JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Thousands of celebrators marked Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall and on Temple Mount with prayers of thanksgiving as well as singing and dancing. The festivities included unfurling the largest Israeli flag in the world at the Western Wall plaza, as well as special prayers and dancing through the night in the […]

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com 55 years ago, something remarkable happened.  It happened for the very first time in nearly two millennium.  What was it? *****If anyone can help sponsor a Bar Mitzvah for a child whose parents have no resources – please contact the author at yairhoffman2@gmail.com ************************ The Kosel and Har Habayis […]

In the hours and days following the fatal shooting of 19 children and their two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, authorities gave shifting and at times contradictory information of what happened and how they responded. The investigation of the massacre is ongoing, but much is already known about the nearly […]

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he was ‘misled’ about police response to school shooting and is ‘livid about what happened.’ Texas Governor Greg Abbott: "Yes, I was misled. I am livid about what happened!" pic.twitter.com/zCAOcw7syP — CSPAN (@cspan) May 27, 2022

WILLIAMSBURG (VINnews) — A young Jewish man was assaulted at approximately 6:30 AM in Williamsburg this morning. The incident occuured in the area of Park Ave and Spencer Street in Williamsburg. Security footage shows a young man crossing the street, when a bald male approached him from the opposite direction. Immediately the man started assaulting […]

FAR ROCKAWAY (VINnews) — In the aftermath of the horrific elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Rabbi Yaakov Bender sent out a letter to the Darchei Torah parent body in which he detailed the past and present security plan that was put in place on campus. Read the full letter Below. Dear Parents, As Yidden, […]

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Frustrated onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman’s rampage killed 19 children and two teachers, witnesses said Wednesday, as investigators worked to track the massacre that lasted upwards of 40 minutes and ended when the 18-year-old shooter was killed by a Border Patrol team. […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a plainly political attempt to lower international pressure over the Jerusalem Magistrates Court decision to authorize Jewish prayer on Temple Mount, the Jerusalem District Court overturned the lower court’s ruling Wednesday. The court ruled against the four Jewish teens who prayed on the Temple Mount, bowing down and saying the Shema […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida would require statewide recertification of condominiums over three stories tall under a bill sent Wednesday to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis by lawmakers, their legislation a response to the Surfside building collapse that killed 98 people. The House unanimously passed the bill during a special session originally called to address skyrocketing […]

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says 15 people were killed in a shooting Tuesday at an elementary school. Abbott says the suspected shooter, an 18-year-old man, also died and was believed to be killed by responding officers. He says 14 children and one teacher were killed at Robb […]