JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A week after their arrest in Istanbul and after intense diplomatic efforts by Israel, Israeli couple Mordy and Natalie Okanin were released from Turkish jail Wednesday evening. The two, who had been accused of spying for Israel after taking a picture near the palace of Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, flew back […]

LONDON (VINnews) — A Jewish owned silver store in the Stamford Hill neighborhood of London was robbed early Thursday morning. The incident took place just before 2 AM Thursday morning. According to footage released by London Shomrim, the thieves are seen parked on the sidewalk in front of the store. They then exit their vehicle […]

JERUSALEM (JNS) — The Al Jazeera Network, A24 News Agency YouTube channel and the Al-Resalah YouTube channel aired videos of a military exhibition titled “Generation of Jerusalem,” held in the Gaza Strip on Nov. 14-15. According to a report by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), the program was organized by Hamas and its […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Tzfat Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu was asked what to do with the books of author Chaim Walder at present? Rabbi Eliyahu answered that the matter has not yet reached Beis Din and therefore there is still a reasonable doubt whether he is guilty. However there is no doubt that there is a […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Two Israeli border police officers were wounded in a terror attck Wednesday evening. According to Israeli police, one of the officers was moderately wounded and the other was lightly hurt in the stabbing attack. The terrorist was shot at the scene, according to the police statement.

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A psak din (rabbinical ruling) issued confidentially by the Tel Aviv Rabbinical Court regarding an aguna has led to significant criticism from leading rabbis around the world. The court is headed by Rabbi Yair Ben Menachem, who initially wrote the psak stating that a certain aguna who had been waiting for a […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — A warning has been issued by Jewish parents after they experienced the fear of their lifetime over the weekend. In a letter circulating on social media, the parents inform their neighborhood that this past shabbos edible candy marijuana somehow made it into their home. The children thought it was regular candy, […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a tweet published Tuesday afternoon, Eichler’s owner Mordy Getz announced that the popular Judaica chain will no longer be selling books by Chaim Walder. The announcement comes after allegations surfaced against the author of the wildly popular Kids Speak series, which were widely reported on in the Israeli media. “The […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — The Supreme Court of New York State issued a restraining order in favor of the parents of children from the Bais Yaakov D’Chassidei Gur whose children were suspended from the school after their fathers attended the tish of Rabbi Shaul Alter in Brooklyn last week. The temporary restraining order, which is […]