10+ hour, 57+ min ago  (866+ words) JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Anyone who followed the Knesset debates could have come away thinking that the Basic Law: Torah Study is primarily a symbolic declaration, a few short sentences expressing the status of Torah scholars in the State of Israel. That…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1838+ words) BROOKLYN (JNS) – Inna Vernikov, 41, had been speaking with JNS for about an hour when she delivered one of her characteristically blunt verdicts on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. “He’s a liar,” the New York City Council member said matter-of-factly....

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (749+ words) By Rabbi Yair Hoffman New York (VINNEWS/Rabbi Yair Hoffman) Because Israel has no written constitution, it relies instead on a series of Basic Laws that carry an especially high legal standing. This new law places Torah study into that…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (538+ words) JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A prominent Religious Zionist rabbi is urging members of his community to lower the tone of the public debate over Haredi military service, saying disagreements over enlistment should be expressed with respect and a commitment to Jewish unity…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (371+ words) The bill’s sponsor, MK Limor Son Har-Melech, said the legislation would “assist women from sectors that have not received appropriate opportunities for advancement.” Sela questioned the bill’s original reference to doctoral studies, arguing that the broader term “advanced degrees” was…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1016+ words) NEW YORK (JNS) – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s remarks for America’s 250th birthday, in which he decried the country spending “our tax dollars on bombs and bailouts,” Elon Musk as the “world’s first trillionaire” who “hungers for more” and a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (155+ words) NEW YORK (VINnews) – Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani voiced concerns about the city’s political future under Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a wide-ranging interview discussing crime, economic policy, antisemitism and foreign affairs. The interview also focused on antisemitism in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (239+ words) JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Leading haredi rabbinic authorities are urging the public to avoid the main access road to the tomb of Rabbi Meir Baal Hanes in Tiberias, saying recent changes along the city’s waterfront have created conditions they believe are inconsistent…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (140+ words) JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The organization “Emet L’Yaakov in Israel” has sent a second urgent appeal to President Isaac Herzog, holding up what it describes as a stark reflection of a “recurring pattern of double standards” and selective morality on the part…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (244+ words) WASHINGTON (VINnews) — The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of an Orthodox Jewish man who alleges an Ohio city violated his constitutional rights by requiring him to obtain a permit before hosting a small prayer gathering in…...