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[Argentine President to Visit Israel Next Month]( [Argentine President to Visit Israel Next Month]( – Argentine President Javier Milei will visit Israel in February, becoming the first Latin American leader to come to the Jewish state since the war against Hamas in Gaza began. The solidarity trip, part of one of his first tours abroad since taking office in December, signals a major shift in Argentine policy towards […] [Read More »]( [HIGH COURT: Women can fill “rabbi” slots on committee to select Chief Rabbi]( [HIGH COURT: Women can fill “rabbi” slots on committee to select Chief Rabbi]( (VINnews) — The High Court has ruled that women may serve on the committee that selects Chief Rabbis and the Chief Rabbinate Council. According to the Times of Israel, the court ruled that the term “rabbi” applies not only to those ordained by the Orthodox Chief Rabbinate but to all individuals (including women), with […] [Read More »]( [Following Review, Business Insider Stands by Reports on Wife of Ex-harvard President’s Critic]( [Following Review, Business Insider Stands by Reports on Wife of Ex-harvard President’s Critic]( YORK (AP) — Business Insider’s top executive and parent company said Sunday they were satisfied with the fairness and accuracy of stories that made plagiarism accusations against a former MIT professor who is married to a prominent critic of former Harvard President Claudine Gay. “We stand by Business Insider and its newsroom,” said a […] [Read More »]( [Update on the Mordechai Ovadia Agunah Case]( [Update on the Mordechai Ovadia Agunah Case]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman The person pictured above, Mordechai Ovadia, has left his wife without a Get for eleven years.  He has been missing for the past nine years.  His wife has no way of contacting him.  There is a Seruv out on him, and he appears in the weekly column of the Jewish Press […] [Read More »]( [In Biden statement for MLK Day, an imprecise Jewish Prophets quote]( [In Biden statement for MLK Day, an imprecise Jewish Prophets quote]( — In his proclamation ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, held this year on Jan. 15, U.S. President Joe Biden cited a much-quoted verse from Jewish scripture, which is read as the Haftorah accompanying the Torah portion of Balak and is the source for the word tzniut, Hebrew for modesty or discretion, particularly […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Michal Adler ע”ה]( [Mrs. Michal Adler ע”ה]( getting up: Thursday (1/18/24)Morning Mrs. Razy EisenbergSister [Read More »]( [Israel’s Ravaged Kibbutzes Have Become Museums of the Macabre. Their Former Residents Want to Go Home]( [Israel’s Ravaged Kibbutzes Have Become Museums of the Macabre. Their Former Residents Want to Go Home]( ENVELOPE, Israel (JTA) — For Ido Felus, returning to his home in Kfar Aza is not a choice but an imperative that has guided every decision he has made — including what to study in college — since Oct. 7. “If we don’t come back, the terrorists will have won,” Felus, 24, told the […] [Read More »]( [R’ Morris Sacks ז”ל]( [R’ Morris Sacks ז”ל]( getting up: Thursday (1/18/24)Morning Mr. Joe SacksSon Ms. Penina SacksDaughter Mr. Avi SacksSon Mr. Aaron SacksSon Mr. Mordechai SacksSon [Read More »]( [R’ Alexander Bienestock ז”ל]( [R’ Alexander Bienestock ז”ל]( getting up: Friday (1/19/24)Morning Mrs. Sandy BienestockWife Mr. Stewert BienestockSon Mrs. Beth MorellDaughter Mrs. Arona WaldmanDaughter Mrs. Tzippy NuesbaumDaughter [Read More »]( [R’ Burton Holzer ז”ל]( [R’ Burton Holzer ז”ל]( getting up: Wednesday (1/17/24)Morning Mrs. Charlotte HolzerWife [Read More »]( [If Israel Can’t Bring It to Social Media, Bring the Social Media to Israel]( [If Israel Can’t Bring It to Social Media, Bring the Social Media to Israel]( (JNS) – With the realization that the social-media pen is mighty like the sword, the nonprofit organization Yalla Israel focuses on sending social-media influencers to Israel to experience the Jewish state firsthand and, it hopes, to portray Israel in a positive light to their large online followings. Based both in Israel and the United States, […] [Read More »]( [A 4th Person Has Died After Fiery Crash Near Western New York