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[horav hatzdik Harav Shmelke Leifer chista raba lavha will be at his bis hamdrsh in BP 10:00 AM then in the new big bis hachaim Har Shalom in monsey]( Great Tzadik & magid [Read More »]( [Meta Testing New Subscription Service For Verified Accounts]( NEW YORK (AP) – Meta is testing a new subscription service that would let Facebook and Instagram users pay for a verified account. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta Verified on his social media accounts Sunday. Testing will begin in New Zealand and Australia this week and will roll out to other countries soon, he […] [Read More »]( [Police Investigating as Beloved Chesed Shel Emes Member Killed in Florida]( MIAMI (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – A dedicated volunteer for Chesed Shel Emes Florida was found dead Sunday morning in a North Miami Beach parking lot, the victim of what is believed to be an apparent robbery. 40 year old Hershy Schwartz was fatally shot in his car near North Miami Avenue and NE 167th Street. Chesed […] [Read More »]( [UN Ocean Treaty Talks Resume With Goal To Save Biodiversity]( NEW YORK (AP) – United Nations members gather Monday in New York to resume efforts to forge a long-awaited and elusive treaty to safeguard the world’s marine biodiversity. Nearly two-thirds of the ocean lies outside national boundaries on the high seas where fragmented and unevenly enforced rules seek to minimize human impacts. The goal of […] [Read More »]( [Israel Slams Delegation’s Removal From African Union Summit 2023]( RTHIOPIA (JNS) – An Israeli delegation was ejected on Saturday from the African Union’s annual summit in Ethiopia, a move the Israeli Foreign Ministry blamed “extremist” countries influenced by Iran. “Israel looks harshly upon the incident in which the [Foreign Ministry] Deputy Director for Africa, Ambassador Sharon Bar-Li, was removed from the African Union hall […] [Read More »]( [Uneasy Calm In LA Jewish Neighborhood After Arrest Of Shooting Suspect Who Said He Targeted Jews]( LOS ANGELES (JTA) — The morning after Los Angeles police arrested a man suspected of shooting two Jews outside their synagogues, the biggest indicator of disruption in the neighborhood where the incidents took place was a caravan of news trucks. Along Pico Boulevard, the thoroughfare running through the Pico-Robertson neighborhood that is home to a […] [Read More »]( [Flaco The Escaped Zoo Owl Can Remain In The Wilds Of NYC]( NEW YORK (AP) — For two weeks, an owl that escaped from New York’s Central Park Zoo has flown from treetop to treetop, eluding capture and amassing legions of fans worried about its ability to survive alone in the big city. Would Flaco, a majestic Eurasian eagle-owl, go hungry because he hadn’t developed an ability […] [Read More »]( [Ukraine’s Jews Escape Trauma To New Lives In Israel]( UKRAINE (JNS) – Tears rolled down Yelena Shevchenko’s face as she recalled her terrifying experiences when Russia attacked Kyiv in the early weeks of its war against Ukraine. Russia has fired countless rockets at Ukraine’s capital city and destroyed critical electricity infrastructure. Between Feb. 24, 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, and Feb. 12, 2023, the […] [Read More »]( [Decision To Shoot Down Balloons Puts Spotlight On Hobbyists]( MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Decisions to shoot down multiple unidentified objects over the U.S. and Canada this month have put a spotlight on amateur balloonists who insist their creations pose no threat. Over the last three weeks, U.S. President Joe Biden has ordered fighter jets to shoot down three objects detected in U.S. air space […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Minister Tells Us Envoy To ‘Mind His Business’ On Judicial Reforms]( JERUSLAEM (JNS) – Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli rebuked U.S. Ambassador Tom Nides on Sunday, after the American envoy jumped into the debate over Jerusalem’s proposed judicial reform package. “I say to the American ambassador, slam the breaks on yourself and mind your own business,” said Chikli regarding Nides’s call for the Israeli government […] [Read More »]( [FBI Records Deepen Mystery Of Dig For Civil War-era Gold]( CLEARFIELD, Pa. (AP) — The court-ordered release of a trove of government photos, videos, maps and other documents involving the FBI’s secretive search for Civil War-era gold has a treasure hunter more convinced than ever of a coverup — and just as determined to prove it. Dennis Parada waged a legal battle to force the […] [Read More »]( [Family: Boy, 11, Dies Of Infection After Sprained Ankle]( WINTER PARK, Fla. (AP) — An 11-year-old Florida boy died just days after a sprained ankle led to a flesh-eating bacterial infection, family members said. Jesse Brown, a fifth grader at Lakemont Elementary School in Winter Park, was injured while using a treadmill last month, his cousin, Megan Brown, told local news outlets. Winter Park […] [Read More »]( [Blinken Arrives For Tour Of Turkey’s Earthquake Zone]( ISTANBUL (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in southern Turkey on Sunday and set off on a tour of the earthquake disaster zone accompanied by his Turkish counterpart. State-run Anadolu news agency reported that Blinken and Mevlut Cavusoglu, left Incirlik air base near Adana by helicopter for nearby Hatay province, one of […] [Read More »]( [Netanyahu: Israel Actively Thwarting ‘Relentless’ Iranian Attack Plots]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel is ceaselessly confronting Iran’s nefarious activities, as the Islamic Republic’s attempts to attack the Jewish state are unending, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. Speaking at the weekly Cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said, “On the Iranian front, our efforts are unceasing for the simple reason that Iran’s acts of aggression […] [Read More »]( [Antisemitic NYTimes Reader Furious Over Being ‘Forced to Accommodate’ Brooklyn Eruv]( NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VINnews) — In an eye-popping display of the insane derangement of antisemites who detest Jews for no reason other than our lineage, a commenter on a NY Times article became enraged over an eruv wire which is practically invisible. Joel Petlin, superintendent of the Kiryas Joel School District, outspoken Jewish […] [Read More »]( [Turkish Teen Filmed ‘Last Moments’ From Quake-hit Apartment]( ADIYAMAN, Turkey (AP) — A 17-year-old high school student has captured Turkish hearts after he filmed a farewell message to his loved ones as he was trapped under the rubble of his home during last week’s earthquake. Taha Erdem and his family were fast asleep when a 7.8 magnitude quake hit their hometown of Adiyaman […] [Read More »]( [Yeshiva University Basketball Team Cancels Game After Opponent Backtracks on Shabbos Commitment]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — The Director of Athletics at Yeshiva University posted a tweet saying that the school’s basketball team was apparently forced to forfeit a game, after not being given sufficient time to warm up following Shabbos. On Motzei Shabbos, Greg Fox posted a tweet saying that the game against Farmingdale was cancelled. He […] [Read More »]( [Rabbi Instructs United Hatzalah Volunteers In Bnei Brak To Carry Weapons On Shabbat]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) – Following the deadly terror attacks that took place near a synagogue in Neve Yaakov and two weeks later in the heart of the Ultra-Orthodox neighborhood Ramot in which 10 people were killed in total, the issue of whether or not members of the Ultra-Orthodox should carry weapons has been raised once again. […] [Read More »]( [US Lawmakers Introduce Bills To Halt Flow Of American Tax Dollars To UNRWA]( WASHINGTON (JNS) – U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) formally introduced The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Accountability and Transparency Act on Friday, which aims to stop the flow of American taxpayer dollars to that body. “UNRWA’s lengthy and detailed history of promoting anti-Semitism, violence and terrorism through ‘educational’ materials, and its continued ties […] [Read More »]( [Brother Of Terrorist Who Shot Father And Son In Jerusalem Indicted]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Prosecutors filed an indictment on Sunday against the brother of the terrorist who last month shot and seriously wounded an Israeli father and son in Jerusalem. Omar Aliwat, 29, was indicted for leaving the handgun and ammunition used by his 13-year-old brother in the attack in a storage bin adjacent to their […] [Read More »]( [Netanyahu Appoints Ben-Gvir To Head Anti-Incitement Team Combatting ‘Violence On Social Media And Other Platforms’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced at Sunday’s cabinet meeting that he has called on National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to head a team which will fight the incitement in the Arab sector. Ben-Gvir will receive additional reinforcements of investigators, police and legal officials, in coordination with the