BORO PARK (VosIzNeias) — The Boro Park community is on edge after a suspicious vehicle went around Boro Park trying to lure children on at least 3 occasions Saturday night. According to reports, the vehicle approached children between the ages of 9 and 12. Each time, the vehicle’s occupants attempted to the lure the children […]

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Archaeological excavations in northern Israel in preparation to build a highway off-ramp uncovered a 5,000-year-old city that was home to as many as 6,000 residents. It is one of the first and largest early Bronze Age settlements excavated in Israel, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority, which announced the discovery on Sunday. […]

BROOKLYN (VosIzNeias) — Here is and example of “sins for which Yom Kippur doesn’t atone”, according to Israeli website Kipah: Yigal and Sarit Sagi married in Israel and had a family together. Yigal left Israel in 2009, leaving his wife Sarit an aguna – a woman chained to marriage. About six years ago, she agreed […]

BROOKLYN (VosIzNeias) — Health officials have long debated whether vaping leaves any deleterious health effects , but a new study using mice suggests that long-term exposure to vaping liquids that contain nicotine greatly increases the risk of cancer. The study revealed that for the mice which breathed in the vapor for 20 hours a week […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to pull back U.S. troops from northern Syria drew quick, strong criticism Monday from some of his closest allies in Congress. It was condemned, too, by Kurdish fighters who would be abandoned to face a likely Turkish assault after fighting alongside Americans for years against the Islamic […]

BERLIN (JTA) — Police have released a knife-wielding Syrian refugee who had to be subdued by pepper spray by security guards outside a Berlin synagogue after he crossed its security barrier. Investigators said they had to release the man, a 23-year-old from Damascus, because they did not have enough evidence to charge him with a […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine issued subpoenas Monday to Defense Secretary Mark Esper and acting White House budget director Russell Vought. Three Democratic committee chairmen demanded that Esper and Vought produce documents requested by Democrats by Oct. 15. The House Intelligence, Oversight and Foreign […]

BORO PARK (VosIzNeias) — A swastika has been discovered on Monday, in what appears to be yet another New York Anti-Semitic incident. The swastika was discovered in the heart of Boro Park, on 14th Ave and 39th Street. The hateful symbol was painted in bright red, on a wooden board. The NYPD is investigating the […]

BERLIN (JNS) — Members of Germany’s Jewish community are speaking out against the World Zionist Organization’s decision to honor German Chancellor Angela Merkel with its prestigious Herzl Award. Every year, the organizations bestows the award upon figures who act to promote Zionist visionary Theodor Herzl’s “ideas for the creation of a safer and more tolerant […]

LONDON (JTA) — Hundreds of Etrogim, the citron fruit used for the holiday of Sukkot, were seized at an airport in England. The Animal and Plant Health Agency held up the shipment at the Manchester Airport under new and stricter regulations on the import of citrus fruit. Esrog importers were unaware of the new rules, […]