VINnews Podcast

Last year, while most shuls had limited and restricted minyanim from Rosh Hashana through Simchas Torah, this year, most shuls were open for business, albeit with some cautionary guidelines. A year ago, we were still in the “mask” and social distancing zone, this year, we sat near each other. Yet, as the doctors will tell you, we are from being out of the woods. Today’s guest, Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glat...

As we just finished Aseres Y’mei T’shuva, the 10 Days of Repentance, the period of time when our Rabbi’s and teachers emphasize that it’s a time to better ourselves while asking forgiveness from those we may have harmed over the past year. The CEO of the ADL, Jonathan Greenblatt – who reportedly earns $700,000 a year to do ONE JOB – expose and combat antisemitism, THIS year, took it upon himself t...

Interview with Former British Military Commander, Colonel Richard Kemp, who served in Afghanistan in 2003, then served with the Joint Intelligence Committee, responsible for monitoring events in Afghanistan.   Significant Quotes from the Interview: Re: President Biden; 'Anything that can be done to end his Presidency...' 'It was a Deliberate Failure of Policy' by the US and NATO' 'Without the US,...

Dr. David A. Tenenbaum, Author of Accused of Treason, is a civilian mechanical engineer who works for the Army at the TACOM base in Warren, Michigan. In 1997, he was falsely accused of being an Israeli spy—and having dual loyalty to the State of Israel simply because he is Jewish—by a known anti-Semite and several other anti-Semitic coworkers who referred to Tenenbaum as the “little Jewish spy.” T...

Interview with DR. RICHARD GUNDERMAN, Chancellor’s Professor of Radiology, Pediatrics, Medical Education, Philosophy, Liberal Arts, Philanthropy, and Medical Humanities and Health Studies at Indiana University. A distinguished medical doctor, author, and historian, he has written more than 800 articles and 15 books, his most recent being Contagion: Plagues, Pandemics and Cures from the Black Death...

Interview with Matan Vilnai, Former General in the IDF; On the Entebbe rescue, he was the Commander of the Paratroopers Brigade and led the first force that  landed at  the Entebbe airport and the second in command of the entire operation. General Vilnai also served as a member of the Labor Party, as Minister of Science, Culture and sports, Deputy Defense Minister and Minister of Defense of the Ho...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Yigal Dilmoni, CEO of the Yesha Council in Judea and Samaria in Israel, on the Ben & Jerry's boycott of Israel, and how US Jews and the KOF-K Kosher Agency Should Respond. Since July 19, no story has been more dominant in the Jewish world than the announcement by the Board of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, to boycott the “occupied territories” next year.   In Americ...

Dan Diker, Fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, issued a paper, titled, The “Apartheid” Poll and the Disinformation Discourse, which delves deeper into who, how, and why these lies against Israel have gained so much traction in America, to the point of becoming mainstreamed. In the last 2 weeks, J Street and their allies released a purposely misleading poll suggesting that 25% of Ame...

On Monday July 19, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream issued a Press Release stating they will not renew their contract with the Israeli distributor to sell, to what THEY Call OPT, Occupied Territories. The response from the pro-Israel Jewish world was swift; On social media, Major Kosher supermarkets were notifying customers that Jihad Ben & Jerry’s will no longer be sold in their stores. Morton Wil...

Interview with Award-winning Journalist, and JNS Senior Editor In Chief , Jonathan Tobin, on his recent column, 'Are Jews really united against Antisemitism?' On Sunday, July 11, there was an organized rally in Washington DC titled, “No Fear” to “raise awareness” about antisemitism. The event, organized by Elisha Weisel, brought together roughly 60 Jewish organizations. Groups from the right to th...

Interview with former New York State Assemblyman and Founder of Americans Against Antisemitism, Dov Hikind, about how Linda Sarsour, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and the Hamas-supporting Squad in Congress use blood libels against Israel to incite violence against Jews in America, and why are Jewish leaders afraid to respond.   We are repeatedly being told that Nazism didn’t start with the gas c...

Interview with Attorney Kenneth Ryesky on the rise of antisemitic  doctors and other professionals whose social media accounts call for violence against Jews and Israel. Should professional schools institute new vetting committees? Once upon a time, antisemitism was considered taboo like other forms of racism, but we are now in 2021, America has “returned to normalcy” as Joe Biden would put it, an...

Interview with Kingsborough Community College Professor Jeffrey Lax, an Orthodox Jew, who recently resigned from CUNY's Union over a blatant antisemitic resolution accusing Israel of 'apartheid,' and calling for discussions about potential support for BDS. During the interview, Professor Lax cited countless examples of antisemitism within the union, faculty, and hiring practices at the community c...

Interview with award-winning journalist and Senior Editor-in-Chief of JNS, Jonathan Tobin, to discuss his recent column in The Federalist, 'If Ilhan Omar Was A Republican She'd Be Another Marjorie Taylor Greene.' Jonathan cited the fear that Jewish Democrats in Congress feel in the face of the incessant antisemitic attacks promulgated by Squad members AOC, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pre...

Interview With David Weprin running for City Comptroller This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Interview with Shahar Azani, a leading pro-Israel activist in the U.S. and a former Israeli diplomat. He is Senior Vice President at JBS, Jewish Broadcasting Services, and was formerly Executive Director for StandWithUs Northeast Region who responded to Trevor Noah via Youtube. Trevor Noah, comedian wanted to make the claim that the side with the higher casualties holds the moral high ground. &nbs...

Interview with Noted Attorney and Professor, Thane Rosenbaum, on the rise of violent antisemitism coming to America, and the deafening silence of Jews on the left, particularly from people like Senator Chuck Schumer and Congressman Jerrold Nadler. Thane Rosenbaum is a law professor, and Distinguished University Professor at Touro College where he directs the Forum on Life, Culture & Society, a...

Interview with Carrie Severino, President of The Judicial Crisis Network, on the Biden Administration's Court Packing agenda.   This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts...

Here we are once again, Day 10, as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad are using Gaza’s civilian neighborhoods as launching pads to fire rockets indiscriminately into Israel. And right on cue, we have the reliable media outlets reporting about Israel’s “disproportionate response.” This is the fourth time since Israel withdrew from Gaza that Hamas started a war with Israel that they knew they could...

Bad Midos May be Useful.. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

During the interview, Alex shared how he was selected to 'audition' for the behind-the-scenes role, and the surprise when they selected him for the series. As he was talking, the commonalities between Alex and the Akiva character played by Michael Aloni were clearly defined. He explained the deeper meaning behind the 'fire' in the portrait of Racheli in Season 3, and that he sought the counsel of...

Interview with Curtis Sliwa, Founder of The Guardian Angels and GOP Mayoral Candidate for NYC, 2021. During the interview, Curtis Sliwa talked about the rise of the Guardian Angels; From patrolling the streets and subways of NYC, to becoming the guardians of vulnerable Jewish communities. In the early 90's, following the pogroms of Crown Heights, The Guardian Angels remained steadfast protectors a...

NEW DETAILS EMERGED OVER THE MASS CASUALTIES AT MT. MERON ISRAEL during Interview with Avi Abelow from The Pulse of Israel Podcast, about the largest civilian casualty toll in Israel's history. According to media reports, At least 45 people were crushed to death and more than 150 people hurt, including many in critical condition, after midnight Thursday at a mass gathering to celebrate the Lag B’O...