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[7 Thing to Know About the Chad Gadya]( (By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times) Everyone grew up with it. It signifies the end of the Pesach Seder. And every family has it’s own tune to it. Father bought the kid (a sheep or goat) for two zuzim. But the bobcat came and ate the kid. The dog came and […] [Read More »]( [16 Things to Know About Simchas Yom Tov]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com SPECIAL LIGHT There is a fascinating Zohar Chadash (Shir HaShirim 1a) that tells us of a special holy light that encompasses every Jewish Neshama on each of the six Yomim Tovim (and most Poskim include Rosh HaShana as well). This light, however, is unable to shine forth and impact […] [Read More »]( [Bob Lee, Cash App Founder And MobileCoin Exec, Slain At 43]( SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bob Lee, a technology executive who created Cash App and was currently chief product officer of MobileCoin, was fatally stabbed in San Francisco early Tuesday, according to the cryptocurrency platform and police. The San Francisco Police Department said in a press release that officers responded to a report of a stabbing […] [Read More »]( [Chicago Police Send Large Response To Downtown Trump Tower]( CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police said SWAT officers responded Wednesday to a domestic incident at the Trump International Hotel and Tower, located in the city’s central Loop near the Chicago River. The large police presence outside the condo-hotel quickly drew attention from workers and tourists in the busy area. “At this time, we believe this […] [Read More »]( [FedEx Combines Air, Ground, Other Operations To Slash Costs]( NEW YORK (AP) — FedEx will combine almost all of its ground, air and other operations by next year as part of a $4 billion cost cutting plan. The package delivery company said Wednesday that FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Services and other FedEx operating companies will be rolled into a single entity by June […] [Read More »]( [Donald Trump, The Attention Economy’s Most Potent Stimulus]( NEW YORK (AP) – In the currency of today’s attention economy, Donald Trump is the world’s richest man. His media-engulfed arraignment in New York was an out-of-court Exhibit A. In returning to the no-business-like-show-business metropolis that propelled him to tabloid-fodder fame so many years ago, the former president also returned to the very stage where […] [Read More »]( [Rav Aharon Kotler’s Secret Method of Sefira]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com A NEW METHOD OF COUNTING SEFIRA ACCORDING TO RAV AHARON KOTLER Written in honor of the author’s new twin granddaughters, Esther and Sara Hoffman ****Only $5700 left for this Maos Chittim cause – an almanah and a single mom*** During the seven weeks of the Omer, Klal Yisroel […] [Read More »]( [Analysis: Trump Hush Money Case Raises Thorny Legal Issues]( NEW YORK (AP) — The coverup is worse than the crime, the expression goes. And in the hush money case against former President Donald Trump, prosecutors say the coverup made the crime worse. In an indictment unsealed Tuesday, prosecutors say the 45th president falsified records about three hush money payments in order to keep potentially […] [Read More »]( [US Flies Nuclear-capable Bombers Amid Tensions With N. Korea]( SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States flew nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the Korean Peninsula again on Wednesday in a show of strength against North Korea amid concerns that the North might conduct a nuclear test. The long-range bombers took part in joint aerial drills with U.S. and South Korean fighter jets over the […] [Read More »]( [Two Jewish, Retired Naval Leaders Tell Some Memorable Stories Of Holiday Seders At Sea.]( SAN DIEGO (JNS) – The Torah reserves some of its most elegant poetry for nautical phenomena amid the Red Sea parting. Exodus 15 describes the “heart of the sea” and Divine nostrils blowing “majestic” waters. Immediately after Miriam’s song celebrating the maritime miracle, the next verse announces that no water can be found after a […] [Read More »]( [Johnson Elected Chicago Mayor In Victory For Progressives]( CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher, was elected as Chicago’s next mayor Tuesday in a major victory for the Democratic Party’s progressive wing as the heavily blue city grapples with high crime and financial challenges. Johnson, a Cook County commissioner endorsed by the Chicago Teachers Union, won a close race […] [Read More »]( [Democrats’ Choice Wins Key Wisconsin Supreme Court Race]( MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic-backed Milwaukee judge won the high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race Tuesday, ensuring liberals will take over majority control of the court for the first time in 15 years with the fate of the state’s abortion ban on the line. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz, 60, defeated former Justice […] [Read More »]( [Clashes Break Out On Temple Mount As Waqf Claims ‘Jews Plan To Bring Pesach Sacrifice’, Rockets Fired From Gaza]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Despite the coordinated efforts of Israeli security forces as well as Jordanian officials to keep Temple Mount out of the Ramadan tensions, the Waqf, the body which is tasked with maintaining the Islamic customs on Temple Mount, caused a commotion late Tuesday night which immediately spilt out to Gaza. Jordan had repeatedly […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Police Clear Muslim Rioters From Al Aqsa Mosque]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israeli police arrested more than 350 Muslim rioters on Wednesday who had barricaded themselves inside Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque. The rioters, who had smuggled fireworks, clubs and stones into the mosque, blocked the doors inside using iron rods, closets and other objects, police reported. Overnight, they chanted incitement, threw stones and shot fireworks […] [Read More »]( [Molid on Yom Tov]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The head of a match is made of sulfur, glass powder, phosphorus and an oxidizing agent. When the match is struck on Yom Tov two things happen: • The first thing that happens is the friction caused by the glass powder rubbing together produces enough heat to turn a […] [Read More »]( [Upgrading Our Eiruv Tavshilim..]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com On Wednesday, we will all be making an Eiruv Tavshilim. Generally speaking, we use an egg and a Matzah for an Eruv Tavshillin. But should we? Whatever happened to Hidur Mitzvah – doing a Mitzvah in the best possible way? Let;s come back to this, later. Whenever any day […] [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. 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