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[Bnei Torah Who Work – A New Hashkafic Emphasis]( [Bnei Torah Who Work – A New Hashkafic Emphasis]( by Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, Rosh Yeshiva of Slabodka in Bnei Brak Recently, in light of the economic situation brought about by the Gaza War, the Rosh Yeshiva delivered a speech in Binyanei HaUma, a new emphasis on an important point of Hashkafa Prior to Matan Torah, Hashem told Moshe Rabeinu, to convey to […] [Read More »]( [US Is Investigating if Boeing Made Sure a Part That Blew off a Jet Was Made to Design Standards]( [US Is Investigating if Boeing Made Sure a Part That Blew off a Jet Was Made to Design Standards]( (AP) – Federal officials are investigating whether Boeing failed to make sure a panel that blew off a jetliner in midflight last week was safe and manufactured to meet the design that regulators approved. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that the investigation is focusing on plugs used to fill spots for extra exits […] [Read More »]( [Why is Aaron Rodgers Surrounded by Seforim including Zohar and Rambam? (VIDEO)]( [Why is Aaron Rodgers Surrounded by Seforim including Zohar and Rambam? (VIDEO)]( — NY Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers appeared on a podcast this week, and visible in the background were numerous sets of seforim. That’s like a legit seforim shrank. Artscroll Tanach, Zohar, Rambam. — David/Dovid Bashevkin (@DBashIdeas) January 11, 2024 The seforim, which were on bookshelves in what appeared to be a study, included an […] [Read More »]( [Mrs Alice Engel ע”ה Gittle Bas Yehoshua Shraga]( [Mrs Alice Engel ע”ה Gittle Bas Yehoshua Shraga]( getting up: Mr Tzvi EngelSon Mrs. Valery EinhronDaughter [Read More »]( [WATCH: Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein slams ICJ hearings as sham]( [WATCH: Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein slams ICJ hearings as sham]( AFRICA (VINnews) — Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein says the UN body known as the ICJ is illegitimate, and lacks the moral authority to adjudicate Israel’s just war of self-defense. Labeling allegations of genocide against Israel as “bizarre and without foundation in fact or law”, South Africa’s Chief Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein slammed the International […] [Read More »]( [Massive Gathering at Kosel for Yom Kippur Katan (VIDEO)]( [Massive Gathering at Kosel for Yom Kippur Katan (VIDEO)]( CITY (VINnews) Thousands of Jews attended a massive, powerful Yom Kippur Katan gathering at the Kosel on Wednesday. Rabbi David Lau, the chief Ashkenazi rabbi, recited Tehillim, followed by the Sephardi Chief Rabbi, Rav Yitzhak Yosef and other prominent rabbis. Both chief rabbis have called upon Klal Yisrael to “cry out and beg and […] [Read More »]( [Report Raises Questions About Qatar’s Knowledge of Oct. 7 Attack]( [Report Raises Questions About Qatar’s Knowledge of Oct. 7 Attack]( – Western intelligence officials interviewed by Politico in recent weeks say that Qatar, a longtime patron of Hamas in Gaza, may have had prior knowledge of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. “We’re still looking into it,” a top intelligence official from a major European country told the U.S. news site when asked if […] [Read More »]( [Netanyahu: South Africa Is ‘Representing’ Hamas ‘Monsters’ at Hague Court]( [Netanyahu: South Africa Is ‘Representing’ Hamas ‘Monsters’ at Hague Court]( (JNS) – Responding to South Africa’s opening arguments against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearing on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Pretoria of “representing monsters” and “accusing Israel of genocide while it is fighting genocide.” “We are fighting terrorists, and we are fighting lies,” he said in a Hebrew-language video […] [Read More »]( [Nikki Haley Has Emerged as a Favorite for Jewish Republican Donors Looking for a Credible Alternative to Trump]( [Nikki Haley Has Emerged as a Favorite for Jewish Republican Donors Looking for a Credible Alternative to Trump]( – With just days to go until Republican voters begin casting their presidential primary ballots, Nikki Haley is hoping that she can pull off an unlikely win over Donald Trump. One thing the former South Carolina governor has in her corner: a growing array of major Jewish donors. Haley, who also served as Trump’s […] [Read More »]( [Starbucks Sued by Consumer Group That Calls Its Claim of Ethical Sourcing False and Misleading]( [Starbucks Sued by Consumer Group That Calls Its Claim of Ethical