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[The New “Flip” Business Model and Anonymous Names]( [The New “Flip” Business Model and Anonymous Names]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Sefas Tamim Foundation QUESTION:  So, there is a company called “Flip” which pays you in “product dollars” for a review and for referring other people to their company.  The reviews take me less than a minute to make, and it is rather lucrative. There is nothing illegal or wrong […] [Read More »]( [Rabbi Yehuda Moldofsky ז”ל ?????? ??? ???? ?? ????]( [Rabbi Yehuda Moldofsky ז”ל ?????? ??? ???? ?? ????]( getting up: Shacharis: 7:30 amMincha: 1:45 pmMaariv: 8:30 pm [Read More »]( [Photo of Hillel Fuld and Chaya Raichik Photoshopped to Look Like Pair Smiling in Gaza War Zone]( [Photo of Hillel Fuld and Chaya Raichik Photoshopped to Look Like Pair Smiling in Gaza War Zone]( (VINnews) — Two renowned orthodox Jewish influencers with massive social media followings, were targeted by an antisemitic online troll who did something truly disgraceful. Hillel Fuld, a global speaker, successful entrepreneur and online activist, and Chaya Raichik, aka LibsofTiktok, met in Israel this week. They posted a picture of themselves on X with a […] [Read More »]( [Urgent Gathering of Chizuk and Prayer Tonight: Agudath Israel of America]( [Urgent Gathering of Chizuk and Prayer Tonight: Agudath Israel of America]( following is a message that was sent out by Agudas Yisrael: We are devastated over the escalating numbers of Israeli soldiers who have lost their lives in the ongoing war in Gaza. Yesterday’s attack from Hamas, which killed 24 soldiers, marked the deadliest day since Israel began its invasion of Gaza. We mourn the […] [Read More »]( [Trump rides to New Hampshire victory on the strength of support from the GOP base, AP VoteCast shows]( [Trump rides to New Hampshire victory on the strength of support from the GOP base, AP VoteCast shows]( (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is the winner of the New Hampshire Republican primary. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner based on an analysis of initial vote returns as well as the results of AP VoteCast, a survey of Republican primary voters. Both indicated Trump was running ahead of former U.N. Ambassador […] [Read More »]( [IRS Will Start Simplifying Its Notices to Taxpayers as Agency Continues Modernization Push]( [IRS Will Start Simplifying Its Notices to Taxpayers as Agency Continues Modernization Push]( (AP) — The IRS wants to rewrite its complicated letters to taxpayers and speak to people in plain English. The federal tax collector is rewriting and sending out commonly received notices ahead of the 2024 tax filing season as part of its new “Simple Notice Initiative.” “Redesigned notices will be shorter, clearer and easier […] [Read More »]( [Us Strikes Three Facilities in Iraq Following Attacks on American Forces by Iran-Backed Militias]( [Us Strikes Three Facilities in Iraq Following Attacks on American Forces by Iran-Backed Militias]( (AP) — The U.S. military struck three facilities in Iraq on Tuesday, targeting an Iranian-backed militia in retaliation for missile and drone attacks on American troops in Iraq and Syria over the past several days, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. The U.S. strikes hit militia facilities in Jurf al-Sakhar, which is south of Baghdad, […] [Read More »]( [POLITICAL HOCK: The New Hampshire Primary. PLUS: Why did DeSantis fail?]( [POLITICAL HOCK: The New Hampshire Primary. PLUS: Why did DeSantis fail?]( YORK (VIN Podcast) — In his latest episode, Yaakov shares his predictions about Tuesday’s primary. PLUS: Why did Ron DeSantis’ campaign fail? Should frum Jews vote for a candidate who is immoral and obnoxious? The U.S. is pressuring Israel to surrender to Hamas Elon Musk and Ben Shapiro visit Auschwitz Nikki Haley plays the […] [Read More »]( [Touro offers tuition break for students seeking respite from campus antisemitism]( [Touro offers tuition break for students seeking respite from campus antisemitism]( YORK (JNS) — Touro University (Touro College until an official name change in 2022), headquartered in New York City, has announced a new “Safe Campus Scholarship” encouraging students who want to transfer from their current schools due to the uptick in campus antisemitism. The academic institution—founded to foster Jewish