NY Times: NYC DOE Cuts Off Million in Special Ed Funding for Yeshiva Students
NEW YORK (VINnews) - 20 companies that provide special education services to private school students are being blocked by the New York City Department of Education amid concerns of...
Extremist Israeli Group Halts Fund-Raising Effort In US
LAKEWOOD, N.J. (AP) — An Israeli group that assists Jewish prisoners convicted in some of the country’s most notorious hate crimes has halted its fund-raising efforts through a U.S...
Report: FBI Investigating Santos Fundraiser For Sick Dog
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating a military veteran's claim that U.S. Rep. George Santos raised $3,000 for life-saving surgery for his pet dog several years ag...
Pentagon Says Chinese Spy Balloon Spotted Flying Over US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple days, but the Pentagon decided not to shoot it...
West Hempstead Seminary Girl Killed in Car Accident in Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) - A 19-year-old from Long Island was killed in a car accident in Jerusalem on Wednesday night.
Adira Koffsky was hit by a car whose driver lost control in a rain...
Police: Imminent Mass Shooting Thwarted in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A “high chance” of a mass shooting in Hollywood was thwarted Tuesday by police seizing a cache of guns and ammunition in a high-rise apartment where several rifl...
Ilhan Omar Sponsors Pro-Israel Resolution On Day That Republicans Kick Her Off A Key Committee
WASHINGTON (JTA) - The resolution is called “Recognizing Israel as America’s Legitimate and Democratic Ally and Condemning Antisemitism,” and its cosponsors are a who’s-who of the ...
Young Mother, Councilwoman Shot To Death Outside NJ Home
NEW JERSEY (AP) - A young mother who served on her borough council in New Jersey was found shot to death in an SUV parked outside her suburban home, authorities said.
Sayreville...
Florida Could End Unanimous Jury Requirement For Executions
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers proposed legislation making it easier to send convicts to death row by eliminating a unanimous jury requirement in ...
Eye Drops Linked To US Drug-Resistant Bacteria Outbreak
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are advising people to stop using over-the-counter eye drops that have been linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections.
The Centers...
Southwest Killed my Daughter, Says Mom, as Jewish Victim of 2022 Jet Bridge Accident Dies
MIAMI (VINnews/Sandy Eller) - The mother of an Orthodox Jewish woman who was paralyzed after being thrown out of her wheelchair while attempting to board a Southwest flight 11 mont...
Here’s What The Fed Interest Rate Hike Means For You
NEW YORK (AP) - The Federal Reserve raised its key rate by a quarter point Wednesday, bringing it to the highest level in 15 years as part of an ongoing effort to ease inflation by...
Biden Approval Steady After Document Discovery: AP-Norc Poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — More U.S. adults disapprove than approve of the way President Joe Biden has handled the discovery of classified documents at his home and former office, a new pol...
House GOP Votes To Oust Democrat Omar From Major Committee
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House voted after raucous debate Thursday to oust Democrat Ilhan Omar from the chamber's Foreign Affairs Committee, citing her anti-Israel comm...
Man Arrested And Charged In NJ Synagogue Molotov Cocktail Incident
BLOOMFIELD, NJ (JTA) - A local man has been arrested in connection with an attempted firebombing at a New Jersey synagogue over the weekend, authorities said Wednesday.
The U.S....
Watch This! Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva Baking Matzos!
Watch the Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva baking Matzos!
The Roshei Yeshiva probably did this in accordance with the view (Noda BiYehudah Tanina Siman 123) that the Mitzvah is not just...
US, Philippines Agree To Larger American Military Presence
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States and the Philippines on Thursday announced plans to expand America's military presence in the Southeast Asian nation, with access to fou...
Watch This: Jewish Man Davens in Mosque in Michigan
It was probably because he could not find another place to Daven Mincha that could afford him an atmosphere where people would not find him strange. Either that or the other possi...
NBA player Meyers Leonard opens up on his antisemitism scandal to Jewish ESPN reporter
(JTA) — Nearly two years after NBA player Meyers Leonard was caught using an antisemitic slur on a video game platform, the former first-round pick opened up about the incident and...
Prosecutors: 2 Moved Into Wealthy Doctors Los Angeles Home, Stole Millions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people have been charged with stealing nearly $3 million from a wealthy ailing investor, moving into his Malibu beach house, claiming to befriend him and giv...