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[2nd Yartzeit of Rav Dovid Feinstein zt”l]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Today was the second yahrtzeit of Moreinu HaGaon HaRav Dovid Feinstein zt”l. The Rosh Yeshiva had taken the helm of MTJ after his father, Rav Moshe Feinstein zt”l, had passed away in 1986. Even before that, he was the Rosh Kollel of the Yeshiva in Staten Island. Reb Dovid […] [Read More »]( [Sam Bankman-fried’s Downfall Sends Shockwaves Through Crypto]( NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried received numerous plaudits as he rapidly achieved superstar status as the head of cryptocurrency exchange FTX: the savior of crypto, the newest force in Democratic politics and potentially the world’s first trillionaire. Now the comments about the 30-year-old Bankman-Fried aren’t so kind after FTX filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, […] [Read More »]( [Empathy and Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Empathy is sharing in the burden of others – Noseh b’Ol Chaveiro. This is something that we all need to work on. Rav Aharon Kotler ztl epitomized this character trait. The following words of Rav Aharon Kotler, zt’l, were said during 1948, when huge numbers of Klal Yisrael were in a […] [Read More »]( [The Bronze Statues of Hadrian – Can We Look at Them?]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Those of us who remember the 1970’s can recall a somewhat crazy trend. Everyone was buying the new “very low frequency” metal detectors which offered better ground penetration. They bought it to search for cool and exotic things including gold.   Radio Shack (alav hashalom?), had a $55 version that […] [Read More »]( [KOSHER POLITICS: After the Republican Bloodbath, Is It Time for Trump to Get Out?]( In this exciting podcast episode, Yaakov M discusses: The GOP is reeling from its crushing election loss. Many are blaming Trump for selfishly choosing bad candidates, simply because they supported him. Is it time for Trump to walk away? Is DeSantis the next party leader? PLUS: What other factors hurt the Republicans? How is it […] [Read More »]( [Pelosi Holds Open Option Of Another Term As House Dem Leader]( WASHINGTON (AP) — With control of the House still hanging in the balance, Speaker Nancy Pelosi stayed mum Sunday on her future plans but said congressional colleagues are urging her to seek another term as Democratic leader following a strong showing in the midterm elections. Appearing in Sunday news shows, Pelosi said Democrats are “still […] [Read More »]( [Holocaust Memorial: Kristallnacht Photos Were Already Seen]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial acknowledged Sunday that a series of photos from Nazi Germany’s 1938 pogroms against Jews have been seen and published before, revising a claim it made when releasing the photos last week. The photos, which were recently donated by a former U.S. serviceman’s family to Yad Vashem in […] [Read More »]( [Frontier Airlines Diverted After Person Made Threats With A Box Cutter]( ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) — A commercial flight from Cincinnati to Tampa was diverted to Atlanta on Friday night after a disruptive passenger was seen with a box cutter. The Frontier Airlines flight made an unplanned landing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where one person, not identified by police, was taken into custody. Authorities later found […] [Read More »]( [Watch: Miami Beach Hotel That Hosted JFK, Imploded]( MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A once-luxurious Miami Beach hotel that hosted the Beatles and President John F. Kennedy during its 1960s heyday was imploded Sunday after falling into disrepair and abandonment in recent years. The 17-story Deauville Hotel fell into itself after a series of explosions were set off, sending up a large cloud […] [Read More »]( [Rabbi Chanoch And Mimi Kaplan, Chabad Of Franklin Lakes, NJ – Our Own Little Corner Of New Jersey]( Download for Shabbas Reading We started 23 years ago with nothing but a pipe dream and the determination to enhance the Yiddishkeit of Jews in Franklin Lakes and neighboring towns. Although we’re just a thirty-minute-drive away from numerous large and active frum communities, Franklin Lakes was an isolated, quiet corner of Bergen County with no […] [Read More »]( [Sandy Hook Memorial Opens Nearly 10 Years After 26 Killed]( NEWTOWN, Ct. (AP) — A memorial to the 20 first graders and six educators killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting opened to the public Sunday, a month before the 10th anniversary of the massacre. No ceremony was planned at the site a short distance from the school. It has become a custom in […] [Read More »]( [Dave Chappelle Focuses ‘SNL’ Monologue On ‘The Jews’ And Kanye West’s Antisemitism Controversy]( NEW YORK (JTA) – Hosting “Saturday Night Live” for the first time since he faced widespread criticism about jokes ridiculing transgender people, comedian Dave Chappelle opened the show with a lengthy monologue about … “the Jews” — namely, the controversy surrounding rapper Kanye West’s recent antisemitic comments. In the lengthy monologue, Chappelle danced along the […] [Read More »]( [6 Killed After Vintage Aircraft Collide At Dallas Air Show]( DALLAS (AP) — Six