5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1313+ words) By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach “The Rebbe believed every human being could change. He never asked Jews to surrender moral clarity in the hope that someone someday might.” Few Jewish leaders have shaped modern Judaism more profoundly than the Lubavitcher Rebbe,…...

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6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (432+ words) JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Knesset on Thursday approved in its second and third readings a bill sponsored by MK Limor Son Har-Melech, chairwoman of the Knesset Lobby for Charedi and Religious Women from the Otzma Yehudit party, allowing institutions of higher…...

1+ week, 11+ hour 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+ week, 1+ day 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+ week, 1+ day 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…...

1+ week, 6+ day 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…...

1+ week, 6+ day 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…...

2+ 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…...

2+ 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…...