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[A Tribute to Reb Shimi Brecher z”l]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Be prepared for hundreds of fascinating rulings in halacha from Rav Chaim Kanievsky shlita. Reb Shimon Brecher z”l was an extraordinary individual whom Klal Yisroel had lost to COVID at a relatively young age. He passed away in October of last year. Reb Shimon, or Shimi, lived in Lakewood, […] [Read More »]( [Wild Video Shows Stolen School Bus Plowing Into Parked Cars In NYC]( BROOKLYN (VINnews) – The NYPD says a man is in custody after he crashed into unoccupied vehicles after stealing a school bus in Brooklyn Thursday. Police said that no kids were on the school bus. The incident was reported Thursday afternoon around 3 p.m. when the man stole the bus at East 51st Street between […] [Read More »]( [New Data Suggests 1 In 44 US Children Affected By Autism]( New autism numbers released Thursday suggest more U.S. children are being diagnosed with the developmental condition and at younger ages. In an analysis of 2018 data from nearly a dozen states, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that among 8-year-olds, 1 in 44 had been diagnosed with autism. That rate compares […] [Read More »]( [BOMBSHELL: Vaccine Mandate for All NYC Private School Workers, Including Yeshivos]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — The NY Times is reporting that New York City will mandate all employees at yeshivos and other private schools to be vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the mandate, Rabbeim, faculty, teachers, and other staff members will have to show proof they received the first dose of a vaccine by Dec. 20. […] [Read More »]( [BREAKING: CRC Issues Clarification on Grey Goose Vodka, After False Reports Spread on Social Media]( CHICAGO (VINnews) — Rumors have been swirling across social media, implying that the Chicago Rabbinical Council (CRC), in addition to other kashrus agencies, have prohibited the unflavored version of Grey Goose Vodka, due to it being produced from wine. It turns out that story was based on a misunderstanding. In fact, the tumult appears to […] [Read More »]( [SHOCKING: Arab Students Dance With Palestinian Flags At Tel Aviv University Event]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A shocking video showing Israeli Arab students and MKs dancing and celebrating with Palestinian flags in the heart of Tel Aviv has caused angry responses in Israel. The controversial clip was taken at the concert of a Palestinian artist which took place Tuesday at Tel Aviv University. Students attending the concert unfurled […] [Read More »]( [Moshe Feldman, Crown Heights Physician Who Cared For The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Has Died At 80]( BROOKLYN (JTA) – Moshe Feldman, a beloved doctor in Crown Heights who for years tended to Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the leader of the Lubavitch Hasidic movement, has died at 80. Feldman was a pediatric specialist who practiced medicine for nearly 50 years in the Bronx and later in Crown Heights. He was still seeing […] [Read More »]( [What if the UN General Assembly were to Reprint the Christian Bible?]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is sort of a repeat of the Greek move that instigated the background to Chanukah. Yesterday, the UN General Assembly voted on something called “The Jerusalem Resolution.”   There was a section that dealt with the Temple Mount. The results of the vote were 129-11. The resolution, however, makes […] [Read More »]( [Israel Halts Controversial Tech To Track Omicron Variant]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Thursday it was halting the use of a controversial phone tracking technology to trace possible cases of the new coronavirus variant. Earlier this week, the government approved travel restrictions and authorized the country’s internal security agency to use the phone monitoring technology for contact tracing people infected by the omicron […] [Read More »]( [Dollar General Opening More $5 Or Less Popshelf Stores]( KENTUCKY (AP) Getting more bang for your buck used to be the mantra of dollar store shoppers everywhere, but times are changing – and prices are rising. As consumers continue to contend with escalating prices for food, clothing and other items thanks to inflation, discount retail chains like dollar stores are rethinking their pricing strategies. […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Man Armed With Rifle In Standoff With NYPD At United Nations, Detained]( NEW YORK (AP) — United Nations headquarters in New York City was locked down Thursday after a man was seen pacing nearby with what police said appeared to be a shotgun. A police spokesperson said hostage negotiators were speaking with the man, who appeared to be in his 60s, and hoped to resolve the situation […] [Read More »]( [HORROR: Ramallah Lynching Survivor Recounts Terrifying Attack – ‘I Felt