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[Eichenstein: Brooklyn Public Library To Add Jewish Book Collection At Local Libraries]( NEW YORK (VINnews) – Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein joined with the leadership of Brooklyn Public Library to unveil hundreds of new books, including many culturally sensitive publications, which will be added to the collections in each of the three Brooklyn Public Library locations throughout Assemblyman Eichenstein’s district. During the passage of last year’s state budget, Assemblyman […] [Read More »]( [London’s Holocaust Memorial In Hyde Park Becomes A Makeshift Queen Memorial Garden]( LONDON (JTA) – As Britons poured out their sadness over the death of their 70-year queen, they deposited tributes to her all over London — including at a garden designated for memorializing victims of the Holocaust. Grace Dean, a reporter for Business Insider in London, tweeted on Sunday that the Holocaust Memorial Garden in Hyde […] [Read More »]( [‘I Didn’t Want To Miss It’: Royal Funeral On Global Live TV]( ATHENS, Greece (AP) — In movie theatres and pubs, on giant screens and smartphones, people watched and pundits droned on as Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in London flooded the airwaves live across time zones and continents. On the other side of the English Channel in staunchly republican France, broadcasters scrapped normal programming to carry up […] [Read More »]( [Israel Appoints Ambassador To Turkey In Sign Of Warming Ties]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Monday announced the appointment of a new ambassador to Turkey — the latest sign of warming relations between the two countries following more than a decade-long rift. Irit Lillian, a senior diplomat who has been in charge of the Israeli Embassy in Ankara for the last two years, will serve […] [Read More »]( [California Woman Gets 18 Months For Kidnapping Hoax In 2016]( SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California mother of two was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for faking her own kidnapping so she could go back to a former boyfriend, which led to a three-week, multi-state search before she resurfaced on Thanksgiving Day in 2016. Sherri Papini, 40, pleaded guilty last spring to […] [Read More »]( [Israeli PM Vows To Begin Production In Contested Gas Field]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister on Monday vowed to begin production at a contested Mediterranean natural gas field “as soon as it is possible,” threatening to raise tensions with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group. Yair Lapid’s announcement in a statement from his office came at a sensitive time in long-running efforts by a U.S. mediator […] [Read More »]( [Harav Shimon Zev Weinstock ז”ל שמעון זאב בן ×¤× ×—×¡ ארי]( Family getting up: Harav Moshe WeinstockBrother [Read More »]( [US Traffic Deaths Fall Slightly In Q2 But Remain High]( DETROIT (AP) — The number of people killed on U.S. roadways fell slightly from April through June, the first decline in two years as roads became more congested as the pandemic eased. But the government says the number of deaths remains at a crisis level. Estimates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that […] [Read More »]( [A Conversation in Shul]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com A conversation in shul recently took place on a Sunday morning between a prominent lawyer talmid chochom and a mechanech. The subject of the conversation was about a Kollel for single bochurim. The conversation went something like this: Mechanech: “The aim is to create Torah scholars for the next […] [Read More »]( [Iran President: No Plan To Meet Biden At UN General Assembly]( TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president headed on Monday to New York, where he will be speaking to the U.N. General Assembly later this week, saying that he has no plans to meet with President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the U.N. event. President Ebrahim Raisi spoke at the Tehran airport before his departure […] [Read More »]( [Cyprus, Israel Pledge Quick Deal In Gas Field Dispute]( NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Israel and Cyprus said Monday that they have made “significant” headway in resolving a long-running dispute over an offshore natural gas deposit and say they are committed to quickly reaching a deal as Europe looks for new energy sources. Cyprus Energy Minister Natasa Pilides and her Israeli counterpart, Karine Elharrar, held […] [Read More »]( [Bill Clinton: ‘The World’s On Fire,’ But Teamwork Can Help]( NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton is calling on governments, businesses, philanthropies and other prominent institutions to draw together and help a world that is “on fire” as he reconvenes the Clinton Global Initiative, the meeting of international leaders, for the first time since 2016. Interest in the two-day meeting has been so […] [Read More »]( [Russia, China Agree To Expand Security Ties]( MOSCOW (AP) — A top Russian security official declared Monday on a visit to China that the Kremlin considers beefing up ties with Beijing as a top policy goal. Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the national Security Council chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin, described the “strengthening of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation with Beijing as […] [Read More »]( [Fire Blamed On Scooter Battery Kills 8-year-old Girl In NYC]( NEW YORK (AP) — An electric scooter battery sparked a fire that killed an 8-year-old girl in New York City, authorities said. The death of Stephanie Villa Torres on Saturday was at least the third time in a little over a year that a fatal fire in the city has been linked to a scooter […] [Read More »]( [US Aircraft Carrier To Visit S. Korea Amid N. Korean Threats]( SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A U.S. aircraft carrier is to visit South Korea this week for its first joint training with South Korean warships in five years, officials said Monday, in an apparent show of force against increasing North Korean nuclear threats. The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier and its battle group will arrive […] [Read More »]( [Baltic States Close Borders To Russians Over Ukraine War]( WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The three Baltic states neighboring Russia closed their borders on Monday to most Russians in response to the wide public support in Russia for its war on Ukraine. The decision was reached earlier this month by the prime ministers of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and of Poland, which borders Kaliningrad — a […] [Read More »]( [United Hatzalah Teams Preparing In Uman For Arrival Of Rosh Hashanah Pilgrims]( Uman, Ukraine – United Hatzalah volunteers have been increasing activity in Uman ahead of the Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year’s) holiday. The town is a popular pilgrimage site during the holiday as many people go to visit the gravesite of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. As many followers of the Rabbi from Breslov communities all over […] [Read More »]( [Ukraine Says Russian Missile Struck Close To Nuclear Plant]( KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile struck close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine without damaging the three reactors but hit other industrial equipment in what Ukrainian authorities denounced Monday as an act of “nuclear terrorism.” The strike followed warnings from Russian President Vladimir Putin of possible stepped-up attacks on key Ukrainian […] [Read More »]( [Israel Raises Terror Alert After Increase In Judea And Samaria Attacks, Fears Of Escalation]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli police have raised the level of alert for the period of the festivals due to numerous warnings of terror attacks and the increase in violence in Judea and Samaria Police warned of potential unrest ahead of the upcoming holiday period, which begin next Sunday night with Rosh Hashanah and continues through […] [Read More »]( [WATCH LIVE: Queen Elizabeth II Mourned At Funeral By Britain And World]( LONDON (AP) — Britain and the world said a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral Monday that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers — and crowds who massed along the streets of London to honor a monarch whose 70-year reign defined an age. In a country known for pomp […] [Read More »]( [Female Singer Sues Jerusalem Municipality For Refusing To Sponsor Concert Reserved For Women]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A young Jerusalem singer is suing the Jerusalem Municipality in the magistrates court after it refused to support a performance she was giving since it is reserved for women alone and allegedly discriminates against men. The singer claims that forcing her to sing in front of men discriminates against her. Nirit Hotoveli(29) […] [Read More »]( [Sefardim versus Ashkenazim on Slichos- A Thought from Rav Dovid Schustal of BMG]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The material below is based upon Maamar #1,2, and 8 of Vaadim published in Elul of 5780 delivered by Rav Schustal Shlita and published by Rabbi Shimon Meir Perlman in a Kuntrus entitled, “Kol Dodi.” TWO CUSTOMS The Shulchan Aruch cites two customs for the strengthening that occurs during […] [Read More »]( [Iranian President Says There Are ‘Some Signs’ Holocaust Occurred, Decries US’s ‘Tyrannical’ Sanctions]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — In his first western media interview since assuming the Iranian presidency last year, Iran’s leader Ebrahim Raisi cast doubt on whether the Holocaust ever happened and called Israel a “false regime.” Speaking with veteran US reporter Lesley Stahl on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” Raisi said he couldn’t trust the United States as […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: President Biden Says ‘Pandemic is Over’]( MICHIGAN (Yaakov M / VINnews) — In his first sit-down interview in seven months, President Joe Biden made a bombshell declaration, saying that the Covid pandemic is over. In a clip that aired Sunday on CBS, the president is seen walking around an auto show alongside an interviewer. 60 Minutes’ Scott Pelley asked “Mr. President, […] [Read More »]( [Biden: US Would Defend Taiwan Against Chinese Invasion]( BEIJING (AP) — President Joe Biden says U.S. forces would defend Taiwan if China tries to invade the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing as part of its territory, adding to displays of official American support for the island democracy. Asked during an interview broadcast Sunday on CBS News’s “60 Minutes” program whether “U.S. forces, U.S. […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Mindel Press ע”ה]( Family getting up: Friday (9/23/22)PM [Read More »]( [Boro Park Man Assaulted By Woman Over Shabbos (VIDEO)]( BORO PARK (VINnews) — A Jewish man in Boro Park was assaulted on Shabbos afternoon as he walked to Shul. Video footage shows the man walking on the sidewalk, when he is approached by the woman, who then appears to say something to him before knocking off his Streimel and Yarmulke. According to Boro Park […] [Read More »]( [MAILBAG: Beware Of Missionary Elul Themed Mailings]( BROOKLYN (VINnews) — I want to alert everyone that in the past week, I have received 2 letters from a missionary organization to my Flatbush home. (I have not idea how they got my name and mailing address). They appear to be ‘Jewish’ at first glance but it is quite obvious that they are trying […] [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](.