education at the higher institutional […] [Read More »]( [Canada Is Preparing for a Second Trump Presidency. Trudeau Says Trump ‘Represents Uncertainty’]( [Canada Is Preparing for a Second Trump Presidency. Trudeau Says Trump ‘Represents Uncertainty’]( (AP) — Canada’s government is preparing for the possibility that Donald Trump could reach the White House again and the “uncertainty” that would bring, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday at a Cabinet retreat. Trudeau said that Trump “represents uncertainty. We don’t know exactly what he is going to do,” but he said that […] [Read More »]( [Drone the Size of a Bread Slice May Allow Japan Closer Look Inside Damaged Fukushima Nuclear Plant]( [Drone the Size of a Bread Slice May Allow Japan Closer Look Inside Damaged Fukushima Nuclear Plant]( Japan (AP) — A drone almost the size of a slice of bread is Japan’s newest hope to get clearer footage of one of the reactors inside the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant where hundreds of tons of damaged fuel remain almost 13 years after the disaster. A magnitude 9.0 quake and tsunami […] [Read More »]( [Miss Hindy Ginsberg ע”ה]( [Miss Hindy Ginsberg ע”ה]( getting up: Friday (1/26/24)Morning R` Mordechai GinsbergFather Mrs. Devoiry GinsbergMother Habachur Shloima GinsbergBrother [Read More »]( [The US Military Has Carried Out Airstrikes in Somalia That Killed 3 Al-Qaida-Linked Militants]( [The US Military Has Carried Out Airstrikes in Somalia That Killed 3 Al-Qaida-Linked Militants]( Somalia (AP) — The U.S. military said Tuesday that it conducted airstrikes in Somalia over the weekend that killed three al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militants and that there were no civilian casualties. The U.S. Africa Command, based in Stuttgart Germany, said in a statement that the strikes were done at the request of Somalia’s government, and […] [Read More »]( [United Airlines CEO Says the Airline Will Consider Alternatives to Boeing’s Next Airplane]( [United Airlines CEO Says the Airline Will Consider Alternatives to Boeing’s Next Airplane]( YORK (AP) – The United Airlines CEO says he is “disappointed” in ongoing manufacturing problems at Boeing that have led to the grounding of dozens of United jetliners, and the airline will consider alternatives to buying a future, larger version of the Boeing 737 Max. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said Tuesday that Boeing […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Kirby Defends Cutting Razor Wire to Let Illegals Cross, Repeats Lie Blaming Republicans for Border Mess]( [WATCH: Kirby Defends Cutting Razor Wire to Let Illegals Cross, Repeats Lie Blaming Republicans for Border Mess]( [Read More »]( [Norman Jewison, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Director and Lifelong Friend of the Jews, Dies at 97]( [Norman Jewison, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Director and Lifelong Friend of the Jews, Dies at 97]( YORK (JTA) – In a 2022 documentary on the making of the 1971 film “Fiddler on the Roof,” Norman Jewison relayed a by-now familiar anecdote: When producers of the Broadway musical approached him for the directing job, he had to sheepishly inform them that he wasn’t actually Jewish. He got the job anyway, leading […] [Read More »]( [American-Israeli Father Says Us Abandoned His Terror-Victim Son]( [American-Israeli Father Says Us Abandoned His Terror-Victim Son]( (JNS) – A 16-year-old dual American-Israeli citizen wounded on Jan. 15 in a Palestinian terrorist attack in Ra’anana while waiting at the bus stop outside his school has been abandoned by the United States, according to the victim’s father. “We thought that we would receive some kind of communication from the U.S. government,” Nick Merkin, […] [Read More »]( [Russian Missiles Strike Ukrainian Cities Again, Killing at Least 6 and Wounding Dozens]( [Russian Missiles Strike Ukrainian Cities Again, Killing at Least 6 and Wounding Dozens]( Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles struck three Ukrainian cities Tuesday, including its two biggest, killing at least six people and wrecking apartment buildings after Moscow shunned any deal backed by Kyiv and its Western allies to end the nearly 2-year-old war. The barrage included more than 40 ballistic, cruise, anti-aircraft and guided missiles, officials […] [Read More »]( [New York City Police