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[US Draws Down Ukraine Embassy Presence As War Fears Mount]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Sunday ordered the families of all American personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine to leave the country amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion. The department told the dependents of staffers at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv that they must leave the country. It also said that […] [Read More »]( [Blind Man Who Rescued 5 After Oklahoma City Bombing Dies]( OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Raymond Washburn, a blind man who was credited with helping rescue five people from the rubble of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building following the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, has died. He was 75. Washburn died on Jan. 16 at his home in Oklahoma City, and funeral services were held for […] [Read More »]( [Adams’ New York: Brave Frum Brooklyn Woman Chases Away Package Thieves (VIDEO)]( CROWN HEIGHTS (VINnews) — A brave homeowner chased two large burglars from her porch and forced them to return her packages, after she busted them in the act. Recently there has been a surge in package thefts from porches and doorsteps, as part of an overall spike in crime in New York. One Brooklyn woman […] [Read More »]( [Hundreds Of Toldos Avraham Yitzchak Chasidim Protest At Geula Cellular Phone Store, 6 Arrested]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Hundreds of Chasidim of the Toldos Avraham Yitzchak sect demonstrated outside a cellular phone store in central Geula Sunday evening. The chasidim were dispersed by police, who used water cannon and other dispersal methods on the gathering. ירושלים,דיווח על שוטר פצוע ×‘×”×¤×’× ×” × ×’×“ ×—× ×•×ª סלולר ×‘×©×›×•× ×ª גאולה💡👇 pic.twitter.com/gRAYp42EKk — Real News IL […] [Read More »]( [500-year-old Letter Offers Rare Look Into The Life Of Legendary Kabbalist “Ha’ARI Hakadosh”]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – The National Library of Israel is making available to the public for the first time a 500-year-old letter shedding light on the life of one of the most influential kabbalists in Jewish history. The letter, which is being made public in honor of the late Jerusalem collector Ezra Gorodesky, is “worth its […] [Read More »]( [Albert Bourla To Israel: Pfizer Working On Annual Covid Vaccine]( Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is working on developing a one-shot annual vaccine to replace its current vaccine, which loses its efficacy after three to six months and requires multiple booster shots, company CEO Albert Bourla told Israel’s Channel 12 on Saturday night. He said that getting jabbed every four or five months “will not be a […] [Read More »]( [Gaza’s Hamas Rulers Play Down Pro-iran Demonstration]( GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers on Sunday tried to distance themselves from a protest staged by a pro-Iranian militant group that harshly attacked Saudi Arabia over its role in Yemen’s civil war. During Saturday’s demonstration by Islamic Jihad, dozens of protesters chanted “Death to the House of Saud” and […] [Read More »]( [French Parliamentary Report On The Sarah Halimi Murder Case Reopens The Wound It Sought To Heal]( PARIS (JTA) – A new parliamentary report on the 2017 killing of a Jewish woman by a Muslim attacker was meant to restore French Jews’ faith in their country’s police and justice systems. Instead, the report released last week has added fuel to the fire, enraging French Jewish leaders. Last year, a judge ruled that […] [Read More »]( [UK Lawmaker Claims She Was Fired Over Her Muslim Faith]( LONDON (AP) — A former minister in Britain’s Conservative government says she was told her Muslim faith was a reason she was fired, a claim that has deepened the rifts roiling Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s governing party. Former transport minister Nusrat Ghani told the Sunday Times that when she was demoted in 2020, a government […] [Read More »]( [Taxpayers Face Overloaded IRS As Filing Season Opens Monday]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Count 30-year-old Ethan Miller among that subset of Americans who are actually eager to file their taxes once income tax filing season opens on Monday. The financial planner who lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, is looking forward to claiming the new deductions that will come from buying a home. He also wants […] [Read More »]( [Hikind: Antisemitism is ‘Emanating from the Minority Community’]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Politician Dov Hikind, founder of “Americans Against Antisemitism”, says that the rate of antimsemitic attacks in the U.S. is the worst it have ever been, and he is blaming minorities. In an appearance on Newsmax TV, Mr. Hikind was asked about the claim made by leftists that the biggest threat to […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Water Cannon, Tear