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[Siyum Honors Teachers, Participants of Daily Shiurim in Crown Heights]( CROWN HEIGHTS (VINnews) — A large crowd of 300 people gathered in Crown Heights Tuesday evening for an event marking a Siyum on the daily Gemara Shiur, having completed Mesichta Yuma and beginning Mesichta Sukah. Whereas in the past, each class or Shul with a daily Shiur would have made a private Siyum at their […] [Read More »]( [Johnson & Johnson Recalling Sunscreens Due To Benzene Traces]( NEW YORK (AP) – Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday that it is recalling five of its sunscreen products after some samples were found to contain low levels of benzene, a chemical that can cause cancer with repeated exposure. The affected products, packaged in aerosol cans, are Aveeno Protect + Refresh aerosol sunscreen, and four Neutrogena […] [Read More »]( [Congress Doubles Funding Request For Assistance To Holocaust Survivors]( WASHINGTON (JNS) – The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education recommended a $10 million funding increase on Tuesday for the Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program (HASP) for the fiscal year 2022. According to a news release from the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), the program is a public-private partnership between […] [Read More »]( [Arizona County To Spend $3M On Voting Machines After Audit]( PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s largest county approved nearly $3 million Wednesday for new vote-counting machines to replace those used in the 2020 election, which were given to legislative Republicans for a partisan review of the results. The GOP-controlled Maricopa County Board of Supervisors said the machines were compromised because they were in the control of […] [Read More »]( [LISTEN: 911 Calls From Surfside Condo Collapse Released]( MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Recordings of 911 calls after an oceanfront Florida condominium building collapsed in the middle of the night show disbelief, panic and confusion as people tried to comprehend the disaster. “Oh my God! The whole building collapsed!” said one caller told a dispatcher at the Miami-Dade Police Department, which released the […] [Read More »]( [‘Infertile’ British Woman Taken For ‘Appendicitis’ Operation Discovers She Is Actually In Labor]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — 43-year old Janice Kerwick had resigned herself to remaining childless after a decade of attempts to get pregnant with her 39-year-old husband Daniel, including IVF treatments, had all failed. Therefore when she suffered stomach pains over the last few months, she was certain that she was not pregnant but mystified about […] [Read More »]( [Judge Approves Sale Of Site Of Deadly Florida Condo Collapse]( MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge on Wednesday approved the sale of the oceanfront property where a collapsed Florida condominium building once stood, with proceeds intended to benefit victims of the deadly disaster. At a hearing, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman ordered that the process begin to sell the site of Champlain Towers […] [Read More »]( [Jonathan Tobin: “No Fear” rally Against Anti-Semitism in Washington DC: Jewish Unity or Further Division?]( WASHINGTON (VINnews) — On Sunday, July 11, there was an organized rally in Washington DC titled, “No Fear” to “raise awareness” about antisemitism. The event, organized by Elisha Weisel, brought together roughly 60 Jewish organizations. Groups from the right to the left like AJC, ADL, ZOA, and Stand With Us, as well as religious to […] [Read More »]( [Iran Foreign Ministry: Iran Kidnap Plot Is ‘Imaginary Story’]( NEW YORK (AP) — An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday that accusations by U.S. authorities that Iran is plotting to kidnap Iranians abroad who criticize the country are “baseless and ridiculous.” The spokesperson, Saeed Khatibzadeh, was quoted by Iran’s semiofficial ISNA news agency a day after U.S. federal authorities in New York announced criminal […] [Read More »]( [Mishpacha Profile: Reb Gedalia Miller Became A Game Changer In The Way Frum Parents Relate To Their Children, No Matter How Far They’ve Gone]( NEW YORK (VINnews) – In an emotional profile of Kesher Nafshi founder Gedalia Miller, Mishpacha Magazine gives readers a glimpse into the lives of parents whose children struggle with religious observance. Seeing his own daughter choosing a lifestyle different than the one she was raised in six years ago, Miller, a Bobover chosid from Borough […] [Read More »]( [Lego Tells US Company To Stop Making Guns Look Like Its Toys]( COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish toymaker Lego said Wednesday it had asked a Utah-based gun company to stop producing a product that makes a pistol look like it is covered with the famous multi-colored building brick. “We have contacted the company and they have agreed to remove the product from their website and not make […] [Read More »]( [Bennett: Israel Could Beat COVID-19 Variant Without Lockdown]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Wednesday that the country can beat a concerning rise in new coronavirus cases without a nationwide shutdown, but that depends in part on people wearing masks indoors to suppress the spread of the highly contagious delta variant. “The easiest thing is to do what they did […] [Read More »]( [Miami Beach Building Evacuated Over Concrete Safety Concerns]( MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Residents of an 82-year-old, two-story apartment building in Miami Beach have been ordered to evacuate because of concrete deterioration nearly three weeks after the deadly collapse of Champlain Towers South in nearby Surfside. The city of Miami Beach ordered the evacuation of Devon Apartments on Monday and is giving residents […] [Read More »]( [‘Missing’ Section Of Wall Defending Jerusalem Prior To Babylonian Conquest Unearthed In Old City]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Archaeological excavations at the City of David National Park in the Old City of Jerusalem have unearthed the remains of an Iron Age city wall, constructed in the First Temple era, which was designed to protect Jerusalem against attacks from the east, the Israel Antiquities Authority reported on Tuesday. The IAA is […] [Read More »]( [US Overdose Deaths Hit Record 93,000 In Pandemic Last Year]( NEW YORK (AP) — Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday. That estimate far eclipses the high of about 72,000 drug overdose deaths reached the previous year and amounts to a 29% increase. “This is a staggering loss of human life,” […] [Read More »]( [Bush Criticizes Afghanistan