Sergeant Who Hurled Plastic Cooler at Fleeing Motorcyclist Charged in His Death]( [New York City Police Sergeant Who Hurled Plastic Cooler at Fleeing Motorcyclist Charged in His Death]( YORK (AP) — A New York City police sergeant who hurled a plastic cooler at a man fleeing officers on a motorcycle, causing a crash that killed the rider, was charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and assault. Erik Duran pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Tuesday in the Bronx and made bail, which […] [Read More »]( [R’ Ted Bukosky ז”ל]( [R’ Ted Bukosky ז”ל]( getting up: Monday (1/29/24)Morning Mrs. Elenor BukoskyWife Mrs. Chany LeiblerDaughter Mrs. Rivka BukoskyDaughter [Read More »]( [R’ Shmuel Zev Markowitz ז”ל]( [R’ Shmuel Zev Markowitz ז”ל]( getting up: Monday (1/29/24)Morning Mrs. Esther DitelSister Mrs. Chany MilstinSister Mrs. Tzippy KalishSister Mrs. Hindy FligmanSister R’ Amichai MarkowitzSon R’ Dovie MarkowitzSon R’ Shai MarkowitzSon Will be in Eretz Yisroel until Friday R’ Yakir MarkowitzSon R’ Yigal MarkowitzSon Will be sitting at Ohel Shlomo, Machneh Yehudah in Yerushalayim R’ Simcha MarkowitzSon Will be sitting […] [Read More »]( [‘Fauda’ Star Idan Amedi to Be Released From Hospital]( [‘Fauda’ Star Idan Amedi to Be Released From Hospital]( (JNS) – Israeli actor Idan Amedi, best known for his role in the Netflix hit show “Fauda,” will be released from hospital on Tuesday, according to a statement issued on his behalf that was shared with local media. Amedi, 35, sustained serious wounds while serving in a reserve combat engineering unit in the Gaza Strip some […] [Read More »]( [Colombia Captures Its First Narco-Submarine of the Year Carrying Almost 800 Kilos of Cocaine]( [Colombia Captures Its First Narco-Submarine of the Year Carrying Almost 800 Kilos of Cocaine]( Colombia (AP) — Colombia has intercepted its first narco-submarine of the year, the navy said Monday, as drug traffickers in the South American country produce record amounts of cocaine destined for Europe and the United States. The submersible was intercepted on Saturday morning off Colombia’s Pacific Coast, navy spokesman Capt. Wilmer Roa said. The […] [Read More »]( [Almost 80 Years After the Holocaust, 245,000 Jewish Survivors Are Still Alive]( [Almost 80 Years After the Holocaust, 245,000 Jewish Survivors Are Still Alive]( (AP) — Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, about 245,000 Jewish survivors are still living across more than 90 countries, a new report revealed Tuesday. Nearly half of them, or 49%, are living in Israel; 18% are in Western Europe, 16% in the United States, and 12% in countries of the former Soviet Union, […] [Read More »]( [Pentagon Has No More Money for Ukraine as It Hosts a Meeting of 50 Allies on Support for Kyiv]( [Pentagon Has No More Money for Ukraine as It Hosts a Meeting of 50 Allies on Support for Kyiv]( (AP) — For the first time since Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin established the international group to support Ukraine in April 2022, the United States will host the monthly gathering of about 50 countries out of money, unable to send the ammunition and missiles that Ukraine needs to fend off Russia’s invasion. While waiting for […] [Read More »]( [EU Threatens ‘Consequences’ for Israel’s Opposition to Palestinian State]( [EU Threatens ‘Consequences’ for Israel’s Opposition to Palestinian State]( (JNS) – E.U. diplomats said on Monday in Brussels that a two-state solution is the only credible path to peace between Israel and the Palestinians, after earlier threatening “consequences” if Israel continued to oppose the plan. “We have to stop talking about the peace process and start talking about the two-state solution process,” Josep […] [Read More »]( [UNPRECEDENTED: Millions Raised, Millions Still Needed To Save the Yidden of the South.]( [UNPRECEDENTED: Millions Raised, Millions Still Needed To Save the Yidden of the South.]