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[Chabad Rabbi Hospitalized After Being Assaulted Near London]( LONDON (JNS) – A rabbi was assaulted near London in what members of his community say appears not to have been an antisemitic attack. Two young men gave the rabbi, Rafi Goodwin, cuts on his head an around his eyes Sunday, according to members of his Orthodox synagogue in Chigwell, a town just northeast of […] [Read More »]( [Changing the Dynamic of Safety Concerns in Our Communities]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com We, in the Torah community, have had a series of tragedies of late that are truly heart-wrenching. Rachmana litzlan 45 korbanos in Meron with many injured. 2 korbanos in Stolin, with many injured. And while it is true that there has been a remarkable outpouring of noseh b’ol chaveiro, […] [Read More »]( [Netanyahu: Gaza Media Tower Housed Terrorist Intelligence Office]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the Israel Defense Force’s strike on a Gaza high rise that housed the Associated Press and Al Jazeera bureaus, saying that it hosted a terrorist intelligence office. “An intelligence office for the Palestinian terrorist organization [was] housed in that building that plots and organizes the terror […] [Read More »]( [UPDATE: Israeli Paramedics Say 2 Dead In Synagogue Bleacher Collapse]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli medics say two people are dead and more than 150 injured after a bleacher collapsed at an uncompleted West Bank synagogue. The bleacher was packed with ultra-Orthodox worshippers and collapsed during prayers at the beginning of a major Jewish holiday. A spokesman for Magen David Adom told Channel 13 that paramedics […] [Read More »]( [EREV SHAVUOS DISASTER: Dozens Injured In Bleacher Collapse In Stolin In Givat Zev]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli medics say dozens of people have been injured in a bleacher collapse in a West Bank synagogue. Amateur footage showed the collapse occurring during prayers Sunday evening in Givat Zeev, just outside Jerusalem, at the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. The synagogue was packed with hundreds of people. The […] [Read More »]( [Sharks Use Earth’s Magnetic Field As A GPS, Scientists Say]( PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sharks use the Earth’s magnetic field as a sort of natural GPS to navigate journeys that take them great distances across the world’s oceans, scientists have found. Researchers said their marine laboratory experiments with a small species of shark confirm long-held speculation that sharks use magnetic fields as aids to navigation […] [Read More »]( [German Expert: New Covid-19 Jabs Needed In 2022]( BERLIN — The head of Germany’s independent vaccine advisory panel says it’s likely that everyone will have to get vaccinated again next year against COVID-19. Thomas Mertens told the Funke newspaper group in comments published Sunday that there isn’t yet enough data to say when exactly booster shots will be needed, and officials will have […] [Read More »]( [IDF Calls Off Strike On Gaza Building Because ‘We Suspect There Are Children There’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel’s embattled image in the world has often taken a battering in times of war, with foreign media and Arab sources portraying Israel as an aggressor causing numerous innocent casualties in its responses to Hamas attacks, which themselves are indiscriminate attacks on Israel. The following dramatic video, tweeted by Yosef Haddad, one […] [Read More »]( [Arab Driver Rams Passersby In Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem, 6 Policemen Injured, Terrorist Shot Dead]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Six policement were injured in a ramming incident in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem near Damascus Gate. Two of the policemen are in moderate condition and the rest are in light condition. The terrorist who perpetrated the attack was shot and neutralized. MDA paramedics gave medical treatment to the injured police and transferred them […] [Read More »]( [Opinion: Et tu, Ahmad: The illusion of Arab loyalty]( JERUSALEM (JNS/Martin Sherman) – “A person who, with intent to assist an enemy in war against Israel, commits an act calculated to assist [that enemy] is liable to the death penalty or to imprisonment for life.”—Clause 99(a), Israel’s Penal Code, on treason. I admit. I was totally mistaken. Although I have long been skeptical as to the […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Honey Verschleisser ע”ה]( Family getting up: Sunday (5/16/21)Afternoon R’ Reuven VerschleisserSon R’ Chaim VerschleisserSon Sitting in Israel R` Mayer VerschleisserSon Sitting in Israel Mrs. Elka ShereshevskyDaughter Mrs. Yocheved GlaserDaughter Mrs. Rena GelbDaughter Sitting in aIsrael [Read More »]( [Arab-Israeli Doctor Injured Saving Jew From Arab Lynch Mob]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – In an extraordinary act of bravery, an Arab Israeli doctor was injured trying to save the life of a Jewish Israeli man during an attempted lynching in Tamra, a Muslim city in the Galilee, according to emergency rescue organization United Hatzalah. The Jewish man, a resident of Mitzpe Aviv, had entered the […] [Read More »]( [Watch: Jewish Child In Lod Gives Mi Shebeirach To Border Policewoman Protecting Him]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of continuing violent riots and attacks on Jews in mixed towns, the government has moved Border Police from Judea and Samaria to Israeli mixed towns in an attempt to quell the riots and civil unrest. The following clip shows an Israeli child giving a Mi Shebeirach to a border […] [Read More »]( [Florida’s Amusement Parks Loosen Mask Wearing]( ORLANDO, Fla. — Visitors to Walt Disney World and Universal Studios-Orlando were allowed Saturday to remove their masks when outdoors, except when on attractions, in line or riding transportation. Florida’s major theme parks are adjusting face mask policies after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened its recommendations on Thursday as more people get […] [Read More »]( [What You Need to Know for the Next 3 Days]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com EREV SHAVUOS No Bloodletting or Testing The Talmud (Shabbos 129b) tells us that a celestial damager was sent out against the nation of Israel on the day before Shavuos. It’s name was T’vuach. By virtue of Klal Yisroel having accepted the Torah, they saved themselves from the destructive fate […] [Read More »]( [Is Biden At Odds With The Rest Of Democratic Party On Israel?]( Since hostilities began this week between Israel and Palestinian terror groups in the Gaza Strip, the Biden administration has maintained its firm support for Israel as it seeks to defend itself from the onslaught of rockets from the Gaza Strip. WASHINGTON (JNS) – U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on […] [Read More »]( [Iconic Satmar Educator to Be Buried Tonight in Kiryas Joel]( KIRYAS JOEL (VINnews) – Rabbi Akiva Gancz, a beloved and highly respected figure throughout the entire Satmar community, passed away today in Kiryas Joel at the age of 95. A founding father of the Satmar Cheder under the guidance of the Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum, Rabbi Gancz was a rebbe for the youngest boys […] [Read More »]( [Man Killed In Ramat Gan Rocket Strike As Barrages Batter Center, South Of Israel]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) – A man was killed Saturday in the central city of Ramat Gan after Hamas fired close to 30 rockets towards central Israel in a large afternoon barrage on the sixth day of fighting between the Israeli military and Hamas, on May 15, 2021. Shrapnel also fell near the Safari in Ramat Gan. [Read More »]( [Police Fire Tear Gas On Banned Palestinian March In Paris]( PARIS (AP) — French riot police fired tear gas and used water cannons Saturday in Paris as protesters supporting Palestinians in the Gaza Strip defied a ban on marching in the French capital. Thousands of people marched peacefully in other cities in France and elsewhere in Europe — including in London, Rome, Brussels and Madrid […] [Read More »]( [Israel Strikes Gaza Home Of Hamas Leader, Destroys AP Office]( GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel slammed the Gaza Strip with airstrikes, in a dramatic escalation that included bombing the home of a senior Hamas leader, and pulverizing a high-rise that housed The Associated Press and other media. The Hamas group continued a stream of rocket volleys into Israel, including a late-night barrage on […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2021 Vos Is Neias, All rights reserved. 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