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[TRAGIC: Petirah of Two Year Old Adel Assulin]( ASHKELON (VINNews) — It is with deep sadness that we report the petirah of two year old Adel Assulin a”h. Baruch Dayan HaEmes. Adel was the daughter of Harav Shimon Assulin, a posek in Kiryat Gat. Last week, she was strangled by a string on her jacket while at daycare, and she had been hospitalized […] [Read More »]( [Harris Unveils Plan For Electric Vehicle Charging Network]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration released an ambitious federal strategy Monday to build 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles across the country and bring down the cost of electric cars with the goal of transforming the U.S. auto industry. “The future of transportation in our nation and around the world is electric,” Vice President […] [Read More »]( [Biden To Tour Tornado Damage In Kentucky On Wednesday]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that he will travel to Kentucky on Wednesday to view damage from last week’s devastating tornadoes that killed at dozens of people and displaced thousands more. Biden announced the upcoming trip following a briefing with homeland security and disaster response officials in the Oval Office to discuss […] [Read More »]( [Vehicle Emission Declines Decreased Deaths, Study Finds]( Researchers say that thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars have been saved in the United States by recent reductions in emissions from vehicles. Harvard University researchers who study the environment and public health examined the impact of declines in emissions from vehicles over a decade. They found deaths dropped from 27,700 in […] [Read More »]( [Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Attacking Lubavitcher Chassid in Brooklyn]( BROOKLYN (VINnews) – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for the strangulation and assault as hate crimes for the unprovoked attack against a Jewish man, whom he cursed and strangled as the victim was walking home from a synagogue. District Attorney Gonzalez said, […] [Read More »]( [Rebbetzin Toby Twersky ע”ה טובא]( Family getting up: Mr. Boruch Twersky Son Starting Fri morning at main address. Can be reached at 917-805-0345 Mr. Yossi TwerskySon Starting Fri morning at main address. Can be reached at 973-449-5100 Mrs. Ruchmi Rabinowitz Daughter Sitting in Boro Park at 1349 54th St until Thursday evening. Starting Fri morning at the main address. Getting […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Howard Ashkenazie ז”ל חיים]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:00 am/ Sun: 8:00 amMincha: 4:00 pmMaariv: Following Mincha Mrs. Brenda AshkenazieMother Ms. Paige AzoulaySister Mr. Steven AshkenazieBrother [Read More »]( [Mrs. Rosalyn Zuckerman ע”ה Rasha]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 9:00 amMincha: 4:15 pmMaariv: Following Mincha Mr. Yisroel ZuckermanSon Sitting in Lakewood at 1439 North Lake Drive on Monday, Dec 13 2:00-9:00pm Mincha 4:15, followed by Maariv Mr. Michael ZuckermanSon [Read More »]( [Mrs. Rivky Kaufman ע”ה רבקה רחל ×—× ×” בת צבי אלימלך ×ž× ×—×]( Family getting up: R’ Dovid Moshe KaufmanHusband R’ Chaim Shia SilberBrother R’ Mordechai SilberBrother R’ Shimon SilberBrother Mrs. Chavie WeissSister Mrs. Henny GoldmunzerSister R’ Yitzchok KaufmanSon R’ Yaakov Yosef KaufmanSon R’ Pinchas KaufmanSon R’ Chaim Shia KaufmanSon R’ Eliezer KaufmanSon R’ Shaya KaufmanSon Mrs. Faiga Reizel MaytelesDaughter Mrs. Sura Yitty KasirerDaughter Mrs. Chavie GreenDaughter Mrs. […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Aryeh Leib (Leon) Yazersky ז”ל אריה לייב]( Family getting up: Mrs. Mildred YazerskyWife Mrs. Ellen FrankelDaughter [Read More »]( [Habachur Chaim Gavriel Benson ז”ל Chaim Gavriel Ben Avrohom Moshe]( Family getting up: Monday (12/13/21)Morning R` Andrew BensonFather Mrs. Jenifer BensonMother Habachur Dovid BensonBrother Miss Mariassa BensonSister Mrs. Etta BensonSister Hayalda Hinda BensonSister [Read More »]( [Mr. Phil Halbfinger ז”ל רפאל שרגא פייוויל בן ×ž× ×—× שלום חיים זאב]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:15 amMincha: 4:15 pmMaariv: 4:30 pm Mrs. Rebecca Halbfinger Wife Mr. Chaim Halbfinger Son Mrs. Ora LoveDaughter [Read More »]( [Mrs. Rosalyn Chriqui ע”ה Rochel Leah]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 5:00 pmMaariv: 5:30 pm Mr. Raphael ChriquiHusband Mr. Yehuda ChriquiSon Mr. Shlomo ChriquiSon [Read More »]( [Mrs. Livia Weiser ע”ה Yehudis]( Family getting up: R’ Shalom HalpSon Shalom Halpert will be sitting shiva at 1410 Avenue S apt 2C until Sunday December 12, 5:00PM. Tuesday and Wednesday Shalom Halpert will be sitting shiva at 6249 De vimy Montreal Mrs. Tova RendlerDaughter Tova Rendler will be sitting Shiva at 1410 Avenue S apt 2C until 8:00PM Tuesday […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Natalie Datlof ע”ה × ×—×ž×”]( Family getting up: Mrs. Stacie HagliliDaughter [Read More »]( [Harav Yidel Spira ז”ל יהודה ארי’ שפירא ז”ל]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 9:00 amMincha: 5:30 pmMaariv: 5:45 pm Mrs. Lifsha SpiraWife R’ Duvid SpiraSon R’ Yanky SpiraSon Sitting at this location from Wed and on Mrs. Mindy WislickiDaughter Mrs. Tzippy GrausDaughter Mrs. Henny WeberDaughter [Read More »]( [Justices Won’t Block Vaccine Mandate For NY Health Workers]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court refused Monday to halt a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York that does not offer an exemption for religious reasons. The court acted on emergency appeals filed by doctors, nurses and other medical workers who say they are being forced to choose between their jobs […] [Read More »]( [Chauvin Expected To Plead Guilty In Floyd Civil Rights Case]( MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin appears to be on the verge of pleading guilty to violating George Floyd ‘s civil rights, according to a notice sent out Monday by the court’s electronic filing system. The federal docket entry shows a hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday for Chauvin to change his […] [Read More »]( [Pfizer To Pay $6.7B In Cash For Arena Pharmaceuticals]( Pfizer is spending $6.7 billion to buy a drugmaker that is developing treatments for inflammatory conditions like Chrohn’s disease but has no products on the market. The pharmaceutical giant said Monday it will pay $100 in cash for each share of Arena Pharmaceuticals in a deal already approved by the boards of both companies. Shares […] [Read More »]( [Biden Aims To Cut Bureaucratic Runaround For Gov’t Services]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday will sign an executive order aimed at saving Americans time and frustration when seeking a broad array of federal services, like renewing passports, applying for Social Security benefits and getting aid after natural disasters. The White House released details about the order on Monday, ahead of a […] [Read More »]( [Striking Back at Netflix, Documentary Describes Montrealer Rejecting Party Life in Favor of Orthodox Judaism]( NEW YORK (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – A documentary detailing how a Montreal man went from being a drug dealer to a Lubavticher chosid has garnered nearly 350,000 views in a single week and has sparked hundreds of responses from those who felt their own connection to Judaism rekindled after seeing the film. The 54 minute long Unorthodox features Berel […] [Read More »]( [Time Magazine’s “Person Of The Year” Is Elon Musk]( NEW YORK (AP) — Calling him a “clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman,” Time magazine has named Tesla CEO Elon Musk as its Person of the Year for 2021. Musk, who is also the founder and CEO space exploration company SpaceX, recently passed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as the world’s wealthiest person as the rising […] [Read More »]( [Second 2,000-Year-Old Synagogue Uncovered At Migdal]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – A synagogue dating back some 2,000 years has been excavated at Migdal in northern Israel, a modern town and the site of a large Jewish community in the Second Temple era. This is the second synagogue excavated in Migdal, and the first time archeologists have found evidence of two synagogues coexisting in […] [Read More »]( [Gaza Boy, 11, Becomes 6,000th Child Saved By Israeli Humanitarian Group]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Mazen, an 11-year-old boy from the Gaza Strip, this month became the 6,000th child saved by the Israeli humanitarian organization Save a Child’s Heart (SACH), with support from the German foundation Ein Herz für Kinder. Shortly after Mazen was born, doctors in Gaza diagnosed him with a complicated congenital heart condition that […] [Read More »]( [BBC Stands by False Claim that Jews Said “Dirty Muslim”]( The BBC continues to defend its false, baseless report