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[NYPD New Hate-Crime Review Panel Includes Jewish Activist]( NEW YORK (JNS) – The New York Police Department announced on Monday the establishment of a Hate Crime Review Panel that will be led by a diverse group of community leaders to help officers combat hate-motivated violence. Five civilian leaders have also joined the panel, including Devorah Halberstam, co-founder and director of external affairs at […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Fugi Klein ע”ה Feiga Bas Rochel]( Family getting up: R’ Nachman RosenbergBrother Nicham Aveilim 1323 49 St Brooklyn 5PM-10PM. Scharis 8;45, Mincha/Maariv 7:40 Mrs. Nisi KleinDaughter Nicham Aveilim in Williamsburg 153 HEWES ST R’ Nacham KleinSon Nicham Aveilim in Williamsburg 153 HEWES ST R’ Chaim Leib KleinSon Nicham Aveilim in Williamsburg 153 HEWES ST R’ Yisroel KleinSon Nicham Aveilim in Williamsburg […] [Read More »]( [Oregon: Cdc Investigating Woman’s Death After J&J Vaccine]( PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials said Thursday that federal officials are investigating the death of a woman in her 50s who developed a rare blood clot and low platelets within two weeks of receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19. The Oregon Health Authority learned of the probe on Tuesday, two days […] [Read More »]( [Watch: Consumer Reports Tricks Tesla To Drive With No One At Wheel]( SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Consumer Reports said Thursday it was able to easily trick a Tesla into driving in the car’s Autopilot mode with no one at the wheel. Its test came just days after a Tesla crashed in Texas, killing the two men in the car. Authorities say neither of the men were […] [Read More »]( [Watch: The Murder of Sarah Halimi: Interview with Yonathan Afri, VP of CRIF, the umbrella group of France’s 74 Jewish Organizations]( By now, many of you heard of yet another case of justice denied. Not here in America, but in France where Jews can be brutally murdered, for no reason other than they are Jewish, then murdered a second time by the French judicial system. In August of 2017 Sarah Halimi, a 65-year-old Jewish woman was […] [Read More »]( [Milan Gets Buzzier With 1 Million Bees In Designer Hives]( MILAN (AP) — Italy’s financial and fashion capital of Milan got a little buzzier on Thursday with a project that mixes biodiversity with art. A bee collective introduced 17 new colonies to new designer hives, bringing to 1 million the city’s population of honeybees cultivated by the Urban Beehives project. Creator Claudia Zanfi said the […] [Read More »]( [How Long Does Protection From COVID-19 Vaccines Last?]( NEW YORK (AP) — How long does protection from COVID-19 vaccines last? Experts don’t know yet because they’re still studying vaccinated people to see when protection might wear off. How well the vaccines work against emerging variants will also determine if, when and how often additional shots might be needed. “We only have information for […] [Read More »]( [Germany Won’t Prosecute 95-Year-Old Former Concentration Camp Guard Deported From US]( BERLIN (JTA) – German prosecutors said they had insufficient evidence to prosecute a 95-year-old man who was deported from the United States on suspicion of involvement in Nazi war crimes. The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Celle, in northern Germany, dropped all charges last month against Friedrich Karl Berger, who was deported in February, Der Spiegel […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Media: AG Leaning Toward Indicting UTJ MK Ya’acov Litzman]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) – Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit is set to announce a string of criminal charges against United Torah Judaism No. 2 Yaakov Litzman, according to several Israeli media outlets. Litzman is suspected of fraud and breach of trust for using his office to illicitly provide assistance to alleged serial sex abuser Malka Leifer. Mandelblit will […] [Read More »]( [What Really Happened In The Skies Near Israel’s Nuclear Reactor?]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Two days before a Syrian surface-to-air missile flew into southern Israel in response to reported Israeli airstrikes on targets in the Damascus area, two suspicious Iranian cargo planes landed at Damascus International Airport, likely carrying advanced weapons, a former IDF intelligence officer has told JNS. Early on Thursday morning, international media reports […] [Read More »]( [NYC To Pay $750,000 To Woman Who Was Shackled During Labor]( NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who says she was shackled by police for hours while in active labor has settled a lawsuit against New York City for $750,000, her lawyers announced Thursday. The woman, who filed the lawsuit anonymously, was arrested for a minor charge in 2018 when she was more than 40 weeks […] [Read More »]( [Prototype Of First US Dollar Coins Going Up For Auction]( DALLAS (AP) – A piece of copper that was struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for the fledgling nation’s money will go up for auction Friday. Businessman and Texas Rangers co-chairman Bob Simpson owns the item, which is known as the “No Stars Flowing Hair Dollar.” While it […] [Read More »]( [Israel Says Syrian Missile Was Not Aimed At Nuclear Reactor]( JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Thursday that a Syrian missile that reached deep into Israeli territory and set off air raid sirens near the country’s top-secret nuclear reactor was the result of a misfire and not a deliberate attack. The missile landed in southern Israel early Thursday, prompting Israel to respond with airstrikes […] [Read More »]( [Ontario Premier’s Apologizes After Retracting Restrictions]( TORONTO (AP) — Ontario Premier Doug Ford apologized Thursday for a failed attempt to ban playgrounds and allow police to stop and question people who were not in their homes — measures that created a backlash from police forces, health officials and the public. The leader of Canada’s most populous province, in his first public […] [Read More »]( [Russia Orders Troop Pullback, But Keeps Weapons Near Ukraine]( MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s defense minister on Thursday ordered troops back to their permanent bases following massive drills amid tensions with Ukraine, but said that they should leave their weapons behind in western Russia for another exercise later this year. