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[Concern Over NYC Police Filming Of People Leaving Drake Show]( NEW YORK (AP) — Some audience members leaving a concert by Drake at a Manhattan theater came outside to see a New York Police Department officer filming those filing out, raising concerns from privacy advocates over what would be done with the footage. The NYPD said Monday the video would only be used for a […] [Read More »]( [Israel, US Launch Major Juniper Oak Military Drills]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – The Israel Defense Forces and U.S. Central Command on Monday launched Exercise Juniper Oak 2023, which is taking place in Israel and the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The drills will include a live-fire event with more than 140 aircraft including B-52s, F-35s, F-15s, F-16s, F/A-18s, AC-130 Hercules transports, AH-64 Apache helicopters, 12 naval […] [Read More »]( [Yad Vashem To Unveil ‘The Book Of Names’ At The United Nations]( NEW YORK (JNS) – It’s a book filled with the names of 4.8 million murder victims. The blank pages at the end, though, are especially haunting. In recognition of this year’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yad Vashem is set to unveil on Thursday an installation at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. This […] [Read More »]( [THE DEFINITIVE RAP: Holocaust Remembrance Day, Interview with Dr Moshe Katz]( It is 80 years since the Holocaust began. The lessons we have learned in history is that we cannot forget what has happened. We cannot forget because of the victims, their persecutions and horrible deaths. We cannot forget because of the survivors, who witnessed and lost so much, and we cannot forget because Jews, and […] [Read More »]( [US Proposes Once-A-Year Covid Shots For Most Americans]( WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to protect against the mutating virus. This means Americans would no longer have […] [Read More »]( [Education Commissioner Rosa Orders NYC to Complete Yeshiva Probe Within 6 Months]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — New York State’s Education Department (NYSED) has imposed a deadline for New York City to complete its investigations into yeshivas. The NYSED set a six month deadline for the city to complete its probes into dozens of Charedi yeshivas. Commissioner of Education Betty Rosa, who has targeted yeshivas for years, gave […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Sara Kohl ע”ה חיה שרה]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:00 amMincha: 4:50 pmMaariv: 5:30 pm Mrs. Shavy ItzkowitzDaughter Mr. Shloima KohlSon Mr. Sam KohlSon Afternoon Mr. Menachem KohlSon Will return from Israel to sit shiva starting Wednesday morning. Shiva end date Jan 31 [Read More »]( [Is Tipping Getting Out Of Control? Many Consumers Say Yes]( NEW YORK (AP) – Across the country, there’s a silent frustration brewing about an age-old practice that many say is getting out of hand: tipping. Some fed-up consumers are posting rants on social media complaining about tip requests at drive-thrus, while others say they’re tired of being asked to leave a gratuity for a muffin […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Judy Silber ע”ה Yehudis Touba Tzirel Bas Chanania Yom Tov Lipa]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:30 amMincha: 4:45 pmMaariv: 5:05 pm Rabbi Ephraim Silber Husband Rabbi Mayer Silber Son Mrs. Brookie Silber Daughter Mrs. Dina Silber Daughter [Read More »]( [2 Michigan Girls Survive After Car With Dad Goes Into Lake]( PARK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Two sisters escaped from a car that went into a lake in western Michigan and then shivered for hours in soggy coats and bare feet before finally finding help, authorities said. Their 52-year-old father, who was driving the car, was dead when divers located the vehicle Sunday in Lake Macatawa, […] [Read More »]( [Microsoft Invests Billions In ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI]( (AP) – Microsoft says it is making a “multiyear, multibillion dollar investment” in the artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT and other tools that can write readable text and generate new images. The tech giant on Monday described its new agreement as the third stage of a growing partnership with San Francisco-based OpenAI that […] [Read More »]( [Deri Criticizes Supreme Court Decision, Promises To ‘Return Ballot To The Voters’]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Coalition lawmakers gathered at a Shas faction meeting at the Knesset in a show of support for party chairman Aryeh Deri on Monday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Deri from the Cabinet on Sunday, in accordance with a Supreme Court ruling canceling his eligibility to serve in a ministerial role. “We will […] [Read More »]( [Jordanian Court Orders Israel To Pay $500K To Shooting Victim]( AMMAN (JNS) – A Jordanian court ordered Israel’s embassy in Amman to pay $500,000 in compensation to a Jordanian citizen injured by an embassy security guard on July 23, 2017. The court accepted the claim of the plaintiff, Maher Fares Ibrahim, that he was 80% disabled and couldn’t support himself, according to Jordanian media. Ibrahim, […] [Read More »]( [US: Ex-FBI NY Counterintelligence Agent Aided Russian Oligarch]( NEW YORK (AP) — A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official has been indicted on charges he helped a Russian oligarch, in violation of U.S. sanctions. He was also charged, in a separate indictment, with taking cash from a former foreign security officer. Charles McGonigal, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s