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[USPS Gets Final Signoff To Order New Delivery Vehicles]( The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it cleared the final regulatory hurdle to placing orders for next-generation mail vehicles — and getting some of them on delivery routes next year — despite pushback from the Environmental Protection Agency. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said the completion of an evaluation required by the National Environmental Policy Act […] [Read More »]( [UN Security Council Schedules Emergency Meeting]( UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council has scheduled an emergency meeting Wednesday night at the request of Ukraine, which says there is an immediate threat of a Russian invasion. The meeting comes two days after the 15-member council held an emergency open meeting also requested by Ukraine. That session saw no support for Russian […] [Read More »]( [Pregnancy-Related Deaths Climbed In Pandemic’s First Year]( Pregnancy-related deaths for U.S. mothers climbed higher in the pandemic’s first year, continuing a decades-long trend that disproportionately affects Black people, according to a government report released Wednesday. Overall in 2020, there were almost 24 deaths per 100,000 births, or 861 deaths total — numbers that reflect mothers dying during pregnancy, childbirth or the year […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Non-Jewish Waterbury Yeshiva Worker Gets Round of Applause from Students]( DURHAM, CT (VINnews) — A longtime maintenance worker in the Waterbury Yeshiva was effusive with praise for the Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Doniel Kalish. In a passionate and entertaining way, Alan described during Mussar seder the philosophy of acceptance and unconditional love that is a trademark of the Yeshiva and the reason behind its immense success. […] [Read More »]( [Rebels Ask Russia For Military Help In Eastern Ukraine]( KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Kremlin said rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine asked Russia for military assistance Wednesday to help fend off Ukrainian “aggression” while Ukraine declared a nationwide state of emergency amid growing fears of an all-out invasion by Russian troops. Fears of an imminent Russian offensive against its neighbor soared after President Vladimir […] [Read More »]( [British Orthodox School Fined For Taking Children Hiking In An Ice Storm]( LONDON (JTA) – A court in the United Kingdom fined an Orthodox Jewish school approximately $40,000 for taking 10 pupils on a hike during an ice storm. One boy suffered minor injuries from a fall after the group, led by teachers from the Gateshead Cheder school, lost their way in the Helvellyn mountains in 2020. […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Joseph Skiddell ז”ל Yoseph ben Yaakov]( Family getting up: Mrs. Yona BolingerSister [Read More »]( [New England To See Heavy Snow]( DALLAS (AP) — Hundreds of flights were canceled Wednesday at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as parts of Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas braced for an ice storm making its way into the Southern Plains. More than half an inch of ice could accumulate in parts of the Ozarks through Friday morning, the National Weather Service said. […] [Read More »]( [Prosecutors In Charge Of Trump Criminal Probe Have Resigned]( NEW YORK (AP) — The two prosecutors in charge of the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump suddenly resigned Wednesday, throwing the future of the probe into question. A spokesperson for District Attorney Alvin Bragg confirmed the resignations of Carey Dunne and former mafia prosecutor Mark Pomerantz, both of whom started […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Israeli Bus Splits In Two, Miraculously No Passengers on Board]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — If you’ve ever wondered whether the “accordion” buses can split in two–we now have proof that they can. An Egged bus split in two on Wednesday while traveling in Jerusalem. The incident occurred at noon, when the extra long bus was suddenly split in two where its front and rear connect. ואז […] [Read More »]( [Pandemic Legacy: Israeli Company Transforms Jets For Cargo]( LOD, Israel (AP) — The passenger doors on the jumbo jet were just too small. So engineers at Israel’s main airport sliced a new hole the size of an SUV into the side of the fuselage — and hoisted a massive hatch into place. In many ways, it’s the doorway to the post-pandemic future of […] [Read More »]( [Ex-NYPD Union President Surrendering To Criminal Charges]( NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City police union president who’s clashed with city officials over his bombastic tweets and hardline tactics is expected to surrender Wednesday to face criminal charges connected to a raid last year on his home and union office, two law enforcement officials said. Ed Mullins resigned in October […] [Read More »]( [Explainer: Impending Iran Nuclear Deal Alarms Israel]( JERUSALEM (AP) — While the world’s attention has been focused on Ukraine, the Biden administration also has been racing with world powers toward restoring the 2015 international nuclear deal with Iran. After months of negotiations in Vienna, the various sides have indicated a new deal is close, perhaps in the coming days. But instead of […] [Read More »]( [US: Russian Forces Near Ukraine ‘Ready To Go’]( WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. defense official in Washington says the Russian forces arrayed along Ukraine’s borders are “as ready as they can be” for an invasion, if ordered to launch it. U.S. authorities have estimated that Russia has more than 150,000 troops along Ukraine’s borders with Russia and Belarus. About 80% of those forces […] [Read More »]( [CDC: Some People Should Wait Longer For 2nd COVID Shot]( NEW YORK (AP) — Some people getting Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines should consider waiting up to eight weeks between the first and second doses, instead of the three or four weeks previously recommended, U.S. health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday quietly changed its advice on spacing the shots. […] [Read More »]( [Ukraine’s Economy Is Another Victim Of Russia’s ‘Hybrid War’]( KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — One by one, embassies and international offices in Kyiv