NEW YORK (VINnews) — Julia Haart, star of Netflix’ My Unorthodox Life, is battling her estranged husband over who gets to keep their massive penthouse. Silvio Scaglia bought the condo for $56 million in 2018, according to the NY Post, and the deal was brokered by Haart’s then-son-in-law, real estate agent Binyamin Weinstein. One year […]

Palance Border Crossing, Moldova/Ukrainian Border – Last Thursday, a unique incident occurred at the Palanca border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova. As part of United Hatzalah’s humanitarian mission in Moldova, a forward team of volunteers regularly head out to the Palanca border to assist refugees by providing them with medical care and humanitarian aid. Many […]

BALTIMORE (VINnews) — As anyone who has been through the Yeshiva system will fondly remember, Chodesh Adar is a time traditionally used by the Bochurim to let loose a little bit. All the pent-up energy from the long winter Zman is released by engaging in usually harmless activities in the spirit of good natured fun. […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a  video message uploaded on Telegram Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke directly to Russian soldiers invading his country, calling on them to surrender and be treated “with dignity”. Zelensky’s address was featured on the Ukrainian national site Ukrinform: Free people of a free country! The 19th day of our […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Despite vehement denials from Belz leaders, the chasidic group, which is the second largest in Israel, has apparently agreed to include core curriculum studies in its schools as previously reported, according to a report by Actualic The Israeli ministry of education authorized the special framework of study for the Belz institutions which […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — After Amnesty International recently accused Israel of “apartheid” towards Palestinians, the group is continuing to peddle its outrageous statements regarding Israel. In a talk last Wednesday to the Women’s National Democratic Club, the organization’s US director claimed that most American Jews did not want Israel to be a Jewish state, but […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of Israeli President Yitzchak Herzog’s historic visit to Turkey and the warming of relations between the countries, Turkey has agree to return to Israel an ancient inscription from Jerusalem, currently housed in the Istanbul Archaeology Museum. The inscription, from the Shiloach tunnel, is considered one of the most important […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — For the third time, New York State is attempting to create guidelines to ensure that Yeshivas meet proper educational standards. After years of deliberations, the Education Department is proposing several options for private schools to demonstrate that their secular studies are “substantially equivalent” to public schools. They will likely be challenged […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Rabbi Mendy Cohen, the Chabad emissary to Mariupol who is currently on the border between Moldova and Rumania, described on Israeli radio the horrendous situation in the city due to the Russian attacks on it. Rabbi Cohen said that there has been a siege for two weeks and there is currently […]

POLAND (JNS) – A yeshivah in Poland that was once the largest in the world has been converted into a refugee camp for Ukrainian Jews fleeing their home county as Russia’s war continues. Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva operated in Lublin, Poland, from 1930 to 1939. It now holds roughly 190 beds for Ukrainian Jewish refugees, American […]