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[The Kiddush Hashem that Came From Craigslist]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Sefas Tamim Foundation Craig Newmark is the founder of what is known as “Craigslist” which was established in 1994.  Nineteen years later, Craigslist became the origin-cause of a widely reported and remarkable incident involving everyday emes. Rabbi Noach Muroff needed a piece of furniture for his home office. He […] [Read More »]( [Twitter Readies Edit Feature For Premium Users]( NEW YORK (AP) – Permanently misspelled tweets might soon be a thing of the past. Twitter said Thursday it’s working on allowing users to edit their tweets, which it said is one of the most requested features to date. The social media company said in a blog post that it’s testing the “Edit Tweet” feature […] [Read More »]( [Thousands of Homeowners Locked Out of Own Thermostats by Energy Company]( COLORADO (Yaakov M / VINnews) — On Tuesday, during a blistering hot day, thousands of Colorado residents were shocked to discover they could not control their own thermostats. Their energy company locked them out of their climate-control devices, for the sake of the greater good. As temperatures soared into the 90s, Tony Talarico tried to […] [Read More »]( [Hezbollah At 40 Stronger Than Ever But Has More Enemies, Israel Considers it a Serious Threat]( BEIRUT (AP) — Forty years since Hezbollah was founded at the height of Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon, the group has morphed from a ragtag organization to the largest and most heavily armed militant group in the Middle East. The Iranian-armed and funded Hezbollah, which has marked the anniversary with ceremonies in its strongholds in […] [Read More »]( [Ford Recalls SUVs; Heating And Cooling Fans Can Catch Fire]( DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling nearly 200,000 large SUVs in the U.S. because the heating and cooling fan motors can fail and catch fire. The recall covers Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators from the 2015 through 2017 model years. The Dearborn, Michigan, company says in government documents that it has reports of 25 fires […] [Read More »]( [Zimbabwe Moves 2,500 Wild Animals Due To Climate Change]( HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A helicopter herds thousands of impalas into an enclosure. A crane hoists sedated upside-down elephants into trailers. Hordes of rangers drive other animals into metal cages and a convoy of trucks starts a journey of about 700 kilometers (435 miles) to take the animals to their new home. Zimbabwe has begun […] [Read More »]( [New Online Dashboard Helps Flyers With Delays, Cancellations]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid months of mass flight cancellations and delays, the Department of Transportation has launched a customer service dashboard to help vacationers ahead of the travel-heavy Labor Day weekend. ONLINE: Starting Thursday, travelers will be able to check the dashboard and see what kinds of guarantees, refunds or compensation the major domestic […] [Read More »]( [Mortgage Rates Rise To 5.66%, Weighing On Housing Market]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose to their highest level in two months this week, providing no relief for a slumping housing market. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the 30-year rate rose to 5.66% from 5.55% last week. One year ago, the rate stood at 2.87%. The average rate on […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Helen Davidowitz ע”ה אלטא ×”×¢× ×˜×©×¢ בת שרגא פייוול]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:30 amMincha: 7:10 pm Mr. Yankie Davidowitz Son Mrs. Edie MosesDaughter [Read More »]( [Russian Top Oil Executive Dies, Reports Suggest Suicide]( MOSCOW (AP) — The chairman of the board of Russia’s largest private oil company Lukoil has died with Russian news agencies on Thursday citing sources saying that he had fallen from a hospital window in what may have been a suicide. A Lukoil statement said Ravil Maganov “passed away after a severe illness” but did […] [Read More »]( [BOMBSHELL: Celebrity icon of Israeli left apologizes at concert for denouncing settlers, performs with Avraham Fried (VIDEO)]( BEIT EL (JTA / VINnews) — Israeli rock star Aviv Geffen, a symbol of the country’s left, announced during a recent concert in the West Bank that he regretted his past criticism of settlers living there — whom he had long denounced as obstacles to peace. “It’s very moving to be here. I went through […] [Read More »]( [China Locks Down 21 Million In Chengdu In COVID-19 Outbreak]( BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have locked down Chengdu, a southwestern city of 21 million people, following a spike in COVID-19 cases. Residents have been ordered to stay home, and about 70% of the flights have been suspended to and from the city, which is a major transit hub in Sichuan province and a governmental […] [Read More »]( [UN Nuclear Agency Team Arrives At Ukraine Power Plant]( KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A team from the U.N. nuclear agency has arrived at the site of Europe’s largest nuclear plant to inspect security conditions, the agency and Ukraine’s nuclear energy operator said Thursday, amid fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces that prompted the shutdown of one reactor. Enerhoatom said the International Atomic Energy Agency […] [Read More »]( [Poland To Demand WWII Reparations From Germany]( WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s top politician said Thursday that the government will seek equivalent of $1.3 trillion in reparations from Germany for the Nazis’ World War II invasion and occupation of his country. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the Law and Justice party, announced the huge claim at the release of a long-awaited report on […] [Read More »]( [Putin Pays Tribute To Gorbachev But Won’t Attend His Funeral]( MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday paid tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev but will not attend the late former Soviet leader’s funeral, a decision reflecting the Kremlin’s ambivalence about Gorbachev’s legacy. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that prior to departing for a working trip to Russia’s westernmost Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, Putin visited […] [Read More »]( [R’ Hershy Gartner ז”ל פסח יהודה הערש בן מרדכי אברהם]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:30 amMincha: 7:20 pmMaariv: Following Mincha R’ Mordechai GartnerFather Mrs. Frumie GartnerWife R’ Judy GartnerBrother Mrs. Raizy LevitinSister Mrs. Miriam AbadiSister Miss Rena GartnerDaughter Miss Yael GartnerDaughter [Read More »]( [BDE: Tzfat Infant, 5-Year-Old Bnei Brak Girl Pass Away In Their Sleep]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In two separate tragedies which occurred Wednesday morning, two young chareidi children passed away after losing consciousness, apparently while they were asleep. A five-month-old baby from Tzfat passed away in his sleep. United Hatzalah volunteers summoned to his home attempted to resuscitate him and he was taken to the Sieff hospital nearby […] [Read More »]( [3 Months After Being Flown From Ukraine To Israel With 2% Survival Chance, Teen Leaves ICU]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Three months after being airlifted from Ukraine to Israel deep in a coma, Anna Kosma, a Ukrainian-Israeli teenager who had suffered a rare infection which caused her condition to deteriorate significantly, has now made a miraculous recovery. As the health system in Ukraine fell apart in the wake of the ongoing war […] [Read More »]( [IDF Soldier Dies In ‘Rare’ Tank Training Accident During Golan Military Exercise]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — IDF soldier Eitan Fichman (19) from Be’er Sheva died under unclear circumstances during a tank exercise in northern Israel on Tuesday night. According to the initial Israel Defense Forces probe of the incident, Fichman, from the 82nd Armored Corps Battalion, was found unconscious with a “severe head injury” inside a tank during the […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Supreme Court Rejects Amiram Ben Uliel’s Appeal, Will Serve Life Imprisonment]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Supreme Court justices Yitzchak Amit, Yosef Elron and Shaul Shochat rejected an appeal submitted by Amiram Ben-Uliel, who was found guilty of murdering the Dawabshe family in the Samarian town of Duma, after he allegedly set fire to their home. In the 2015 fire, the parents, Sa’ad and Riham and their child […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Crazed Man With Megaphone Shouts Antisemitic Hate Rant Near Queens College]( KEW GARDENS HILLS (VINnews) — A video posted to Twitter by “Stop Antisemitism” shows Jews and other college students being harassed by a deranged antisemite. The man is seen yelling loudly into a megaphone, spewing vicious, evil hatred against Jews. Students pass by him as he shouts hate speech at the top of his lungs […] [Read More »]( [After Fierce Backlash, Jonathan Pollard Rescinds Endorsement of Shaked]( ISRAEL (VINnews) — Jonathan Pollard has retracted his short-lived endorsement of Ayelet Shaked, largely due to her alignment with Yoaz Hendel and other leftist politicians. On Tuesday, Pollard released a video announcing his endorsement of Interior Minister Shaked and her Zionist Spirit party. However he later rescinded, due to her controversial stances and refusal to […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Chassid Trolls Antisemite Who Harasses Him Over Fake Israeli Actions]( BROOKLYN (VINnews) — A Chassidic man was harassed by someone who stuck a camera in his face, fabricated fake news about Israel, then decided the American Jew was to blame for these made up ‘war crimes’. In response, the Chassid completely embarrassed the Jew-hater. Congratulations to this troll, who appears to be the first […] [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](.