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[A Bris in A Russian Summer Camp – Rabbi Chaim & Kaila Danzinger]( PDF FOR DOWNLOAD It’s funny they say you can find Chabad anywhere that has coca-cola. This week Chabad managed to keep a presence with the famous soda removing its brand. I’m from Canada originally, and never had any connection to Russia growing up. When I look back at what brought me here, it’s almost amusing. […] [Read More »]( [United Airlines To Bring Back Workers Idled Over Vaccination]( CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines will bring back employees who were placed on unpaid leave last year because they refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The airline told employees in a memo Thursday that workers who avoided vaccination by claiming a medical or religious exemption will be allowed back starting March 28. The company’s vice […] [Read More »]( [How Will COVID End? Experts Look To Past Epidemics For Clues]( NEW YORK (AP) — Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the world has seen a dramatic improvement in infections, hospitalizations and death rates in recent weeks, signaling the crisis appears to be winding down. But how will it end? Past epidemics may provide clues. The ends of epidemics are not as thoroughly researched […] [Read More »]( [Explainer: What Sanctions Mean For Roman Abramovich, Chelsea]( LONDON (AP) — The decision to sanction Roman Abramovich and freeze his assets has left Chelsea to continue playing only with the approval of the British government under special conditions. The 55-year-old Abramovich is among seven wealthy Russians punished by Boris Johnson’s administration on Thursday over their close links to the Kremlin, with Russia’s war […] [Read More »]( [Yeshiva University Basketball Team Ends Unforgettable Era]( GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — On a Sabbath evening, the Yeshiva University men’s basketball team held hands in a circle at a hotel where they gathered for postgame. Smiling, the Maccabees sang in Hebrew: “When the month of Adar begins, joy increases!” It was the start of what’s known as the happiest month in the […] [Read More »]( [‘Black Panther’ Director Mistaken For Bank Robber In Atlanta]( ATLANTA (AP) — Movie director Ryan Coogler was briefly handcuffed by Atlanta police after a bank employee mistook him for a robber when he passed her a note while trying to withdraw a large amount of cash from his account. The “Black Panther” director, who is Black, walked into a Bank of America branch Jan. […] [Read More »]( [Matanos L’Evyonim: An Overview]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The mitzvah of matanos l’evyonim on Purim is discussed in the Gemara at the bottom of Megillah 7a. The mitzvah is to give at least one gift to two different poor people on the day of Purim. The plural form of the word “l’evyonim” appearing in the verse teaches us […] [Read More »]( [After Ukraine, Europe Wonders Who’s Next Russian Target]( BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — For some European countries watching Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine, there are fears that they could be next. Western officials say the most vulnerable could be those who aren’t members of NATO or the European Union, and thus alone and unprotected — including Ukraine’s neighbor Moldova and Russia’s neighbor Georgia, both […] [Read More »]( [Ukrainian Embassy Draws US Citizens Seeking To Fight In War]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has given the smaller nation’s embassy in Washington an unexpected role: recruitment center for Americans who want to join the fight. Diplomats working out of the embassy, in a townhouse in the Georgetown section of the city, are fielding thousands of offers from volunteers seeking to fight for […] [Read More »]( [‘They Were Shooting Civilians’: Ukraine Refugees Saw Abuses]( PRZEMYSL, Poland (AP) — As more than 2 million refugees from Ukraine begin to scatter throughout Europe and beyond, some are carrying valuable witness evidence to build a case for war crimes. More and more, the people who are turning up at border crossings are survivors who have fled some of the cities hardest hit […] [Read More »]( [Two Years Into COVID, Was $800B Payroll Aid Plan Worth It?]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump rolled out the Paycheck Protection Program to catapult the U.S. economy into a quick recovery from the coronavirus pandemic by helping small businesses stay open and their employees working. President Joe Biden tweaked it to try to direct more of the money to poorer communities and minority-owned companies. Now, […] [Read More »]( [10 Thoughts and Sayings of Rav Yitzchok Hutner zt”l]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Rav Yitzchok Hutner zt”l (1904-1980) was a talmid of the Alter of Slabodka, who emphasized Gadlus HaAdam – in dealing with all people. Rav Hutner became the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Chaim Berlin and helped mold and shape thousands of talmidim and talmidim of talmidim. Later in life, Rav […] [Read More »]( [Gas Price Hikes Fueling Electric Vehicle Conspiracy Theories]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Some social media users suggest that soaring fuel prices in the U.S. aren’t the result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, increased consumption or supply chain issues as daily life resumes after two years of stagnation brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, the flurry of Facebook and Twitter posts offer, without evidence, […] [Read More »]( [US To Ease Nationwide Mask Mandate On Transit Next Month]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is developing guidance that will ease the nationwide mask mandate on airplanes, buses and other mass transit next month, according to a U.S. official, but the existing face covering requirement will be extended through April 18. The requirement, which is enforced by the Transportation Security […] [Read More »]( [Amid Heavy Shelling, Ukraine’s Mariupol City Uses Mass Grave]( MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — With bodies piling up in Russia’s nine-day siege of Mariupol, the port city of 430,000 in southeastern Ukraine, local authorities are hurrying to bury the dead in a mass grave. City workers made quick signs of the cross gestures as they pushed bodies wrapped in carpets or bags into a deep […] [Read More »]( [Strike On Ukrainian Hospital That Killed 3 Draws Outrage]( MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian airstrike on a Mariupol maternity hospital that killed three people drew outrage on Thursday, with Ukrainian and British officials branding it a war crime. As efforts to reach a broad cease-fire failed, emergency workers renewed efforts to get vital food and medical supplies into besieged cities, and to get […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Sylvia Werner ע”ה Tzipora]( Family getting up: Rabbi Moshe WernerHusband Rabbi Sruli WernerSon Mrs. Bina SternDaughter Mrs. Hilda GoodmanSister Mrs. Charna GronerSister R’ Avraham Chaim GrossmanBrother R’ Eliezer M. GrossmanBrother Mrs. Chana MillerSister [Read More »]( [US VP Harris Embraces Call For War Crimes Probe Of Russia]( WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday embraced calls for an international war crimes investigation of Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and the bombing of civilians, including a maternity hospital. Speaking in Warsaw, where she is demonstrating U.S. support for NATO’s eastern flank allies, Harris expressed outrage over the bombing […] [Read More »]( [Talks Between Russia And Ukraine Falter]( ANTALYA, Turkey — Ukraine’s foreign minister says talks between the top diplomats of Moscow and Kyiv produced no breakthrough on ending the war in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said he attended the meeting Thursday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Turkey to discuss humanitarian corridors and a cease-fire. Kuleba […] [Read More »]( [US Inflation Soared 7.9% In Past Year, A Fresh 40-Year High]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Propelled by surging costs for gas, food and housing, consumer inflation jumped 7.9% over the past year, the sharpest spike since 1982 and likely only a harbinger of even higher prices to come. The increase reported Thursday by the Labor Department reflected the 12 months ending in February and didn’t include most […] [Read More »]( [Working 24/7, Chabad Have Transferred 30,000 Jews Away From Wartorn Regions In Ukraine]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a logistics operation which has been running 24 hours a day including on Shabbos from the beginning of the Russian invasion, 30,000 Jews have been evacuated from wartorn regions in Ukraine. Specially chartered trains, buses and hundreds of private cars have been used to transfer Jews out of war zones. […] [Read More »]( [Chabad Emissary To Mariupol: ‘People Are Lying Dead In The Street And There Is Nowhere To Take Them]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Rabbi Mendy Cohen, the Chabad emissary to Mariupol who is currently on the border between Moldova and Rumania, described on Israeli radio the horrendous situation in the city due to the Russian attacks on it. Rabbi Cohen said that there has been a siege for two weeks and there is currently […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Sylvia Werner ע”ה צפורה בלימה]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 5:30 pmMaariv: 6:00 pm Harav Lazer GrossmanBrother Starting to sit at this address on Thursday 3/10. Friday sitting until Chatzos [Read More »]( [1st NY Pot Sales Permits Will Go To People With Convictions]( ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The first licenses to sell recreational marijuana in New York will go to people who were casualties of the war on drugs, state officials said Wednesday. People with marijuana-related convictions will get dibs on the first 100 to 200 retail cannabis licenses awarded by the state in an effort to redress […] [Read More »]( [Israel To Host 25,000 Ukrainian Citizens Until They Can Safely Return Home]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel will host some 25,000 Ukrainian citizens until the danger in their home country passes, Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked said on Tuesday. Under the plan, Israel will grant the approximately 20,000 Ukrainians already in the country, most illegally, temporary protection from repatriation, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. In addition, […] [Read More »]( [Former Largest Yeshivah In World Becomes Refugee Camp In Poland For Ukrainian Jews]( POLAND (JNS) – A yeshivah in Poland that was once the largest in the world has been converted into a refugee camp for Ukrainian Jews fleeing their home county as Russia’s war continues. Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva operated in Lublin, Poland, from 1930 to 1939. It now holds roughly 190 beds for Ukrainian Jewish refugees, American […] [Read More »]( [Charles Entenmann Wasn’t Jewish. But Jews Saw His Cakes And Cookies As Part Of The Family.]( (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Nothing seems so Jewish as a box of Entenmann’s cake or cookies. “All of the Jews I know bought Entenmann’s,” wrote Nancy Kalikow Maxwell in her 2009 book “Typically Jewish.” The bakery earned a place in Tablet magazine’s list of “100 Most Jewish Foods,” with an essay by TV producer […] [Read More »]( [Istanbul Airport Opens A Kosher Meal Vending Machine For Its Many Jewish Travelers]( ISTANBUL (JTA) — The Istanbul Airport is one of the busiest in Europe, serving nearly 40 million people in 2021. Many of its observant Jewish travelers often get stuck in layovers there without kosher food options. Now they have a flashy new go-to: a kosher vending machine, in addition to hot kosher meals sold in […] [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](.