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[Fleeing To The Border: Over 150,000 Ukrainians Seek Refuge]( MEDYKA, Poland (AP) — Dragging suitcases and carrying children, tens of thousands of Ukrainians rushed to the borders Saturday as invading Russian troops pressed on with their march toward Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv. At least 150,000 people have fled Ukraine into Poland and other neighboring countries in the wake of the Russian invasion, the U.N. […] [Read More »]( [In A Major Shift, Germany Will Send Weapons To Ukraine]( VIENNA (AP) — In a significant shift, the German government said Saturday it will send weapons and other supplies directly to Ukraine, which is fighting to keep Russia from invading its capital city. Germany is also ready to also support some restrictions of the SWIFT global banking system for Russia, officials said. Germany’s chancellery announced […] [Read More »]( [Ukrainian Jews, Scarred By A Bloody History, Find Themselves Refugees Once Again]( Across Ukraine, Jews are engaging in a historically Jewish experience: becoming refugees. And hundreds of them from Odessa have headed to an unlikely destination, the impoverished nation of Moldova whose capital, Chisinau, was the site of a major pogrom that became a symbol of Jewish flight Eastern Europe in the early 20th century. As Russian […] [Read More »]( [NUCLEAR THREAT: Macron Presses Belarus On Russian Troops]( PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has asked his Belarus counterpart to demand that the country, Ukraine’s neighbor, quickly order Russian troops to leave, claiming Moscow has been given the green light to deploy nuclear arms there. In a phone conversation Saturday, Macron denounced “the gravity of a decision that would authorize Russia to deploy […] [Read More »]( [Police: Basketball Dispute Prompts Shooting At Jewish Center]( INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis police said they are searching for a suspect who shot and wounded two men Saturday inside a Jewish community center in an apparent dispute connected to a basketball game. Lt. Shane Foley said investigators do not believe there was any religious motivation connected to the shooting. “We will certainly investigate,” Foley […] [Read More »]( [US, EU, UK To Sanction Russian Central Bank, Block SWIFT]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States, European Union and United Kingdom on Saturday agreed to put in place crippling sanctions on the Russian financial sector, including a block on its access to the global financial system and, for the first time, restrictions on its central bank in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine. The measures […] [Read More »]( [With Heart And Soul: Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz]( [Read More »]( [Ukraine In Fierce Fight Against Advancing Russian Forces]( KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces put up fierce resistance to slow the advance of the larger and more powerful Russian military closing in on the capital, as the U.S. and EU rushed ammunition and weapons to Kyiv and announced powerful new financial sanctions aimed at further isolating Moscow. Terrified men, women and children sought […] [Read More »]( [Watch: Jews Making Kiddush While Fleeing Ukraine On Shabbos]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Clips taken by gentiles on Shabbos show Jewish refugees making kiddush on Friday night in the open while fleeing from the Ukraine. Over the entire Shabbos a convoy of four buses with hundreds of refugees from the Jewish community of Odessa travelled towards the Western Ukraine on a dramatic and tense […] [Read More »]( [Summary Of 3rd Day Of Ukraine Invasion: Russian Advances Frustrated By Determined Local Resistance, Logistics Problems]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — The third day of fighting in the Ukraine including continued battles raging across the country, with the outgunned Ukrainians succeeding in holding their capital and other key cities despite repeated Russian attacks. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky remained defiant, urging his citizens to defend the country with whatever they have. “We have […] [Read More »]( [CDC: Many Healthy Americans Can Take A Break From Masks]( Most Americans live in places where healthy people, including students in schools, can safely take a break from wearing masks under new U.S. guidelines released Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlined the new set of measures for communities where COVID-19 is easing its grip, with less of a focus on positive test […] [Read More »]( [Rioter Carrying Pelosi’s Podium In Viral Photo Gets Prison]( A Florida man who grabbed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s podium and posed for photographs with it during the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Friday to more than two months in prison. The image of Adam Johnson smiling and waving as he carried Pelosi’s podium went viral after the pro-Trump mob’s attack on Jan. 6, […] [Read More »]( [Russia Could Be Preparing New Challenge For West In Mediterranean, Former Israeli Envoy Warns]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Russia could be preparing an option to challenge the West and NATO in the Mediterranean and Middle East as a means of opening a new global hotspot, former Israeli Ambassador to Russia and Ukraine Zvi Magen has told JNS. Magen noted a large-scale naval and air exercise held by the Russian military […] [Read More »]( [NATO Leaders Agree To Bolster Eastern Forces After Invasion]( BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday that U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts have agreed to send parts of the organization’s response force to help protect allies in the east following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Speaking after chairing a NATO summit in Brussels, Stoltenberg said the leaders decided to send […] [Read More »]( [The Great Lyme Disease Tumult]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com There are growing cases of Lyme Disease happening in the Five Towns and Far Rockaway area. Lyme Disease can be much more serious than we think. It may also be much more prevalent than we think. As we speak, however, there is a great debate going on as to […] [Read More »]( [Sketchy Details From Russia Complicates Invasion Coverage]( NEW YORK (AP) — For journalists, the confusion surrounding Russia’s attack on Ukraine deepened the challenge of covering it — and made one CNN reporter’s stumbling upon an airport under attack Thursday all the more remarkable. While Russia’s invasion had been an ominous possibility for months, it unfolded with little reliable information from the attackers. […] [Read More »]( [Putin Waves Nuclear Sword In Confrontation With The West]( WARSAW, Poland (AP) — It has been a long time since the threat of using nuclear weapons has been brandished so openly by a world leader, but Vladimir Putin has just done it, warning in a speech that he has the weapons available if anyone dares to use military means to try to stop Russia’s […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Myrna Eisenberger ע”ה]( Family getting up: Tuesday (3/01/22)Morning R’ Yidel EisenbergerSon Mrs. Zissy BrodyDaughter Mrs. Shaindy SchillerDaughter [Read More »]( [House Panel Requests Trump WH Records From National Archives]( WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional oversight committee sought additional documents Friday from the National Archives related to former President Donald Trump’s handling of White House records as the panel looks to expand its investigation into his handling of sensitive and even classified information. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform sent a letter to the […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Myra Sontag ע”ה]( Family getting up: Thursday (3/03/22)Morning Mrs. Suri GolombDaughter R’ Shragi SontagSon R’ Sruli SontagSon Mrs. Idy LieberSister Sitting in Florida at 7954 Palacio Del Mar Dr, 33433 Mrs. Chany BertramSister Sitting in Florida at 7954 Palacio Del Mar Dr, 33433 [Read More »]( [NYC Schools Drop Outdoor Mask Mandate; Indoor Mandate Stays]( NEW YORK (AP) — New York City public school students will be allowed to remove their masks outside starting next week but must keep them on indoors for now, Schools Chancellor David Banks said Friday. “I am so pleased that we are able to make this exciting announcement and safely allow students and staff to […] [Read More »]( [Biden Taps Ketanji Brown Jackson For High Court]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday will nominate federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, according to a person familiar with the matter, making her the first Black woman selected to serve on a court that once declared her race unworthy of citizenship and endorsed segregation. In Jackson, Biden […] [Read More »]( [Propaganda, Fake Videos Of Ukraine Invasion Bombard Users]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The messages, videos and photos flying across Twitter, Facebook and Telegram far outnumber the airstrikes raining down on Ukraine. They claim to show Russian fighter jets being shot down or Ukrainians dodging for cover in their own homes. Some are real, horrifying images of this war. Others had been lurking on the […] [Read More »]( [EU ‘Close’ To Agreeing On Asset Freeze On Putin, Lavrov]( BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union was “very close to agreement” to freezing the assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Luxembourg’s foreign minister said Friday. Jean Asselborn was speaking before a meeting of the 27-nation bloc’s foreign ministers to discuss Russian sanctions. “I think we […] [Read More »]( [Key Inflation Gauge Hit 6.1% In January, Highest Since 1982]( WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.1% in January compared with a year ago, the latest evidence that Americans are enduring sharp price increases that will likely worsen after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The figure reported Friday by the Commerce Department was the largest year-over-year rise […] [Read More »]( [Russia Says Its Ready For Talks With Ukraine]( MOSCOW — The Kremlin says Russia is ready to send a delegation to Belarus for talks with Ukrainian officials. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to send the delegation in response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s offer to discuss a non-aligned status for Ukraine. That indicates Zelenskyy would […] [Read More »]( [‘I Don’t Want To Die’: Ukrainians Fear As Invasion Closes In]( KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Yurii Zhyhanov woke before dawn to his mother’s screaming and found himself covered in dust. On the second day of Russia’s invasion, shelling on the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, struck their residential building. Many civilians, horrified to find their lives at risk, started to flee during the attack’s first hours. […] [Read More »]( [Hey, Got $7 and 59 Cents?]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times The Maftir of Shekalim is being read tomorrow, and it is a Mitzvah, or rather, minhag – we will soon be performing. Well, actually, it is not really called Machtzis HaShekel, it should rather be referred to as, “Zecher Machtzis HaShekel.” The reason is that […] [Read More »]( [LIVE UPDATES: Second Day Of Russian Invasion]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — The second day of the Russian invasion of the Ukraine has seen Russia attempting to consolidate its territorial gains and close in on Kyiv, the capital of the Ukraine, despited determined resistance from the outgunned Ukrainian army. 10:31 GMT – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow will only be ready […] [Read More »]( [FLASHBACK: Biden Gives Putin List of Critical Targets ‘Not to Attack’ (VIDEO)]( GENEVA (VINnews) — Last year, President Biden announced that he gave Vladimir Putin a list of 16 “critical infrastructure” targets that should be off-limits for cyberattacks. Practically speaking, that means Biden gave one of the most dangerous men on the planet a recipe to cripple the United States. (And he announced it, to boot). Remember […] [Read More »]( [US Intel Predicted Russia’s Invasion Plans. Did It Matter?]( WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, the White House made highly unusual releases of intelligence findings about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans to attack Ukraine. Hoping to preempt an invasion, it released details of Russian troop buildups and warned repeatedly that a major assault was imminent. In the end, Putin attacked anyway. Critics of U.S. intelligence […] [Read More »]( [BREAKING: Aircraft Shot Down Over Kyiv (VIDEO)]( KYIV (VINnews) — Moments ago, an aircraft was apparently shot down over Ukraine’s capital. Although it is not confirmed, there is widespread speculation that it was a Russian plane conducting an aerial assault, which may have been shot down by a defense system. The blast took place around 5 am local Ukrainian time. (Below is […] [Read More »]( [ADAMS’ NYC: Yeshiva Bus Driver Viciously Beaten in Brooklyn (VIDEO)]( BORO PARK (VINnews) — An elderly yeshiva bus driver was viciously assaulted in what appears to be a coordinated attack. Early Thursday morning, the elderly driver, who does not appear to be Jewish, was brutally attacked and beaten by five teenage thugs in Boro Park, as he was preparing for his morning run. As the […] [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](.