Concert, but Motive Remains a Mystery]( [A 4th Person Has Died After Fiery Crash Near Western New York Concert, but Motive Remains a Mystery]( N.Y. (AP) — A fourth person has died nearly two weeks after a driver crashed an SUV packed with gas cans near a crowd of New Year’s concertgoers in western New York, but authorities said Friday they may never know the motive for what they call an intentional attack. Rochester police revealed Friday that […] [Read More »]( [NTSB Investigating 2 Brightline High Speed Train Crashes That Killed 3 People in Florida This Week]( [NTSB Investigating 2 Brightline High Speed Train Crashes That Killed 3 People in Florida This Week]( LAUDERDALE Fla. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday it will investigate two crashes involving Florida’s Brightline train that killed three people at the same railroad crossing on the high speed train’s route between Miami and Orlando. The crashes happened Wednesday and Friday at a crossing along the U.S. 1 corridor in […] [Read More »]( [Donald Trump Ordered to Pay the New York Times and Its Reporters Nearly $400,000 in Legal Fees]( [Donald Trump Ordered to Pay the New York Times and Its Reporters Nearly $400,000 in Legal Fees]( YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was ordered Friday to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to The New York Times and three investigative reporters after he sued them unsuccessfully over a Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 story about his family’s wealth and tax practices. The newspaper and reporters Susanne Craig, David Barstow and Russell […] [Read More »]( [North Korea Launches Suspected Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile That Can Reach Distant US Bases]( [North Korea Launches Suspected Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile That Can Reach Distant US Bases]( South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, two months after the North claimed to have tested engines for a new harder-to-detect missile capable of striking distant U.S. targets in the region. The launch was the North’s first this year. Experts […] [Read More »]( [Mother And Son Killed In Hezbollah Attack On Northern Community]( [Mother And Son Killed In Hezbollah Attack On Northern Community]( (VINnews) — Two Israeli civilians, a mother and son, were killed during an anti-tank missile attack on Moshav Yuval in the Upper Galilee Sunday afternoon. 45-year-old Barak Ayalon a member of the local security response team, was the first victim of the attack announced. “With great pain, we announce the death of our friend […] [Read More »]( [Counting the Days: Families of Hamas Hostages Prepare to Mark Loved Ones’ 100th Day in Captivity]( [Counting the Days: Families of Hamas Hostages Prepare to Mark Loved Ones’ 100th Day in Captivity]( (AP) — It has become a daily ritual. Every morning, before she’s even out of her pajamas, Rachel Goldberg-Polin tears a piece of masking tape off the roll, grabs a marking pen and in thick black strokes writes down the number of days her son, Hersh, has been held hostage by Hamas militants. Then […] [Read More »]( [Freed Hostage Agam Goldstein Reads Letter At ‘100 Days Of Hell’ Rally In Tel Aviv]( [Freed Hostage Agam Goldstein Reads Letter At ‘100 Days Of Hell’ Rally In Tel Aviv]( (VINnews) — A 24-hour rally is being held at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv to mark 100 days in which 136 abductees have been held captive by Hamas in life-threatening conditions, without food, water and medical care. During the 24 hours, members of the families of the abductees, the best Israeli artists, public […] [Read More »]( [Pro-Palestinian Protesters Break White House Fence, Throw Projectiles At Security Officers]( [Pro-Palestinian Protesters Break White House Fence, Throw Projectiles At Security Officers]( YORK (VINnews) — A group of anti-Israel protesters attempted to breach and caused serious damage to a reinforced fence outside the White House overnight Saturday, causing personnel to be evacuated. White House staff were ‘relocated’ after thousands of pro-Palestine supporters descended on the building, threatening to breach the security fence and throwing over the […] [Read More »]( [Global Protests Draws Thousands In