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[Michoel Shnitzler, Musician And Singer, Passes Away Suddenly At 62]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — The world of chasidic music mourns the untimely passing of Michoel Shnitzler, one of the most prolific and outstanding performers and composers over the last 40 years. Michoel released 15 albums in his lifetime with over 150 original songs and sang at thousands of weddings, providing the joyous backdrop for many […] [Read More »]( [In First, Iran’s President Addresses Palestinians In Gaza]( GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Iran’s president on Friday delivered an unprecedented speech to an annual pro-Palestinian rally in the Gaza Strip — a rare display of Iran’s importance to the Hamas militant group that rules the territory. Speaking virtually to hundreds of supporters of Hamas and the smaller Islamic Jihad militant group gathered […] [Read More »]( [Private Bill Signings Likely Show DeSantis’ Media Strategy]( TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a restrictive abortion bill at an evangelical church before enthusiastic supporters in one of Florida’s largest media markets. But that was last year, when DeSantis banned abortions after 15 weeks. This year DeSantis signed an even more restrictive bill, banning abortion after six weeks, in the […] [Read More »]( [Man Arrested In Massive Intelligence Leak Case Allegedly Railed Against Jews In Online Rant]( WASHINGTON (JTA) — Jack Teixeira, the National Guard airman arrested on charges of leaking a large trove of U.S. intelligence documents, reportedly recorded himself making antisemitic and racist slurs before opening fire on a target. The Washington Post first reported the video of the antisemitic rant, which was shared with members of the chat group […] [Read More »]( [NBA Star Domantas Sabonis’ Wife Says He Is Converting To Judaism]( CALIFORNIA (JTA) – When the Sacramento Kings face the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the NBA playoffs starting this weekend, they will be led by their Lithuanian-American — and soon-to-be-Jewish — center, Domantas Sabonis. The 26-year-old All-Star is in the process of converting to Judaism, according to his Jewish wife, Shashana Sabonis […] [Read More »]( [Dairy Farm Explosion Injures 1 Person, Kills 18,000 Cattle]( DIMMITT, Texas (AP) — An explosion at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle that critically injured one person and killed an estimated 18,000 head of cattle is the deadliest barn fire recorded since the Animal Welfare Institute began tracking the fires. Castro County Sheriff Salvador Rivera has said the Monday fire and explosion at […] [Read More »]( [Rav Pincus zt”l on Shmini]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the S’fas Tamim Foundation In this week’s parsha, Shmini, shortly after the passing of Aharon’s two sons, Nadav and Avihu, Moshe questioned the remaining sons: “Why did you not eat from sin-offering?”  The sin-offering was supposed to have be eaten by the Kohanim. Instead, the entire offering was burned. Aharon […] [Read More »]( [Spanish Climber Leaves Cave After 500 Days In Isolation]( MADRID (AP) — A Spanish mountain climber emerged Friday from a cave 70 meters (230 feet) underground where she spent 500 days isolated from the outside world. Beatriz Flamini, 50, of Madrid, left the cave in southern Spain shortly after 9 a.m. after being told by supporters that she had completed the feat she set […] [Read More »]( [Airport Reopens As South Florida Flood Water Slowly Recedes]( FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — One of Florida’s busiest airports reopened Friday morning, two days after an unprecedented deluge left planes and travelers stranded and turned Fort Lauderdale’s streets into rivers. Officials at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport completed final inspections after sunrise Friday and resumed operations at 9 a.m. In a tweet Friday morning, airport […] [Read More »]( [Mr. SAUL FINKELSTEIN ז”ל Sholom]( Family getting up: Mr. SAUL FINKELSTEINSon Mrs. Renee ChomskyDaughter [Read More »]( [Miraculous Rescue by Hatzolah Air of Sick Jewish Boy in Panama]( (VINnews) — A miraculous rescue took place of a frum 13 year old boy in Panama. Many selfless people were involved in the amazing story, including Hatzolah Air rescue teams, and the effort was coordinated by Hillel Fuld, an American entrepreneur who resides in Israel and has a large social media following. On Friday Mr. […] [Read More »]( [Digital Conglomerate