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[Video Of Sobbing Child And Officers ‘Wrenching,’ Says NY Gov]( SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A widely seen video of an 8-year-old Black child sobbing as he’s being led into a Syracuse police car over a bag of chips was called “heart wrenching” Wednesday by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who said more needs to be done to build trust with communities of color. The video […] [Read More »]( [Israel, Gaza Militants Trade Fire As Mideast Tensions Mount]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians fired several rockets into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip early Thursday as Israeli aircraft hit Gaza militant sites soon after an earlier rocket strike that was the second such attack this week. The cross-border Gaza violence was an extension of Israeli-Palestinian tensions that have been boiling in Jerusalem. The Israeli […] [Read More »]( [Egypt Collector Preserves Hundreds Of Classic Cars]( CAIRO (AP) — The past frequently collides with the present in Cairo, with traffic snarling next to ancient sites. Cars in the city can take a beating — between soaring temperatures, insidious desert dust and the crowded streets. Classic models are not uncommon, but they often languish in dusty alleys or garages. One man, however, […] [Read More »]( [Israeli PM Bennett Prevents Right-Wingers Including MK Ben-Gvir From Reaching Damascus Gate]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — After Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett caved in to pressure from Arab countries and Arab members of his coalition and closed Temple Mount to Jews, right wing elements fumed and termed Bennett’s step a concession to terror. During the past few days, Jews visiting the Kotel have suffered from stonethrowings, assaults and […] [Read More »]( [One Month On, Cause Of China Eastern Crash Still A Mystery]( BEIJING (AP) — One month after a China Eastern passenger jet crashed mid-flight, killing all 132 people on board, investigators say they have not determined a cause. A report issued Wednesday by the Civil Aviation Administration of China said no abnormalities had been found in the plane, its crew or external elements such as bad […] [Read More »]( [DOJ: 21 People Charged Nationwide With $150M In COVID Fraud]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty-one people have been charged in the past nine days as part of a nationwide enforcement push to root out those who exploit the pandemic through health care fraud schemes, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. The cases resulted in about $150 million in alleged false billings and theft from federal pandemic assistance […] [Read More »]( [NYC Wants To Help Those Hit By ‘War On Drugs’ Sell Legal Pot]( NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he wants the city to promote its impending legal cannabis industry and assist people from minority communities most affected by marijuana-related offenses to become marijuana entrepreneurs. Adams is set to propose Wednesday that the city spend $4.8 million to reach out to those most […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Actor Says He ‘Prays For Western Wall And Temple Mount To Be Reduced To Rubble’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A Israeli satirist and actor caused outraged reactions when he published a post on his Facebook page Tuesday calling to “reduce to rubble” the Western Wall and Temple Mount. Reshef Levy, an Israeli satirist who has authored and scripted many plays and television series, was responding to right-wing media commentator Yinon Magal, […] [Read More »]( [German Intel: Known Antisemitism Cases ‘Tip Of The Iceberg’]( BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s domestic intelligence agency said Wednesday that antisemitic offenses are continuing to rise and those that come to light are only “the tip of the iceberg.” The head of the BfV agency, Thomas Haldenwang, said it is alarming that antisemitic narratives are sometimes embraced by people in “the middle of German society,” […] [Read More »]( [After the Seder – 6 Ways to Get Dveikus]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The main goal in life is to be connected to Hashem. And there are various levels of that connection. The connection is called Dveikus. Sometimes, however, we encounter a dry spell or we feel disconnected to Hashem. Even Dovid HaMelech felt that way at one point. At the Sedarim, […] [Read More »]( [U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Meets With Pakistani Leaders]( ISLAMABAD (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar met Wednesday with Pakistani leaders in the first visit by a member of Congress since a new coalition government came into power in Islamabad last week after the ouster of former premier Imran Khan. According to a government statement, Omar met with President Arif Alvi at his office. […] [Read More »]( [14 Things to Know ABout Half Hallel]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com There are 14 things to know about the half Hallel of Pesach. There is, of course, a