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[Mastercard, Visa Suspend Operations In Russia After Invasion]( NEW YORK — Mastercard and Visa are suspending their operations in Russia, the companies said Saturday. Mastercard said cards issued by Russian banks will no longer be supported by its network and any card issued outside the country will not work at Russian stores or ATM in the latest blow to the country’s financial system […] [Read More »]( [AP Photos: Day 10, Russian Shelling Batters Encircled Towns]( In war-torn areas of Ukraine, residents fled on footpaths and grief-stricken parents mourned dead children as Russian troops continued to shell encircled cities. A promised cease-fire in the port city of Mariupol collapsed Saturday amid scenes of terror in the besieged town, where a stream of residents with pets and children crossed the Irpin River […] [Read More »]( [Putin Says Ukraine’s Future In Doubt As Cease-Fires Collapse]( LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy and likened the West’s sanctions on Russia to “declaring war,” while a promised cease-fire in the besieged port city of Mariupol collapsed amid scenes of terror. With the Kremlin’s rhetoric growing fiercer and a reprieve from fighting dissolving, Russian […] [Read More »]( [Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Claims Over 10,000 Russian Troops Have Been Killed So Far]( KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Saturday echoed the president’s assertion that Russia has lost more than 10,000 troops. Kuleba also said in a video message released by the Ukrainian government that the Russians had lost dozens of aircraft and hundreds of armored vehicles. The claim could not be independently verified. The […] [Read More »]( [OP-ED: 3 Reasons Why We Need Not Shed Tears Over Ukraine’s Plight]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Imagine a scenario reminiscent of 1945, when Russian tanks pulverized Nazi Germany, Russian airlines bombed indiscriminately and Russian soldiers caused untold devastation as they fought, raped and pillaged their way through Germany’s cities. No Jew living then would have felt an iota of compassion for the German civilian population after the […] [Read More »]( [PM Bennett Flies Secretly To Moscow On Shabbos Morning, Meets With Putin For 3 Hours]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a highly unusual development, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett flew early Shabbos morning to Moscow together with Housing Minister Zev Elkin to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Both Bennett and Elkin are religious and may have received a rabbinic permit to travel due to the dire life-threatening situation of many […] [Read More »]( [LIVE: Grand Culmination of Dirshu Siyumim at Dirshu Melava Malka Siyum on Seder Moed This Motzoei Shabbos in Stamford]( The upcoming Dirshu Convention culminating in the Grand Melava Malka Siyum promises to be a tremendous demonstration of Kavod HaTorah and ruchniyis that will energize lomdei Torah and honor those who make learning and yedias haTorah the centerpiece of their lives. Of course, as befitting a Siyum of this magnitude, there will be a full […] [Read More »]( [I Love Berlin’: Jewish Refugee Kids Reach Safety In Germany]( BERLIN (AP) — Maxim and Shaul had spent the last 52 hours on a bus full of dozens of Jewish refugee children that took them from war-torn Ukraine in the dark of night and across six European borders to safety in Berlin. Pale, tired and overwhelmed, the two teenagers looked around when they finally arrived […] [Read More »]( [Rabbi Mendel Feller – Minnesota]( Download PDF for Shabbas Reading Being a shliach in Minnesota is all I know. This is home to me. My father’s been a shliach here for 60 years, and I, 28. I grew up here, serving the Jewish community alongside my father, and returned after marriage to continue the shlichus that started before birth. My […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Norman Lipsett ז”ל × ×—×ž×™×” ברוך בן חיים]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:15 amMincha: 1:40 pmMaariv: 9:00 pm Mr. Yoel LipsettSon Will be sitting in Flatbush until after Shachris on Tuesday. After that, he will be sitting with his sisters at 31 Hadrian Drive Livingston N.J. Mrs. Beth BermanDaughter Masks are required at the shiva house in Livingston Mrs. Julie Lipsett-SingerDaughter Masks are […] [Read More »]( [Local Lukoil Gas Stations Feel Sting Of Russia Backlash]( NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Outraged by the invasion of Ukraine, lawmakers in New Jersey’s largest city lashed out at one of the closest symbols of Russia they could find — a pair of Lukoil gas stations. The Newark City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to ask the city’s business administrator to suspend the service stations’ operating […] [Read More »]( [Harold “Smoky” Simon, One Of The IAF’s Founders, Dies