Sourcing False and Misleading]( consumer advocacy group filed a lawsuit against Starbucks on Wednesday, saying the company’s claim that its coffee is ethically sourced is false and misleading. The National Consumers League cited media reports of abuses on farms that supply coffee and tea to Starbucks. The group said the cases cast doubt on Starbucks’ packaging, which states […] [Read More »]( [AP Fact Focus: Discovery of a Tunnel at a Chabad Synagogue Spurs False Claims and Conspiracy Theories]( [AP Fact Focus: Discovery of a Tunnel at a Chabad Synagogue Spurs False Claims and Conspiracy Theories]( YORK (AP) – News of a brawl between police and worshippers on Monday over a secret underground tunnel found connected to a historic Brooklyn synagogue was picked up quickly on social media, with posts spreading baseless claims about the passage, many laced with antisemitism. The conflict at the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in New […] [Read More »]( [‘Explosion’ of Conspiracy Theories on Social Media About ‘Tunnels’ at Chabad]( [‘Explosion’ of Conspiracy Theories on Social Media About ‘Tunnels’ at Chabad]( (JNS) – The account Frum TikTok was one of many to post footage of a riot at a synagogue that is part of the world headquarters of Chabad-Lubavitch. Police were called after “young agitators,” as Chabad put it, damaged the building, to which they had illegally sought access through a wall. “Update: I’ve decided […] [Read More »]( [Illegal Tunnel Under New York City Synagogue Destabilized Nearby Buildings, Officials Say]( [Illegal Tunnel Under New York City Synagogue Destabilized Nearby Buildings, Officials Say]( YORK (AP) — The illegal tunnel discovered under a historic Brooklyn synagogue compromised the stability of several structures surrounding the religious complex, prompting an order to vacate as well as citations against its owners, city officials said. Inspectors with New York City’s building safety agency uncovered a tunnel that was 60 feet (18.3 meters) […] [Read More »]( [DeSantis and Haley Jockey for Second Without Trump and Other Takeaways From Iowa GOP Debate]( [DeSantis and Haley Jockey for Second Without Trump and Other Takeaways From Iowa GOP Debate]( were only two Republicans on the presidential debate stage Wednesday, as former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met for the highest-stake faceoff yet just five days before the nominating process formally starts with Iowa’s caucuses. Haley and DeSantis’ spirited debate came in the shadow of a live town hall […] [Read More »]( [Watch Roy Neuberger on the Loss of Gedolim]( [Watch Roy Neuberger on the Loss of Gedolim]( [Read More »]( [Iran Identifies Alleged Bomb-Maker Behind Last Week’s Is Twin Suicide Attack That Killed Dozens]( [Iran Identifies Alleged Bomb-Maker Behind Last Week’s Is Twin Suicide Attack That Killed Dozens]( Iran (AP) — Iran’s intelligence ministry on Thursday identified a top suspect, described as ringleader and bomb-maker, in the twin suicide bombings last week claimed by the Islamic State group as the death toll from the attack rose to at least 94, state media reported. The Jan. 3 attack, in which two suicide bombers […] [Read More »]( [R’ Naftali Tessler ז”ל]( [R’ Naftali Tessler ז”ל]( getting up: Monday (1/15/24)Morning R’ Dovid TesslerSon Stating to sit in Chicago on Friday at 2:30 Pm R’ Motty TesslerSon Will be sitting at 6 Ibn Ezra in E.Y on Friday and Motzai Shabbos. He will be in Chicago starting Sunday afternoon Mrs. Flori MendelDaughter Will be sitting at 254 Longwood Crossing in Lakewood […] [Read More »]( [Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Rules Out a Cease-Fire With Russia, Saying Moscow Would Use It to Rearm]( [Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Rules Out a Cease-Fire With Russia, Saying Moscow Would Use It to Rearm]( Estonia (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday ruled out a cease-fire in his country’s war with Russia, saying the Kremlin’s forces would use the pause to rearm and regroup before overwhelming Kyiv’s troops. “A pause on the Ukrainian battlefield will not mean a pause in the war,” Zelenskyy said during a visit […] [Read More »]( [California Man Arrested for Vandalism of Three Jewish Business]( [California Man Arrested for Vandalism of Three Jewish Business]( – In California’s San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles law enforcement arrested Edelidio David Wallace, 64, suspected of attacking three Jewish-owned businesses, acts that are now being reviewed as possibly motivated by hate. Police believe that Wallace, charged