed to Bnei Brak on Sunday to attend the levaya of Sar HaTorah, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, z’tl. The crowd was estimated to be around 750,000 people. B’Chasdei Hashem, Israel Police did an excellent job securing the event and the levaya ended without any serious injuries. The levaya began exactly at 12 noon with the recitation of Tehillim by HaRav Chaim’s mekurav, HaGaon HaRav Moshe Smotney and the recitation of selichos by HaGaon HaRav Moshe Bauer. HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilberstein, HaRav Chaim’s brother-in-law, was the next to speak and moved the crowd with his weeping over the loss of what is described in Shir HaShirim as Eshkol (אשכול), the person who has everything, Mikrah, Mishneh, Talmud, Tosefta and Hagaddah.

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Levaya of Harav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita will be streamed live on VINnews at approximately 6:00 AM eastern time (12:00 PM Israeli time). As previously reported by VINnews, the Levaya is expected to draw a historic crowd of at least 1 million people. The Levaya will be streamed below.

The Levaya of the Sar Hatorah, Maran Hagaoan HaRav Chaim Kanievsky ZATZAL will be streamed live here on YWN. The Levaya will start at around 12:00PM Israel Time, which is 6:00AM Eastern Time. there will be more than one stream below when the Levaya starts. There will be streams not using YouTube for those who have a filter and unable to view YouTube. Additionally, YWN will be posting in live time on WhatsApp: YWN LEVAYA WHATSAPP STATUS UPDATES: CLICK HERE to join the YWN WhatsApp Status. YWN LEVAYA WHATSAPP GROUPS: CLICK HERE to be added to an official YWN WhatsApp Group.

JERUSALEM (VINnews) – At least 600,000 Israelis are expected to attend the funeral of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in Bnei Brak, Israel Police assessed ahead of the funeral, slated to begin at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday. Following a situational assessment on the matter, Israel Police, together with Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lev (Labor) and Israel […]

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is a tragic, tragic day,and we are all in mourning. Not only has klal Yisroel lost its leading Torah sage, we lost our leader, the person that our Rabbonim went to to clarify anything in Torah.  He was the tzaddik we went to for brachos, and for chizuk. […]

BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — Rav Chaim Kanievsky has collapsed at home and is currently undergoing resuscitation efforts. Dozens of people have gathered at the scene outside his home. A source close to him tells Ynet, “His condition is severe. We’re praying.” Please Daven for Chaim ben Pesha Miriam. החייאה ברב חיים קנייבסקי: עשרות התאספו מתחת […]

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces pressed their assault on Ukrainian cities Friday, with new missile strikes and shelling on the capital Kyiv and the outskirts of the western city of Lviv, as world leaders pushed for an investigation of the Kremlin’s repeated attacks on civilian targets, including schools, hospitals and residential areas. The early […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — The mayor of Melitopol, Ukraine, who was taken hostage on March 11 by the Russians after refusing to cooperate with their occupying forces, has been released in a prisoner exchange. The mayor, Ivan Fedorov, was reportedly exchanged for nine Russian prisoners of war captured by the Ukrainians. Fedorov disappeared after he […]