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[Trump Indictment And Hush Money Investigation, Explained]( NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump has become the first former president to be indicted in a criminal case after a grand jury investigation into hush money payments made on his behalf during the 2016 presidential campaign. The unprecedented indictment comes as the Republican faces other legal investigations and launches a bid to return to […] [Read More »]( [FBI Documents Give New View Into Las Vegas Shooter’s Mindset]( LAS VEGAS (AP) — The high-stakes gambler who opened fire on a concert crowd on the Las Vegas Strip in 2017, killing 60 and injuring hundreds more, was apparently angry over how the casinos were treating him despite his high-roller status, according to a fellow gambler whose interview with the FBI is detailed in hundreds […] [Read More »]( [REPORT: Ivanka Trump No Longer Advising Her Father – ‘She can’t help him now’]( FLORIDA (VINnews) — Ivanka Trump has decided to keep her distance from her father, who is endlessly embroiled in controversies. According to PEOPLE magazine quoting an unnamed source, “”Even though Ivanka loves her dad, she knows how impossible he can be.” “Donald does what he wants, and she can’t help him now,” the source added. […] [Read More »]( [Watch Roy Neuberger on: “Why Are We So Stringent on Chometz?”]( [Read More »]( [WATCH: AOC shocked to discover her ‘adoring fan’ is actually Chaya Raichik!]( CAPITOL (VINnews) — Libs of Tiktok creator Chaya Raichik managed to track down AOC after days of attempts. The socialist Congresswoman maligned and defamed Raichik during a recent Congressional hearing. AOC was shocked to discover it was Raichik, and immediately insulted her before fleeing. Watch full video below: Last week I attempted to talk with […] [Read More »]( [Lawyer: Trump Indicted; 1st Ex-president Charged With Crime]( NEW YORK (AP) – A lawyer for Donald Trump said Thursday he’s been told that the former president has been indicted in New York on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter. It becomes the first ever criminal case against a former U.S. president and […] [Read More »]( [9 Killed In Army Black Hawk Helicopter Crash In Kentucky]( FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Nine people were killed in a crash involving two Army Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopters conducting a nighttime training exercise in Kentucky, Army officials said Thursday. Nondice Thurman, a spokesperson for Fort Campbell, said the deaths happened Wednesday night in southwestern Kentucky during a routine training mission. A statement from […] [Read More »]( [Netanyahu Supporters Block Highway To Support Judicial Plan]( TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Thousands of right-wing Israelis on Thursday blocked a main highway in Tel Aviv as they demonstrated in favor of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the country’s judicial system. The crowd was much smaller than the hundreds of thousands of people who have taken to the streets in recent […] [Read More »]( [Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis To Visit Israel]( FLORIDA (JTA) – Even though he hasn’t officially declared his Republican presidential campaign (yet), Ron DeSantis has been pitching his governance of Florida as a model for running the United States — telling Fox News last week, for example, that “we can get America back on track and back on our foundations” by following Florida’s […] [Read More »]( [Japanese Surfer Nears 90 And Talks Of Catching Waves At 100]( FUJISAWA, Japan (AP) — A busy company owner for the early part of his life, Seiichi Sano began anew at 80 by climbing Mt. Fuji. Apparently not challenged enough by Japan’s highest peak, he almost immediately took up surfing. Sano turns 90 later this year, and after being recognized by Guinness World Records as the […] [Read More »]( [Manhattan Claws Back People As Urban Counties Stem Outflow]( NEW YORK (AP ) – Turns out the pandemic hasn’t permanently dissuaded people — especially immigrants — from seeking their fortunes amid Manhattan’s gritty streets and neon lights. The county that encompasses Manhattan added more than 17,000 residents in the year ending last July after losing almost 111,000 people in the previous 12-month period, according […] [Read More »]( [911 Recordings Show Terror At Nashville School During Attack]( NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville authorities released 911 calls Thursday that capture the terror inside an elementary school during this week’s mass shooting as people in hushed voices urged dispatchers to send help with sirens, crying and gunfire audible in the