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[Florida OKs School Vouchers In Districts Requiring Masks]( TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Board of Education decided Friday to provide private school vouchers to parents who say a public school district’s mask-wearing requirements amount to harassment of their children. The move to take private tuition costs from public school funding created yet another flashpoint in the fight between local school boards and Republican […] [Read More »]( [Greek Jewish Community Body Deplores Cemetery Desecration]( ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s top Jewish community organization on Friday voiced “outrage and resentment” at the desecration of a tomb in a Jewish cemetery in northwestern Greece. The Central Board of Jewish Communities said the tomb, in the city of Ioannina, was found on Thursday with the covering slab removed and smashed marble strewn […] [Read More »]( [R’ Shimon Hershfang ז”ל ר’ שמעון יהושוע בן שמואל יעקב ז”ל]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 7:45 pm Mrs. Debbie HershfangWife Mrs. Ettie GlatsteinDaughter Rabbi Tzvi HershfangSon [Read More »]( [Coast Guard: 6 Dead In Alaska Sightseeing Plane Crash]( JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A sightseeing plane crashed Thursday in southeast Alaska, killing all six people on board, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The plane’s emergency alert beacon was activated around 11:20 a.m. when the plane crashed in the area of Misty Fjords National Monument, near Ketchikan, the Coast Guard and Federal Aviation Administration said. […] [Read More »]( [Sheriff: Aide Who Accused Cuomo Files Criminal Complaint]( ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A woman who accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping her breast at the governor’s state residence filed a criminal complaint against him, the Albany County Sheriff’s office said Friday. The complaint, filed Thursday with the sheriff’s office, is the first known instance where a woman has made an official report with […] [Read More »]( [In New York City, Impending Vaccination Rules Prompt Concern]( NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Musto can’t bring himself to ask his regulars at his Staten Island restaurant, Cargo Cafe, to prove they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus. So if New York City presses on with its plans to require eateries, bars, gyms and many other public gathering places to require patrons to show proof […] [Read More »]( [At Least 10 Passengers Injured In Stabbings On Tokyo Train]( TOKYO (AP) — A man with a knife stabbed at least 10 passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo on Friday and was arrested by police after fleeing, fire department officials and news reports said. NHK public television said one passenger was seriously injured. It said the suspect left his knife behind as he fled […] [Read More »]( [Hezbollah Says It Fired Rockets After Israeli Airstrikes]( BEIRUT (AP) — The Hezbollah group said it fired a barrage of rockets near Israeli positions close to the Lebanese border on Friday, calling it retaliation for Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon a day earlier. Israel said it was firing back after 19 rockets were launched from Lebanon, and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett swiftly convened […] [Read More »]( [About 2M Dehumidifiers Recalled In US, Possible Fire Hazard]( The Consumer Product Safety Commission says about 2 million dehumidifiers made by New Widetech are being recalled in the U.S. because they can overheat and catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards. The recall also includes about 380,000 dehumidifiers in Canada and about 25,000 in Mexico. New Widetech is aware of 107 incidents of the […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Eva Rand ע”ה Rivka]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 am Rabbi Volvey RandSon Times are subject to change. There is a possibility that Rabbi Rand will be returning to Eretz Yisrael, Ramat Shlomo, beginning on Monday. [Read More »]( [US Added 943,000 Jobs In July; Unemployment Rate At 5.4%]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring surged in July as American employers added 943,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4% another sign that the U.S. economy continues to bounce back with surprising vigor from last year’s coronavirus shutdown. The July numbers exceeded economists’ forecast for more than 860,000 new jobs. Hotels and restaurants, reopening and doing […] [Read More »]( [18 Chareidi Girls Detained In Schiphol Airport Will Spend Shabbos in Antwerp]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — 18 chareidi girls returning to the US from the Ukraine were detained at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport and claimed to have suffered antisemitic mistreatment for no reason. The girls were told to pay a huge fine of $3000 after it was claimed that they had brought food onto their plane in violation of […] [Read More »]( [Anti-Vaxxer Solicitor Dies Of COVID-19 9 Days After Posting That It Is “Nothing To Be Afraid Of”]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — A British anti-vax solicitor with no underlying health conditions died of coronavirus just days after insisting it is “nothing to be afraid of” and hoping that he had contracted the virus in order to gain natural antibodies to COVID-19. Leslie Lawrenson, 58, a solicitor from Bournemouth in Southern England, died at […] [Read More »]( [Death by Mouse Click]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Words matter. Words have consequences. Why so? Because some people listen to them and there are practical consequences and implications. In Mishlei 18:21, Shlomo HaMelech tells us, “Life and death, are in the hands of the tongue.” Perhaps there is no greater illustration of the practical implications of Mishlei […] [Read More »]( [Explainer: How Cuomo Might Be Impeached, Removed From Office]( ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, buffeted by sexual harassment allegations, is increasingly looking like he could be impeached and removed from office — something that hasn’t happened to the state’s governor in nearly 108 years. A majority of members of the state Assembly, the legislative body that has the power to […] [Read More »]( [FAA Head Seeks More Prosecution Of Unruly Airline Passengers]( The nation’s top aviation regulator is suggesting that local police around the country should file charges more often against unruly airline passengers and that airports should clamp down on alcohol sales. Federal Aviation Administration chief Stephen Dickson said that every week, police are asked to be there when a flight lands after an incident involving […] [Read More »]( [Coast Guard Offloads $1.4 Billion In Drugs At Florida Port]( FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The United States Coast Guard offloaded drugs worth more than $1.4 billion at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday. The agency announced that the crew of the Cutter James offloaded about 59,700 pounds (27,079 kilograms) of cocaine and approximately 1,430 pounds (548 kilograms) of marijuana. Coast Guard officials said […] [Read More »]( [Lawmakers Give Cuomo Deadline In Impeachment Probe]( ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — State lawmakers told Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday that their ongoing investigation of his conduct in office is almost done and gave him a deadline of Aug. 13 to provide additional evidence as they moved toward what seemed like an increasingly inevitable impeachment battle. Since March, the Assembly’s judiciary committee has […] [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](.