Gas At Covid-19 Protests In Brussels]( BRUSSELS (AP) — Police fired water cannons and thick clouds of tear gas in Brussels on Sunday to disperse demonstrators protesting against COVID-19 vaccinations and restrictions that aim to curb the fast-spreading omicron variant. The protest drew thousands of people, some traveling from France, Germany and other countries to take part. Protesters yelled “Liberty!” as […] [Read More »]( [Israel Launches State Probe Into German Submarine Purchase]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet approved Sunday the launch of a state investigation into an affair involving the purchase of submarines and other warships from Germany, a case that has embroiled close confidants of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The graft scandal surrounds a possible conflict of interest and bribery involving a $2 billion purchase […] [Read More »]( [Second Earthquake In Hours Strikes Northern Israel, No Injuries Or Damage Reported]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A minor earthquake shook the northern region of Israel Sunday afternoon, the second in a number of hours. The quake measured 3.5 on the Richter scale according to the Israel Geological Survey, and was centered 16 km south of Tiberias, near the town of Bet Shean. There were no immediate reports of […] [Read More »]( [Study: 16,000 Israeli Lives Saved By Vaccinations]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Some 16,000 Israelis lives were saved by the vaccines against coronavirus, according to an estimate by Professor Itamar Grotto, former director of public health at the Health Ministry and the deputy director-general of the ministry. Grotto’s findings are based on a study by the ECDC, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and […] [Read More »]( [HaGaon HaRav Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Margulies ob”m Passes Away]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com HaGaon HaRav Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Margulies of blessed memory, the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Temimah in Brooklyn for over sixty years, passed away this past Shabbos. He was a visionary mechanech and Rosh Yeshiva who had educated thousands of Bnei Torah and learned Baal Habatim. He was […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Leftist Journalist Rants Against Biden’s Covid Restrictions]( LOS ANGELES (VINnews) — Leftist Bari Weiss, a Jewish journalist and author, stunned many people when she went on an epic tirade against Covid restrictions. Even more shocking, the crowd she appeared in front of, presumably full of liberals, cheered wildly in agreement. Appearing on Bill Maher’s television show, Weiss, the former NY Times editor, […] [Read More »]( [Britain Says Russia Seeking To Replace Ukraine Government]( LONDON (AP) — The British government on Saturday accused Russia of seeking to replace Ukraine’s government with a pro-Moscow administration, and said former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevheniy Murayev is being considered as a potential candidate. Murayev is head of the small pro-Russian party Nashi, which currently has no seats in Ukraine’s parliament. Britain’s Foreign Office named […] [Read More »]( [Unruly Passenger Who Refused To Wear Mask On Delta Flight Faces 20 Years In Prison: Officials]( NEW YORK (AP) — An Irish man on a Delta flight from Dublin to New York refused to wear a mask, threw a can that hit another passenger, and pulled down his pants and exposed his buttocks to a flight attendant, according to a federal complaint unsealed Friday. According to the complaint, filed in the […] [Read More »]( [Texas Hostages Escaped Synagogue As FBI Swat Team Rushed In]( COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — In the final moments of a 10-hour standoff with a gunman at a Texas synagogue, the remaining hostages and officials trying to negotiate their release took “near simultaneous plans of action,” with the hostages escaping as an FBI tactical team moved in, an official said Friday. “I think we both kind […] [Read More »]( [Kalman Yeger Introduces Bill to End Covid Fines]( NEW YORK CITY (VINnews) — Brooklyn Councilman Kalman Yeger wants to reverse fines and summonses which have been issued for Covid violations. Mr. Yeger introduced a bill on Thursday that would dismiss summonses for all Covid violations and refund those who have already paid a fine. This is his second attempt at such legislation. The […] [Read More »]( [Police: Truck With 100 Monkeys Crashes, Some Of Them Missing]( DANVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A truck carrying about 100 monkeys was involved in a crash Friday in Pennsylvania, state police said as authorities searched for at least three of the monkeys that appeared to have escaped the vehicle. The truck carrying the animals crashed with a dump truck in the afternoon in Montour County, Pennsylvania […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2022 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](.