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[Bitcoin In 401(k) Becomes Reality For More, Despite Warnings]( NEW YORK (AP) — More workers may soon be able to stake some of their 401(k) retirement savings to bitcoin, as cryptocurrencies crack even deeper into the mainstream. Retirement giant Fidelity said Tuesday that it’s launched a way for workers to put some of their 401(k) savings and contributions directly in bitcoin, potentially up to […] [Read More »]( [Delta To Begin Paying Flight Attendants During Boarding]( Delta Air Lines, which has narrowly fought off several attempts to unionize its flights attendants, will begin paying cabin crews during boarding, a first for a major U.S. airline and a change that is expected to increase their wages by several thousand dollars a year. It is a notable change for U.S. airlines, where pay […] [Read More »]( [OPEN LETTER: The Case For Allowing Our Boys To Marry At A Younger Age]( NEW YORK (VINnews/Akiva Lehman) — Dear Reader, When speaking out to those close to me, I just get ridiculed. I am seen as an immature little boy who thinks that having a girlfriend would make everything better. Life would be rosy from then on. They assume I don’t understand the seriousness of marriage and the […] [Read More »]( [Mariupol, One Of Putin’s Main Targets In Ukraine, Once Sheltered A Great Yeshiva]( MARIUPOL, UKRAINE (JTA) — Barring a miracle, Mariupol, the beleaguered industrial center in eastern Ukraine, may henceforth be known only as the city that bore the brunt of Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked assault on Ukraine’s independence and its people. But the city also has a rich and often tragic Jewish history, shaped by conflict and the […] [Read More »]( [CDC Estimates 3 In 4 Kids Have Had Coronavirus Infections]( NEW YORK (AP) — Three out of every four U.S. children have been infected with the coronavirus, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers estimated in a report Tuesday. The researchers examined blood samples from more than 200,000 Americans and looked for virus-fighting antibodies made from infections, not vaccines. They found that signs of past […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Jacob Wiener ז”ל יעקב עזריאל בן יצחק יששכר]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:00 amMincha: 7:40 pmMaariv: 7:50 pm Mr. Ruth WienerWife Mr. Jordan WienerSon Mrs. Orit KanowitzDaughter Wednesday and Thursday Orit Kanowitz will be sitting at 137-11 75 Road Kew Garden Hills Mr. Arnon WienerSon Wednesday and Thursday Arnon Wiener will be sitting 10 Ryan Road Edison New Jersey. [Read More »]( [Orrin Hatch Wrote A Hanukkah Song And Wore A Mezuzah Around His Neck For 4 Decades]( WASHINGTON (JTA) – Orrin Hatch, who died Saturday at the age of 88 from complications from a stroke after a lengthy political career that made him the longest-serving Republican in the history of the Senate, was a devout Mormon from Utah. But he used his Mormon faith to style himself as a lifelong friend of […] [Read More »]( [California Police, FBI Search For Baby Abducted By Stranger]( SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — California authorities and the FBI searched Tuesday for a 3-month-old baby who was taken from his San Francisco Bay Area home by a stranger, police said. The man entered a San Jose apartment around 1 p.m. Monday and walked away with little Brandon Cuellar in a baby carrier, police said. […] [Read More »]( [Number Of Antisemitic Incidents Surged In 2021, According To Latest ADL Tally]( NEW YORK (JTA) – The number of antisemitic incidents recorded by the Anti-Defamation League in the United States in 2021 reached an all-time high, according to a new report by the group. The 2,717 incidents identified in news articles by the ADL or reported to the ADL directly in 2021 represent a 34% increase from […] [Read More »]( [Beijing Enforces Lockdowns, Expands COVID-19 Mass Testing]( BEIJING (AP) — Workers put up fencing and police restricted who could leave a locked-down area in Beijing on Tuesday as authorities in the Chinese capital stepped up efforts to prevent a major COVID-19 outbreak like the one that has all but shut down the city of Shanghai. People lined up for throat swabs across […] [Read More »]( [Biden Pardons Former Secret Service Agent And 2 Others]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has granted the first three pardons of his term, providing clemency to a Kennedy-era Secret Service agent convicted of federal bribery charges that he tried to sell a copy of an agency file and to two people who were convicted on drug-related charges but went on to become pillars […] [Read More »]( [United Plots Big Expansion Of Flights Between US And Europe]( DALLAS (AP) — United Airlines plans to offer more flights across the Atlantic this summer than it did in 2019, a wager that international travel will bounce back strongly despite the persistent pandemic. United said Tuesday that it will boost transatlantic passenger-carrying capacity by 25% over pre-pandemic levels to a combination of new destinations and […] [Read More »]( [DISGRACE: Democrats Derail Legislation to Improve Holocaust Education in Public Schools]( ALBANY (VINnews) — NY State Democrats have cancelled a bill that would have examined the quality of Holocaust education in public schools. Several days before Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 28, Assembly Democrats have killed the legislation, possibly due to pressure from teachers. Committee Chair Helene Weinstein said the decision followed communication from the state […] [Read More »]( [Musk’s ‘Free Speech’ Push For Twitter: Repeating History?]( Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is spending $44 billion to acquire Twitter with the stated aim of turning it into a haven for “free speech.” There’s just one problem: The social platform has been down this road before, and it didn’t end well. A decade ago, a Twitter executive dubbed the company “the free […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Parliament Sanctions Critic Of PM Bennett, His