At 101]( Three days after he passed away at the age of 101, close to his 102nd birthday, tributes continue to pour in for Harold “Smoky” Simon on Thursday, one of the legendary founders of the Israeli Air Force. The Israeli Air Force said on its official website that Simon left behind an enormous legacy containing “endless, heroic […] [Read More »]( [Arrest Of Longtime Canadian Fugitive Stuns Puerto Rico]( SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Last week, phones across Puerto Rico began to ring as members of a private WhatsApp group dedicated to helping others in the U.S. territory stared at their screens in disbelief. The businessman they knew as administrator of that chat — someone who organized philanthropic efforts such as a Christmas […] [Read More »]( [NYC To Lift School Mask Rules, Vaccine Mandates For Dining]( NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will lift mandates next week requiring masks in public schools and proof of vaccination to dine in restaurants or enter entertainment, sports and cultural venues, Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday. Standing in Times Square, Adams said that while the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over, he was confident that it […] [Read More »]( [Correlating the Nuremberg Nazis and the 10 Sons of Haman]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The correlation of Haman’s sons to the Nuremberg Nazis, y’s, is eerie. It is also what can be called an “emunah builder.” One could perhaps suggest that it is coincidence, but the combination of all of these coincidences in one area, particularly when they are otherwise unexplained, is perhaps too […] [Read More »]( [Russia-Ukraine War: What To Know On Day 9 Of Russian Assault]( Russia’s war on Ukraine is now in its ninth day. Russian forces have shelled Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, sparking a fire there that was extinguished overnight. The U.N. nuclear watchdog says there was no sign Friday of radiation leaks. They Russians have also taken over the strategic port city of Kherson and Vladimir Putin […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Ryfka Beer ע”ה]( Family getting up: Sunday (3/06/22)PM Mr. Willy BeerSon Sitting in Lawrence until Sunday evening 7PM Sitting in Israel Monday evening through Thursday Morning at 32 Hagiva Savyon [Read More »]( [P’SAK: Askanim Near Ukraine May Answer Phones on Shabbos]( UNITED KINGDOM (VINnews) — A new psak halacha has been issued, permitting askanim in countries that border Ukraine to answer their phones on Shabbos. HaRav Shlomo Feivel Zimmerman, Rosh Av Bais Din of Badatz London, said that those people assisting Ukrainian Jews to flee may answer calls that involve helping the refugees. Here is the […] [Read More »]( [Rabbi Shalom Ginzberg ז”ל R’ Shalom Gershon]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 5:45 pmMaariv: 8:30 pm Rebbetzin Baila SternSister From 10:00AM -2:00PM and 4:00PM-10:00PM Mrs. Chaya GinzbergWife Motzei Shabbos: 1 Valencia Drive, Monsey, NY 10952 All other days at 1309 Ave L Sunday-10:00AM-9:00PM 10:00AM-10:00PM R’ Berish GinzbergSon Motzei Shabbos: 1 Valencia Drive, Monsey, NY 10952 All other days at 1309 Ave […] [Read More »]( [Saudi Crown Prince: Israel Could Become ‘A Potential Ally’ If Palestinian Issue Resolved]( Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman said Israel could become “a potential ally” if the conflict with the Palestinians is resolved, Saudi state news agency (SPA) reported on Thursday. “We look at Israel as a potential ally but before that it should solve its problems with the Palestinians,” said Salman, reported Reuters. Salman also said […] [Read More »]( [Tearful Goodbyes At Kyiv Train Station During War In Ukraine]( KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A woman crouches down in the doorway of a blue and yellow train at a station in Kyiv, Ukraine’s embattled capital city. Her husband stands on the platform below and cranes his neck up for a kiss that both hope will not be their last. As the train door closes, the […] [Read More »]( [High Court Reimposes Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The justices, by a 6-3 vote Friday, agreed with the Biden administration’s arguments that a federal appeals court was wrong to throw out the sentence of death a jury imposed on Tsarnaev for his role in the […] [Read More »]( [Russia’s Isolation Over Ukraine War Grows At UN Rights Body]( GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body overwhelmingly approved a resolution Friday that aims to set up a three-member panel of experts to monitor human rights in Ukraine. The decision demonstrates growing international unity against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Moscow’s increasing international isolation. Some 32 of the 47 member states of the […] [Read More »]( [Ukrainian Refugee and Bereaved Holocaust Survivor Reunited With Her Last Remaining