Washington And Other Cities In Pro-Palestinian Marches]( [Global Protests Draws Thousands In Washington And Other Cities In Pro-Palestinian Marches]( YORK (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators converged opposite the White House on Saturday to call for an end to Israeli military action in Gaza, while children joined a pro-Palestinian march through central London as part of a global day of action against the longest and deadliest war between Israel and Palestinians in 75 years. […] [Read More »]( [IDF Names Soldier Who Fell In Battle In Southern Gaza Strip]( [IDF Names Soldier Who Fell In Battle In Southern Gaza Strip]( (VINnews) — The IDF cleared for publication on Sunday morning that Sergeant first class (res.) Andu’alem Kabeda, 21, from Kiryat Gat, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip. In addition, a reservist officer was seriously injured in the battle in which Kabeda fell. He was evacuated to the hospital for treatment and his […] [Read More »]( [A Weekend of Ferocious Winter Weather Could See Low-Temperature Records Set in the US Heartland]( [A Weekend of Ferocious Winter Weather Could See Low-Temperature Records Set in the US Heartland]( Mo. (AP) — Icy winter weather blanketed the U.S. on Saturday as a wave of Arctic storms threatened to break low-temperature records in the heartland, spread cold and snow from coast to coast and cast a chill over everything from football playoffs to presidential campaigns. As the three-day Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday […] [Read More »]( [The Ruling-Party Candidate Strongly Opposed by China Wins Taiwan’s Presidential Election]( [The Ruling-Party Candidate Strongly Opposed by China Wins Taiwan’s Presidential Election]( Taiwan (AP) — Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election on Saturday, a result that will determine the trajectory of the self-ruled democracy’s contentious relations with China over the next four years. China had called the poll a choice between war and peace. Beijing strongly opposes Lai, the current vice president […] [Read More »]( [But When the Church Also Kidnaps Children.. And the Movie.. REVISED BASED ON NEW INFORMATION]( [But When the Church Also Kidnaps Children.. And the Movie.. REVISED BASED ON NEW INFORMATION]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman SCROLL TO BOTTOM TO SEE REVISED INFO  Recently, the Jewish world was shocked when Pope Francis labelled Israel’s attempt to remove Hamas from power as “terrorism.”  Attempts to have him walk it back have so far not been fruitful.  Let our minds take a tour of a true incident. Imagine a […] [Read More »]( [Two Navy Seals Are Missing After Thursday Night Mission off Coast of Somalia]( [Two Navy Seals Are Missing After Thursday Night Mission off Coast of Somalia]( (AP) — Two U.S. Navy SEALs are missing after conducting a nighttime boarding mission Thursday off the coast of Somalia, according to three U.S. officials. The SEALs were on an interdiction mission, climbing up a vessel when one got knocked off by high waves. Under their protocol, when one SEAL is overtaken the next […] [Read More »]( [POLITICAL HOCK: Flatbush School Shuts Down to Make Room for Illegals. Fauci’s stunning confession.]( [POLITICAL HOCK: Flatbush School Shuts Down to Make Room for Illegals. Fauci’s stunning confession.]( YORK (VIN Podcast) — Nearly 2,000 illegals were sent to a public school in Brooklyn, to protect them from a storm. Students were told to stay home and take classes on Zoom. PLUS: Trump’s town hall on Fox crushed the CNN Republican debate in the ratings. Note to Desantis: when they ask you if […] [Read More »]( [John Kerry, the US Climate Envoy, to Leave the Biden Administration]( [John Kerry, the US Climate Envoy, to Leave the Biden Administration]( (AP) — John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy on climate, is stepping down from the Biden administration in the coming weeks, according to two people familiar with his plans. Kerry, a longtime senator and secretary of state, was tapped shortly after Joe Biden’s November 2020 election to take on the new role created specifically […] [Read More »]( Get More VINnews Join our [WhatsApp group]( for breaking updates. 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