( evening in Manhattan graced by Gedolim & philanthropists to kickoff support for Rav Aharon Asayag’s lifesaving work By: Mordechai Tzvi Ezrieli This past Wednesday evening in the small, yet elegant Gevurah shul in the heart of Manhattan, an unprecedented gathering took place. A gathering of gedolim, rabbonim, askanim, philanthropists and Yidden wanting to make […] [Read More »]( [Report: Israel Agrees To 2-Month Truce In Return For Hostage-Prisoner Exchange]( [Report: Israel Agrees To 2-Month Truce In Return For Hostage-Prisoner Exchange]( (VINnews) — Israel has reportedly submitted a proposal through Qatari and Egyptian mediators that would see it agree to pause its military actions against Hamas for as long as two months in exchange for a phased release of the remaining 136 hostages in Gaza, according to a report by Times of Israel. The Israeli […] [Read More »]( [The Rebbi, The Male Nurse, The Peruvian Immigrant: Stories Of The Fallen Soldiers]( [The Rebbi, The Male Nurse, The Peruvian Immigrant: Stories Of The Fallen Soldiers]( (VINnews) — Rabbi Elkana Wiesel had many talents. Even while in school he had shown abilities as a juggler and actor, and he used them to the full to become a beloved Rebbi and teacher after graduating from Yeshivat Ramat Gan. Elkana was injured during the 2014 Protective Edge campaign but recovered and went […] [Read More »]( [BDE: IDF Announces That 21 Soldiers Fell In Tragic Collapse Of Gaza Buildings]( [BDE: IDF Announces That 21 Soldiers Fell In Tragic Collapse Of Gaza Buildings]( (VINnews) — BDE: The IDF Spokesperson announced Tuesday morning that 21 reservists were killed in two serious incidents in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday. – Sergeant Major (res.) Itamar Tal, 32, from Kibbutz Mesilot – Sergeant-Major (res.) Adam Bismuth, 35, from Karnei Shomron. – Sergeant-Major (res.) Shai Biton Hayun, 40, from Zichron Yaakov […] [Read More »]( [Floridians Wait to See Which Version of Ron Desantis Returns From the Presidential Campaign Trail]( [Floridians Wait to See Which Version of Ron Desantis Returns From the Presidential Campaign Trail]( Fla. (AP) — When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis first took office in 2019, he surprised many with actions indicating he’d be a much more moderate leader than anticipated: He corrected a decades-old racial injustice, took the side of medical marijuana supporters over GOP leaders and hired a liberal Democrat for a key state position. […] [Read More »]( [Is the Parshas HaMahn Segulah Countermanding Pirkei Avos?]( [Is the Parshas HaMahn Segulah Countermanding Pirkei Avos?]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman If someone were keeping tabs on these things, it is perhaps the Parnassah Segulah that has gone most viral of all other Segulos. Numerous Torah internet sites link to the parsha of the Mahn and explain that one will become wealthier if we recite this section (Shmos 16:4 until the Omer […] [Read More »]( [CHIEF RABBI TO SOLDIERS: War requires spiritual AND military strength]( [CHIEF RABBI TO SOLDIERS: War requires spiritual AND military strength]( (VINnews) — Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, the Sefardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, visited the Haifa Naval Base, to share words of Torah and chizuk with servicemen and women. In addition, the rabbi was honored during Monday’s visit with dedicating the new shul which opened on the base. Military personnel gathered in the new shul to […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Shapiro and Musk Link DEI to Antisemitic Conspiracy Tropes]( [WATCH: Shapiro and Musk Link DEI to Antisemitic Conspiracy Tropes]( (VINnews) — Elon Musk slammed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and its prevalence on college campuses on Monday, during a conversation about antisemitism. Musk appeared with Ben Shapiro at the European Jewish Association (EJA) conference in Krakow. The discussion touched upon DEI, and Shapiro compared it and its focus on race-based solutions to Nazi […] [Read More »]( [In Implied Jab at Trump, Evangelical Pro-israel Leader John Hagee Blasts Antisemitism and Racism Among Republicans]( [In Implied Jab at Trump, Evangelical Pro-israel Leader John Hagee Blasts Antisemitism and Racism Among Republicans]( (AP) – Pastor John Hagee, the influential pro-Israel evangelical leader, blasted Republicans for trafficking in “thinly veiled racism” and a “contagious viral strain of anti-American, anti-Christian, and antisemitic politics.” Hagee, the founder of Christians United for Israel, has long been associated with the pro-Israel right and has praised and endorsed a series of Republican […] [Read More »]( Get More VINnews Join our [WhatsApp group]( for breaking updates. Not on our email list yet? [Join here](. 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