On Friday morning, cemetery visitors were shocked to discover the matzeiva of Rav Aharon Leib Shteinman zt”l desecrated. Vandals placed black paint on the matzeiva, the day before the fourth yahrzeit of the late Gadol Hador, this Motzei Shabbos Erev Chanukah. It is not clear who is responsible for this disgraceful act, however according to […]

BRUSSELS (AP) — A slew of nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa on Friday, and stocks plunged in Asia and Europe in reaction to news of a new, potentially more transmissible COVID-19 variant. “The last thing we need is to bring in a new variant that will cause even more problems,” said […]

BROOKLYN (VINnews) – Recently there was news that 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 gatherings of Rabbi Shaul Alter in Brooklyn last week. The officials […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Former Supreme Court justice Uri Shoham, who serves as Israel’s Ombudsman for Judges, has called to oust Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef after a complaint was submitted against him by the Reform Center. The complaint centered around the opposition of Rabbi Yosef to the proposed Kashrus reform being promoted by Religious Affairs […]

BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — On Thursday, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky instructed parents to vaccinate children, aged five and above, against COVID-19. Rav Chaim came to that conclusion after meeting with top health officials at his home, amid a growing concern in Israel about a potential new wave. The meeting was attended by Professor Ran Balicer, […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews)— Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana (Yemina) appeared to be reneging on his support for the 2016 Western Wall compromise deal which would allow the construction of a mixed-gender plaza for non-Orthodox prayer at the holy site. “The vast majority of the Jews in Israel are Orthodox Jews and therefore I don’t think it’s right […]

JERUSALEM — The Jerusalem City Council’s Planning and Building Committee authorized Wednesday a plan for a new neighborhood which is slated to house tens of thousands of chareidi Jews at Atarot, an abandoned airport at the northern perimeter of Jerusalem. The city’s support is the initial step forward for the plan, which is due to […]

KIRYAS JOEL (VINnews) — This past Motzei Shabbos, the Satmar Rebbe, Rav Aron shlit”a, spoke harshly about astronomical apartment costs in Kiryas Yoel, and he urged a moratorium on purchases until prices level off. Speaking at a Melave Malka, the Rebbe addressed the ongoing crisis, which is largely due to high demand and limited supply. […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — After horrific testimonies recently emerged from survivors of the Lev Tahor cult, a leading member of the cult, Uriel Goldman, responded to the claims in a detailed letter. Goldman wrote that “the terrible incitement against the Lev Tahor community has gone up a phase, after the slandering brothers Yoel and Mendy […]

WAUKESHA, WIS. — The suspect accused of mowing down a crowd at a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee on Sunday was captured on a Ring doorbell camera immediately before his arrest. Video obtained Monday by NBC News shows the suspect, Darrell Brooks, pleading for help on the front porch of a Waukesha home, telling the […]