with felony vandalism, allegedly threw cement bricks and rocks through the buildings’ windows and doors on Monday. […] [Read More »]( [Israel Barred From International Ice Hockey Federation Events Over Security Concerns]( [Israel Barred From International Ice Hockey Federation Events Over Security Concerns]( (AP) — The International Ice Hockey Federation has barred Israel from competing in its world championship events citing security concerns. The IIHF said in a statement issued Wednesday that its ruling council “has decided to restrict the Israeli National Team from participating in IIHF Championships until the safety and well-being of all participants (including […] [Read More »]( [Google Should Pay a Multibillion Fine in Antitrust Shopping Case, an EU Court Adviser Says]( [Google Should Pay a Multibillion Fine in Antitrust Shopping Case, an EU Court Adviser Says]( (AP) — A legal adviser to the European Union’s top court said Thursday that Google should pay a whopping fine in a long-running antitrust case in which regulators found the company gave its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage over rivals in search results. The European Court of Justice’s advocate general, Juliane Kokott, recommended […] [Read More »]( [Hatinokes Bracha Neurath ע”ה]( [Hatinokes Bracha Neurath ע”ה]( getting up: Tuesday (1/16/24)Morning R’ Chaim Yisroel Neurath Father Mrs. Goldy Neurath Mother [Read More »]( [Rabbi Sheldon Borgen ז”ל Yisroel ben Avraham Yitzchak HaLevit]( [Rabbi Sheldon Borgen ז”ל Yisroel ben Avraham Yitzchak HaLevit]( getting up: Shacharis: 7:30 amMincha: 4:30 pmMaariv: 4:50 pm Mrs. Carol BorgenWife Mrs. Reize SipznerDaughter Mr. Barry BorgenSon Mrs. Estee KornblumDaughter [Read More »]( [Turkish Police Arrest 70 Suspects With Ties to the Islamic State Group in Raids Across the Country]( [Turkish Police Arrest 70 Suspects With Ties to the Islamic State Group in Raids Across the Country]( (AP) — Turkish police detained 70 suspects with ties to the militant Islamic State group in raids this week across the country, Turkey’s interior minister said Thursday. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on social media that large amounts of money, digital material and receipts for hawala banking transactions were also discovered in the raids. […] [Read More »]( [Iran’s Navy Seizes Oil Tanker in Gulf of Oman That Was at the Center of a Major Us-Iran Crisis]( [Iran’s Navy Seizes Oil Tanker in Gulf of Oman That Was at the Center of a Major Us-Iran Crisis]( United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s navy seized an oil tanker on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the center of a major crisis between Tehran and Washington, officials said, a seizure that further escalates tensions in the Mideast waterways. The vessel was once known as the Suez Rajan and […] [Read More »]( [South Africa Acting as Hamas’s Legal Arm, Israel Says After Icj Hearing]( [South Africa Acting as Hamas’s Legal Arm, Israel Says After Icj Hearing]( (JNS) – The Israel Foreign Ministry accused South Africa on Thursday of acting as the “legal arm of the Hamas terrorist organization,” as two days of preliminary hearings kicked off at the U.N.’s top court in The Hague. “Today, we were witness to one of the greatest shows of hypocrisy in history, compounded by […] [Read More »]( [Bitcoin ETFS Will Begin Trading for the First Time Today. Here Are the Tickers to Watch]( [Bitcoin ETFS Will Begin Trading for the First Time Today. Here Are the Tickers to Watch]( 21Shares: ARKB Bitwise: BITB BlackRock: IBIT Fidelity: FBTC Franklin Templeton: EZBC Grayscale: GBTC Hashdex: DEFI Invesco Galaxy: BTCO Valkyrie: BRRR VanEck: HODL WisdomTree: BTCW [Read More »]( [US Inflation Edges Up, Fueled by Food and Housing Prices, but Many Other Costs Rise Only Mildly]( [US Inflation Edges Up, Fueled by Food and Housing Prices, but Many Other Costs Rise Only Mildly]( (AP) — Higher rents and food prices boosted overall U.S. inflation in December, a sign that the Federal Reserve’s drive to slow inflation to its 2% target will likely remain a bumpy one. