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[BDE: Rabbi Shalom Cohen, Rosh Yeshiva Of Porat Yosef, Passes Away]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Shalom Cohen, the Rosh Yeshiva of Porat Yosef and leader of the Sephardic Torah community in Israel, has passed away at the age of 90. Rabbi Cohen was in critical condition after a leg infection which spread to the rest of his body. He was sedated and respirated at the Hadassah […] [Read More »]( [Williamsburg Jews Attacked By Anti-Semitic Thugs In Two Instances (VIDEOS)]( WILLIAMSBURG (VINnews) — A group of teenagers terrorized Williamsburg last night, attacking Jews in at least two separate occassions. The first incident occurred late Motzei Shabbos, just as the clock struck midnight. Video footage shows the teens chasing a Jewish man in the area of Lee Ave. between Taylor Street and Roebling Ave. As they […] [Read More »]( [After Years Of Scrutiny Of NY Detective, A Case Gets Retried]( NEW YORK (AP) — In the bloody years when killings peaked in New York City, Detective Louis Scarcella built a reputation for closing cases. A second-generation cop who smoked cigars, ran marathons, worked a side job at a Coney Island amusement park and jokingly put “adventurer” on his business card, the now-retired sleuth has been […] [Read More »]( [Director Of Shaarei Tzedek Hospital Meets R’ Yehoshua Glick After Saving His Life In Terror Attack]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The director of the Shaarei Tzedek hospital, Prof. Ofer Marin, visited Rabbi Yehoshua Hersh Glick, a 46-year-old father of nine from Williamsburg who was very seriously injured in last Saturday night’s terror attack at David’s tomb. Glick was hit by bullets in the neck and underwent emergency treatment at the trauma unit. […] [Read More »]( [New White House Liaison To The Jewish Community Talks About Priorities, Challenges And Personal Missions]( WASHINGTON (JNS) – Shelley Greenspan’s resume runs the gamut from Capitol Hill to the private sector, presidential races and nonprofits. She has worked for AIPAC and Amazon, and campaigned for Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden. Late last month, the Jewish advocacy and outreach veteran was named as the White House liaison to the Jewish community, […] [Read More »]( [The Hat, the Gvir and the Avel: Teaching Halacha and its Parameters]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is a sad story perhaps, but one that must be pointed out because it will be repeated time and time again. We must teach our children halacha, of that there is no question. But we must also teach the halachos of chessed and v’ahavta larayacha kamocha. These two […] [Read More »]( [Watchdog Groups Call Review At US Nuclear Lab ‘Sham’ Process]( ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government is planning to review the environmental effects of operations at one of the nation’s prominent nuclear weapons laboratories, but its notice issued Friday leaves out federal goals to ramp up production of plutonium cores used in the nation’s nuclear arsenal. The National Nuclear Security Administration said the review […] [Read More »]( [Polio In US, UK And Israel Reveals Rare Risk Of Oral Vaccine]( LONDON (AP) — For years, global health officials have used billions of drops of an oral vaccine in a remarkably effective campaign aimed at wiping out polio in its last remaining strongholds — typically, poor, politically unstable corners of the world. Now, in a surprising twist in the decades-long effort to eradicate the virus, authorities […] [Read More »]( [The Power Of Prayer- Saving A Drowned Man At A Netanya Beach]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Last Monday evening just after 8:00 p.m., a man approached a United Hatzalah ATV helping an elderly person traverse the sand by the Sanz Beach in Netanya and told the volunteer EMT driver that his son had drowned in the water. The EMT alerted the organization’s dispatch to the incident but was […] [Read More »]( [Buttigieg Warns Airlines To Help Travelers Or Face New Rules]( Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has warned airlines that his department could draft new rules around passenger rights if the carriers don’t give more help to travelers trapped by flight cancellations and delays. Buttigieg is asking airline CEOs to, at a minimum, provide lodging for passengers stranded overnight at an airport and give out meal vouchers […] [Read More »]( [NSO Chief Steps Down As Israeli Spyware Firm Restructures]( JERUSALEM (AP) — The chief executive of embattled Israeli spyware maker NSO has stepped down as part of a corporate reorganization, the company announced Sunday. NSO has been connected to a number of scandals resulting from alleged misuse by customers of its flagship Pegasus phone surveillance software. Last year, the U.S. placed restrictions on the […] [Read More »]( [Jobs’ Apple-1 Computer Prototype Auctioned For Nearly $700K]( BOSTON (AP) — An authenticated Apple-1 Computer prototype from the mid-1970s has sold at auction for nearly $700,000. The prototype was used by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in 1976 to demonstrate the Apple-1 to Paul Terrell, owner of The Byte Shop in Mountain View, California, one of the first personal computer stores in the world, […] [Read More »]( [Rav Reuvain Feinstein Released From Hospital]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Boruch Hashem, Rav Reuvain Feinstein Shlita was released from the hospital this past erev shabbos, arriving home at 6:00 PM.’ Rav Reuvain went in for routine surgery but developed complications related to low blood pressure. The complication is called, “intraoperative hypotension or IOH. It generally references low arterial blood […] [Read More »]( [Landlords Try To Stop Rent Control Initiative In Florida]( ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ballots haven’t even been printed yet, but already a group of landlords, apartment managers and real estate agents in Florida want to stop voters from deciding on a measure that would implement rent control for a year in the theme park hub that has been one of the fastest-growing metro areas […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Esther Hoffner ע”ה]( Family getting up: Wednesday (8/24/22)AM Mrs. Edith KramerMother Rabbi Tzvi KramerBrother Rabbi Dovid KramerBrother R’ Avrohom Chaim (AC) KramerBrother Rabbi Ezra A KramerBrother Sitting at Queens address thru Sunday night. Sitting in Lakewood at home address until Wed am. [Read More »]( [Car Blast Kills Daughter Of Russian Known As ‘Putin’s Brain’]( MOSCOW (AP) — The daughter of a Russian nationalist ideologist who is often referred to as “Putin’s brain” was killed when her car exploded on the outskirts of Moscow, officials said Sunday. The Investigative Committee branch for the Moscow region said the Saturday night blast was caused by a bomb planted in the SUV driven […] [Read More »]( [‘Explosion After Explosion:’ Massive Fire At Mass. Boat Yard Destroys Buildings, Cars, Boats]( MATTAPOISETT, Mass. (AP) — A huge fire at a Massachusetts marina turned several boats, buildings and vehicles into burned-out shells Friday, producing a plume of black smoke so thick it was picked up by weather radar. Aerial video taken by WCVB-TV showed much of the boatyard in Mattapoisett engulfed in flames, with the fire apparently […] [Read More »]( [Bus Collision At Accident Site Leaves 15 Dead In Turkey]( ISTANBUL (AP) — A passenger bus collided Saturday with emergency teams handling an earlier road accident in southern Turkey, leaving at least 15 people dead and nearly two dozen injured, officials said. Three firefighters, two paramedics and two journalists were among those killed on the highway between Gaziantep and Nizip, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu tweeted. […] [Read More »]( [Gunmen Storm Hotel In Somali Capital, Leave 20 Dead]( MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Islamic militants have stormed a hotel in Somalia’s capital, engaging in an hours-long exchange of fire with the security forces that left at least 20 people dead, according to police and witnesses. In addition, at least 40 people were wounded in the late Friday night attack and security forces rescued many […] [Read More »]( [Pence Says He Didn’t Leave Office With Classified Material]( DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he didn’t take any classified information with him when he left office. The disclosure — which would typically be unremarkable for a former vice president — is notable given that FBI agents seized classified and top secret information from his former boss’s […] [Read More »]( [Wrong-Way Crash Leaves 5 Dead In Miami-Dade County]( MIAMI LAKES, Fla. (AP) — A man driving the wrong way on a busy South Florida highway early Saturday crashed into another car, killing Four women and one man in the other vehicle, authorities said. The man was airlifted to a trauma center with serious injuries, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. His condition wasn’t […] [Read More »]( [2 On ATV Die When They Hit Tractor-Trailer Near NYC Bridge]( NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police are investigating a crash that killed two men who were thrown from an all-terrain vehicle when it struck a tractor-trailer in Queens. The ATV driver was then run over by the truck, authorities said. Police said the men were traveling through an intersection toward a Manhattan-bound entrance […] [Read More »]( [Russians Down Ukrainian Drones In Crimea As War Broadens]( KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian authorities reported shooting down Ukrainian drones Saturday in Crimea, while Ukrainian officials said Russian forces pressed ahead with efforts to seize one of the few cities in eastern Ukraine not already under their control. The Russian military also kept up its strikes in Ukraine’s north and south. In Crimea, which […] [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](.