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[Should we Put Out the Chanukah Licht After 30 Minutes if we are Leaving?]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com You have a Chanukah party or a wedding to attend. Or even a dinner date with our spouse. And the question arises: Is one permitted to extinguish the Chanukah candles after they have been lit for thirty minutes? Last year, there was a fire in a shul where the […] [Read More »]( [Vizhnitzer Rebbe: Give Up Your Kosher Smartphones]( BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — This past Shabbos, the Vizhnitzer Rebbe, HaRav Yisrael Hager shlit”a, spoke passionately to his followers, and implored them to accept a difficult “kabbalah”. While speaking at Shalosh Seudos, the Rebbe asked his Chassidim to give up their smartphones for the entire Chanukah. The Rebbe explained that he was given a message […] [Read More »]( [Morocco Halts All Incoming Flights Because Of Virus Variant]( RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco is suspending all incoming air travel from around the world starting Monday for two weeks because of the rapid spread of the new omicron variant, the government’s committee in charge of monitoring COVID-19 announced Sunday. The Foreign Ministry tweeted that the decision was taken to “preserve the achievements realized by […] [Read More »]( [Fauci Fires Back At Cruz Over Covid Claims About Chinese Lab]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious diseases expert, blasted Sen. Ted Cruz for suggesting that Fauci be investigated for statements he made about COVID-19 and said the criticism by the Texas Republican was an attack on science. “I should be prosecuted? What happened on Jan. 6, senator?” Fauci, who is President […] [Read More »]( [Israel To Allow 3,000 Ethiopian Jews To Immigrate]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s government on Sunday approved the immigration of several thousand Jews from war-torn Ethiopia, some of whom have waited for decades to join their relatives in Israel. The decision took a step toward resolving an issue that has long complicated the government’s relations with the country’s Ethiopian community. Some 140,000 Ethiopian Jews […] [Read More »]( [Israel Behind Cyberattack On Iranian Gas Stations, Say US Officials]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel was behind a cyberattack on Iran’s fuel distribution system in late October that paralyzed the Islamic Republic’s 4,300 gas stations, according to the New York Times. The report, published over the weekend, quoted two U.S. defense officials speaking on condition of anonymity. The attack came on the heels of previous cyberattacks […] [Read More »]( [KIDDUSH HASHEM: Op-ed in Wall Street Journal Praises Frum Basketball Team]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — This past week, a college basketball team was involved in a big Kiddush Hashem. An op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal praised the Yeshiva University Maccabees, not because they’re extremely successful on the court (which they are), but because they represent Yiddish values. The article by Masada Siegel, entitled “The […] [Read More »]( [Israel Tightens Travel Restrictions Over New Covid Variant, Reinstates Contact Tracing]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Sunday approved barring entry to foreign nationals and the use of controversial technology for contact tracing as part of its efforts to clamp down on a new coronavirus variant. The Health Ministry said in a statement that the country’s coronavirus Cabinet had authorized a raft of measures, including red-listing travel […] [Read More »]( [Netherlands, Australia Find Omicron Variant As Curbs Spread]( THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands confirmed 13 cases of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus on Sunday and Australia found two as the countries half a world apart became the latest to detect it in travelers arriving from southern Africa. A raft of curbs being imposed by nations around the world as […] [Read More »]( [Incoming Brooklyn Councilman Vows to Protect Historic Boardwalk]( BROOKLYN (VINnews) — Incoming New York City Councilman Ari Kagan has pledged to protect Coney Island’s iconic boardwalk from Mayor de Blasio. The soon-to-be Brooklyn representative, whose district includes Coney Island, says that he’ll fight the city’s plan to replace the wooden-planked boardwalk with plastic. “We need to do everything possible to maintain the historical […] [Read More »]( [Committee Of Israeli Rabbis Asks Shura Islamic Council To ‘Prevent Government From Harming Religion’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Tens of rabbis contacted the head of the Shura Council, who is the religious leader of the Ra’am political party headed by Mansour Abbas. The rabbis requested that the leader, Sheikh Hamed Abu Dabbas, intervene to prevent the Israeli government from harming religious life. The rabbis, who are members of the Committee […] [Read More »]( [DISGRACEFUL: Friends of Murdered Terror Victim Forced to Leave Israel, Desecrate Shabbos]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Five members of the South African Jewish community who flew to Israel to offer consolation to the family of Eli Kay HyD, who was murdered in the terror attack last Sunday, were detained at Ben Gurion airport. A new directive prevents foreigners from “red” countries including South Africa from entering Israel. The […] [Read More »]( [Shippers Prepare For Another Pandemic Crush Of Holiday Gifts]( PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The last holiday season was far from the most wonderful time of the year for the U.S. Postal Service: Sick and quarantined workers, a flood of packages from shoppers loath to set foot in stores and a last-minute dump of packages from overwhelmed private shippers. Postal workers who recall packages and […] [Read More »]( [Some States Dropping ‘Dehumanizing’ Terms For Immigrants]( AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Luz Rivas remembers seeing the word on her mother’s residency card as a child: “alien.” In the stark terms of the government, it signaled her mother was not yet a citizen of the U.S. But to her young daughter, the word had a more personal meaning. Even though they were going […] [Read More »]( [Donations Pour In For Missouri Man Freed After 43 Years]( KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nearly $1.4 million had been raised as of Saturday for a man who spent 43 years behind bars before a judge overturned his conviction in a triple killing. The Midwest Innocence Project set up the GoFundMe fundraiser as they fought for Kevin Strickland’s release, noting that he wouldn’t receive compensation […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2021 Vos Is Neias, All rights reserved. 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