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[Pandemic Good Samaritan Faces Hefty Tax Bill For His Efforts]( MANSFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut middle school teacher who raised $41,000 to help hundreds of his struggling neighbors during the COVID-19 pandemic got an unwelcome surprise for his charitable efforts: a form stating he could owe $16,031 in income taxes. Louis Goffinet, 27, of Mansfield, began picking up groceries for elderly neighbors afraid to […] [Read More »]( [High-ranking Iranian General Dies Of Heart Disease At 65]( TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A high-ranking general key to Iran’s security apparatus has died, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Sunday. Brig. Gen. Mohammad Hosseinzadeh Hejazi, who died at 65, served as deputy commander of the Quds, or Jerusalem, force of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. The unit is an elite and influential group that […] [Read More »]( [Egypt Says 11 Killed In Train Crash North Of Cairo]( CAIRO (AP) — A passenger train derailed Sunday north of Cairo, killing at least 11 people, Egyptian authorities said. It was the latest of several rail accidents to hit the country in recent years. Four train wagons ran off the railway at the city of Banha in Qalyubia province, just outside Cairo, the railway authority […] [Read More »]( [El Al Flight on Tarmac for 5 Hours: Who Gets the Money? A Halachic Analysis]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com THE DETAILS They were finally let out at 4:45 AM on Sunday morning. El Al Flight 008 was supposed to leave at 11:50 PM from Terminal 4 on Motzai Shabbos. Boarding started at 11:00 PM. The flight experienced engine trouble on its Boeing Dreamliner 787 – a relatively new […] [Read More »]( [Half Of US Adults Have Received At Least One Covid-19 Shot]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one COVID-19 shot, the government announced Sunday, marking another milestone in the nation’s largest-ever vaccination campaign but leaving more work to do to convince skeptical Americans to roll up their sleeves. Almost 130 million people 18 or older have received at […] [Read More »]( [Police: Suspect On The Run In Fatal Shooting Of 3 In Texas]( AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Emergency responders on Sunday swarmed an area of Austin that includes shops and apartment complexes as they searched for a suspect in the fatal shooting of three people. Austin police said on Twitter Sunday afternoon that while the suspect is still at large it appears to have been an isolated domestic […] [Read More »]( [Jaffa Rosh Yeshiva Kicked And Beaten By Local Arabs, Bennett: ‘Humiliation And National Disgrace’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A shocking attack on two leaders of the Hesder Yeshiva in Yaffo, Rabbi Eliyahu Mali and Rabbi Moshe Shandowitz occurred Sunday in Jaffa. The attack is the latest in a worrying string of anti-Semitic attacks by Arabs against Jews which have increased during the month of Ramadan which began last Tuesday. The […] [Read More »]( [GOP White House Hopefuls Move Forward As Trump Considers Run]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than three months after former President Donald Trump left the White House, the race to succeed him atop the Republican Party is already beginning. Trump’s former secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has launched an aggressive schedule, visiting states that will play a pivotal role in the 2024 primaries, and he has […] [Read More »]( [AP Photos: Photographers Reflect On Single Shot Of Pandemic]( ROME (AP) — The images show the intimacy of husbands and wives saying goodbye for the last time, or reuniting after months apart. They honor the courage of nurses, funeral workers and clerics who risked their own health to do their jobs. They witness life slipping away, and being snatched back from death. To mark […] [Read More »]( [24-year-old Aims To Be NYC’s First Bukharian City Council Member]( QUEENS (JNS) – In the 30 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the resurgence of Islamic fundamentalism inspired Central Asian Jews to move to Queens, the Bukharian community of Forest Hills and Rego Park has never been represented in local government by one of its own. City Council candidate David Aronov is […] [Read More »]( [Going A Capella For The Period Of Jewish Mourning]( NEW YORK (JNS) – When comedian Mendy Pellin posted on Twitter that “Sefira music is the audio equivalents of Pesach cereal,” he was referring to the recent trend of Orthodox singers to produce albums and singles of a capella music to listen to during the more than a month of mourning between Passover and Shavuot, known […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Rose Farkas ע”ה רחל בת יוסף]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:00 amMincha: 7:15 pmMaariv: 8:15 pm Mrs. Susan Hollander – EnglardDaughter Mr. Steven FarkasSon [Read More »]( [Mrs. Shulamis Kaplinsky ע”ה]( Family getting up: Friday (4/23/21)PM Mr. Avraham GarfinkelBrother Avraham Garfinkel will be sitting shiva 900 Monmouth Ave Lakewood NJ on Tuesday 4/20/21 [Read More »]( [Police: Fedex Shooter Legally Bought Guns Used In Shooting]( INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis legally purchased the two assault rifles used in the attack despite red flag laws designed to prevent that, police said. A trace of the two guns found by investigators at the scene revealed that suspect Brandon Scott […] [Read More »]( [Candlelight Vigil Planned at French Consulate in NYC in Honor of Slain Sarah Halimi]( NEW YORK (VINnews) – “The French High Court’s ruling that Sarah’s murderer cannot be prosecuted because he was high on marijuana is a terrible miscarriage of justice and it signals the decay of basic decency in French society,” charged Dov Hikind, founder of Americans Against Antisemitism. “The French courts have sent a message that ‘Jewish […] [Read More »]( [Two Brothers, Two Pieces Of Advice, Two Miraculous