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that overall prices rose 0.3% from November and 3.4% from 12 months earlier. Those […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: CNN Reporter Taken By IDF Into Khan Younis Tunnels Where Hostages Were Held]( [WATCH: CNN Reporter Taken By IDF Into Khan Younis Tunnels Where Hostages Were Held]( (VINnews) — CNN international diplomatic editor Nic Robertson joined the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to tour tunnels used by Hamas under Khan Younis in southern Gaza. The IDF claims that these tunnels were used to house hostages in extremely difficult conditions underground in Khan Younis. The IDF even succeeded in locating cages used to […] [Read More »]( [Kabbalistic Thoughts on the Oct. 7th Murder Victims and Perpetrators]( [Kabbalistic Thoughts on the Oct. 7th Murder Victims and Perpetrators]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman We are all still reeling by the depths of the depravity of the Hamas murderers, and empathizing with the victims and their family members – Hashem yinkom damam.  The Zohar (the way this author understands it) in Parshas Vayigash page 210b tells us that the malach hamaves does not take the […] [Read More »]( [Why Did Israel Choose Aharon Barak To Defend Against Genocide Claims In Gaza?]( [Why Did Israel Choose Aharon Barak To Defend Against Genocide Claims In Gaza?]( (VINnews) — Israeli political analyst Yoav Limor wrote in the Yisrael Hayom newspaper that “The decision to send former Chief Justice Aharon Barak to represent Israel at The Hague’s International Court of Justice is nothing short of dramatic. It underscores the extent of the legal and public relations problem the country is in, prompting […] [Read More »]( [Netanyahu: Israel Has No Intention Of Permanently Occupying Gaza]( [Netanyahu: Israel Has No Intention Of Permanently Occupying Gaza]( (VINnews) — Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu released a video statement on Wednesday evening in which he stressed that Israel is fully complying with international law in the war against Hamas in Gaza. SHORT STATEMENT BY ISRAEL PM BIBI NETANYAHU WATCH this important one minute video clip in which Bibi summarises: 1. The purpose of […] [Read More »]( [Is There a Mitzvah D’Oraisah to Carry a Certain Nasal Spray?]( [Is There a Mitzvah D’Oraisah to Carry a Certain Nasal Spray?]( There a Mitzvah D’Oraisah to Carry a Certain Nasal Spray? By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Before you stop reading – these 500 words can save one of the 50,000 lives that are lost each year.  And it will also give you a Torah Mitzvah. The Gemorah in Kesuvos (21a) talks about an “inesh delo maalei” […] [Read More »]( [From the Daf – Hitmen in Halacha]( [From the Daf – Hitmen in Halacha]( Chaim Weber Needless to say, hiring a hitman is one of the worst things someone can do. The Gemara in Kiddushin (43a) says that for causing murder (gram retzichah), one is liable in the hands of Heaven. The Rambam (Rotzeach U’shmiras Hanefesh 2:2) adds that for hiring someone to kill someone else, one is […] [Read More »]( [Regulators Approve New Bitcoin Funds in Move That Could Spur More Investment in the Digital Currency]( [Regulators Approve New Bitcoin Funds in Move That Could Spur More Investment in the Digital Currency]( YORK (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday reluctantly approved the first exchange-traded funds that hold bitcoin, saying it is still deeply skeptical about cryptocurrencies and that its decision did not mean it approves or endorses bitcoin. The SEC said it gave the green light to 11 exchange-traded funds for bitcoin even […] [Read More »]( [Jewish Doctor Targeted by DOJ After Blowing Whistle on Kids’ Transgender Clinic]( [Jewish Doctor Targeted by DOJ After Blowing Whistle on Kids’ Transgender Clinic]( (VINnews) — Last year, a whistleblower report exposed a secret gender-change program on minors at Texas Children’s Hospital. The hospital had promised to stop the procedures but continued to perform transgender medical interventions on children as young as 11. It turns out the whistleblower was former Texas Children’s Hospital general surgeon Dr. Eithan Haim […] [Read More »]( [Federal Prosecutor in NY Issues Call For Whistleblowers in Bid to Unearth Corruption, Other Crimes]( [Federal Prosecutor in NY Issues Call For Whistleblowers in Bid to Unearth Corruption, Other Crimes]( YORK (AP) — U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, who presides over one of the largest and busiest offices of prosecutors in the nation in Manhattan, issued what amounts to a casting call for whistleblowers Wednesday in a bid to discover non-violent crimes his office doesn’t yet know about. The prosecutor whose Southern District of New […] [Read More »]( Get More VINnews Join our [WhatsApp group]( for breaking updates. Not on our email list yet? [Join here](. [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2024 Vos Is Neias, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. 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