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[Mr. Joshua Adler ז”ל]( Family getting up: Tuesday (3/16/21)AM Mrs. Shlomit Resnick Daughter Mrs. Tamara Adler Wife Mrs. Pliya PlautDaughter Mr. Hillel AdlerSon [Read More »]( [The New Fancy Sinks and Halacha]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com It has been said that there have been Halachic Analysis articles on pretty much everything but the kitchen sink. Well, now, with the following article, this can no longer be said. It is the latest rage in kitchen sinks for both beauty and long-lasting durability – Silgranit. Bruno, the […] [Read More »]( [Pace Of Spending For Pandemic Aid? Try $43,000 Every Second]( BALTIMORE (AP) — To pay out his coronavirus relief package, President Joe Biden must spend an average of $3.7 billion every day for the rest of this year. That’s $43,000 every second of every day until midnight chimes on 2022. For the amount of time that readers took to reach this sentence, Biden needs to […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Study Finds Vaccinated Mothers Pass Coronavirus Antibodies To Newborns]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – A new Israeli study found that breastfeeding mothers vaccinated against the coronavirus are able to pass on antibodies to their babies through breast milk. “Encouraging data shows that vaccinating nursing mothers promotes the production of important antibodies in breast milk, thereby protecting their babies from disease,” stated the new study conducted by […] [Read More »]( [Biden Sets May 1 Target To Have All Adults Vaccine-Eligible]( WASHINGTON (AP) — One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden is outlining his plan Thursday evening to make all adults vaccine-eligible by May 1 and get the country “closer to normal” by the Fourth of July. He’s using his first prime-time address to offer Americans fresh […] [Read More »]( [Resignation Demands Grow As Police Get Cuomo Groping Report]( ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s grip on power appeared increasingly threatened Thursday as a majority of state legislators called for his resignation and police in the state capital said they stood ready to investigate a groping allegation. The firestorm around the Democrat grew a day after the Times Union of Albany […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Flatbush Man Who Withheld Get For 17 Years Arrested For Domestic Violence]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — A Flatbush man who is infamous for withholding a Get for 17 years was arrested Thursday afternoon amid serious allegations of domestic violence. Dibo (Jeff) Hafif left his wife 17 years ago. But while he has all the while refused to grant her a Get, he went forward and married another […] [Read More »]( [R’ Moshe Dovid Kish ז”ל משה דוד בן יוסף מרדכי]( Family getting up: R’ Yosef Mordechai KishFather Mrs. Esther KishMother Mrs. Devoiry KishWife R’ Menachem KishBrother R’ Yidel KishBrother Mrs. Chany WeinbergerSister Mrs. Rivka BriefSister Mrs. Chaya KornSister Habachur Chaim KishSon Habachur Yitzchok KishSon Hayeled Chezky KishSon Mrs. Sura Tzina LezerDaughter Mrs. Chavy KleinDaughter Mrs. Chanala MoskowitzDaughter Mrs, Tzippy WitriolDaughter Miss Rivky KishDaughter [Read More »]( [Biden Aides Hold Talks With Israel On Iran, Regional Issues]( WASHINGTON (AP) – Top U.S. and Israeli national security officials met Thursday by secure video conference for their first round of talks on Iran and other regional issues as the Biden administration looks to avoid antagonizing Jerusalem while attempting to resurrect the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal. The first virtual U.S.-Israel Strategic Consultative Group meeting led by […] [Read More »]( [Michelle Obama Hooked On Knitting, Thinking About Retirement]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama is knitting and thinking about retiring from public life. The former first lady says in a new People magazine interview that she picked up knitting needles to pass time during the coronavirus pandemic. And now she’s hooked. “Knitting is a forever proposition,” she said. “You don’t master knitting, because once […] [Read More »]( [Join a Special $500 Songwriting Contest]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com THOSE ON THE JUDGING PANEL INCLUDE: Sheya Mendlowitz Rabbi Abie Rottenberg Miriam Israeli THE MIDRASH The Midrash tells us that Hashem spends his time being Mezaveg Zivuggim – matching people up together – in short, being a Shadchan. Rabbi Michoel Blaustein of Sinai Academy in Brooklyn, makes the following […] [Read More »]( [Garland Vows Return To ‘Normal’ Justice Dept. On 1st Day]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking