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Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Attacking Lubavitcher Chassid in Brooklyn

Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Attacking Lubavitcher Chassid in Brooklyn

BROOKLYN  – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for the strangulation and assault… Read More ›

Is The Pope’s White Skullcap a Yarmulkah?

Is The Pope’s White Skullcap a Yarmulkah?

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com A few weeks ago a ten year old boy with some form of autism walked up to the pope… Read More ›

WATCH: One Year After his Daughter’s Death, Avremi Gourarie Speaks About Embracing Struggling Children

WATCH: One Year After his Daughter’s Death, Avremi Gourarie Speaks About Embracing Struggling Children

  NEW YORK (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – He has been renowned for years as the premiere arranger and transcriber in the Jewish music world, but one… Read More ›

SHOCKING: Hundreds Of LA-Area Cases Imperiled By Police Officer Racist Texts Including Against Jews

SHOCKING: Hundreds Of LA-Area Cases Imperiled By Police Officer Racist Texts Including Against Jews

TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of Southern California criminal cases could be jeopardized after more than a dozen police officers exchanged racist and homophobic text… Read More ›

Pressure Ratchets Up On Unilever To End Ben & Jerry’s Ice-Cream Boycott

Pressure Ratchets Up On Unilever To End Ben & Jerry’s Ice-Cream Boycott

NEW YORK (JNS) – Pressure is intensifying on the British company Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream brand, because of its announcement… Read More ›

MK Asher: If Needed, We’ll Keep Geneaology Documents, But What Will The Other Jews Do?

MK Asher: If Needed, We’ll Keep Geneaology Documents, But What Will The Other Jews Do?

JERUSALEM — In an emotional speech delivered in the Knesset Monday, MK Yaakov Asher (UTJ) demonstrated how the new steps being proposed regarding conversions are… Read More ›

Shocking New Details Revealed in Death of Lev Tahor Cult Leader

Shocking New Details Revealed in Death of Lev Tahor Cult Leader

  JERUSALEM — Yoel Levy, former member of Lev Tahor, revealed stunning new details about the death of cult leader Shlomo Helbrans, as well as… Read More ›

DISGRACE: Frum Couple Kicked off Flight After Refusing to Desecrate Tefillin

DISGRACE: Frum Couple Kicked off Flight After Refusing to Desecrate Tefillin

NEW YORK (VINnews) — A frum couple was allegedly thrown off an American Airlines flight and humiliated by the flight crew. Their offense — refusing… Read More ›

Two Israelis attacked, car torched by Palestinians after entering downtown Ramallah

Two Israelis attacked, car torched by Palestinians after entering downtown Ramallah

Palestinian Authority security forces extricate the two, hand them unharmed to Israel after crowd surrounds them in the city center   Two Israelis were attacked… Read More ›

Flatbush Teens Steal Multiple Cars from Shul Parking Lots on Shabbos (VIDEO)

Flatbush Teens Steal Multiple Cars from Shul Parking Lots on Shabbos (VIDEO)

FLATBUSH  — A group of off-the-derech teens have been carrying out a disturbing string of car thefts in Flatbush. The thieves enter shuls, take keys… Read More ›

VICIOUS: Refusing to Apologize for Anti-Semitic Views, Ilhan Omar Hangs up on Boebert

VICIOUS: Refusing to Apologize for Anti-Semitic Views, Ilhan Omar Hangs up on Boebert

WASHINGTON (VINnews) — Ilhan Omar, anti-semitic member of the socialist “Squad”, refused to accept an apology from Congresswoman Lauren Boebert. In fact, Omar hung up… Read More ›

Vizhnitzer Rebbe: Give Up Your Kosher Smartphones

Vizhnitzer Rebbe: Give Up Your Kosher Smartphones

  BNEI BRAK  — This past Shabbos, the Vizhnitzer Rebbe, HaRav Yisrael Hager shlit”a, spoke passionately to his followers, and implored them to accept a… Read More ›

Gur School In Brooklyn Releases Explanation On Banning Students From Breakaway Faction

Gur School In Brooklyn Releases Explanation On Banning Students From Breakaway Faction

BROOKLYN – Recently there was news that The Supreme Court of New York State issued a restraining order in favor of the parents of children… Read More ›

Satmar Rebbe Urges KJ Residents NOT to Buy Apartments Due to Sky-High Prices

Satmar Rebbe Urges KJ Residents NOT to Buy Apartments Due to Sky-High Prices

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… Read More ›

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu: Stance Taken Against Chaim Walder Is Based On Pictures, Recordings

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu: Stance Taken Against Chaim Walder Is Based On Pictures, Recordings

  JERUSALEM — Following the announcement that several well-known Rabbonim in Eretz Yisroel took a public stance against Chaim Walder at this time, despite the… Read More ›

Religious affairs minister appears to walk back support for Western Wall compromise

Religious affairs minister appears to walk back support for Western Wall compromise

Labor MK Gilad Kariv, a Reform rabbi, condemns Matan Kahana for claiming ‘the vast majority’ of Jews in Israel are Orthodox   Religious Affairs Minister… Read More ›

Haredi author Chaim Walder dropped from publisher amid rape allegations

Haredi author Chaim Walder dropped from publisher amid rape allegations

The popular ultra-Orthodox author behind the ‘Kids Speak’ series, accused of raping minors, will take a break from public life.   Israeli ultra-Orthodox author Chaim… Read More ›

Moshe Margaretten Teams Up With Kim Kardashian Helping Fly Afghan Women Soccer Players To UK

Moshe Margaretten Teams Up With Kim Kardashian Helping Fly Afghan Women Soccer Players To UK

LONDON (AP) — Members of Afghanistan’s women’s youth development soccer team arrived in Britain early Thursday after being flown from Pakistan with the help of… Read More ›

Jewish Parents Issue Warning After Children Overdose On Edible Marijuana

Jewish Parents Issue Warning After Children Overdose On Edible Marijuana

NEW YORK — A warning has been issued by Jewish parents after they experienced the fear of their lifetime over the weekend. In a letter… Read More ›

Yesh Atid announces first party primaries ten years after formation

Yesh Atid announces first party primaries ten years after formation

The primaries will be held at a party conference on January 4, 2022.   Coalition partner Yesh Atid announced on Saturday that it will hold… Read More ›