counterintelligence division in […] [Read More »]( [AJC Head Working With ‘Israeli Friends’ To Prevent Changes To Law Of Return]( NEW YORK (JNS) – American Jewish Committee CEO Ted Deutch said he is working with his Israeli friends to prevent the government in Jerusalem from changing the Law of Return. Under the current law, an individual with a single Jewish grandparent is eligible for automatic Israeli citizenship. “We want the Israeli government and our friends […] [Read More »]( [Dems: Biden Should Be ‘Embarrassed’ By Classified Docs Case]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior Democrats, dismayed by a steady stream of startling disclosures, expressed criticism Sunday of how President Joe Biden handled classified material after leaving office as vice president and disappointment that the White House has not been more forthcoming with the public. Lawmakers who might have anticipated questions focusing on the debt limit […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Rosalyn (Roz) M Segal ע”ה רייזל משה בת דוד הכהן]( Family getting up: Rabbi Harvey ZupnikBrother Rabbi Menachem ZupnikBrother Sitting in Passaic (263 Pennington Avenue) from Wednesday morning. Rabbi Dov ZupnikBrother Sitting in Har Nof Rabbi Binyomin SegalSon Sitting in Providence RI (45 Vassar Ave) through Wednesdays afternoon Mrs. Dvora PapelowDaughter [Read More »]( [Authorities Search For Motive In Lunar New Year Massacre]( MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — Authorities searched for a motive for the gunman who killed 10 people at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club during Lunar New Year celebrations, slayings that sent a wave of fear through Asian American communities and cast a shadow over festivities nationwide. The suspect, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, was found […] [Read More »]( [US Ends Probe Into Ford SUV Exhaust Issues Without A Recall]( DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency has closed a more than six-year investigation into exhaust odors in Ford Explorer passenger cabins, determining that the SUVs don’t have high levels of carbon monoxide and don’t need to be recalled. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it reviewed more than 6,500 consumer complaints, […] [Read More »]( [Likud MKs Call On Government To Raze Illegal Village Of Khan Al-Ahmar]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Knesset member Danny Danon (Likud) on Monday morning led a fact-finding visit to a hilltop overlooking the illegal Bedouin encampment of Khan al-Ahmar, located on Highway 1 between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea. The gathering, which included a press conference, was also attended by Likud MK Yuli Edelstein, the chairman of the Foreign […] [Read More »]( [Eda Chareidis Joins Farmers Prayers For Rain After Dryest Winter Months In Past 50 Years]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel is experiencing one of the dryest winters in recent years, with precipitation at the end of January at less than 60% of annual levels. Worried farmers from religious Kibbutzim and Moshavim initiated a special prayer assembly at the Kotel Sunday to pray for rain for their parched fields. The assembly took […] [Read More »]( [Tucker Carlson Mocks Israeli Leftist Singer Ahinoam Nini For Davos ‘Lizard Overlords’ Performance]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson is known for his sometimes controversial statements regarding liberals and left-wingers. In his latest show, Carlson chose to mock left-wing singer Ahinoam Nini for her eccentric performance in Davos at the recent World Economic Forum. Carlson called the forum a “Lizard Overlords” meeting, alluding to a fabricated […] [Read More »]( [Netanyahu Assures US National Security Advisor That ‘Judicial Reforms Will Have Broad Consensus, Unlike Current Proposal’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During a meeting last week between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Netanyahu conveyed a message of reassurance to the US administration regarding the plans for judicial reform, according to a Channel 12 report. Netanyahu reportedly said at the meeting that “as far as I’m concerned, […] [Read More »]( [Sheriff: Suspect In Dance Club Shooting Killed Self In Van]( MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — The hunt for a gunman who killed 10 people at a ballroom dance club during Lunar New Year celebrations ended Sunday when authorities found him dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside the van in which he fled after a second shooting was thwarted. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna […] [Read More »]( [STUDY: Wearing Tefillin Can Protect Heart Health]( CINCINNATI (VINnews) — A new study suggests that wearing Tefillin can have health benefits. As reported by the Jerusalem Post, the cardiovascular health of people who wear a “tefillin shel-yad” on their arms can benefit, according to research from the University of Cincinnati. The research was published in the journal PLOS ONE by Professor Jack […] [Read More »]( [KOSHER POLITICS: George Santos is a Complete Fraud]( NEW YORK (VINnews Podcast) — New York Republican Congressman George Santos fabricated almost everything about his life. He lied about being a Jew, lied about his grandparents being in the Holocaust, lied about his “esteemed” career in finance, and falsely claimed that his mother’s death was linked to 9/11. He is a disgrace, and should […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2023 Vos Is Neias, All rights reserved. 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