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the Russian pullback. After watching the drills, Russian Defense Minister […] [Read More »]( [Officers Charged With Issuing Dozens Of Bogus Citations]( HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — Two Florida police motorcycle officers are facing charges that they issued dozens of bogus tickets to drivers they never pulled over. Hialeah officers Ernesto Arias Martinez, 23, and Armando Perez, 40, are facing multiple counts of official misconduct after their arrests Wednesday, the Miami Herald reports. Perez has been with the […] [Read More »]( [Man Whose NYC Subway Pipe-bomb Fizzled Gets Life In Prison]( NEW YORK (AP) — A judge sentenced a Bangladeshi immigrant whose pipe bomb mostly misfired in a busy New York City subway station in 2017 to life in prison on Thursday, calling the crime “barbaric and heinous.” Akayed Ullah, 31, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court by Judge Richard J. Sullivan. “A life sentence is […] [Read More »]( [Passenger Survives Being Hit In The Head By Flying Turtle]( DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It’s not unusual for rocks and other debris to crash through a windshield and injure a driver or passenger — but a turtle? A 71-year-old woman riding with her daughter on Florida’s Interstate 95 suffered a gashed forehead Wednesday when a turtle smashed through the windshield of their car, striking […] [Read More »]( [J&J Vaccine ‘Pause’ Latest Messaging Challenge For Officials]( NEW YORK (AP) — Confronted with rare cases of blood clots potentially linked to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, U.S. health officials faced a delicate task: how to suspend distribution of the shots without setting off alarm about their safety. It was the just the latest challenge in crisis messaging for officials since the start […] [Read More »]( [Guterres Says World At Verge Of Climate ‘Abyss’]( United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres says the world is “at the verge of the abyss” because of climate change and must take aggressive steps to avoid catastrophe. Speaking at a global virtual summit on climate change Thursday, Guterres called for world leaders to build a global coalition for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 — “every […] [Read More »]( [Indonesia Looking For Submarine That May Be Too Deep To Help]( JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian navy ships searched Thursday for a submarine that likely sank too deep to retrieve, making survival chances for the 53 people on board slim. Authorities said oxygen in the submarine would run out by early Saturday. The diesel-powered KRI Nanggala 402 was participating in a training exercise Wednesday when it […] [Read More »]( [Watch: Black Bear Chases And Nearly Catches Mountain Biker]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Footage of a mountain biker being chased and nearly caught by a black bear in Montana has emerged this week, more than a year after it was shot from a ski lift above the scene. The mountain biker can be seen pedalling furiously down the mountain with the bear in hot […] [Read More »]( [Yehuda Meshi Zahav In Critical Condition After Suicide Attempt]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Former ZAKA director Yehuda Meshi Zahav (61) is in critical condition in Shaarei Tzedek hospital after an apparent suicide attempt in his home. A television investigation regarding Meshi Zahav is due to air Thursday evening and it is believed that Meshi Zahav’s suicide attempt is connected to the airing of the investigation. […] [Read More »]( [Blessing on a Granddaughter]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times In honor of the recent birth of our granddaughter in Lakewood to Eliyahu and Tzivi Hoffman THE SEFER CHASSIDIM There is a fascinating Sefer Chasidim (#843) that states: A certain elderly father lived in one city and his son resided in another city. When his […] [Read More »]( [Florida’s Governor Sued Over New ‘Anti-Riot’ Law]( ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A social justice group has filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others two days after the Republican signed a bill to create tougher penalties for people who participate in violent protests. The nonprofit group Legacy Entertainment & Arts Foundation filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Orlando federal court, according […] [Read More »]( [Officials: Biden Preparing To Recognize Armenian Genocide]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is preparing to formally acknowledge that the systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in modern-day Turkey more than a century ago was genocide, according to U.S. officials. The anticipated move — something Biden had pledged to do as a candidate — […] [Read More »]( [Seforim in Review: Discussions in Hilchos Shabbos by Rabbi Doniel Neustadt]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com For those who do not wish to read this entire review – it is an extraordinary work. Go out and buy it now. For those who wish to read the review, continue. This one-volume 596 page work (with an additional 57 page index) by Rabbi Doniel Neustadt is perhaps […] [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](.