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[Weary Of Many Disasters? UN Says Worse To Come]( A disaster-weary globe will be hit harder in the coming years by even more catastrophes colliding in an interconnected world, a United Nations report issued Monday says. If current trends continue the world will go from around 400 disasters per year in 2015 to an onslaught of about 560 catastrophes a year by 2030, the […] [Read More »]( [Parents Sue After Death Of Teen From Florida Drop-tower Ride]( ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The parents of a 14-year-old boy who fell to his death from a 430-foot (131-meter) drop-tower ride in central Florida’s tourist district sued its owner, manufacturer and landlord on Monday, claiming they were negligent and failed to provide a safe amusement ride. The parents of Tyre Sampson said in the lawsuit […] [Read More »]( [New Kivud Av v’Aim Opportunity]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The Talmud Yerushalmi writes that honoring parents is of the loftiest of Mitzvos. A person is exempt from the observance of other Mitzvos when he is busy taking care of his parents. Indeed, the Aruch haShulchan writes (YD 240:36) that the exemption applies even if he is just waiting […] [Read More »]( [Trump Says He Has No Plans To Rejoin Twitter After Musk Deal]( NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Monday that he has no intention of rejoining Twitter even if his account is reinstated following Elon Musk’s agreement to buy the social media giant for roughly $44 billion. Trump told Fox News that he will instead focus on his own platform, Truth Social, which has […] [Read More »]( [Turkish Leader Says Biden’s Genocide Comment Based ‘On Lies’]( ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday for again characterizing the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Empire forces as a “genocide,” saying the U.S. leader’s statement was “based on lies and false information.” In a televised address following a Cabinet meeting, Erdogan challenged Biden […] [Read More »]( [Florida Governor Signs Bill Creating Election Police Unit]( TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday to create a police force dedicated to pursuing voter fraud and other election crimes, embracing a top priority of Republicans after former President Donald Trump’s false claims that his reelection was stolen. DeSantis, who is running for reelection and considered a potential 2024 […] [Read More »]( [Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk Reaches Deal To Acquire Twitter For Approximately $44B]( Billionaire Elon Musk has reached an agreement to acquire Twitter for approximately $44 billion, the company said. The outspoken Tesla CEO, the world’s wealthiest person, has said he wants to buy Twitter because he thinks it’s not living up to its potential as a platform for “free speech.” He says it needs to be transformed […] [Read More »]( [Security Camera Fail During NYC Subway Attack To Be Probed]( NEW YORK (AP) — The failure of security cameras in the New York subway station where a gunman opened fire this month is the subject of an investigation. Acting Metropolitan Transportation Authority Inspector General Elizabeth Keating announced the probe Monday. “As the horrific mass shooting two weeks ago in Sunset Park has raised questions about […] [Read More »]( [Britain: 15,000 Russian Troops Killed So Far]( LONDON — The British government says it believes 15,000 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Moscow launched its invasion two months ago. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said 25% of the Russian combat units sent to Ukraine “have been rendered not combat effective,” and Russia had lost more than 2,000 armored vehicles and more […] [Read More »]( [Buffett To Auction Off One Last Private Lunch For Charity]( OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The world’s most expensive lunch will go on sale again this spring when investor Warren Buffett auctions off a private meal to raise money for a California homeless charity one last time. Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO, held the lunch auction once a year for 20 years before the pandemic began to […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Ruth Rivka Chana BAs Usher Zelig ע”ה Siegal]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:30 AMMincha: 20 Min Before ShkiaMaariv: Following MIncha R` Ephraim PowdererBrother R` Moshe PowdererBrother R` Baruch PowdererBrother R` Zev SiegalSon R` Yosef SiegalBrother Mrs. Esther FinkelDaughter Mrs. Miriam SchapiroDaughter Ms. Shaindel SiegelDaughter Mrs. Sara NeimanDaughter [Read More »]( [WATCH: Making The Good Even Better; Interview with Ari Brown New York State Assemblyman 20th District]( NEW YORK (VINnews/The Definitive Rap) — We sometimes have guests on the show as they are in the midst of a campaign, and it’s always interesting to hear about what they propose in their mission when they make it to office. Folks, today we have a winner on our show! Republican Ari Brown declared victory […] [Read More »]( [R’ Avrohom Dov Schwartz ז”ל אברהם דוב בן שמואל זאב]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:30 amMincha: 7:30 pmMaariv: 9:00 pm R’ Tzvi Meir Moshe SchwartzSon R’ Shraga SchwartzSon R’ Shulem Mordechai SchwartzSon Mrs. SoloffDaughter Mrs. KleinDaughter Mrs. SpitzerDaughter Mrs. LefkowitzDaughter Mrs. GipsDaughter Mrs. LichtensteinDaughter [Read More »]( [Judge Finds Trump In Contempt In Legal Fight With NY AG]( NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge found former President Donald Trump in contempt of court Monday for failing to adequately respond to a subpoena issued by the state’s attorney general as part of a civil investigation into his business dealings. Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump to pay a fine of $10,000 per day. […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Minister: Parties Trying To Keep Coalition Afloat]( JERUSALEM (AP) — A key partner in Israel’s governing coalition said Monday that all the factions are working to try and keep the fragile coalition afloat, less than a year after it was sworn into office. The coalition has come under threat by internal squabbles and escalating violence with the Palestinians. Earlier this month a […] [Read More »]( [Biden Accepts Bennett’s Invitation To Visit Israel ‘In Coming Months’]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – During a conversation between Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and U.S. President Joe Biden, Sunday, the President “accepted the Prime Minister’s invitation to visit Israel and announced that he intends to visit Israel in the coming months,” according to a statement released by the Government Press Office. Bennett “wished the President a […] [Read More »]( [VIDEO: Shots Fired Outside Popular Baltimore Shul]( BALTIMORE (VINnews) — Multiple shots were fired outside one of the main Shuls in the Jewish area of Baltimore on Sunday. According to the Baltimore Scoop, the incident started out as a targeted robbery of a motorbike, but quickly spiraled out of control. According to footage released by the Baltimore Scoop, a man is seen […] [Read More »]( [Hayeled Yosef Jaspan ז”ל יוסף בן שאול]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 7:30 pmMaariv: B’zmano R’ Shaul JaspanFather Mrs. Bracha Esther JaspanMother [Read More »]( [Rabbi Moshe Yechezkel Shraga Goldenberg ז”ל משה יחזקאל שרגא בן אברהם חיים]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:30 amMincha: 5:00 pmMaariv: 9:00 pm Mrs. Miriam GoldenbergWife R’ Leibel GoldenbergBrother R’ Srul Ari GoldenbergBrother R’ Chananya GoldenbergBrother Will be sitting Wed, Thu & Fri in Monsey at 2 Kile Ct, 10952. Shacharis: 9:30am, Mincha/ Maariv: 8:40pm Mrs. Aidy HershkowitzSister R’ Yoely GoldenbergSon R’ Zevi GoldenbergSon R’ Duvid Aryeh GoldenbergSon […] [Read More »]( [Hunter Biden Is Prime Target If Republicans Win Congress]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Intelligence officials had gathered to brief select members of Congress on future threats to U.S. elections when a key lawmaker in the room, No. 3 House Republican Elise Stefanik of New York, tried to move the discussion to a new topic: Hunter Biden’s laptop. Stefanik, who serves on the House Intelligence Committee, […] [Read More »]( [Israel Strikes Southern Lebanon In Response To Rocket Fire]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli tanks fired into southern Lebanon early Monday in response to a rocket fired from the country, the Israeli military said. The incident along Israel’s northern border comes at a time of heightened tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. Recent weeks have seen a string of deadly attacks inside Israel, lethal arrest raids […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Eleanor Pearlman ע”ה עלקא בת יעקב זאב]( Family getting up: Mr. William PearlmanSon Rabbi Zavel PearlmanSon Mr. Mayer PearlmanSon [Read More »]( [French President Macron Reelected: What’s Happening Next?]