closed. Flight after flight was canceled when insurance companies balked at covering planes arriving in Ukraine. Hundreds of millions of dollars in investment dried up within weeks. With Russian troops encircling much of the country, Ukrainian businesses large and small no longer […] [Read More »]( [February 23rd – The Rosh HaShana for Bais Yaakov Girls](   by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com AT a Torah uMesorah convention about ten years ago or so, Rav Yissachar Frand once commented, “No one is jealous of another person’s…           eyeglass prescription.” It is an important point. The idea is applicable for young women who have applied to seminaries, and […] [Read More »]( [Subaru Buyers Caught In Right-To-Repair Fight Over Its Cars]( Driving a rugged Subaru through snowy weather is a rite of passage for some New Englanders, whose region is a top market for the Japanese automaker. So it was a surprise to Subaru fans when Massachusetts dealerships started selling its line of 2022 vehicles without a key ingredient: the in-car wireless technology that connects drivers […] [Read More »]( [SHOCKING: Toronto Middle School Students Give A Jewish Teacher The Hitler Salute]( TORONTO (JTA) — Police and school authorities are investigating an incident in which Toronto middle school students gave the Hitler salute to a teacher who is the daughter of Holocaust survivors. The incident is the third such display of Nazi symbology at middle schools in North York, a Toronto district, in recent weeks. “One of […] [Read More »]( [National Guard To Help DC Control Traffic For Truck Convoys]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has approved the deployment of 700 unarmed National Guard troops to the nation’s capital as it prepares for trucker convoys that are planning protests against pandemic restrictions beginning next week. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved the request Tuesday from the District of Columbia government and the U.S. Capitol Police, the […] [Read More »]( [US Ports To Get $450M To Speed Flow Of Goods, Lower Prices]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Clogged U.S. ports are being given access to nearly $450 million in federal money from President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law as part of the administration’s recent stepped-up efforts aiming to ease supply chain congestion and lower prices for American consumers. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday announced the availability of a first […] [Read More »]( [Amsterdam Apple Shop Hostage-Taker Sought 200M-Euro Ransom]( AMSTERDAM (AP) — A gunman who held a hostage for hours in the Apple Store in Amsterdam demanded a ransom of 200 million euros (more than $226 million) in cryptocurrencies before he was run over by police as he chased his hostage out of the shop, police and prosecutors said Wednesday. The tense, five-hour standoff […] [Read More »]( [R’ Shloime Lewinter ז”ל ר׳ שלמה אליעזר בן ר׳ דוב]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 5:25 pmMaariv: 7:00 am Mrs. Channie LewinterWife Mrs. Bruchie TeplerDaughter Mrs. Miri LiebermanDaughter Rabbi Chaim LewinterSon [Read More »]( [Meretz MK Appointed Israels’ Consul-General To Shanghai: ‘I Don’t Know The National Anthem, It Excludes Me’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Meretz MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi, who has been appointed Israel’s consul-general in Shanghai, raised an uproar Wednesday after an Israel Radio interview in which she admitted that she does not know the national anthem. Zuabi added that the words “Nefesh Yehudi Homiya” – Jewish soul yearning – exclude her as she is […] [Read More »]( [Report: Russia Starts Pulling Diplomatic Staff From Ukraine]( KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s state Tass news agency reported Wednesday that Russia has started evacuating personnel from all of its diplomatic facilities in Ukraine. Moscow has an embassy in Kyiv and consulates in Kharkiv, Odesa and Lviv. The Tass report said the embassy in Kyiv confirmed the evacuations have begun. An Associated Press photographer […] [Read More »]( [In Pioneering Study, Israeli Team Successfully Treats And Cures PTSD Victims Using Oxygen Therapy]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A trailblazing new Israeli study reveals that oxygen therapy, performed in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber which increases the amount of oxygen in the body, can dramatically reduce post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study was made on IDF veterans suffering from the disorder, which develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, […] [Read More »]( [Ukraine Rabbi Stockpiles Food, Beefs Up Security, As War Looms]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Rabbi Avraham Wolf, the leader of one of Odessa’s two main Jewish communities, is preparing for a possible war on a communal scale. Rabbi Wolf has purchased enough sugar, macaroni and tin cans to maintain his community for an entire year, according to a New York Times report. Additionally, he has […] [Read More »]( [Rand Paul Pledges to End Mask Mandates on Airlines]( WASHINGTON (VINnews) — Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, who has staunchly opposed Covid mandates, is planning to force a vote to end masks on flights. During an appearance on Fox News, Paul said that he plans to make a Senate vote happen within the next two weeks. “I have a bill that I’m going to force […] [Read More »]( [US Navy: 4 die in Hawaii crash of contractor’s helicopter]( HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Navy said Tuesday four people have died in the crash of a contractor’s helicopter on the Hawaii island of Kauai. The Pacific Missile Range Facility said the aircraft crashed on the north side of the installation shortly after 10 a.m. There were no survivors. The names of those killed were […] [Read More »]( [Proposal To Nix Derogatory Term Targets Hundreds Of US Sites]( ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal officials have come up with a list of potential replacement names for hundreds of geographic features in three dozen states that include the word “squaw,” kicking off a public comment period that will run through late April. U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland in November formally declared the term derogatory and […] [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](.