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[After Being Given The Cold Shoulder, Israeli Distributor Takes Ben & Jerry’s To Court]( Avi Zinger was so upset after Ben & Jerry’s pulled the rug out from under him that he never picked up the phone to speak with them. Instead, he’s taking them, and their parent company Unilever, to a U.S. district court. The longtime Israeli manufacturer and distributor of the Vermont-based ice cream company’s products wants […] [Read More »]( [Florida First Lady Cancer-free, Governor Says]( TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida first lady Casey DeSantis is considered cancer-free following treatment and surgery for breast cancer, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday. The first lady’s diagnosis was made public in October. The governor in late January said she had finished chemotherapy treatments. “There are no words to express how truly blessed, grateful and […] [Read More »]( [Is NYC Ready To Move On From Covid? Depends On Who You Ask]( NEW YORK (AP) — From the frightening, grief-filled early days of the pandemic until perhaps even now, a return to normalcy seemed so out of reach in New York City, where people kept breathing through masks and avoiding indoor gatherings even as other places abandoned COVID-19 safety protocols. But with the city preparing to lift […] [Read More »]( [Zelensky: ‘I Don’t Feel The Israeli Prime Minister Has Wrapped Himself In The Ukrainian Flag’]( Volodymyr Zelensky, the Jewish Ukrainian president under siege, said he was moved by pictures of Israelis standing in solidarity with his country during the Russian invasion — but not so much the Israeli leadership. “I saw a beautiful picture today,” he said in remarks translated into Hebrew by YNet, the Israeli news outlet that managed […] [Read More »]( [Police: JetBlue Pilot Removed From Cockpit Before Takeoff Was Drunk]( CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (AP) — A pilot who appeared to be drunk was removed from the cockpit of a JetBlue flight as it was about to take off from Buffalo, police said. Tests confirmed the pilot had a blood alcohol level of 0.17 percent, transit police said. Federal rules set a 0.04 limit for flying. The […] [Read More »]( [At the Initiative of Eretz Hakodesh: Bnos Yisroel to Gather for Rosh Chodesh Atzeres Tefillah at the Kosel]( At the Initiative of Eretz Hakodesh: Bnos Yisroel to Gather for Rosh Chodesh Atzeres Tefillah at the Kosel. At the behest of the gedolei Yisroel, thousands of girls will gather at the Kosel tomorrow morning, Rosh Chodesh Adar Bais, for an atzeres tefillah at a time when the leaders of Reform movement from the United […] [Read More »]( [Leaky Steam Radiators and Halacha]( MKM, Shabbos, and Leaky Steam Radiators By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com They have heated our homes for over one hundred years. And they outlast all of the other elements of the heating system too. They were originally installed along with the old coal boilers – the kind that needed an adjacent coal room where […] [Read More »]( [Kentucky Governor: No Place For Antisemitism In Kentucky]( FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday there is no place for antisemitism in the state after a Republican state lawmaker expounded on the sexual habits of Jewish women during a legislative debate, a monologue several Jewish groups characterized as “bizarre.” The governor did not specify the target of his comments but […] [Read More »]( [US Establishes Direct Line With Russia]( WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has established a channel of direct communication with the Russian ministry of defense to avoid unintended conflict related to the war in Ukraine. A U.S. defense official said the “de-confliction line” was established March 1 “for the purpose of preventing miscalculation, military incidents, and escalation.” The official spoke on condition of […] [Read More »]( [Official: 10 Hospitalized After Maryland Explosion, Fire]( SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Ten people were taken to hospitals, including several people with serious injuries, after an explosion and fire at a Maryland apartment building Thursday morning, a fire official said. Firefighters responded around 10:30 a.m. after 911 callers reported an explosion at the four-story building in Silver Spring, less than a mile […] [Read More »]( [RESPONSE: Putin was Smart to Wait for Biden the Weak]( Dear VIN News: This is in response to Chayim H’s letter “How Can Jews Support Trump, the Man who Praised Putin the Murderer?” Mr. H. laments that the fact that so many Jews, especially Charedim, support former President Trump because of what Putin is currently doing in Ukraine and that Trump called Putin “smart and […] [Read More »]( [Volvo Cars Tests New Wireless Charging Technology]( Volvo Cars is integrating and testing a new wireless charging technology in a live city environment together with selected partners, evaluating its potential for future electric cars. Over a three-year period, a small fleet of fully electric Volvo XC40 Recharge cars will be used as taxis by Cabonline, the largest taxi operator in the Nordic […] [Read More »]( [Man Held In Connection With Indiana Jewish Center Shooting]( INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that wounded two men at an Indianapolis Jewish community center during an apparent dispute over a basketball game, police said. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said Wednesday the man was being detained for his alleged role in Saturday’s shooting but he […] [Read More »]( [Top Russian General Killed In Ukraine]( MOSCOW — Maj. Gen. Andrei Sukhovetsky, the commanding general of the Russian 7th Airborne Division, was killed in fighting in Ukraine earlier this week. His death was confirmed by a local officers’ organization in the Krasnodar region in southern Russia. The circumstances of his death were not immediately clear. Sukhovetsky, who was 47, began his […] [Read More »]( [Russian Forces Seize Key Ukrainian Port, Pressure Others]( KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces have seized a strategic Ukrainian seaport and besieged another as part of efforts to cut the country off from its coastline, even as Moscow said Thursday it was ready for talks to end the fighting that has sent more than 1 million people fleeing over Ukraine’s borders. The Russian […] [Read More »]( [NYC Man Charged With Hate Crimes In Attacks On 7 Asian Women]( NEW YORK (AP) — A 28-year-old homeless man has been charged with hate crimes after a string of unprovoked attacks on women of Asian descent in New York City, police said. Steven Zajonc was arrested Wednesday in connection with assaults on seven women in different Manhattan neighborhoods over a two-hour period on Sunday. The victims […] [Read More »]( [Russia’s War Spurs Corporate Exodus, Exposes Business Risks]( LONDON (AP) — Car factories idled, beer stopped flowing, cargo ships dropped port calls and energy companies cut their pipelines. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has thrown business plans into disarray and forced a growing number of the world’s best known brands — from Apple to Mercedes-Benz and BP — to pull out of a country […] [Read More »]( [China Denies Asking Russia Not To Invade Until Post-olympics]( BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday denounced a report that it asked Russia to delay invading Ukraine until after the Beijing Winter Olympics as “fake news” and a “very despicable” attempt to divert attention and shift blame over the conflict. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin also repeated China’s accusations that Washington provoked the war by […] [Read More »]( [In Dnipro, Orthodox Father And Son Soldiers Are ‘Ready To Kill Russian Soldiers’]( Until just a few months ago, David Cherkaskyi was finishing a degree in cybersecurity, praying at his Chabad synagogue and posting selfies from his travels across the Jewish world. Now, he’s standing by in his hometown of Dnipro, Ukraine, “ready to kill Russian soldiers.” The 20-year-old Hasidic Jew and his father Asher are among a […] [Read More »]( [In Complex Rescue Mission, 100 Jewish Foster Children Escape Ukraine]( JERUSALEM — Two buses carrying more than 100 Jewish refugee children from a foster home in Odesa are making their way across Europe to Berlin, where the local Jewish community will provide them with accommodation. The children are just a few of the roughly 1 million people who have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded it […] [Read More »]( [Justice Gableman Presents Damning Video Evidence Of Incapacitated People Voting In Wisconsin]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — During his presentation of evidence of possible fraud in the Wisconsin 2020 general election and February 2021 by-election, Justice Gableman showed videos of a lawyer asking people who are incapacitated what they had voted, demonstrating that they had no idea about their votes and did not understand the procedure. He described […] [Read More »]( [Kyiv Rabbi Moshe Asman Slams ‘Indifferent’ Russians: ‘I Never Dreamed I Could Die From Russian Shells’]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Kyiv Chief Rabbi Moshe Asman (one of a number of claimants to title of Chief Rabbi) has slammed the ‘silence and indifference” of Russians and Russian Jews over what is occurring in Ukraine. Holding a Sefer Torah in his hands, the Rabbi, whose village nicknamed ‘Anatevka’ outside Kyiv is currently home […] [Read More »]( [States Launch Probe Into Tiktok’s Effect On Kids’ Health]( WASHINGTON (AP) — State attorneys general have launched a nationwide investigation into TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users’ mental health, widening government scrutiny of the wildly popular video platform. The investigation was announced Wednesday by a number of states led by California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee and Vermont. U.S. […] [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? 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