( PARIS (AP) — After winning another five years in the French presidential palace, Emmanuel Macron intends to go back to work straightaway on domestic and foreign policy — but he will soon face crucial parliamentary elections where he may struggle to keep his majority. Here’s a look at what comes next for Macron and his […] [Read More »]( [Russian Advance In Ukraine Slow; US Says Moscow ‘Is Failing’]( KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Top American officials pledged Monday to help ensure Ukraine wins its fight against Russia following face-to-face talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, while Britain said Moscow has yet to achieve a significant breakthrough in its offensive in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland. In meetings with Zelenskyy, U.S. Secretary of State Antony […] [Read More »]( [Beijing Districts Placed Under Lockdown As COVID Cases Mount]( BEIJING (AP) — China’s capital Beijing began testing millions of residents and shutting down residential and business districts Monday amid a new outbreak of COVID-19. While only 70 cases have been found so far in the city of more than 21 million since the outbreak surfaced Friday, authorities have implemented extreme measures to prevent a […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Meyer Weber ז”ל אברהם‏ מאיר בן אליקים]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:00 amMincha: 7:35 pm Mrs. Marleen DeutscherDaughter Mr. Eric WeberSon Dr. Moshe WeberSon Sitting in Brooklyn beginning Tuesday, 4/26 [Read More »]( [Why These Israeli Farmers Became Heroes After Killing Their Crops (Hint: It’s In The Bible)]( MOSHAV AZARIA (JTA) – Doron Toweg’s farmyard is as quiet, peaceful and unruffled as his voice. Apart from the occasional bleat from Gila and Simcha, two sheep kept by Toweg and his wife Ilana, the farm is perfectly still. It’s a far cry from the bustle that unfolded on a daily basis here prior to Rosh […] [Read More »]( [2 Dead Including NYC Firefighter In Brooklyn House Fire]( NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City firefighter and a civilian died Sunday in a Brooklyn house fire where a ceiling partially collapsed, injuring several other firefighters, authorities said. Firefighter Timothy Klein, 31, had been on the job six years and his father and other relatives were also members of the Fire Department of […] [Read More »]( [Chief Rabbi Lau Asks Public To Pray For His Wife Who Is In Serious Condition After Suffering Stroke]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli chief rabbi David Lau has called on the public to pray for his wife, Feiga Tzipora Bas Hadassa, who suffered an apparent stroke during the course of a vacation in Crete on Pesach. Rebbetzin Lau (53) was hospitalized in serious condition at the Beilinson hospital in Petach Tikva after she was […] [Read More »]( [Reports: Twitter In Talks With Musk Over Bid To Buy Platform]( Twitter’s board and Tesla CEO Elon Musk negotiated into the early hours of Monday over his bid to buy the social media platform, The New York Times reported. Musk said last week that he had lined up $46.5 billion in financing to buy Twitter, putting pressure on the company’s board to negotiate a deal. The […] [Read More »]( [IDF Attacks In Lebanon After Shell Lands In Galilee Sunday]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The IDF attacked positions in Lebanon after a rocket had been fired from there, landing near the northern town of Shlomi. The rocket landed in open space and did not cause damage but the IDF responded fiercely, firing over 60 shells at the region near Tyre where the rocket had been fired […] [Read More »]( [Israeli FM Lapid: Israel Upholding Temple Mount Status Quo, Terrorist Organizations Using It To Incite Riots]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Foreign Minister Yair Lapid reiterated Sunday Israel’s commitment to maintaining the current status quo on the Temple Mount, which prevents Jews and Christians from worshiping at the holy site. Lapid also blamed Palestinian terror groups for the rising violence at the Mount, which has become the symbol of the conflict between Israel […] [Read More »]( [New Purchases and Sefirah]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Sefirah, for many people has begun. Sefirah, among other things, is a period of mourning for the students of Rabbi Akiva. The Talmud (Yevamos 62b) tells us that 12,000 pairs of Rabbi Akiva’s students died on account of the fact that they did not extend honor to one another. […] [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](.