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[Bar-ilan Hosts Int’l Confab To Honor Jonathan Sacks’s Ideas]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – The Rabbi Sacks Legacy and Bar-Ilan University hosted a three-day international conference focusing on the views of the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks on countering religious extremism and on the responsibility of Israel and the Jewish nation in the modern age. The event took place on Bar-Ilan University’s campus in Ramat Gan […] [Read More »]( [Moving Day and Halacha]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com “Really? There are actual halachos about moving? You cannot be serious, Rabbi.” Well, we are serious and during Moving Day there is a little-known halacha that, very often, does apply – at least peripherally. But first, a short introduction. There are, generally speaking, always two options in which one […] [Read More »]( [Alec {NAME} To Be Charged With Manslaughter In Set Shooting]( SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Alec {NAME} and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico movie set, prosecutors announced Thursday, citing a “criminal disregard for safety.” Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies issued a statement announcing the charges against {NAME} and […] [Read More »]( [Rio Holocaust Memorial Remembers Jewish Victims – And Others]( RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro on Thursday opened the doors to a Holocaust Memorial that honors not only Jewish victims, but also lesser-known groups likewise persecuted by the Nazi regime. Curators hope that the memorial, perched atop one of Rio’s shapely hills with a view of Sugarloaf Mountain and the Guanabara Bay, […] [Read More »]( [Amazon Axes Charity Program Amid Wider Cost-Cutting Moves]( (AP) – Amazon is ending a charity donation program it ran for a decade in its latest cost-cutting move. In a blog post on Wednesday, the company said the program, called AmazonSmile, will shut down by February 20 because it had “not grown to create the impact” the retailer had hoped. The program allowed Amazon […] [Read More »]( [New Program Lets Private Citizens Sponsor Refugees In US]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Everyday Americans will be able to help refugees adjust to life in the U.S. in a program launched Thursday by the State Department as a way to give private citizens a role in resettling the thousands of refugees who arrive every year. The State Department program is called the Welcome Corps. The […] [Read More »]( [Flavored Cannabis Marketing Is Criticized For Targeting Kids]( NEW YORK (AP) — When New York’s first licensed recreational marijuana outlet opened last month, the chief of the state’s Office of Cannabis Management, Chris Alexander, proudly hoisted a tin of watermelon-flavored gummies above the crowd. Outside the Manhattan shop, he displayed another purchase — a jar containing dried flowers of a cannabis strain called […] [Read More »]( [China Accuses ‘Some Western Media’ Of COVID-19 Coverage Bias]( BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday accused “some Western media” of bias, smears and political manipulation in their coverage of China’s abrupt ending of its strict “zero-COVID” policy, as it issued a vigorous defense of actions taken to prepare for the change of strategy. The move in December to end mass testing and quarantines led […] [Read More »]( [US Treasury Buys Time For Biden And GOP On Debt Limit Deal]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The countdown toward a possible U.S. government default began Thursday with Treasury implementing accounting measures to buy time as frictions between President Joe Biden and House Republicans raise alarms about whether the United States can sidestep a potential economic crisis. The Treasury Department said in a letter to congressional leaders it has […] [Read More »]( [BREAKING: Mt. Sinai Reverses Decision, Grants Visitation Rights to Family of Impaired Patient]( MANHATTAN (VINnews) — The relatives of an Orthodox Jewish patient in distress are now being allowed to visit her. A highly credible source has informed VINnews that Mt. Sinai Hospital has reversed course, after refusing to allow the relatives to visit, and even calling the police, in addition to blocking a planned transfer. The source […] [Read More »]( [Florida Congressman Steube Hurt Falling In Fall Off Ladder]( FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Greg Steube sustained “several serious injuries” when he fell off a ladder while cutting trees on his property on Florida’s Gulf Coast, his office said Thursday. Steube spent the night in the intensive care unit where doctors are still assessing several serious injuries suffered in Wednesday 25-foot (7.6-meters) […] [Read More »]( [Nepal Crash: Airport Had No Instrument Landing System]( NEW DELHI (AP) — The newly opened airport in Nepal where a Yeti Airlines plane was attempting to land when it crashed over the weekend, killing all 72 on board, did not have a functioning instrument landing system that guides planes to the runway, an official said Thursday. Aviation safety experts said it reflects the […] [Read More »]( [Bangkok’s New Passenger Train Terminal Starts Operations]( BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand ushered in a new age of train travel on Thursday as Southeast Asia’s biggest railway station officially began