that one of the Jews on the London bus that was attacked on Chanukah uttered an anti-Muslim slur. Despite video evidence, plus witness testimony from the person who shot the video, the BBC insists that one of the Jews who was under attack said “Dirty Muslim”. […] [Read More »]( [Moroccan King Orders Restoration Of Hundreds Of Jewish Sites]( King Mohammed VI of Morocco recently introduced an initiative to restore hundreds of historical Jewish sites in the kingdom, according to Arab media reports. The move is part of the rapprochement between Rabat and Jerusalem, which resumed diplomatic relations earlier this year as part of the Abraham Accords, according to the reports. The plan is […] [Read More »]( [BDE: Yutta Halstuk, Mother Of Ostrovtser Rebbe Passes Away At Age 100]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rebbetzin Yutta Halstuk, the stepmother of the Ostrovster Rebbe, Rabbi Yehuda Leib Halstuk, passed away Monday in Jerusalem at the age of 100. Rebbetzin Halstuk was born in 1921 in the town of Rava Ruska which is adjacent to Belz. Her father, Simcha Bunim Goldstein HyD, was close to the Belzer Rebbe […] [Read More »]( [PM Bennett Meets With UAE Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed In The Emirates]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a historic meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met Monday morning with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed of the United Arab Emirates in the UAE. It is the first time since the Abraham Accords were signed in August 2020 that a reigning Israeli prime minister has flown to the UAE and […] [Read More »]( [It’s Never Too Late To Learn: 104-Year-Old Indian Woman Learns To Read And Write]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Kuttiyama, a 104-year-old Indian woman, recently realized a life-long dream, learning to read and write and even passing the state primary literacy exam in her locale. For almost a century, Kuttiyamma, who hails from the village of Thiruvanchoor in Kerala, rose early to begin her day’s work of cooking, cleaning and […] [Read More »]( [Rashbi’s Tomb To Be Closed From Thursday After No Insurer Found To Insure The Site]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — From this coming Thursday the directors of the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai (Rashbi) in Meron will be closing the site to visitors, since no insurer is currently willingly to provide insurance for potential damages to visitors, according to a Ynet report. Various different insurers were approached after the tragedy which […] [Read More »]( [The New “Haskallah Movement” in Our Yeshivos]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Haskallah was a movement that devastated our people a century and a half ago. What is not so well known is that the movement had also entered into Klal Yisroel’s venerable Yeshivos. That movement destroyed and devastated Klal Yisroel to the point that we had never fully recovered. Unfortunately, […] [Read More »]( [DeSantis Budget Includes Funds to Transport Illegals From Florida…To Delaware!]( TALLAHASSEE (VINNews) — Governor Ron DeSantis, a close ally of President Trump, wants to send illegal migrants out of Florida and into wealthy Democrat communities. DeSantis has included a measure in his new budget to relocate illegals, compliments of the federal government. The proposed 2022-23 budget for Florida includes $8 million to hire companies to […] [Read More »]( [Candle Company Spokesman: 8 Factory Workers Dead, 8 Missing After Tornado; Would Be A Sharp Drop In Feared Deaths]( MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — The Mayfield Consumer Products factory was the third-biggest employer in this corner of western Kentucky, an important economic engine that churned out candles that lined the shelves of malls around the U.S. But why its workers kept making candles Friday night as a tornado bore down on the region remains unclear […] [Read More »]( [Tornado Survivor: ‘Not Knowing Is Worse Than Knowing’]( MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Autumn Kirks said she and her boyfriend, Lannis Ward, had been dating for about a year and were saving money to buy a house. They were both working the night shift at the candle factory for extra money when the tornado struck. Then Ward, described by Kirks as “a big teddy […] [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. 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