the reins at the Justice Department, Attorney General Merrick Garland sought Thursday to assure career staffers that he would prioritize restoring the department’s reputation for political independence and ensuring equal justice after a tumultuous four years under former President Donald Trump. “The only way we can succeed and retain the trust […] [Read More »]( [LA Opens Its First Tiny Home Village To Ease Homeless Crisis]( LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amy Skinner took notice when brightly colored structures started taking shape earlier this year on a drab patch of asphalt across from a Los Angeles park where she occasionally slept outdoors. Skinner, who’s been homeless for three years, watched as workers built a fence with a security gate and transformed the […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Ruth Lesin ע”ה Sarah Rachel]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 07:30Mincha: 17:45Maariv: 18:40 Mr. Avrum Leib LesinSon Mrs. Libby DrewDaughter Mrs. Baitchu LieberDaughter [Read More »]( [Watch: Penguin Escapes Killer Whale By Jumping Into Tourist Boat]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — A band of tourists on a cruise in Antarctica were treated to a dramatic scene when a bunch of killer whales chased after a gentoo penguin which somehow managed to jump into a tourist boat. The tourists were were taking a tour through icebergs in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctica, when they […] [Read More »]( [Former Presidents, First Ladies Urge Americans To Get Shots]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Four former presidents are urging Americans to get vaccinated as soon as COVID-19 doses are available to them, as part of a campaign to overcome hesitancy about the shots. Two public service announcements from the Ad Council and the business-supported COVID Collaborative feature Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and […] [Read More »]( [Singapore Security Detains 20-Year-Old Man Planning Attack On Synagogue]( SINGAPORE (JNS) – Singapore security officials have arrested a 20-year-old serviceman for planning to carry out an attack on Jews outside a local synagogue. Amirull Ali targeted Maghain Aboth Synagogue and had planned to travel to the Gaza Strip to join the military wing of Hamas, the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said Singapore’s Ministry of Home […] [Read More »]( [Dozens Of Democrats Demand Cuomo’s Resignation]( ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A group of 59 Democratic lawmakers demanded New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation Thursday in the wake of an allegation that he groped an aide at the Executive Mansion last year. The letter released by the group comes as Cuomo’s grip on power in the state seemed increasingly tenuous. The top […] [Read More »]( [IDF Said To Be First Army To Achieve Herd Immunity Against COVID-19]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – The Israel Defense Forces is the first military in the world to have achieved herd immunity against the COVID-19 virus, a top IDF official said on Thursday. According to Maj. Gen. Itzik Turgeman, the head of the IDF’s Technology and Logistics Directorate, 85 percent of the military will have been vaccinated against […] [Read More »]( [Eight Vizhnitz Admorim To Participate in Yahrzeit Tish For Vizhnitz-Monsey Rebbe]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — A historic meeting will take place this coming Shabbos as eight Vizhnitz admorim will hold a joint tish in the Beis Midrash Levush Mordechai- Vizhnitz in Monsey. The tish will mark the third yahrzeit of their father the Toras Mordechai of Vizhnitz and the admorim from Monsey, Kiamesha Lake, Williamsburg, Jerusalem-Lakewood, […] [Read More »]( [Justice Department Reaches Agreement With New Jersey Town After Accusations Of Religious Zoning Bias]( TOMS RIVER (JNS) – The U.S. Department of Justice reached an agreement on Tuesday with the Township of Toms River, N.J., stemming from allegations that the town’s zoning laws had unfairly targeted Jewish houses of worship and violated the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). The Justice Department had put Toms River […] [Read More »]( [Israeli PM Cancels UAE Trip, Citing Disagreement With Jordan]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said it called off the Israeli leader’s visit to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, citing disagreements with the Jordanian government. Netanyahu’s office said in a statement that “because of difficulties in coordinating his flight in Jordanian airspace the visit was postponed” until further notice. It said […] [Read More »]( [Larger Than Life – Sheloshim Of Rabbi Sheftel Neuberger]( The following article is via Baltimore Jewish Life: Rav Sheftel Neuberger z’l was a study in contrasts. He was a born leader who spent his life following in the footsteps of others. He was always in the spotlight, but never needed to be the center of attention. His life revolved around his learning but he […] [Read More »]( [Florida Holocaust Survivor Reunited With Childhood Friend 80 Years After Losing Contact]( NEW YORK (JTA) — Holocaust survivors who were best friends in Germany were reunited more than 80 years after they last saw each other. Betty Grebenschikoff from St. Petersburg, Florida, and Ana María Wahrenberg from Santiago, Chile, both 91, were reunited in November thanks to the work of a researcher at the USC Shoah Foundation […] [Read More »]( [Shuvu Children Visit Gedolim Who Tested Them Prior To Siyum Hashas]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The notion that a secular Israeli boy whose parents have little connection to Judaism would even consider learning in a school which teaches Torah is utterly far-fetched to anyone acquainted with Israeli society. The polarization and antagonism towards chareidim exhibited in the media should be enough to deter anyone from sending their […] [Read More »]( [Grandson Of Ari Fuld HY’D, Murdered By Terrorist In 2018, Named Ari Oz In His Memory]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The bris of the grandson of Ari Fuld HY’D took place in the Gush Etzion region Wednesday and the proud new parents, Michiah and Tamar Beasley, named their son Ari Oz. Ari Fuld HY’D was murdered in a terror attack which took place on 16 Sept. 2018 at the Rami Levy supermarket […] [Read More »]( [Sara Netanyahu, Wife Of Israeli Premier, Hospitalized With Appendicitis]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, was hospitalized late Wednesday night at the Hadassah Medical Center Ein Kerem in Jerusalem after feeling unwell. She was diagnosed with appendicitis, and will remain in the hospital for observation for several days, the Prime Minister’s Office said, adding that the prime minister was by her […] [Read More »]( [Norwegian City Declines 2 Holocaust Survivors’ Request To Move To Country’s Only Jewish Nursing Home]( NEW YORK (JTA) — A city in Norway is refusing to let two Holocaust survivors move to the country’s only Jewish nursing home in Oslo. The Skien municipality earlier this year declined the request of Leif Arild, 86, and an older applicant because it “can provide a good and adequate offer” locally, a municipal spokesperson […] [Read More »]( [This Sefer by Rav Shlomo Feivel Shustal Will be a Classic]( Reviewed by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times It is a sefer that was just released and is now entirely sold out. It was written by HaGaon HaRav Shlomo Feivel Schustal shlita, formerly of Yeshiva Torah Temimah and now the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel in Lakewood, New Jersey. Rav […] [Read More »]( [Cuomo Impeachment Talk Grows In New York Legislature]( ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As he’s reeled from twin scandals over his treatment of women and COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has had to confront a once-unthinkable question: Could enough rogue Democrats combine with Republicans to force him out of office? A vocal group of mostly progressive Democrats has called […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Rochel/Rose Pollak ע”ה]( Family getting up: Friday (3/12/21)AM Mrs. Gitty FleisherDaughter Mr. Moishe PollakSon Please call first to check if moishe is sitting at home [Read More »]( [Thousands Of Orthodox Jews Participated In A COVID-19 Study Last Year. The First Results Are In.]( NEW YORK (JTA) – One year after COVID-19 first walloped Jewish communities in the United States, a scientific study has confirmed something that many in the communities have long believed: gatherings during the week of Purim served as superspreader events. A paper published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open, a […] [Read More »]( [German Jews Raise $40,000 To Prevent Bankruptcy Of Halle Kebab Shop Targeted In Deadly Attack By Neo-Nazi]( PARIS (JTA) – Jewish students in Germany have raised more than $40,000 to help the owner of the kebab shop in Halle that was attacked after a neo-Nazi gunman was unable to enter a nearby synagogue. The Jewish Student Union Germany started a GoFundMe campaign last year to assist Ismet Tekin, who owns the shop […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2021 Vos Is Neias, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Vos Is Neias 7939 West Ridgewood Rd.New York, NY 10028 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.