Top Stories from VosIzNeias.com

[Mrs. Esther Aron ע”ה]( Family getting up: Thursday (12/15/22)AM Mr. Shmuel AronSon Mrs. Richie GeretzDaughter [Read More »]( [A Review of Chanukah For Those Who Aren’t in School, and For Those Who Are..]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com FEEL FREE TO PRINT AND REVIEW.. CHANUKAH HISTORICAL CONTEXT Chanukah occurred during the time of the Second Beis HaMikdash approximately in the year 3596/165 B.C.E. The Seleucid Greeks (or Syrian Greeks) ruled and enacted decrees against Klal Yisrael, outlawing the Jewish religion. The Greeks forbade Torah study and the […] [Read More »]( [Cuban Curiosity: Raft With Us Flag Caught In Plain View]( HAVANA (AP) — Onlookers scratched their heads at a peculiar scene just off the coast of Havana on Monday — Cuba’s coast guard intercepted nearly a dozen passengers from a scrappy blue handmade raft with an American flag painted along the bow. Handmade rafts are hardly out of the ordinary in Cuba, where innumerable vessels […] [Read More »]( [Gov. Hochul Announces New Unit To Battle Hate Crimes At Antisemitism Summit]( NEW YORK (JTA) – New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a new “hate and bias prevention unit” to combat antisemitism and other forms of hate on Monday. The unit will include public education and outreach efforts, a “rapid response team” to assist communities affected by a bias or hate incident, and regional councils where community […] [Read More »]( [OP-ED: We Need More Data on the Shidduch Crisis (and Many Other Things)]( NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VINnews) — Recently, Dr. Yosef Sokol released a breakthrough study about the Shidduch Crisis. He surveyed 15,000 people, and worked meticulously to ensure the accuracy of his results. If correct, his data may challenge the “age-gap” theory (which is very logical but has not been statistically proven), and may point […] [Read More »]( [Israel Ranked Fifth-safest Country For Tourists]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel is the fifth-safest country in the world for tourists to visit, according to data on the 50 most popular destinations. According to data reviewed by The Swiftest analytics startup for its Travel Safety Index, published earlier this month, the top-ranked country was Singapore, followed by Denmark, Netherlands and Switzerland. Israel came […] [Read More »]( [Lord David Young, British-Jewish Politician And Favorite Fixer For Margaret Thatcher, Dies At 90]( London (JTA) – Lord David Young, a British-Jewish member of the House of Lords who advised Conservative governments in the United Kingdom from Margaret Thatcher to David Cameron died on Thursday at the age of 90. Young also worked as a businessman and ran Jewish charities before and after becoming a favorite fixer for Thatcher […] [Read More »]( [Florida Lawmakers Hope To Aid Ailing Home Insurance Market]( TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers on Monday began considering ways to shore up the state’s struggling home insurance marke t in the year’s second special session devoted to the topic. Lawmakers are considering legislation to help keep private insurers solvent by creating a $1 billion reinsurance fund, reducing litigation costs and compelling some customers […] [Read More »]( [Peru President Proposes Moving Up Elections Amid Massive Protests]( LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s newest president, Dina Boluarte, gave in to protesters’ demands early Monday announcing in a nationally televised address that she will send Congress a proposal to move up elections. Boluarte’s decision came after thousands of demonstrators took to the streets around Peru for another day on Sunday to demand that she […] [Read More »]( [Park Outdoors: Subaru Recalls Ascent SUVs Due To Fire Risk]( DETROIT (AP) — Subaru is telling the owners of nearly 272,000 SUVs in the U.S. to park them outdoors due to the risk of a fire. The company is recalling the 2019 through 2022 Ascents after getting reports of two fires. There were no reports of injuries. The company says a bolt that holds the […] [Read More »]( [Free Ride: DC Unveils Bold Plan To Boost Public Transit]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare for the District of Columbia and other major cities that public transit was a lifeline for essential workers and that even modest fares could be a burden to them. So the