operations. The government says the huge, modern development on the edge of central Bangkok will bolster the country’s position as a regional hub and boost its economy. It’s officially called Krung Thep Aphiwat […] [Read More »]( [Netanyahu: US A ‘Trusted Partner’ In Promoting Security, Advancing Peace]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Thursday in Jerusalem with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, the highest-level Biden administration official to visit Israel since the Nov. 1 Knesset election. The two men discussed Iran’s nuclear program and ways to broaden the Trump administration-brokered Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between the Jewish […] [Read More »]( [Orthodox Pilgrimage To The Grave Of Kabbalah Rabbi Buried In Istanbul Picks Up After COVID Slump]( ISTANBUL (JTA) — Dozens of Orthodox Jews gathered on a hill overlooking the Bosphorus Strait. Above them, guarding the hilltop, stood a Turkish military base, and below sat the swanky Istanbul neighborhood of Ortaköy. Dominating the view was the 15th of July Martyrs Bridge, which connects Europe and Asia. On the Asian side of the […] [Read More »]( [Ben-Gvir: Maher Younis Should Be Shipped Off To Syria]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Thursday expressed satisfaction with police efforts to prevent any major celebrations for Maher Younis, who was released earlier in the day after serving a 40-year prison term. “Police did not allow terrorism supporters to erect tents, wave PLO and Fatah flags in the streets, or […] [Read More »]( [Poland Reviews Security After Divers Found Near Key Port]( WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister said Thursday that the country was reviewing the supervision of its gas and oil installations and other strategic locations after a weekend incident in which three foreign divers had to be rescued from near a key oil port where they had no authorization to be. Premier Mateusz Morawiecki […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Annie Allen ע”ה ×—× ×” בת ירחמיאל ×ž× ×¡ הלוי]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 4:45 pm [Read More »]( [Israel’s Attorney General Calls On Netanyahu To Fire Deri]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara demanded on Thursday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fire coalition partner Aryeh Deri of the Shas Party from his government, in keeping with Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling. Baharav-Miara informed the prime minister that Deri must be removed as minister of interior and health and from his position as […] [Read More »]( [Israeli And PA Envoys Hurl Accusations At Security Council]( UNITED NATIONS (JNS) – The Israeli and Palestinian Authority ambassadors to the United Nations slung barbs at each other in a fiery debate on Wednesday at the U.N. Security Council. During the body’s quarterly open debate on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan told his counterpart from Ramallah to “save your false cries of […] [Read More »]( [Chief Rabbi Lau: Cell-Cultured Meat Is Parev, But Shouldn’t Be Eaten Or Marketed With Dairy Products]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a groundbreaking ruling, Israel’s Chief Rabbi David Lau stated that the cell-cultured meat produced by Israeli food tech company Aleph Farms is pareve. However, in order for it to be defined as such, the company, which produces its products from stem cells, will have to declare the meat to be vegetarian. […] [Read More »]( [Ben-Gvir Orders Police To Prevent Celebrations As Murderer Of Soldier Released From Jail After 40 Years]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Mahir Younes, one of the terrorists involved in the murder of IDF soldier Avraham Bromberg in 1980, was released from prison Thursday morning after 40 years behind bars. In the village of Ara in northern Israel, his family is preparing to welcome thousands of visitors. Meanwhile, police announced that they would work to […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Media Pundit Amit Segal: Deri Cannot Be Minister In Current Knesset, Could Be ‘Alternate PM’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of Wednesday’s bombshell decision by Israel’s High Court to disqualify Aryeh Deri from serving as a minister in the government, Deri’s tenure as interior and health minister is expected to end within days. Despite Deri stating that he would not resign, Channel 12 reported that both Deri and prime […] [Read More »]( [Rebbitzen Dvorah Spiegel a”h – A Regal Queen]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The pasuk in Mishei (14:1) tells us, “Chochmas nashim bansa Baisa – it is the wisdom of women that builds her house.” Perhaps no one personified this concept more than Rebbitzen Dvorah Esther Spiegel a”h, of Cedarhurst, New York. Today marks the shloshim of a remarkable Rebbitzen who served […] [Read More »]( [A Life of Remarkable Chesed – Gerald Feldhamer a”h]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com There are great individuals that often surround us, and yet because of their quiet demeanor, one hardly knows of their greatness. This Wednesday night and Thursday mark the shloshim of the petirah of a remarkable individual, Gerald Feldhamer, who dedicated his life to chesed and to serving the klal. […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2023 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](.