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[Chabad of Moldova Hosts Jewish Ukraine Refugees (PICTURES)]( MOLDOVA — The images below are from the Chabad of Moldova, where Rabbi Zusha Abelsky and his amazing team of devoted volunteers have been working nonstop for weeks. They have provided thousands of meals, clothing, shelter, medical assistance, and anything else they can to help thousands of Jewish refugees from Ukraine feel a semblance of […] [Read More »]( [Florida’s DeSantis, Disney Butt Heads Over LGBTQ School Bill]( TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney Co. is suspending its political donations in Florida after the company’s CEO received huge blowback for not using Disney’s vast influence in the state to try to quash a recently passed Republican bill that would prevent teachers from instructing early grades on LGBTQ issues. The bill has sparked a […] [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 »]( [Police: 2 In Stable Condition After Stabbing Attack in NYC At MoMa]( NEW YORK (AP) — A man stabbed two people inside the Museum of Modern Art in New York on Saturday afternoon after he was denied entrance for previous incidents of disorderly conduct, authorities said. Police said the two people who were stabbed were museum employees. Both were in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital. NYPD Deputy […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Chabad Rabbi in Moldova on Ukraine Refugees: ‘Their Dignity was Taken Away’]( MOLDOVA (VINnews) – In this riveting, inspiring, and heartwarming interview, Rabbi Zusha Abelsky, Director of Chabad of Moldova, describes his lifechanging experience taking care of thousands of refugees from Ukraine, over the past weeks. CLICK HERE to donate to Chabad of Moldova CLICK HERE to see incredible pictures of refugees hosted by Rabbi Abelsky [Read More »]( [Russia Strikes Near Ukrainian Capital; Port City Under Siege]( MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces pounded the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday, shelling its downtown as residents hid in an iconic mosque and elsewhere to avoid the explosions. Fighting also raged in the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv, as Russia kept up its bombardment of other cities throughout the country. Mariupol has […] [Read More »]( [Medical Train Carries Ukraine Kids With Cancer]( MEDYKA, Poland — About 60 child cancer patients from Ukraine boarded a medical train in a Polish town Saturday, bound for hospitals in Warsaw and elsewhere. Medical workers carried some young patients in their arms, on stretchers and in a wheelchair at a station in Medyka, near the Ukrainian border. “Some of them will require […] [Read More »]( [Rabbi In Portugal Arrested Amid Oligarch Probe]( NEW YORK (AP) — Portuguese police said Saturday that a rabbi in the city of Porto has been detained amid reports of an investigation into the granting of Portuguese nationality to Russian magnate Roman Abramovich. Portugal’s criminal police office confirmed the arrest of Rabbi Daniel Litvak to The Associated Press after it was originally reported […] [Read More »]( [New York Is Urged To Pay Public’s Ballooning Utility Debt]( ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — At least 1.4 million households and other residential customers in New York are behind on electric and natural gas bills — a number that soared during the pandemic — and consumer advocates are calling on the state to pay off their ballooning debt with federal funding. In the spring of 2020, […] [Read More »]( [R` Shalom Alexander Bodner ז”ל]( Family getting up: Wednesday (3/16/22)Morning Mrs. Ruth BodnerWife R` Avraham BodnerSon R` Leor BodnerSon [Read More »]( [Warsaw Overwhelmed As It Becomes Key Refugee Destination]( WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Warsaw’s mayor is appealing for international help as the city becomes overwhelmed by refugees, with more than a tenth of all those fleeing the war in Ukraine arriving in the Polish capital. Some seek to wait out the war or settle in the city, while others merely use Warsaw as a […] [Read More »]( [China Amplifies Unsupported Russian Claim Of Ukraine Biolabs]( BANGKOK (AP) — As Russia intensifies its assault on Ukraine, it is getting a helping hand from China in spreading inflammatory and unsubstantiated claims that the U.S. is financing biological weapons labs in Ukraine. The U.S. has been quick to refute Russia’s conspiracy theory, and the United Nations has said it has received no information […] [Read More »]( [China Locks Down City Of 9 Million Amid New Spike In Cases]( BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday ordered a lockdown of the 9 million residents of the northeastern city of Changchun amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases in the area attributed to the highly contagious omicron variant. Residents are required to remain home, with one family member permitted to venture out to buy food and […] [Read More »]( [Google, Meta Face EU, UK Probes Into Ad Bidding Agreement]( BRUSSELS (AP) — British and European regulators threatened to crack down on Google and Facebook parent Meta over an agreement for online display advertising services, saying Friday that the deal may breach rules on fair competition. The fresh scrutiny in Europe, which has pioneering efforts to rein in big technology companies, strikes at the heart […] [Read More »]( [Russia, Ukraine Leaders Offer Few War Details]( KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president says his country’s military forces have reached “a strategic turning point,” while Russia’s president says there are “certain positive developments” in talks between the warring countries. Neither leader explained clearly what they meant, however. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday: “It’s impossible to say how many days we will still […] [Read More »]( [NYC Revival Plan Includes Tourism, Clean Streets, Pot Sales]( NEW YORK (AP) — After two years of the pandemic battering New York City, Mayor Eric Adams is hoping to steer his city toward an economic revival by luring tourists back, beautifying the streets and embracing New York’s looming legal pot industry. Adams, a Democrat who was elected last year on a pro-business, anti-crime message, […] [Read More »]( [Turkey Agrees To Return Valuable Jewish Artifact From Ancient Times]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of Israeli President Yitzchak Herzog’s historic visit to Turkey and the warming of relations between the countries, Turkey has agree to return to Israel an ancient inscription from Jerusalem, currently housed in the Istanbul Archaeology Museum. The inscription, from the Shiloach tunnel, is considered one of the most important […] [Read More »]( [IRS Plans To Hire 10,000 Workers To Relieve Massive Backlog]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS said Thursday it plans to hire 10,000 new workers to help reduce a massive backlog that the government says will make this tax season the most challenging in history. The agency released a plan to work down the tens of millions of filings that includes speeding up the traditionally slow […] [Read More »]( [ROUND THREE: NYS Proposes New Regulations on Yeshiva Secular Studies]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — For the third time, New York State is attempting to create guidelines to ensure that Yeshivas meet proper educational standards. After years of deliberations, the Education Department is proposing several options for private schools to demonstrate that their secular studies are “substantially equivalent” to public schools. They will likely be challenged […] [Read More »]( [After Harrowing Three-Day Journey, Refugees Arrive in Israel Minutes Before Shabbos]( ISRAEL (VINnews) — Last Friday, a Chabad couple, accompanied by their two young children, and nine others fleeing Ukraine, arrived in Israel just minutes before the onset of Shabbos, after a harrowing three day journey. Mendel Borodkin, originally from Crown Heights, and his Ukrainian wife Rivka, work for Beis Hannah, a Jewish girls’ seminary in […] [Read More »]( [Jussie Smollett Sentenced To 150 Days In Jail In Fake Attack]( CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett loudly maintained his innocence Thursday after a judge sentenced the former “Empire” actor to 150 days in jail for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that he orchestrated himself. Cook County Judge James Linn ordered that Smollett’s county jail sentence begin immediately following the hearing. Smollett didn’t […] [Read More »]( [UN Council To Meet On Russian Claim Of US Labs In Ukraine]( UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council scheduled a meeting Friday at Russia’s request to discuss what Moscow claims are “the military biological activities of the U.S. on the territory of Ukraine,” allegations vehemently denied by the Biden administration. “This is exactly the kind of false flag effort we have warned Russia might initiate […] [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](.