nation’s capital is introducing a groundbreaking plan: It will begin offering free bus fares to residents […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Active Protection System Passes Live-Fire Test]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – The Iron Fist active protection system, made by Haifa-based defense company Elbit Systems, has successfully completed a series of interception tests as part of its development process and installation on board Israel Defense Forces armored personnel carriers and D9 armored bulldozers. Joint tests conducted by the Israeli Defense Ministry, the IDF and […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Rafael Frenkel ז”ל]( Family getting up: Thursday (12/15/22)AM Mr. Avi FrenkelSon Mrs. Rikki FrenkelDaughter [Read More »]( [Israeli Army Acknowledges Regrettable Shooting Death Of Palestinian Girl]( JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Monday acknowledged that its troops fatally shot a teenage Palestinian girl during an operation in the West Bank, saying she was unintentionally hit by fire aimed at gunmen in the area. It was a rare admission of an error by the military, which has carried out daily arrest […] [Read More »]( [Grilling Company Weber To Be Taken Private In $3.7B Deal]( NEW YORK (AP) – Grilling company Weber is being taken private in a deal valued at about $3.7 billion. Investment funds managed by BDT Capital Partners LLC will buy all of the outstanding shares of Weber Inc. that they don’t already own for $8.05 per share. Weber’s board has approved the transaction, which is expected […] [Read More »]( [Mossad Director Reveals Last Telegram Of Israeli Spy Eli Cohen]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Mossad Director David Barnea on Monday publicly revealed for the first time the last telegram the intelligence agency received from spy Eli Cohen prior to his capture in Syria. The telegram, which was revealed during the dedication of the Eli Cohen Museum in Herzliya, is dated Feb. 19, 1965, the day on […] [Read More »]( [Scientists Say Eruption Of Hawaii Volcano Continues To Ease]( HONOLULU (AP) — The eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island continues to ease, scientists said Sunday, reinforcing an earlier pronouncement that the mountain’s first flare-up in nearly 40 years might soon end. “We have good news to report,” Ken Hon, the scientist in charge of the U.S. Geological Survey at the […] [Read More »]( [Caving to Protests, China To Drop Some Travel Tracking As It Relaxes COVID Rules]( BEIJING (AP) — China planned to stop tracking some travel on Monday, potentially reducing the likelihood people will be forced into quarantine for visiting COVID-19 hot spots, as part of an uncertain exit from the strict pandemic policies that helped fuel widespread protests. At midnight, the smart phone app that recorded a person’s travel between […] [Read More »]( [Bad Weather Delays Fuel From Reaching Busy Florida Airport]( ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Officials at Orlando International Airport say bad weather has prevented the delivery of reserve jet fuel, prompting fears that visitors to the nation’s seventh-busiest airport could face delays. Airport officials on Sunday reassured visitors that contingency plans are in place. In a tweet, airport officials said that storms along the Gulf […] [Read More »]( [Iran Execution: Man Publicly Hanged From Crane Amid Protests]( TEHRAN (AP) — Iran executed a second prisoner on Monday convicted over crimes committed during the nationwide protests challenging the country’s theocracy, publicly hanging him from a construction crane as a gruesome warning to others. The execution of Majidreza Rahnavard came less than a month after he allegedly fatally stabbed two members of a paramilitary […] [Read More »]( [Two Dead in Givat Zev Scaffolding Collapse]( Givat Zev (VINnews) — Two construction workers were killed today on Harakefet Street in Givat Zev when an external wall of a 12-story building collapsed. According to two MDA medics, they arrived at the scene and saw a group of workers walking around who appeared to be suffering from anxiety attacks. There was much shouting […] [Read More »]( [Elon Musk Accuses Fauci of Funding Research That Killed Millions and Lying to Congress]( CALIFORNIA (Yaakov M / VINnews) — In a stunning tweet, Elon Musk accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of