Party]( JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli parliamentary committee has sanctioned a breakaway member of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s party, handing a small political victory to the Israeli leader as he seeks to stabilize his fragile government and deter any other rebel lawmakers. The Knesset committee voted 7-0 on Monday to declare Amichai Chikli a “defector,” a […] [Read More »]( [Rabbi Avrohom Dov Schwartz ז”ל אברהם דוב בן שמואל זאב]( Family getting up: Mrs. Rivky SchwartzWife Mrs. Esther MoskowitzSister R’ Tzvi Mier Moshe SchwartzSon R’ Shragie SchwartzSon R’ Shulem Mordechai SchwartzSon Mrs. Devoiry SoloffDaughter Mrs. Goldy KleinDaughter Mrs. Ruchy SpitzerDaughter Mrs. Esty LefkowitzDaughter Mrs. Chani GipsDaughter Mrs. Mimi LichtensteinDaughter [Read More »]( [Florida Sheriff: Shoot If Someone’s Breaking Into Your Home]( PACE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff invited a homeowner and shot at a would-be robber to attend a gun safety course to “learn to shoot a lot better” and “save the taxpayers money.” Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson made the comments during a news conference last Thursday regarding the arrest of a 32-year-old […] [Read More »]( [Russia Pounds Eastern Ukraine As West Promises Kyiv New Arms]( TORETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pounded eastern Ukraine on Tuesday as the U.S. defense secretary promised to “keep moving heaven and earth” to get Kyiv the weapons it needs to repel the new offensive even as Moscow warned such support risked widening the war. Two months into the devastating conflict, Western arms have already helped […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Police Probe Death Threat To Prime Minister’s Family]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police said Tuesday they have launched an investigation into a death threat made against the country’s prime minister. The police issued a statement saying that a letter containing a death threat and a live bullet was sent to Naftali Bennett’s family. The police said the special crimes department and the Shin […] [Read More »]( [Administration Expands Availability Of COVID Antiviral Pill]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is taking steps to expand availability of the life-saving COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid, as it seeks to reassure doctors that there is ample supply for people at high risk of severe illness or death from the virus. Paxlovid, produced by Pfizer, was first approved in December. Supply of […] [Read More »]( [World’s Oldest Person, A Japanese Woman, Dies At 119]( TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese woman recognized as the world’s oldest person, Kane Tanaka, has died at age 119, just months short of her goal of reaching 120. Born on Jan. 2, 1903, Tanaka loved playing the board game Othello and had a penchant for chocolate and fizzy drinks. She was certified by Guinness World […] [Read More »]( [Mother: Son’s Death On Florida Ride Could’ve Been Prevented]( ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The mother of a 14-year-old Missouri boy who was killed while riding a 430-foot (131-meter) drop-tower ride at a Florida amusement park says her son’s death was preventable. “This could’ve been prevented … it should’ve been prevented,” Nekia Dodd, the mother of Tyre Sampson, told ABC’s “Good Morning America” in an […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Gitty (Tova) Goldberger ע”ה גיטל בת יוסף]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 8:30 pmMaariv: 9:00 pm R’ Aron Benzion GoldbergerSon Sitting at main address Tue only from 12:00pm – 4:00pm. Can be reached at 718-437-6537 R’ Moshe Yehuda GoldbergerSon Will be sitting at main address until Thu 3:00. Starting Thu 6:00pm will be sitting in Spring Valley at 50 Twin Ave […] [Read More »]( [Officials: Nearly 200 Cases Of Mystery Liver Disease]( STOCKHOLM (AP) — European health officials said Tuesday that they have not found a link between cases of a mysterious liver disease outbreak in children. To date 190 cases of the hepatitis of unknown origin have been reported, 140 of them in Europe. “So far there is no connection between the cases and no association […] [Read More »]( [N. Korea’s Kim Vows To Bolster Nuke Capability During Parade]( SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to accelerate the development of nuclear weapons and threatened to use them if provoked in a speech he delivered at a military parade that featured powerful missiles capable of targeting the country’s rivals, state media reported Tuesday. Kim’s remarks suggest he will continue […] [Read More »]( [New York Democrat Legislators Block Bill To Supervise Holocaust Studies In State Schools]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — New York Assembly Democrats succeeded in blocking legislation which would examine pedagogic methods of teaching the Holocaust in New York public schools, according to a New York Times report. A bill which was originally on the agenda for a Monday meeting of the Assembly’s committee was removed, despite the fact that […] [Read More »]( [Lebanese Groom Elia Hawila Arrives In Israel, Declares: ‘I Hope I Merit To Kill Nasrallah, I Will Fight For Israel’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Lebanese groom who was exposed after his marriage to a Jewish girl from New York’s Syrian community has now arrived in Israel – and is determined to rehabilitate himself. Elia Hawila, who was initially thought to be Jewish, then exposed as a South Lebanese Muslim named Ali who had masqueraded as […] [Read More »]( [EXPLAINER: What’s Next Now That Twitter Agreed To Musk Bid?]( Twitter’s acceptance of Elon Musk’s roughly $44 billion takeover bid brings the billionaire Tesla CEO one step closer to owning the social media platform. The deal is expected to close sometime this year. But before that, shareholders still have to weigh in, as well as regulators in the U.S. and in countries where Twitter does […] [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](.