Death’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — One of the survivors of the attempted lynching by a mob of Arab monsters in Ramallah on Wednesday has spoken publicly about his terrifying experience. The man said that he “felt death” approaching and that numerous miracles took place, which allowed the two men to escape unharmed. Speaking to Israel’s Kan 11, […] [Read More »]( [Israeli PM Slammed For Family Trip Amid Travel Restrictions]( TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett came under fire Thursday after his wife and children flew abroad just days after the Israeli leader urged citizens to avoid international travel because of the new coronavirus variant. Gilat Bennett and her children took off Wednesday on a personal visit, triggering a storm of […] [Read More »]( [Germany Excludes Unvaccinated From Parts Of Public Life]( BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that people who aren’t vaccinated will be excluded from nonessential stores, cultural and recreational venues, and parliament will consider a general vaccine mandate, as part of an effort to curb coronavirus infections that again topped 70,000 newly confirmed cases in a 24-hour period. Speaking after a […] [Read More »]( [Caught on Video: Arizona Police Officer Fired After Fatally Shooting Man In Wheelchair]( TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Tucson police officer has been fired after he was accused of shooting a shoplifting suspect in a wheelchair nine times, killing him, after the man brandished a knife, authorities said Tuesday. Police announced at a news conference that Officer Ryan Remington was being terminated for excessive use of force. Authorities […] [Read More »]( [In Ghana For ‘Spiritual Cleansing,’ NYC Mayor-Elect Eric Adams Celebrates Hanukkah With Chabad]( GHANA (JTA) – Eric Adams told reporters he planned to engage in “some spiritual cleansing” during a trip to Ghana this week. Still, the appearance of New York City’s mayor-elect at a Hanukkah party Wednesday in Accra came as a surprise. Adams joined Rabbi Noach Majesky, a Brooklyn expat who is Chabad’s emissary in Ghana, onstage for […] [Read More »]( [BDE: Esther Gella Blau, New Mother From Dushinsky Chasidic Group, Passes Away At Age 22]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Esther Gella Blau, a young new mother who collapsed in her parents home in Jerusalem two weeks ago passed away at the age of 22. When the expectant mother collapsed, Hatzalah medics arrived and succeeded in reviving her after continuous resuscitation efforts. Blau was taken in critical condition to Jerusalem’s Shaarei Tzedek […] [Read More »]( [White House Chanukah Lighting and the Kiddush Hashem by Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt was a guest at the White House Chanukah lighting. It is this author’s view that he performed a Kiddush Hashem in strictly following halacha, as is clear from the video. How so? He followed the halachic view of Ner Ish uVaiso and did not recite […] [Read More »]( [Yasmin Amar’s ‘Social Supermarket’ Provides Free Items To 160 Families In A Private Mini Market]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Yasmin Markitan Amar, a social activist from Ashkelon, recently established a remarkable new charity initiative – a “social supermarket” providing free goods for all those who lack basic food items due to their difficult financial situations. Poor families contact her and describe their situation and she opens the supermarket -built in a […] [Read More »]( [Watch: Lebanese Man Who Masqueraded As Jewish Tells Israeli Press: ‘I Want To Convert In Israel’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Eliya Hawila, the Lebanese Arab who masqueraded as a Jew and married a Jewess from the Syrian Jewish community before being exposed has spoken to the Israeli press for the first time. Roi Kais of the Kan broadcasting corporation interviewed Eliya, who is residing in a hotel in the US at present. […] [Read More »]( [DISGRACEFUL: 129 Countries Vote for UN Resolution Denying Jewish Ties to Har Habayis, Calling it Exclusively Muslim]( NEW YORK (VINNews) — Once again, the UN has exposed itself as a viciously biased group, whose primary mission is to target Israel and the Jews, while propping up Islamic terrorists. The UN General Assembly passed an egregious resolution Wednesday by an overwhelming majority, completely denying any Jewish connection to the Har Habayis. The “Jerusalem […] [Read More »]( [Bidens, Harris, Emhoff Celebrate Hanukkah At White House]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses held a “family” celebration of Hanukkah at the White House Wednesday, with the first Jewish spouse of a vice president, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, joining in lighting the menorah. Speaking to more than 150 guests, including Jewish community leaders, Cabinet members, lawmakers […] [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? 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