Justice Ministry, the Shabak, […] [Read More »]( [UK Chief Rabbi Participates at Historic Shul Opening in Arab Emirates (VIDEO)]( United Arab Emirates (VINnews) — On Thursday, the UAE opened its first official shul, a milestone that is a direct result of the historic Abraham Accords. The shul is part of a religious center housing a mosque and church as well, with the aim of promoting interfaith coexistence in the Muslim nation. The shul was […] [Read More »]( [Syrian State Media: Israel Airstrikes Kill 5 In Damascus]( DAMASCUS (AP) — Israeli airstrikes targeted a residential neighborhood in central Damascus early Sunday, Syrian state news reported. Loud explosions were heard over the capital around 12:30 a.m. local time, and SANA reported that Syrian air defenses were “confronting hostile targets in the sky around Damascus.” Syrian state media agency SANA, citing a military source, […] [Read More »]( [Jimmy Carter, 39th US President, Enters Hospice Care At Home]( ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter, who at 98 years old is the longest-lived American president, has entered home hospice care in Plains, Georgia, a statement from The Carter Center confirmed Saturday. After a series of short hospital stays, the statement said, Carter “decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family […] [Read More »]( [Blinken: China’s Balloon Incursion ‘Must Never Happen Again’]( MUNICH (AP) — The top diplomats from the United States and China met on Saturday in the first high-level contact between their countries since the U.S. shot down an alleged Chinese spy balloon two weeks ago, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken sending the message that Beijing’s surveillance program had been “exposed to the world.” […] [Read More »]( [3 NYC Firefighters Critically Hurt In Wind-swept Staten Island House Fire]( NEW YORK (AP) — Three New York City firefighters were critically injured Friday in what the commissioner said was a “very close call” as wind-swept flames tore through a Staten Island duplex. They are alert and expected to survive, officials said. Firefighters rescued a lieutenant from the second floor after he transmitted a mayday signal […] [Read More »]( [High-rise Fire Kills 1, Displaces 400 Residents In DC Suburb]( SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — One person died and one is in critical condition after a fire early Saturday at a high-rise apartment building in a suburb of Washington, D.C., the Washington Post and other local media reported. The fire in downtown Silver Spring sent more than a dozen other people, including three firefighters, to […] [Read More »]( [Miriam Blasbalg]( Wife of Reb Yankel Blasbalg a”h Levaya on Sunday 11:00AM from Shomrei Hadaas 38 and 14th Ave [Read More »]( [Turkey: Couple Saved 296 Hours After Quake, But Children Die]( ISTANBUL (AP) — A couple and their son were pulled alive from under a collapsed apartment building more than 12 days after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake ravaged parts of Turkey and Syria, although the child later died at a hospital, Turkish state media reported Saturday. A foreign search team from Kyrgyzstan rescued Samir Muhammed Accar, […] [Read More »]( [Off Camera, Fox Hosts Doubted 2020 Election Fraud Claims]( WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — To millions of viewers, Fox News hosts gave allies of former President Donald Trump a platform to champion false claims that he lost the 2020 election because of voter fraud. To one another, they expressed doubts about the claims and mocked the people making them. Private exchanges between Fox News hosts […] [Read More »]( [Tesla Driver Killed After Plowing Into Firetruck On Freeway]( WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) — A Tesla driver was killed and a passenger was critically injured Saturday when the car plowed into a fire truck that was parked on a Northern California freeway to shield a crew clearing another accident, fire officials said. Four firefighters who were in the truck when it was struck on […] [Read More »]( [North Korea Confirms ICBM Test, Warns Of More Powerful Steps]( SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Sunday its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test was meant to further bolster its “fatal” nuclear attack capacity against its rivals, as it threatened additional powerful steps in response to the planned military training between the United States and South Korea. Saturday’s ICBM test, the North’s first missile […] [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](.