BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — A rabbi along with the bride and groom were among eight people arrested by Buenos Aires police for gathering at a wedding and violating the public coronavirus lockdown that bans public and religious events. It was the third Jewish wedding held in recent weeks in the Balvanera area of the […]

BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — The Bohosh chasidic center in Bnei Brak continued to conduct minyanim during the period of the coronavirus despite public health regulations to the contrary. As a consequence, the chasidim suffered from numerous whistleblowers and informers who called the police when minyanim were taking place, causing them to receive thousands of shekels […]

NES TZIONA (VINnews) — The Nes-Tziona-based Institute for Biological Research, which is affiliated with Israel’s Defense Ministry, announced Tuesday that it has found that two drugs used to treat a genetic disorder known as Gaucher’s disease are also effective against the coronavirus and potentially against other viruses as well.One of these drugs -Cerdelga – is […]

Montenegro, the last country in Europe to be infected by the novel coronavirus, has become the first European country to eradicate the virus , the country’s health minister announced Monday. “In the days ahead, responsible behavior and shared health care will be our trump card to continue to be proud holders of the title of […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Hebrew University Professor David Kazhdan has received the prestigious Shaw Prize on his contributions to the field of mathematics, the first Israeli ever to win the prize. Kazhdan is one of two recipients of the prize; he shared the $1.2 million prize with another researcher from the University of Chicago, Alexander Beilinson. […]

BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC (VINnews) — The Jewish community of Brno in the Czech Republic in coordination with the Czech government and local municipality will invest €1 million in the renovation of the 17th century grave of Rabbi Shabbatai HaKohen (known as the Shach) according to a report by the Jewish news portal Jewish Heritage Europe. […]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Walmart de Mexico said Monday it has paid the Mexican government the equivalent of about $359 million in taxes for its 2014 sale of a restaurant chain known as VIP’s after tax authorities demanded it. The payment appears to mark a victory for President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has railed […]

BEIRUT (VINnews) — On the 20th anniversary of Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon, a video allegedly demonstrating training by the Hezbollah’s elite ar-Rudwān unit has surfaced on social media. The video contains threats which copy the same language used by ISIS in its videos: “Then kill the polytheists wherever you find them and capture them and […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Yosef Chaim Machlouf found a bag lying on the road a few days ago which aroused his suspicions. When he picked it up, he discovered 40,000 NIS in cash(12,000$) inside as well as other checks. He later found out that the bag belonged to an Arab living in the southern Jerusalem neighborhood […]

REHOVOT (VINnews) — Pictures taken Sunday capture the atmosphere in the Kretchniff Talmud Torah in Rehovot as children returned to their classroom studies in the past week wearing masks and practicing social distancing where possible. Some Yeshivas have also returned to their studies but Rabbi Gershon Edelstein has not yet permitted the Bnei Brak-based Ponovezh […]