Withdrawal, Fears For Women]( BERLIN (AP) — Former President George W. Bush criticized the Western withdrawal from Afghanistan in an interview with a German broadcaster released Wednesday, saying he fears that Afghan women and girls will “suffer unspeakable harm.” Asked in an interview with German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle whether the withdrawal is a mistake, Bush replied: “You know, […] [Read More »]( [Chinese Parents, Abducted Son Reunited After 24 Years]( BANGKOK (AP) — After 24 years of heartache and searching, a Chinese couple was reunited with their son who was abducted as a toddler outside their front gate. Guo Gangtang and his wife, Zhang Wenge, hugged their 26-year-old son with tears in their eyes Sunday at a reunion organized by police in their hometown of […] [Read More »]( [Powell Says Inflation Will Be ‘Elevated’ In Coming Months]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says that inflation “will likely remain elevated in coming months” before “moderating,” an apparent acknowledgement that price gains have been larger and more persistent than many economists forecast. In written testimony to be delivered Wednesday at noon before the House Financial Services Committee, Powell reiterated his long-held […] [Read More »]( [HYPOCRITE: Black Fashion Podcaster Turned Civil Rights Activist Uses Anti-Semitic Tropes In Interview With Jewish Founder Of ManRepeller]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Fashion podcaster Recho Omondi has been under attack after her undisguised anti-Semitic diatribe during the course of an interview with socialite and ManRepeller founder Leandra Medine Cohen. During the interview, Medine Cohen stated that she had not until recently realized that she had grown up rich, despite growing up on the […] [Read More »]( [Death Toll Rises To 17 In Partial Collapse Of China Hotel]( BEIJING (AP) — The death toll in the collapse of a hotel in eastern China was raised to 17 Wednesday as authorities ended the search and rescue mission. The city of Suzhou said on its social media feed that 23 people had been pulled from from the rubble of the Siji Kaiyuan Hotel, which collapsed […] [Read More »]( [Under Pressure, Liberman Postpones Cancellation Of Day Care Subsidies]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman and Economic Affairs Minister Orna Barbivai announced Wednesday that the cancellation of day care subsidies for kollel students will be postponed for a few months. The new regulation was supposed to take effect in September but in the wake of the public outcry over the move, Liberman agreed […] [Read More »]( [Granddaughter Named For Surfside Victim Alongside IDF Officer Who Identified Body]( MIAMI (Chabad.org/Menachem Shlomo) – The Israeli officer who helped identify the remains of Itty Ainsworth in the building collapse in Surfside, Fla., stood by the Torah scroll on Thursday as her granddaughter was named after her. When IDF Col. Golan Vach paid a visit to the shiva of the Ainsworth family, his main goal was […] [Read More »]( [UAE Inaugurates Embassy In Israel In Downtown Tel Aviv]( JERUSALEM (AP) — The United Arab Emirates formally opened its embassy in Israel on Wednesday, inaugurating its diplomatic offices in Tel Aviv less than a year after the two countries announced they would establish open relations. Speaking at the ceremony, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said the embassy opening was “an important milestone in our shared […] [Read More »]( [Proposed Jerusalem Bill Could Put Bennett Government On Collision Course With Biden Administration]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A new proposed law from Likud member Nir Barkat could embarrass the Bennett-Lapid coalition and put Israel on a collision course with the Biden Administration, since it would prevent the Americans from opening a consulate in Jerusalem to provide services for Palestinians. The Americans wish to reopen the U.S. consulate in central […] [Read More »]( [Yemina Trying To Exempt Religious Zionist Kollel Students From Liberman’s Daycare Subsidy Cancellation]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In what is a clear indication that the subsidy cancellations initiated by Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman are supported by Prime Minister Bennett and are designed to target chareidim, the Yemina party is attempting to exempt religious Zionist kollel students from the new regulations, according to a Kan 11 report. Liberman recently announced […] [Read More »]( [Missouri Governor: Health Officials Play COVID-19 Blame Game]( KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson suggested Tuesday that some southwest Missouri health officials who are publicly discussing a marked increase in COVID-19 cases are trying to find someone to blame and want to scare people into getting vaccinated. Health officials should try to encourage people to get vaccinated but should not […] [Read More »]( [Feds Charge 4 In Iran Plot To Kidnap US Resident, 4 Others]( NEW YORK (AP) — An Iranian intelligence officer and three alleged members of an Iranian intelligence network have been charged in Manhattan with plotting to lure a U.S. journalist and human rights activist from New York to Iran, authorities said Tuesday. An indictment in Manhattan federal court alleges that the plot was part of a […] [Read More »]( [China Tightens Control Over Cybersecurity In Data Crackdown]( BEIJING (AP) — Tech experts in China who find a weakness in computer security would be required to tell the government and couldn’t sell that knowledge under rules further tightening the Communist Party’s control over information. The rules would ban private sector experts who find “zero day,” or previously unknown security weaknesses, and sell the […] [Read More »]( [Elie Kligman Becomes Second Orthodox Baseball Player Drafted Into The MLB In 2 Days]( NEVADA (JTA) — It has now become a doubly historic Major League Baseball draft. The Washington Nationals selected Elie Kligman with their final and 20th round pick on Tuesday, making him the second observant Orthodox Jewish player ever drafted into the league — and the second in two days. The Arizona Diamondbacks picked 17-year-old Long […] [Read More »]( [Ivanka Trump’s In-laws Tout Nikki Haley For President, A Report Says. But Her Dad May Still Run.]( NEW YORK (JTA) — Charles Kushner, father of Jared Kushner and father-in-law of Ivanka Trump, hosted a fundraising event for Nikki Haley and speculated about the former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador becoming president. If Haley declares, and Donald Trump, Jared Kushner’s father-in-law, says he wants another shot at the White House, things could […] [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](.