Relatives After Being Brought To IsraelÂ]( Ben Gurion Airport – On Thursday, as part of its first-ever chartered humanitarian aid flight to assist Ukrainian refugees in Moldova, United Hatzalah airlifted 160  refugees back to Israel. Some held Israeli citizenship, some came via the right of return, and some had decided to immigrate to Israel and make it their permanent home. One such […] [Read More »]( [NYC Emergency Management’s Notify NYC Program Surpasses 1 Million Subscribers]( More than 1 million New Yorkers are now getting notified. Notify NYC, the City’s free, official emergency communications program, has reached more than 1 million subscribers. Notify NYC offers subscribers 13 notification types, including: emergency alerts, significant events, public health notifications, public school closing/delay advisories, planned events, unscheduled parking rules suspensions, major traffic and mass […] [Read More »]( [Russians Take Ukraine Nuclear Plant; No Radiation After Fire]( KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian attack at Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant in Ukraine did not result in any radiation being released and firefighters extinguished a blaze at the facility, U.N. and Ukrainian officials said, as Russian forces pressed their campaign Friday to cripple the country despite global condemnation. The International Atomic Energy Agency’s […] [Read More »]( [Suicide Bombing Kills 56 At Shiite Mosque In Pakistan]( PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck inside a Shiite Muslim mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar during Friday prayers, killing at least 56 worshippers and wounding 194 people, hospital officials said. No militant group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. Both the Islamic State group and the Pakistani Taliban — a militant […] [Read More »]( [US Added 678,000 Jobs In February In Sign Of Economic Health]( WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a robust 678,000 jobs in February, another gain that underscored the economy’s solid health as the omicron wave fades and more Americans venture out to spend at restaurants, shops and hotels despite surging inflation. The Labor Department’s report Friday also showed that the unemployment rate dropped from 4% to […] [Read More »]( [In Moldova, Ukrainian Jewish Refugees Anxiously Wait Out The War In Synagogues And Jewish Centers]( CHISINAU, Moldova (JTA) — A mother cradles her child. An old man clutches a large plastic bag into which he has crammed all the belongings he could fit. The children who are old enough to understand what is happening are silent, those who are not are tugging gently at their grandmothers’ coats. This is one […] [Read More »]( [Pelosi Supports Halting Russian Oil Imports To US: ‘Ban It’]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid the escalating war in Ukraine, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she supports banning Russian oil imports to the U.S., a hefty nod that could strengthen President Joe Biden’s hand as global allies seek to isolate Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime. Biden has been reluctant to curb Russian oil shipments to […] [Read More »]( [Harav Shelomoh Eliezer Danziger ז”ל הרב שלמה אליעזר בן דב]( Family getting up: Rabbi Yehezkel Danziger Son Mrs. Miryam StavskyDaughter Rabbi Hillel DanzigerSon R’ Gamliel Danziger Son R’ Yohanan DanzigerSon Sitting in Israel until Wednesday R’ Eli DanzigerSon R’ Abraham DanzigerSon [Read More »]( [Report: Russia-Backed RT America To Cease Production]( The U.S. arm of Russian state-backed media outlet RT will be effectively shutting down, CNN reported, citing a memo from the production company behind RT America. CNN said that the general manager of the Washington-based production company, T&R Productions, Misha Solodovnikov, said in a note to employees that it would be ceasing production because of […] [Read More »]( [Father Mourns Son After Shelling On Ukraine Soccer Field]( MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The surgeons leaving the operating room don’t make eye contact. One of them holds up his hands. Another looks down, defeated. It’s then that the father waiting at the doorway grabs his forehead, tears welling, and turns away, a wail about to escape his throat. The man, identified only as Serhii, […] [Read More »]( [Long Bus Rides, Temporary Shelters And Lots Of Phone Calls: Inside The Jewish Response To The Mounting Refugee Crisis In Poland]( It is nearly 10 p.m. at the emergency refugee shelter in Tomaszow Lubelski, Poland, near the Ukrainian border. It’s bitter cold; snowflakes catch in the headlights of the huge tourist bus from Hanover, Germany, as it pulls up at the guard post. Zohar Spivack’s bus company, Kings Travel — “the logo is blue and white, […] [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 »]( [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](.