Occurrences]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Yitzchak and Efrat Chori, a couple who had been childless for over 20 years, came to Rabbi Chaim Kanievski in December 2019 and asked what more they could do to have children. Rabbi Chaim suggested that they help to complete a Mikve in a place where there had never been one. The […] [Read More »]( [Albert Arie, One Of Remaining Jews In Egypt, Dies At Age 91]( CAIRO (JNS) – Egyptian activist Albert Arie, who was born Jewish and known for his opposition to Israel and the Zionist movement, died on Thursday at age 91. He was born into a Jewish family in Egypt but converted to Islam in the 1960s to marry a Muslim woman. Arie was one of the last […] [Read More »]( [NY Mayoral Candidate Dianne Morales Describes Israel As ‘Apartheid State’]( NEW YORK (VINnews) —New York mayoral candidate Dianne Morales has controversially termed Israel an “apartheid state”, according to a report by The Forward Saturday. Morales made the statement in a conversation with Jewish high school students in December which was obtained by The Forward. Exclusive audio: NYC mayoral candidate Dianne Morales calls Israel ‘apartheid state' […] [Read More »]( [Hitler’s Personal Items To Be Auctioned In Perth, ADC Slams “Lurid Trade” In Nazi Memorabilia]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — A military auction house in Perth, West Australia has come under severe criticism for listing a number of items advertised as formerly belonging to Adolf Hitler. JB Military Antiques has seven items listed for auction described as “very rare” pieces of the former German dictator’s “personal silverware”, including an ice bucket, […] [Read More »]( [Cuomo Retreats From Open News Briefings That Made Him A Star]( ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s governor gained national attention last spring, and won an International Emmy, for daily, televised news briefings at which he answered barrages of questions from journalists about the COVID-19 pandemic. But lately, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has shied away from coming face to face with reporters as sexual harassment allegations against […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Mark Schickler ז”ל מלך ברוך בן פרץ]( Family getting up: Mr. Paul SchicklerFather Mrs. Aida FastagMother R’ Moshe Dovid SchicklerBrother [Read More »]( [Ontario Retracts New Restrictions That Drew The Ire Of Many]( TORONTO (AP) — Ontario’s premier retracted restrictions Saturday that banned playgrounds and allowed police to require anyone not at home to explain why they’re out and provide their address after a backlash from police forces, health officials and the public. The pandemic restrictions imposed by Canada’s most populous province immediately ran into opposition as police […] [Read More »]( [After Child Dies, US Regulator Warns About Peloton Treadmill]( NEW YORK (AP) — Safety regulators warned people with kids and pets Saturday to immediately stop using a treadmill made by Peloton after one child died and others were injured. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said children and at least one pet were pulled, pinned and entrapped under the rear roller of the Tread+ […] [Read More »]( [1 Killed In Omaha Mall Shooting That Sends Shoppers Running]( OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A shooting at a Nebraska mall left one person dead and another wounded as terrified shoppers ran for cover. Authorities believe the shooting at Westroads Mall in Omaha was an isolated incident, and not a random attack. Police determined the suspects had fled the scene after searching the mall, according to […] [Read More »]( [NYPD: Driver Throws Bleach, Molotov Cocktail At Officer]( NEW YORK (AP) — A driver who ran a red light threw a chemical liquid at a New York City police officer, drove away and then tossed a flaming Molotov cocktail as officers pursued him Saturday morning, authorities said. Body camera footage shows the driver tossing a liquid — later identified as bleach — at […] [Read More »]( [Tight-knit Sikh Community In Shock Over FedEx Shooting]( INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Amarjit Sekhon, a 48-year-old mother of two sons, was the breadwinner of her family and one of many members of Indianapolis’ tight-knit Sikh community employed at a FedEx warehouse on the city’s southwest side. Her family is among many in mourning after a mass shooting Thursday night claimed the lives of Sekhon […] [Read More »]( [Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million]( RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France. The number of lives lost, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is about equal to the […] [Read More »]( [The Queen Says Goodbye To Philip, Continues Her Reign Alone]( WINDSOR, England (AP) — Sitting by herself at the funeral of Prince Philip on Saturday, Queen Elizabeth cut a regal but solitary figure: still the monarch, but now alone. The queen sat apart from family members at the simple but somber ceremony at Windsor Castle, in accordance with strict social distancing rules during the coronavirus […] [Read More »]( [Fore! Biden Plays Golf For The First Time As President]( WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden has taken his first swing at a presidential pastime: golf. Biden, once an avid golfer, played Saturday at the Wilmington Country Club, not far from his Delaware home where he was spending the weekend. It was his first time playing golf since taking office in January. The president […] [Read More »]( [Iran Names Suspect In Natanz Attack, Says He Fled Country]( TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran named a suspect Saturday in the attack on its Natanz nuclear facility that damaged centrifuges there, saying he had fled the country “hours before” the sabotage happened. While the extent of the damage from the April 11 sabotage remains unclear, it comes as Iran tries to negotiate with world powers […] [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](.