JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of the crisis on the Russian-Ukrainian border and possible Russian invasion, the Israeli government is preparing a contingency plan for the emergency immigration of thousands of Ukrainian Jews, according to a report by Yisrael Hayom. The plan is being prepared by Absorption Minister Penina Tamnu-Shata in coordination with Diaspora […]

LOD (VINnews) — The violence in mixed Israeli cities continues. On Motzei Shabbos, a Chabad family was ambushed by a terrifying group of Arab rioters. Miraculously, one of the small children in the car emerged unscathed, after a large rock landed inches from her head. As reported on Charedim 10, the family was returning to […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Haaretz investigative reporter Aharon Rabinowitz, who exposed Chaim Walder’s actions to the public, claims in a new report that the Gur chasidus is actively working to entice youths to leave the homes of parents who joined the community of Rabbi Shaul Alter. Rabinowitz received taped messages as well as talking with different […]

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Dr. Alan Kadish is a renowned cardiologist and internist who is also the current president of Touro University – yes, you read that correctly.  It is now an officially recognized university.  In his announcement of this news (see below), Dr. Kadish began with, “Zeh hayom assah Hashem, nagilah venismecha […]

WASHINGTON (JTA) — U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, the New York Democrat who has been less critical of Israel than other members of the progressive “Squad,” is dropping his support for a bill that would help Israel expand normalization agreements with Arab countries. In a letter to constituents, Bowman said he has been persuaded that the […]

WEST BANK (VINnews) — Jon Voight, well-known movie star and staunch supporter of Israel, says that Judea and Samaria should not be labeled the “West Bank”, since they are in the “heart of Israel.” Mr. Voight, who is in Israel filming a movie, visited Har Gerizim in Samaria on Wednesday, where he met with Regional […]

DALLAS (AP) — The man who took hostages at a Texas synagogue sought to buy drugs and a “machine gun” before the standoff last month that ended with the hostages escaping and the gunman’s death, an FBI agent said in court Wednesday. The testimony came during a detention hearing for the Dallas man accused of […]

BERLIN (AP) — The leading dictionary of standard German has changed its definition of Jew, or “Jude” in German, after a recent update caused an uproar in the country’s Jewish community — a move reflecting the sensitivities that persist eight decades after the Holocaust. The Duden dictionary had recently added an explanation to its online […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Owners of cellphone stores from many chareidi districts in Israel came to the Knesset’s Internal Affairs committee to describe the harassment and violence they are experiencing from elements in the community. The owner of the Didi Phone store in Bnei Brak, who has suffered from repeated harassment and raucous demonstrations outside his […]

NEW YORK (VINnews/Zvi Hershcovich) — A “Meshulach” going door to door raising money from Balebatim has possibly been identified as a prominent member of the Lev Tahor cult. Uriel Goldman, who is a member of the Lev Tahor “Hanhala” and serves as their spokesperson, was allegedly recognized by a Crown Heights woman who had recently […]