background. One caller told a dispatcher that she could hear gunshots as she hid […] [Read More »]( [Fox Lawsuit Highlights Effects Of Conspiracies On Dominion]( PHOENIX (AP) — In Arizona’s most populous county, elected officials are bracing for what could happen when it comes time to replace its $2 million-a-year contract for voting equipment. Officials in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, say they have no concerns about their current vendor, Dominion Voting Systems. The problem is that the company has […] [Read More »]( [Report: Chinese State-sponsored Hacking Group Highly Active]( BANGKOK (AP) — A Chinese hacking group that is likely state-sponsored and has been linked previously to attacks on U.S. state government computers is still “highly active” and is focusing on a broad range of targets that may be of strategic interest to China’s government and security services, a private American cybersecurity firm said in […] [Read More »]( [Law & Order’s Diane Neal Makes Aliyah]( NEW YORK (ISRAEL HAYOM)- American actress Diane Neal has left Hollywood behind and moved to Israel. Neal, best known for her role as New York Assistant District Attorney Casey Novak in the television series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” made aliyah through the Nefesh B’Nefesh organization, the Aliyah and Integration Ministry and the Jewish […] [Read More »]( [Chabad of the Western Wall – Did you put on Tefillin Today?]( Heinachta Tefillin Hayom? By: Chaya Chazan Rabbi Shmuel and Sara Malka Weiss, Chabad of the Western Wall, Yerushalayim Our shlichus is very unique. We don’t have a Chabad house; instead, all our activities are done outdoors. Our last expansion was a couple new folding chairs. After our initial meeting, we never see most of our […] [Read More »]( [A Real Clear Cut Case of Pidyon Shvuyim]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman UPDATED: We need $30,000 of it by Monday, before the lawyer appears before the judge. There is an incarcerated frum individual from the Five Towns/Far Rockaway community who has struggled with addictions and has made some poor choices. He has been there for 8 weeks and is facing several years in […] [Read More »]( [Bank Failures Highlight Declining Deposits]( NEW YORK (AP) – Depositors have accelerated withdrawals amid recent bank failures and sharply rising interest rates, raising concerns about the industry’s health and ability to withstand a crisis, experts says. Bank deposits fell by nearly $720 billion between the second and fourth quarters of 2022, leaving banks’ cash assets at their lowest levels in […] [Read More »]( [Blinken Compares Bosnia Serb Leader To Putin]( SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has compared the policies of the Bosnia Serb separatist leader to those of Russian President Vladimir Putin following his moves to curb dissent and LGBTQ rights. Blinken tweeted late Wednesday that “Milorad Dodik’s attacks on basic rights and freedoms in Republika Srpska show he is […] [Read More »]( [Philippine Ferry Fire Kills 31 People; At Least 7 Missing]( MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A fire broke out on a ferry in the southern Philippines and raged overnight for eight hours, killing at least 31 of the approximately 250 passengers and crew, officials said Thursday. A Philippine ferry carrying 82 people and crew caught fire as it approached a port south of Manila. Coast guard […] [Read More »]( [Welcome to Klal Yisroel, Dvorah Rus bas Sarah!]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Welcome to Klal Yisroel, Dvorah Rus! We stand in awe of you. Also known as Kassy Dillon, Dvorah Rus is a political commentator on Fox News, a documentary producer, and a media strategist. And while attending a small women’s college in Western Massachusetts, she founded Lone Conservative, an online publication created […] [Read More »]( [Russia To Keep Missile Test Notices Under Cold War-era Deal]( MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will continue to give the U.S. advance notice about its missile tests despite suspending the last remaining nuclear arms treaty between the two countries, a top Russian diplomat said Thursday. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov’s statement reversed one he made Wednesday, when he said Moscow had halted all information exchanges with […] [Read More »]( [Russia Arrests Wall Street Journal Reporter On Spying Charge]( MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s security service arrested an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal on espionage charges, the first time a U.S. correspondent has been detained on spying accusations since the Cold War. The newspaper denied the allegations. Evan Gershkovich was detained in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg while allegedly trying to obtain […] [Read More »]( [After 16 Years, Israeli Court Exonerates Convicted Murderer Roman Zadorov Due To ‘Reasonable Doubt’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a dramatic reversal of three previous court decisions, the  Nazareth District Court announced Thursday the acquittal of Roman Zadorov, who was convicted for the 2006 murder of Tair Rada in her school in Qatzrin in the Golan Heights. Zadorov, who had been imprisoned for 15 years after his arrest and subsequent […] [Read More »]( [British Home Secretary Beefs Up Security Measures For Jewish Community Against Antisemitism]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman has announced new steps to improve security in Jewish communities and crack down on antisemitic crimes. According to the plan, synagogues and religious schools will be granted 15 million GBP for protective security measures in 2023-24 as part of the Jewish Community Protective Security grant, an […] [Read More »]( [2 US Army Helicopters Crash In Kentucky, Deaths Feared]( NEW YORK (AP) — Two military helicopters crashed Wednesday night in southwestern Kentucky during a routine training mission, the U.S. Army’s Fort Campbell said in a statement. The status of the crew members was unknown, it added, but as many as nine casualties could be expected. The two HH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, part of the 101st […] [Read More »]( [Chareidi Couple Brutally Attacked By Israeli Left-Wing Demonstrators: ‘We Were Nearly Lynched’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During the course of Sunday’s furious anti-reform demonstrations in the wake of the firing of Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, a chareidi couple happened to reach Kaplan street in Tel Aviv in their car, the center of the protests. The couple, realizing their error, tried to make a U-turn but tens of […] [Read More »]( [Agatha Christie novels edited by HarperCollins to remove offensive references to Jews]( (JTA) — HarperCollins has revised multiple novels by the famed British mystery writer Agatha Christie to remove references to Jews and other minorities deemed offensive by sensitivity readers. The edits, which the British Telegraph first reported on Sunday, add Christie to a growing list of authors whose work is getting tweaked for contemporary audiences. Roald […] [Read More »]( [NY Health Dept Pulls Controversial Billboard Telling Orthodox Jews to Vaccinate]( CEDARHURST (VINnews) — The New York Health Department has launched a new ad campaign targeting Jews in the Five Towns, and some believe it is bigoted. Earlier this week, a truck with a large billboard sat in the parking lot of Gourmet Glatt urging Orthodox Jews to get vaccinated before traveling to Israel. The sign […] [Read More »]( [New Shidduch Initiative at Pesach Hotels: Red Sea Singles (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)]( NEW YORK (VIN Podcast) — This week, the founders of ‘Red Sea Singles’ joined Yaakov M to discuss their exciting new shidduch program. Zach and Eli, two single young men, launched this initiative to encourage kosher hotels to host shidduch-aged boys for free, if they agree to date girls staying at the hotel. The program’s […] [Read More »]( [Jackson, NJ Lowers Required Minimum Land Plot Size For Houses Of Worship]( NEW JERSEY (JNS) – The town council in Jackson, N.J.—home to a growing Orthodox population—announced that it will lower the zoning threshold for houses of worship. Those who want to build new synagogues in the area, for example, will now need just a one-acre plot, while previous regulations required two acres. One-acre plots are much […] [Read More »]( [7 California Officers Charged In Death Of Man In Custody]( LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors charged seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse with involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in connection with the 2020 death of a man who screamed “I can’t breathe” while multiple officers restrained him as they tried to take a blood sample. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced the […] [Read More »]( [China Threatens To Retaliate If McCcarthy Meets Taiwan Leader]( BEIJING (AP) — China threatened retaliation on Wednesday if U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets with Taiwan’s president during her upcoming trip through Los Angeles. President Tsai Ing-wen left Taiwan Wednesday afternoon on a tour of the island’s diplomatic allies in the Americas, which she framed as a chance to demonstrate Taiwan’s commitment to democratic […] [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](.