difference between the two Chol HaMoeds. Why do we only say half Hallel on Chol HaMoed Pesach, but full Hallel on Chol HaMoed Sukkos? It seems that there are a few answers […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Chassidishe Man Outlasts Marine in Push-up Competition, Gets Round of Applause]( [Read More »]( [US Pentagon Chief Speaks For 1st Time To Chinese Counterpart]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday spoke with his Chinese counterpart for the first time since becoming Pentagon chief more than a year ago, breaking a communications impasse that American officials saw as increasingly dangerous amid concern that Beijing might provide military support for Russia’s war in Ukraine. Austin, who calls China […] [Read More »]( [The Salmon Party With 3 Salmon Shiurim]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Last night (chol Hamoed Pesach 4th of the Omer), a Bain Hazmanim get-together of Bnei Yeshiva featured a seudah of grilled salmon along with three shiurei Torah entitled, “Salmon in Halacha” took place. The Bnei Torah were home for Pesach and had studied in leading Yeshivos in Eretz Yisroel. […] [Read More »]( [Holocaust Survivor, 91, Perishes In Store Basement In Mariupol]( UKRAINE (Chabad.org/News) – As she lay dying in a Mariupol basement, freezing and pleading for water, Holocaust survivor Vanda Semyonovna Obiedkova wanted to know only one thing: “Why is this happening?” Ill and emaciated during the last two weeks of her life, the 91-year-old could not even stand up. She died on April 4, not […] [Read More »]( [Netflix Aims To Curtail Password Sharing, Considers Ads]( SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An unexpectedly sharp drop in subscribers has Netflix considering changes it has long resisted: Minimizing password sharing and creating a low-cost subscription supported by advertising. Looming changes announced late Tuesday are designed to help Netflix regain momentum lost over the past year. Pandemic-driven lockdowns that drove binge-watching have lifted, while deep-pocketed […] [Read More »]( [Ukraine War Refugees Top 5 Million As Assault Intensifies]( WARSAW, Poland (AP) — After spending weeks with no electricity or water in the basement of her family’s home in Ukraine, Viktoriya Savyichkina made a daring escape from the besieged city of Mariupol with her 9- and 14-year-old daughters. Their dwelling for now is a huge convention center in Poland’s capital. Savyichkina said she saw […] [Read More »]( [Feds: ‘Intruder’ Shot At Peruvian Ambassador’s Residence]( WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Secret Service officers shot and killed an intruder who was smashing windows at the residence of the Peruvian ambassador to the United States in Washington on Wednesday, authorities said. The ambassador and his family were inside the residence in the Forest Hills neighborhood of northwest Washington when they heard several windows […] [Read More »]( [Which Custom Did Rav Shlomo Fisher Zts’l Declare To Be ‘Bad And Stupid’?]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The custom of women shaving their hair after marriage was widespread in Galicia and Hungary prior to the Holocaust and is still continued in some communities, mainly from the Toldos Aharon sect and in old Yerushalmi families. Some said that the basis for the custom was a fear of sechita (squeezing liquid) […] [Read More »]( [A Geshmak Gebruchts Pancake Recipe]( By this time, many people are getting kind of sick of their Pesach breakfasts. here is a very geshmak Pancake recipe: 1 cup Matzah meal or Matzah flour 1/2 a cup milk 4 eggs 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 tspn kosher l’pesach imitation vanilla Start with the milk Spray the frying pan. and eggs. Then add […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Sarah Weingarten ע”ה שרה]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 am Mr. Yanky WeingartenSon Yanky Weingarten will be sitting shiva at 170 Harborview North, Lawrence, NY on Motzai Shabbos 4/23 and Sunday 4/24 Mr. Sholom Weingarten Son Mrs. Esther HonigDaughter Esther Honig will be sitting in Boro Park On Tuesday 4/26. The rest of shiva she will be sitting at […] [Read More »]( [‘You Inhaled It’: Man Inhales Drill Bit During Dental Visit]( KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A routine trip to the dentist was anything but normal — after an Illinois man inhaled the dentist’s drill bit and had to go to the hospital to get it removed last month. Tom Jozsi, 60, told WISN-TV that he was at the dentist getting his tooth filled when he was […] [Read More »]( [Netflix Shares Drop 25% After Service Loses 200K Subscribers]( SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix suffered its first subscriber loss in more than a decade, causing its shares to plunge 25% in extended trading amid concerns that the pioneering streaming service may have already seen its best days. The company’s customer base fell by 200,000 subscribers during the January-March period, according to its quarterly earnings […] [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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