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[DeSantis Pushes Ban On Diversity Programs In State Colleges]( TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced plans to block state colleges from having programs on diversity, equity and inclusion, and critical race theory. The Republican governor debuted the proposal as part of a larger, higher education legislative package that is expected to be taken up by the GOP-controlled statehouse when […] [Read More »]( [Stranded Humpback Whale Dies On Long Island Beach]( LIDO BEACH, N.Y. (AP) — A 35-foot (11-meter) humpback whale washed ashore and later died on a New York beach, one of several cetaceans discovered over the past two months along the shores of New York and New Jersey. The whale was discovered Monday morning at Lido Beach West Town Park on Long Island. Officials […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Dina Kotler ע”ה ×“×™× ×”]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:30 amMincha: 2:00 pmMaariv: 7:00 pm R’ Chizkiyohu LobenbergBrother R’ Boruch KotlerSon Mrs. Chani HettlemanDaughter R’ Shmuel KotlerSon Mrs. Gitty EpsteinDaughter Mrs. Raizy ShapiroDaughter Starting Thursday morning R’ Yerachmiel KotlerSon Mrs. Chavi WeissDaughter Starting Thursday morning R’ Shabsi KotlerSon Mrs. Mali DolginSister Mrs. Brochie SorscherDaughter Starting Thursday morning [Read More »]( [‘Woke’ Regents Exam Ripped For Including ‘Anti-Zionist Propaganda’]( NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VINnews) — Jewish leaders blasted a Regents exam which was administered last week as “unconscionable and shameful” for asking questions biased against Israel and the Jews. Dov Hikind and others condemned the Global History and Geography Regents II which asked two egregious questions, and gave a distorted version of the […] [Read More »]( [Cheaters Beware: ChatGPT Maker Releases AI Detection Tool]( SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The maker of ChatGPT is trying to curb its reputation as a freewheeling cheating machine with a new tool that can help teachers detect if a student or artificial intelligence wrote that homework. The new AI Text Classifier launched Tuesday by OpenAI follows a weeks-long discussion at schools and colleges over […] [Read More »]( [Prosecutors File Charges In Set Shooting By Alec {NAME}]( SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Alec {NAME} and a weapons specialist have been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico movie set, according to court documents filed by prosecutors Tuesday. Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies filed the charging documents naming {NAME} and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, […] [Read More »]( [Notorious Antisemite Caught Distributing Hundreds of Anti-Jewish Flyers; No Charges Filed]( FLORIDA (VINnews) — Police issued citations for “littering” to four men last weekend, including the head of the ‘Goyim Defense League,” for distributing hundreds of antisemitic flyers to private homes in Palm Beach. However they will not be charged with any actual crimes. Contained in zipped plastic bags, the flyers say vicious things about elected […] [Read More »]( [Is the Parshas HaMahn Segulah Countermanding Pirkei Avos?]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com If someone were keeping tabs on these things, it is perhaps the Parnassah Segulah that has gone most viral of all other Segulos. Numerous Torah internet sites link to the parsha of the Mahn and explain that one will become wealthier if we recite this section (Shmos 16:4 until […] [Read More »]( [American Express Launches Products For Small Businesses]( NEW YORK (AP) — American Express is launching a suite of financial service products for small businesses as it aims build up its presence in the small business sector. The services, called Business Blueprint, stem from the credit card giant’s acquisition of fintech Kabbage in 2020. American Express had been offering small business lines of […] [Read More »]( [The Modzitzer Rebbe on Parshas B’Shalach]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the S’fas Tamim Foundation This week’s parsha discusses that apogee of Hashem’s Divine Providence to Klal Yisroel – the exodus from Mitzrayim. In regard to the actual sending out of the nation of Israel from Mitzrayim, the Yalkut Shimoni (Tehillim 819) cites Rabbi Pinchas in the name of Rabbi Hoshiyah: […] [Read More »]( [Two Israelis Injured In Car Ramming Attack]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Two Israelis were injured on Tuesday in a car ramming attack. The incident took place at the Tapuah Junction in the West Bank. The Rescuers Without Borders emergency service says its medics are treating two people, both of which are conscious. It lists their conditions as light and moderate. According to the report, […] [Read More »]( [Bennett Vows Return To Premiership, Calls On Us Jewry To ‘Embrace’ Israel]( NEW YORK (JNS) – Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennet vowed on Monday to return to politics, comparing himself to Yitzhak Rabin and Benjamin Netanyahu, both of whom recaptured the premiership after lengthy periods out of office. “In Israel, we can be recycled. It never ends. Rabin was prime minister from ’74 to ’77 and […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Miriam Weiss ע”ה מרים גיטשא בת אברהם יעקב]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:45 amMincha: 5:00 pmMaariv: 5:20 pm Mrs. Michelle Goldschmied Daughter Mr. Zvi (Stevie) WeissSon Mr. Chaim WeissSon [Read More »]( [Santos Steps Down From House Panels Amid Ethics Issues]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. George Santos of New York told GOP colleagues Tuesday he is temporarily stepping down from his two congressional committees, a move that comes amid a host of ethics issues and a day after he met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Santos has faced numerous calls for his resignation and is […] [Read More »]( [Meet The Israeli Doctor Helping Thousands In Ethiopia Receive Eye Care]( Ethiopia (JNS) – When Israeli ophthalmologist Morris Hartstein visited Gondar in 2014 for a family volunteering trip, he did not know he would start an initiative that would help more than 8,000 Ethiopians receive eye care. Today, he is the founding director of Operation Ethiopia, a non-profit incorporated in 2022 and dedicated to providing Ethiopians […] [Read More »]( [Drugmaker Pfizer Starts Low With 2023 Earnings Forecast]( (AP) – Pfizer surprised Wall Street with a prediction for a bigger-than-expected sales drop this year for two key products: its COVID-19 vaccine and treatment. The drugmaker also released an earnings forecast that is below analyst expectations, sending shares lower before the opening bell Tuesday. Pfizer expects sales of both the vaccine Comirnaty and the […] [Read More »]( [Police: 10 Wounded In Drive-By Shooting In Central Florida]( LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Ten people were injured during a drive-by shooting in a central Florida neighborhood, police said. Lakeland Police Chief Sam Taylor said during a news conference that two of the victims were critically injured Monday afternoon, while the wounds of the other eight victims weren’t considered life-threatening. The victims were males between […] [Read More »]( [Joint Training Drill Simulates Devastating Blaze At Housing Complex For The Disabled In Bnei Brak]( Bnei Brak – On Monday morning in Bnei Brak, a joint training drill simulating the response of combined emergency services to a residential building fire at a housing complex for disabled youth was conducted by United Hatzalah, Fire and Rescue services, the Israeli Police, the municipality, Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center and other emergency and security […] [Read More »]( [Blinken In Mideast Renews Appeal For Israel-Palestinian Calm]( JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a two-day visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank on Tuesday with renewed appeals for Israeli-Palestinian calm amid an alarming spike of violence. Blinken was meeting Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Ramallah on Tuesday, a day after […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Margaret Rosskamm ע”ה מאלא מלכה בת לוי]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:30 amMincha: 1:30 pmMaariv: 8:30 pm Mrs. Channi RaiceDaughter Mrs. Miriam GreenhausDaughter Mrs. Gittel SilbigerDaughter Will be sitting in Lakewood on Thursday and Friday at 1504 Berkowitz Ave, 08701 Rabbi Yisroel RosskammSon Will be sitting in Denvor on Thursday evening and Friday at 1371 Utica St, Denver, CO 80204 Mr. Shloime […] [Read More »]( [Biden To Highlight Grant For NYC Rail Tunnel Under Hudson]( WASHINGTON (AP) — New day, new tunnel. President Joe Biden is ready to showcase a $292 million mega grant that will be used to help build a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey, part of a broader effort to draw a contrast between his economic vision and that […] [Read More »]( [OP-ED: You Don’t Have To Be Zionist To Side With Israel Against Its Enemies]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The unceasing debate about the right of Israel to exist legitimately according to Torah theology will continue forthwith, just as it has for the 75 years of its existence. Some see it as the portent of Moshiach, others say that its very existence delays the coming of Moshiach. This is a Machlokes […] [Read More »]( [Neturei Karta Members Demonstrate In Support Of Palestinians, Condemn Israeli ‘Atrocities’]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Tens of Neturei Karta members gathered for an anti-Israel demonstration in New York in the wake of the terrorist attacks on Friday and Shabbat. The demonstrators expressed their support for the terrorists killed in Jenin on Thursday during IDF operations in the city. In disturbing footage released on social media, members […] [Read More »]( [KOSHER POLITICS: Tragedy in Neve Yaakov; Brooklyn Jew falsely accused of kidnapping; Should ‘Yeshiva Week’ be abolished?]( NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VIN Podcast) — This past Shabbos, an unspeakable tragedy took place, a horrific terror attack which deeply impacted the entire frum community. How can we cope with this? What should our response be? PLUS: A Jewish Brooklyn man was falsely accused of trying to kidnap a child. The entire story […] [Read More »]( [Florida GOP Leaders Want To Get Rid Of Gun Permits]( TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Saying gun owners don’t need a government permission slip to protect their God-given rights, Florida’s House speaker proposed legislation Monday to eliminate concealed weapons permits, a move Democrats argue would make a state with a history of horrific mass shootings less safe. Republican leaders, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, have expressed support […] [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](.