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[When Gorbachev Made a Pizza Commercial]( [Read More »]( [Waking Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed and Being B’Simcha]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com You woke up on what is called, “the wrong side of the bed.” Is it forbidden to remain in this state? Are we obligated to go through specific thought processes to “get out of it?” Is it a Mitzvah to do so? Is the song, “Mitzvah Gedolah lihios b’Simcha […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Toby Kaufman ע”ה]( Family getting up: Friday (9/02/22)PM Mrs. Shirley FriedSister [Read More »]( [Florida Sues FDA Over ‘Delay’ Of Low-Cost Drug Importations]( TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida sued federal health officials on Wednesday, accusing them of stalling the state’s plan to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Food and Drug Administration at a news conference. “Florida has been ready to […] [Read More »]( [SHOCKING FOOTAGE: Car Service Driver Pulls 78-year-old Woman Out Of Car, Tries To Leave With Her Phone]( BROOKLYN (VINnews) — Flatbush Shomrim has released video footage of a Taxi driver violently pulling a 78-year-old woman out of his vehicle and leaving her lying in a heap on the street. The incident occurred on East 35th Street and Flatlands Avenue in Flatbush. A bystander approached the driver when he started to leave the […] [Read More »]( [Atlanta Skyscraper Fire Sends Smoke Billowing From Rooftop]( ATLANTA (AP) — A fire broke out on the rooftop of a skyscraper under construction in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday, bringing dozens of firefighters and police officers to the site near Centennial Olympic Park. Flames were visible on the roof of the 32-story tower, sending a dark column of smoke into the sky. Construction workers […] [Read More »]( [Syria: Israel Strikes Aleppo Airport]( SYRIA (AP) – Israel launched a missile attack on Wednesday targeting the airport in the Syrian city of Aleppo, Syrian state media said, citing a military source. The Syrian government did not report any casualties. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based opposition war monitor, said in a statement that Israel fired four missiles […] [Read More »]( [Olympics Attack Victims’ Families Agree On Deal With Germany]( BERLIN (AP) — The families of 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian attackers at the 1972 Munich Olympics have reached a deal with Germany over a long-disputed compensation claim, the German government said Wednesday. Earlier this month, the families had threatened to boycott Monday’s 50-year anniversary ceremony in Munich organized by German authorities because they […] [Read More »]( [Silver Lining: Northeast Drought Benefits Some Businesses]( BOSTON (AP) — There is a silver lining to the drought affecting the northeastern U.S. that has frustrated farmers, dried up rivers and reservoirs, and brought water use restrictions and brush fires to the region. The arid conditions have benefited amusement parks, minor league baseball teams, construction contractors and other businesses that need warm, dry […] [Read More »]( [Herzog: Gorbachev Was One Of The 20th Century’s Most Extraordinary Figures]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Yair Lapid joined international leaders on Wednesday in eulogizing former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday at age 91 after a lengthy struggle with disease. “Mikhail Gorbachev was one of the 20th century’s most extraordinary figures,” Herzog said in a statement. “He was […] [Read More »]( [Israel Imposes Sanctions On Alleged Hamas Financial Network]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Wednesday imposed sanctions on 20 companies and individuals operating across the Middle East that it says are involved in financing the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The sanctions are directed against what the Defense Ministry described as an international network operating “under the guise of legitimate companies” in Sudan, Turkey, Algeria […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Shmuel Chaim Wohlberg ז”ל שמואל חיים]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:00 amMincha: 2:00 pmMaariv: 8:45 pm Mrs. Chava Zelda WohlbergWife Family is sitting at 21 Dinev Ct #202 monroe NY10950 Mr. Assaf WohlbergSon will be sitting motzie shabbos til Sunday 12:00 noon at his boro park location Mr. Shai Sholom WohlbergSon Mr. Lipa WohlbergSon will be sitting motzie shabbos til Sunday […] [Read More »]( [Saudi Woman Gets 45 Years In Prison For Social Media Use]( DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi court has sentenced a woman to 45 years in prison for allegedly damaging the country through her social media activity, according to a court document obtained Wednesday. It was the second such sentence that has drawn scrutiny of the kingdom this month. Little is known about Nourah […] [Read More »]( [Feds Cite Efforts To Obstruct Probe Of Docs At Trump Estate]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says classified documents were “likely concealed and removed” from a storage room at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate as part of an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into the discovery of the government records. The FBI also seized boxes and containers holding more than 100 classified records […] [Read More »]( [US Life Expectancy Plunged Again In 2021, Down Nearly A Year]( NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling by nearly a year from 2020, according to a government report being released Wednesday. In the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the estimated American lifespan has shortened by nearly three years. The last comparable decrease happened in […] [Read More »]( [Gorbachev Mourned As Rare World Leader But Some Still Bitter]( BERLIN (AP) — The passing of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union and for many the man who restored democracy to then-communist-ruled European nations, was mourned Wednesday as the loss of a rare leader who changed the world and for a time gave hope for peace among the superpowers. But the man […] [Read More »]( [Habachur Joseph Joselit ז”ל]( Family getting up: Sunday (9/04/22)Morning R’ Tzadok JoselitFather Mrs. Pessie JoselitMother R’ Ephraim JoselitBrother R’ Yehuda JoselitBrother Habachur Chesky JoselitBrother Habachur Ari JoselitBrother Habachur Chaim JoselitBrother Habachur Dovid JoselitBrother Hayeled Shlomo JoselitBrother Mrs. Tziri WeidermanSister Miss Devorah JoselitSister [Read More »]( [US Clears Updated COVID Boosters Targeting Newest Variants]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common omicron strain. Shots could begin within days. The move by the Food and Drug Administration tweaks the recipe of shots made by Pfizer and rival Moderna that already have saved millions of lives. The […] [Read More »]( [DISGRACE: Democrat Activist Group Apologizes for Antisemitic Tweet Against Two Jewish Politicians]( NEW YORK (JNS / VINnews) — A left-wing Democratic activist group has apologized for poking fun at the names of U.S. House of Representatives candidate Dan Goldman and New York State Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, both Jewish, in a now-deleted Twitter post. “We’re sorry—no anti-Semitism was intended, and we took this down when folks expressed concerns […] [Read More »]( [Researchers Conclude: Remains Of Norwich Jews Were Victims Of Medieval Pogrom]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The remains of children and adults which were found in a disused well in Norwich, England have been identified as victims of a gruesome medieval pogrom, according to DNA researchers. The team told British newspaper The Guardian that the discovery not only revealed the horror of the antisemitic atrocity, but provided new insights […] [Read More »]( [Father Wants Chareidi Education, Divorcee Mother Wants Secular- What Did Dayanim Rule?]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Tel Aviv District Rabbinical Court was asked to adjudicate in an acute dispute which broke out between divorced parents regarding the education of their daughter. The father, who had remained chareidi, demanded that his only daughter receive a chareidi education, while the mother, who had left religion and lived on a […] [Read More »]( [‘They’re Shooting At Us, I Got Hit In The Leg’: 2 Injured, 1 Seriously, In Illegal Entry To Yosef’s Tomb]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Shechem has recently been the scene of numerous violent altercations between the IDF and local terrorists. In the last month the IDF has arrested and eliminated a number of terrorists in the vicinity. In a firefight which took place Tuesday at a village near Shechem, two terrorists who had shot at an […] [Read More »]( [Police: Safeway Worker Hid, Fought Gunman With Produce Knife]( PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Safeway employee who was one of two people killed in a Bend, Oregon, supermarket shooting had time to flee but instead hid behind a produce cart and attacked the assailant with a produce knife, an action that likely saved lives, authorities said Tuesday. Surveillance video shows that 66-year-old Donald Ray […] [Read More »]( [Another Food Plant Catches Fire Due to ‘Unknown’ Causes (UPDATED)]( CALIFORNIA (VINnews) — The trend of mystery fires continues at US food processing plants, as this past Sunday another plant went up in flames. The large QC Poultry processing plant in Montebello, just east of East Los Angeles, caught fire. The cause of the blaze is unknown. Firefighters responded as heavy smoke billowed from the […] [Read More »]( [Despite Warning from Meron Commission, Police Commissioner Won’t Resign]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — On Tuesday, the Meron Commission sent warning letters to senior Israeli officials. In response, Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai made it clear that he does not intend to resign his position. Here is an excerpt of the warning letter: “After analyzing all of the information that was provided to us, we concluded that […] [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](.