lying to Congress and funding Covid “research” that killed millions of people. The tweet came in a response to astronaut Scott Kelly, brother of AZ Democrat Senator Mark, who praised Fauci and accused Musk of mocking and promoting […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Police Units Search For Moishy Kleinerman After New Evidence Surfaces]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of new evidence about the whereabouts of missing 16-year-old Moishy Kleinerman, police have intensified search and rescue efforts around Meron. Channel 12 news reported that police are investigating a person who claims to have seen Moishy in an area near Meron that had not been previously covered by police […] [Read More »]( [Israeli TV Celeb’s Son Asks Rabbi Edelstein: ‘How Does One Become A Great Rabbi?’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli media celebrity Yinon Magal is famous for his biting attacks on left-wing, anti-Netanyahu elements and his popular daily show on national radio with left-wing journalist Ben Kaspit. Magal, who was born secular and served for a short time in the Knesset as a member of the Jewish Home party, leads a […] [Read More »]( [15-Year-Old Palestinian Girl Killed In Jenin During Arrest Raid, IDF: We’ll Investigate]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The IDF is reportedly investigating the death of a 15-year-old Palestinian girl during an arrest raid in Jenin Sunday night. ג'× ×™×Ÿ , תיעוד מרגע פריקת הכוח המיוחד , הכוח זוהה ×¢'י המחבלים שיורים עליהם ברגע שפורקים pic.twitter.com/sytXCFzC9N — בז news (@1717Bazz) December 11, 2022 Video of IDF soldiers during arrest raid in […] [Read More »]( [KOSHER POLITICS: Musk releases “Twitter Files” exposing massive censorship. Biden releases vicious criminal to Russia for basketball player.]( In this episode Yaakov M discusses: Elon Musk has released bombshell Twitter files which expose the deep censorship and corruption by Twitter against conservatives. Twitter shadow-banned many conservatives, including Trump, Libs of Tiktok, Dan Bongino, and many others, despite no violation of policies. They colluded with the FBI to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop scandal, […] [Read More »]( [Tasting or Eating Before Lighting Chanukah Candles]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com By the time most people usually get home from work, the time to kindle the Chanukah lights has already arrived. And by the time the whole family gets together to actually light, another ten to fifteen minutes may have elapsed. What’s the story with sneaking in a quick taste […] [Read More »]( [FLASHBACK: The Many Instances Twitter Executives Gaslighted Us About Shadow-Banning Conservatives]( (VINnews) — For years, Twitter assured us they do not target conservatives. CEO Jack Dorsey and other high-level execs insisted (even under oath) that “shadow banning” is a right-wing fabrication, conjured up by conspiracy theorists. Well, they’ve been gaslighting us. Surprise. In Elon Musk’s “Twitter Files,” journalist Bari Weiss, a leftist, exposed the “blacklisting” of […] [Read More »]( [The Cutie-Pie Forgers]( by Rabbi Yair Hofffman for the Sefas Tamim Foundation HALACHA Please note that some of the details of the question below may have been altered to facilitate the privacy of individuals involved. QUESTION: I am a Rebbe of some very cute young boys. Recently, two of the boys made what I deemed to be a […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Rita Wolf ע”ה Raizel Rochel bas R’ Shmuel a]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 4:15 pmMaariv: 4:45 pm Mr. Moishe WolfHusband R’ Moishe SonnenblickBrother Mr. Raffi WolfSon Mrs. Chava DunnerDaughter Mr. Tzvika WolfSon Mr. Sammy WolfSon Mr. Yanki WolfSon [Read More »]( [Mrs. Rita Wolf (Raizel Rochel bas R’ Shmuel a”h)]( Shiva at 1131 Somerset Avenue, Lakewood Aveilim: Moshe Wolf, Husband Raffi Wolf, Son Chava Dunner, Daughter Tzvika Wolf, Son Sammy Wolf, Son Yanki Wolf, Son Moishe Sonnenblick, Brother Shachris 8:00 Mincha 4:15 Maariv 4:45 The family asked that people refrain from visiting between 1-3pm and after 10pm. Besuros Tovos. [Read More »]( [Mrs. Edith Fisch ע”ה Ettel Golda Bas R Yitzchok Isaac Halevi]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:15 amMincha: 4:15 pmMaariv: 4:45 pm R’ Boruch FischSon Ms. Pearl FischDaughter [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](.