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[Crucial Halachos, Rulings, and The All-Encompassing JPEG Pruzbul]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com By Torah law, (Dvarim 15:1-2) the seventh year or Shmittah year also causes all debts to become null and void. In other words, Shmittah does not just mean that the land must rest, but also that all loans not paid are cancelled. This is called “Shmitas Ksafim.” Shmitas Ksafim […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Stacy Abrams Claims that Fetus Heartbeats are a Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy]( GEORGIA (Yaakov M / VINnews) — Woke Stacey Abrams, who claimed an election was stolen long before Trump ever made such assertions, has said something absolutely insane. Speaking this week at a panel discussion, Abrams said, “There is no such thing as a heartbeat at six weeks. It is a manufactured sound designed to convince […] [Read More »]( [Defying Ukraine’s wartime warnings, thousands of Chasidic pilgrims have made it to Uman for Rosh Hashanah (PICTURES)]( UMAN, Ukraine (JTA) — As he jogged up a hill in this central Ukrainian town, a Hasidic man in a black knee-length coat flicked through a pocket prayer book. He was heading towards the one-story complex built atop a cemetery that houses the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. And he was late for a […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Passenger Arrested After Seen Punching A Flight Attendant]( FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Passengers and crew members restrained a passenger who was caught on video slugging a flight attendant on an American Airlines flight. The FBI said Thursday that the man was arrested after the plane landed in Los Angeles and took the man off the plane. The incident happened Wednesday on a […] [Read More »]( [101-year-old Is Oldest To Make Aliyah From U.S. In Five Years]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – A 101-year-old woman who made aliyah from New Jersey last week is the oldest immigrant to move to the Jewish state from the U.S. in the last five years. Stella Rockoff was born in Jerusalem in 1921, during the British Mandate of Palestine. Her family immigrated to Brooklyn, New York, when she […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: 32 Pilot Whales Rescued Out Of 230 Stranded In Australia]( HOBART, Australia (AP) — Wildlife experts on Thursday rescued 32 of the 230 whales that were found stranded on the wild and remote west coast of Australia’s island state of Tasmania a day earlier. Half the pod of pilot whales found stranded in Macquarie Harbour were presumed to still be alive on Wednesday, the Department […] [Read More »]( [Preserving The Children’s Shoes Found At Auschwitz]( POLAND (JNS) – The International March of the Living announced on Thursday a global campaign with the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial to preserve thousands of shoes belonging to children, most of them Jews, who were murdered in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Around 8,000 children’s shoes found at Auschwitz are rapidly disintegrating and require […] [Read More »]( [Walmart, Target Begin Holiday Early To Ease Inflation Sting]( NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart and Target plan to begin offering deals and price matching offers earlier this year to keep up with Americans pressed by soaring inflation and looking for ways to ease the potential sting of holiday shopping. For two years now, shoppers have started preparing for the holidays early but last year […] [Read More »]( [Israel Rolls Out New Omicron-Tailored COVID-19 Vaccines]( TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel on Thursday began administering doses of coronavirus vaccines tailored to fight the highly infectious omicron variant as its health authorities urged at-risk groups and those over 65 to get the shot. The rollout of the new vaccine follows Israel’s world-leading drive to vaccinate its population early in 2021 and […] [Read More »]( [Hamas Threatens Violence Over Contested Jerusalem Holy Site]( JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas on Thursday threatened hostile actions against Israel over what it called “violations against Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque” ahead of the upcoming Jewish High Holidays. Hamas’s threats came just ahead of Sunday’s Jewish new year, and a day after a group of Jewish religious extremists visited a […] [Read More »]( [PODCAST: How do we crown Hashem as our King on Rosh Hashana? (Concrete, relatable strategies)]( Sarah Pachter is an international speaker and author. She has been featured on podcasts, Radio, and is a regular columnist whose work has been translated into several languages. She has authored Is it Ever Enough? published by Feldheim and Small Choices Big Changes published by Targum Press. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her […] [Read More »]( [Puerto Rico Struggles To Reach Areas Cut Off By Fiona]( CAGUAS, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Fiona left hundreds of people stranded across Puerto Rico after smashing roads and bridges, with authorities still struggling to reach them four days after the storm smacked the U.S. territory, causing historic flooding. Government officials have been working with religious groups, nonprofits and others braving landslides, thick mud and […] [Read More »]( [6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Mexico]( MEXICO CITY (AP) — A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Mexico early Thursday, causing at least two deaths, damaging buildings and setting off landslides. The earthquake struck at 1:19 a.m. near the epicenter of a magnitude 7.6 quake that hit three days earlier in the western state of Michoacan. It was also blamed for two […] [Read More »]( [At Least 9 Killed As Iran Protests Spread Over Woman’s Death]( DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters angry over the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody have killed at least nine people since the violence erupted over the weekend, according to a tally Thursday by The Associated Press. The scope of Iran’s ongoing unrest, the worst in […] [Read More »]( [Over 1M Teslas Recalled Because Windows Can Pinch Fingers]( DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly 1.1 million vehicles in the U.S. because the windows can pinch a person’s fingers when being rolled up. Tesla says in documents posted Thursday by U.S. safety regulators that the automatic window reversal system may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration […] [Read More »]( [SARAH PACHTER: Hashem is not Santa Claus]( Many of us approach Rosh Hashanah with fear and trepidation. After all, it is called the day of judgment, seemingly because our past actions and misdeeds are evaluated to determine what the upcoming year will yield. Commentaries explain that in the time leading up to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we are supposed to view […] [Read More »]( [Eda Charedis Declares Opposition To Light Rail Line Route Underneath Meah Shearim]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Beis Din Of the Jerusalem Eda Charedis has called on its constituents to express their opposition to the Blue light rail line’s proposed route, set to cut through Jerusalem from Ramot in the north to Gilo in the south. After demonstrating their violent opposition to the Green line which will traverse […] [Read More »]( [Rabbi Shmuley Boteach says his longtime friend Mehmet Oz’s Senate run is ‘tragedy for the Jewish people’]( (JTA) — The enduring bond between Rabbi Shmuley Boteach and Dr. Mehmet Oz, forged under the supervision of Oprah Winfrey, has long been known as a textbook example of the Winfrey doctrine that we can all get along. But the friendship has fractured amid Oz’s bid for Senate in Pennsylvania, where he is running a […] [Read More »]( [DNA Test At Israeli Hospital Reveals – Woman In 3rd Trimester Carrying Genetically Unrelated Fetus]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a shocking recent revelation, a DNA test carried out in an Israeli hospital on an embryo implanted in a woman via in vitro fertilization showed no genetic link to either of its parents. It remains unknown whose child the woman — in her third trimester of pregnancy — is carrying. Israel’s Health […] [Read More »]( [British PM Meets With Yair Lapid, Says She Is Considering Relocating Embassy To Jerusalem]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — British prime minister Liz Truss met with Israel’s acting premier Yair Lapid on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. Lapid expressed his condolences and those of the people of Israel to the British nation after the death of Queen Elizabeth. According to a Daily Telegraph report, Truss told Lapid during the […] [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](.