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[Leading Ballabatim Launch Agudah Ukraine Crisis Fund- All Donations Matched up to $10 Million]( Acheinu Bnei Yisrael in Ukraine is in the midst of a terrifying war. With the backing of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, Agudath Israel of America has taken up the cause of the Jewish communities scattered throughout Ukraine, together with the Shma Yisroel Foundation, under the leadership of R’ Shlomo Noach Mandel. Since its founding a […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Protecting Children And Exposing The Truth: Interview With Rabbi Yakov Horowitz]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Decent people respect justice, and the ones who make the world a better place, because they protect and defend what is right and just. It used to be back in the day that when a child would complain about an adult being inappropriate, the viewpoint was not to believe a child, […] [Read More »]( [Israel To Set Up Field Hospital In Ukraine: Watch]( Israel will set up a field hospital in Ukraine next week, according to the country’s Health Ministry. “This is the least we can do to help the Ukrainian people in the face of a brutal Russian invasion,” Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said on Sunday morning during a visit to the Sheba Medical Center at Tel […] [Read More »]( [Rabbi Sidney Eisig ז”ל אשר זעליג בן אברהם הלוי]( Family getting up: Mrs. Frances KurmanSister Mrs. Rena KopsDaughter Sitting in Israel Mrs. Esther PerlsteinDaughter Mrs. Daphna GlucksmanDaughter [Read More »]( [IDF To End Holocaust Delegations To Poland, Chooses Lithuania Instead]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – In a decision that could undermine already strained relations with Warsaw, the Israel Defense Forces will no longer send delegations to Poland to learn about the Holocaust. Instead, officer delegations will visit Lithuania, in a decision that has also drawn criticism. Named “Witnesses in Uniform,” the project began around two decades ago […] [Read More »]( [American Express Suspends Operations In Russia And Belarus]( NEW YORK — American Express announced Sunday it is suspending all operations in Russia and Belarus. Globally issued American Express cards will no longer work at merchants or ATMs in Russia, the company said in a statement. AmEx cards issued locally in Russia by the country’s banks will also no longer work outside of Russia. […] [Read More »]( [Rabbi Moshe Bransdorfer Paskens: Bet Shemesh Neighborhood Must Celebrate 15th Adar As Well]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A new psak by Rabbi Moshe Bransdorfer states that members of the new Ramah Daled neighborhood in the city must celebrate Purim for 2 days. A number of rabbis in the neighborhood asked Rabbi Bransdorfer, who heads the rabbinical court of Heichal Horaah to rule on the issue, which has become relevant […] [Read More »]( [Roger Stone Said Jared Kushner Needed ‘A Beating’ And A Death Threat, And That He Was Not Joking]( WASHINGTON (JTA) — On President Donald Trump’s last day in office, Roger Stone was furious that his old friend declined to pardon a bevy of Stone’s associates and fellow travelers. The longtime political trickster blamed Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and he had a plan. “In two weeks he’s moving to Miami,” Stone told Enrique Alejandro, […] [Read More »]( [Masbia Partners With Doordash To Help New Yorkers In Need]( Masbia, the kosher soup kitchen and food pantry, has partnered with food delivery service DoorDash to provide kosher meals and groceries to families facing food insecurity in Brooklyn and Queens. The partnership is part of Project Dash, DoorDash’s social impact initiative, in which the San Francisco-based company partners with local food banks, food pantries and […] [Read More »]( [Death Toll Nears 6 Million As Pandemic Enters Its 3rd Year]( BANGKOK (AP) — The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing 6 million — underscoring that the pandemic, now in its third year, is far from over. The milestone is the latest tragic reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even as people are shedding masks, travel is resuming […] [Read More »]( [Russia Cracks Down On Media, Protests As Ukraine War Rages]( NEW YORK (AP) — Russian authorities on Sunday continued to block independent news outlets and to arrest protesters in an effort to tighten control over what information the domestic audience sees about the invasion of Ukraine. Several prominent independent online outlets were blocked on Sunday, on top of dozens of others that were blocked last […] [Read More »]( [Fleeing Sanctions, Oligarchs Seek Safe Ports For Superyachts]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The massive superyacht Dilbar stretches one-and-a-half football fields in length, about as long as a World War I dreadnaught. It boasts two helipads, berths for more than 130 people and a 25-meter swimming pool long enough to accommodate another whole superyacht. Dilbar was launched in 2016 at a reported cost of more […] [Read More »]( [Ukraine Official Says Assault Halts Evacuations For 2nd Time]( LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Plans to evacuate civilians from a besieged port city in Ukraine collapsed Sunday for the second time along with an expected Russian cease-fire, Ukrainian officials said as they tried to persuade Russia to agree on terms for safely getting residents out of areas under fire near Ukraine’s capital. Residents expected to […] [Read More »]( [From Dentistry School To Treating Ukrainian Refugees – My Life In Moldova – There and Back Again]( Chisinau – My life in Moldova began a number of years ago when I went to school to become a dentist here at the Nicolae Testemitanu School for dentistry. I spent five years here, learning dentistry, learning the language, connecting with people and students who later become my colleagues. I never dreamed that I would […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: General Says Biden Too ‘Timid’, Calls for ‘A Little Bit of Spine’]( WASHINGTON (VINnews) — In this appearance on Fox News, retired General Jack Keane, Senior Strategic Analyst, describes the successes of Putin’s strategy in the southern part of Ukraine, and the failures in the north. He explains Putin’s strategy in attempting to cut off Ukraine from sea access, which could be extremely disruptive to its supply […] [Read More »]( [Ukrainian Jewish Orphans Evacuated To Israel]( JERUSALEM — A group of 100 Ukrainian Jewish orphans who were evacuated from the country after Russia invaded have landed in Israel. The children arrived Sunday a few hours before two flights carrying around 300 other Ukrainian Jewish immigrants landed. The children were evacuated from the central Ukrainian city of Zhytomyr and brought to Israel […] [Read More »]( [Official: 6 Dead As Large Tornado Roars Through Central Iowa]( DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Six people were killed Saturday when a tornado swept through central Iowa, damaging buildings and knocking down trees and power lines, authorities said. Emergency management officials in Madison County said four were injured in addition to those killed when the tornado touched down in the area southwest of Des Moines […] [Read More »]( [Two Policemen Injured In Old City Stabbing Attack, Terrorist Neutralized]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Two policemen were wounded in a stabbing attack which occurred in Jerusalem’s Old City early Sunday morning. The terrorist, a 19-year-old Arab from the Jerusalem neighborhood of A-Tur, was shot dead, according to official reports. The youth approached police officers with a knife and attacked them at around 4:30 A.M. Sunday. The […] [Read More »]( [Foreign News Outlets Suspend Operations In Russia After Putin’s ‘Fake News’ Law Takes Effect]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — In response to growing internal and external opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Putin signed Friday a new “Fake News” law, stating that anyone spreading what the government decides is “fake” news about the country’s military faces a jail term of up to 15 years. Moreover a sliding scale of […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Rav Chaim – May One Rely on Letters of the Chazon Ish?]( BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — In a rare video published on Kikar Shabbos for the first time ever, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky is seen discussing whether “Kovetz Igros” of the Chazon Ish can be relied upon for psak halacha. In the footage, recorded about 15 years ago, Rav Chaim’s close talmid, Rabbi Uri Tiger, is seen […] [Read More »]( [Powerful Sheva Berachos Speech from Natan Sharansky about Ukraine]( ISRAEL (VINnews) — Natan Sharansky, famed Israeli politician and former Soviet prisoner, spoke at a Sheva Berachos gathering in honor of Benaya and Neta Dickstein. Benaya’s parents, Yossi and Chanah, were murdered in a terrorist attack when he was seven years old. Mr. Sharansky shared the following powerful message: (Sadly, his speech was only heard […] [Read More »]( [Refugees Fleeing Ukraine Grab Documents, Pets, Some Photos]( SIRET, Romania (AP) — Life or death choices leave little time for sentiment. War refugees fleeing Russian ordnance in Ukraine grabbed only the essentials for their journeys to safety: key documents, a beloved pet, often not even a change of clothes. Lena Nesterova remembers the hour her fate was sealed: Feb. 24, 5:34 a.m., the […] [Read More »]( [Emotional Shabbos Spent with Hundreds of Ukrainian Refugee Communities]( We can only imagine the difficulties people in Ukraine are facing. “Whatever the news network is telling you, it’s only a fraction of what’s going on. People are left with nothing. The devastation is rampant,” shared Rabbi Zushe Abelsky, director of Chabad of Moldova. “We must bring every ounce of light that we can to […] [Read More »]( [Russia-Ukraine War: What To Know On Russia’s War In Ukraine]( As Russia’s war on Ukraine entered Day 10, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy and pinned the blame for the war on Ukrainian leadership. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Ukrainians to resist and made a “desperate plea” to U.S. Senators on Saturday to help his country get more planes. […] [Read More »]( [Blinken Hears Harrowing Tales From Refugees Fleeing Ukraine]( KORCZOWA, Poland (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday visited a welcome center set up by Polish authorities in what once was a shopping mall in Korczowa, close to the border with Ukraine, where roughly 3,000 refugees are taking shelter after the Russian invasion of their homeland. While at the border later, […] [Read More »]( [3 Jewish Organizations Working Together Rescue Injured Family From Ukraine Treat Their Injuries And Help Them Escape]( In a joint operation that was Headed by Miami physician Dr. Zev Neuwirth, United Hatzalah of Israel, Zaka, and Hatzalah Air joined together to rescue a Jewish family, who was seriously injured by a Russian bombing inside Ukraine. Several family members were left in serious condition, while others were in moderate condition after a Russian […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Eidth Reichman ע”ה חיה איידל]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 6:30 amMincha: 5:35 pmMaariv: 5:50 pm Mr. Pinchas Reichman Husband Dr. Steve Reichman Son Mrs. Malky SultanDaughter Mrs. Suri OsseyDaughter [Read More »]( [US Ammunitions Company To Send 1M Bullets To Ukraine]( PHOENIX — An Arizona-based ammunition company is offering to donate 1 million bullets to Ukraine’s military amid Russia’s invasion of its European neighbor. CEO Fred Wagenhals of AMMO Inc. on Friday said it was his response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s appeal for international assistance. There was no immediate indication whether the U.S. government will […] [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. 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