people were killed after two historic military planes collided and crashed to the ground Saturday afternoon during a Dallas air show, officials said. “According to our Dallas County Medical Examiner, there are a total of 6 fatalities from yesterday’s Wings over Dallas air show incident,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins tweeted […] [Read More »]( [Bomb Rocks Istanbul; Authorities Say 6 Dead, Dozens Wounded, Israel Says None Of Its Citizens Hurt]( ISTANBUL (AP/VINnews) — A bomb exploded on a major pedestrian avenue in the heart of Istanbul on Sunday, killing six people, wounding dozens and sending people fleeing as flames rose. Footage posted online showed ambulances, fire trucks and police at the scene on Istiklal Avenue, a popular thoroughfare lined with shops and restaurants that leads […] [Read More »]( [Pro-Palestinian Protesters Deface Lord Balfour’s Statue In British Parliament, Shout ‘Free Palestine’]( LONDON (VINnews) — In an unusual pro-Palestinian protest, two women have been arrested in London after pretending to be tourists and squirting tomato ketchup on the statue of Lord Balfour in the Houses of Parliament. Balfour authored the November 1917 declaration which pledged the British commitment to forming a “national home for the Jewish people” […] [Read More »]( [Liberman To Lapid: Fire Chief Rabbi Yosef Over Political Interventions]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman called on Prime Minister Lapid to “fire” chief rabbi Yitzchak Yosef after he called for the Knesset to legislate an override clause against the Supreme Court. Liberman claimed that the chief rabbi’s political intervention is not his first, as he called a few days ago to raise the […] [Read More »]( [US Border Agency Leader Resigns Amid Wave Of Migrants]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection has resigned from his job leading the nation’s largest law enforcement agency as agents encounter record numbers of migrants entering the U.S. from Mexico. Chris Magnus submitted his resignation to President Joe Biden on Saturday, saying it had been “a privilege and honor” to […] [Read More »]( [Two Incumbent Jewish Democrats Win Competitive Congressional Races]( MICHIGAN (JNS) – Jewish Democrats breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday as Jewish, pro-Israel Democrats edged out their Republican challengers in two close congressional races. It took The Associated Press until 3:08 a.m. to call the winner of the race to represent Michigan’s 7th Congressional District for incumbent Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), a former […] [Read More »]( [Fake AIPAC’s Endorsement Of Apartheid Goes Viral And Top Jewish Exec Departs As Twitter Turmoil Mounts]( NEW YORK (JTA) – For a short time Thursday night, Twitter users could see a post that would confuse anyone plugged in to the world of Israel advocacy. “We  apartheid,” tweeted an account with the handle AIPAC, the acronym for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. The account’s profile picture was the same red-and-blue Jewish star […] [Read More »]( [Trump Vs. Desantis: A Simmering Rivalry Bursts Into View]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis have been on a collision course from the start. Eyeing the Florida governor as his most formidable foe within the Republican Party, the former president has sought to keep DeSantis in his place, often noting the role his endorsement played in lifting the relatively obscure congressman to […] [Read More »]( [Twitter Blue Signups Unavailable After Raft Of Fake Accounts]( Twitter’s relaunched premium service — which grants blue-check “verification” labels to anyone willing to pay $8 a month — was unavailable Friday after the social media platform was flooded by a wave of imposter accounts it itself had approved. It’s the latest whiplash-inducing change to the service where uncertainty has become the norm since billionaire […] [Read More »]( [UPDATE: Democrats Keep Senate Majority As GOP Push Falters In Nevada]( WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats kept control of the Senate on Saturday, repelling Republican efforts to retake the chamber and making it harder for them to thwart President Joe Biden’s agenda. The fate of the House was still uncertain as the GOP struggled to pull together a slim majority there. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s victory in […] [Read More »]( [Gedolei Torah View on Har HaBayis: a Halachic Analysis]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Recently, President Yitzchok Herzog indicated to the leaders of the Shas party that one of the greatest political challenges that lies ahead is in the negotiations about the status quo of the Temple Mount. He said that Itamar Ben-Gvir, the head of Otzma Yehudit, is “feared around the world.” […] [Read More »]( [Funds Vanish At Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX; Probe Underway]( NEW YORK (AP) — Collapsed cryptocurrency trading firm FTX confirmed there was “unauthorized access” to its accounts, hours after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday. The embattled company’s new CEO John Ray III said Saturday that FTX is switching off the ability to trade or withdraw funds and taking steps to secure […] [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](.