Buys Right-wing App Parler]( NEW YORK (AP) — The digital media conglomerate Starboard said Friday it purchased the conservative social media site Parler and will temporarily take down the app as it undergoes a “strategic assessment.” The deal came months after another acquisition agreement with rapper Kanye West, legally known as Ye, collapsed in November. The terms of the […] [Read More »]( [Hezbollah Chief: Israel Didn’t Hit Hamas In Lebanon Strikes]( BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group on Friday claimed that Israel did not hit Hamas or Hezbollah targets in last week’s strikes on southern Lebanon. The strikes last Friday in south Lebanon came a day after militants fired nearly three dozen rockets from there at Israel, wounding two people and causing […] [Read More »]( [Another Win for Proposed Hasidic Village Adjacent to Kiryas Joel]( MONROE (VINnews) – Orange County is one step closer to becoming home to second a Hasidic village, now that an appeals court has rejected a pair of challenges to a plan to create a new village within the Town of Monroe. The Journal News ( reported that both the Town of Monroe and the Village […] [Read More »]( [In Rare Move, Haredi Magazine Publishes Photo Of A Woman — A Forgotten Donor To European Yeshivas]( NEW YORK (JTA) – When readers of Mishpacha magazine opened up the Passover issue, they found two surprises. The first was the unsung, mysterious story of a prolific American philanthropist, Jennie Miller Faggen, who supported dozens of European yeshivas before World War II. The second was a rarity in the world of haredi Orthodox publications: […] [Read More »]( [R’ Naftali Straus ז”ל]( Family getting up: Wednesday (4/19/23)Morning Mrs. Charlene StrausWife R’ Meir StrausSon R’ Nosson StrausSon R’ Moshe StrausSon Ms. Shoshana StrausDaughter Mrs. Chana PfeifferDaughter R’ Meir StrausBrother Mrs. Beaty ChaitSister [Read More »]( [Here’s Why Downpour In Florida Just Wouldn’t Stop]( MIAMI (AP) – In some ways, it was the Florida Man of storms – not quite knowing when to say when. Usually, thunderstorms fizzle out after they run out of rain or get cold air sucked in. They run out of gas. But not Wednesday, when the storm that hit Fort Lauderdale had a gas […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Rachel Fetman ע”ה רחל פטמן]( Family getting up: Rabbi Moshe Chaim FetmanSon [Read More »]( [JPMorgan Chase Profits Jump 52% Amid Banking Turmoil]( NEW YORK (AP) – JPMorgan Chase & Co. posted a 52% jump in its first quarter profits, helped by higher interest rates, which allowed the bank to charge customers more for loans. The bank saw deposits grow noticeably, as business and customers flocked to the banking titan after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and […] [Read More »]( [Report: Supreme Judge Thomas Sold Real Estate To Donor, Didn’t Report Deal]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative mega-donor Harlan Crow purchased three properties belonging to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his family, in a transaction worth more than $100,000 that Thomas never reported, according to the non-profit investigative journalism organization ProPublica. The 2014 real estate deal shines a new light on Thomas’s decades old relationship with Crow, […] [Read More »]( [Iranians Mark Jerusalem Day With “Death to Israel” Chants]( TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Tens of thousands of Iranians, some chanting “Death to America” and “Death to Israel,” marched in the capital of Tehran on Friday to mark Jerusalem Day, an annual show of support for the Palestinians. Senior Iranian officials attended the rally, including President Ebrahim Raisi. Since Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979, the […] [Read More »]( [In Rare Move, Charedi Magazine Publishes Photo Of A Woman — A Forgotten Donor To European Yeshivas]( NEW YORK (JTA) — When readers of Mishpacha magazine opened up the Passover issue, they found two surprises. The first was the unsung, mysterious story of a prolific American philanthropist, Jennie Miller Faggen, who supported dozens of European yeshivas before World War II. The second was a rarity in the world of haredi Orthodox publications: […] [Read More »]( [Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Survivor Honored On 80th Anniversary]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Tova Gutstein was born in Warsaw the year Adolf Hitler took power in Germany. She was 10 years old when the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto launched the first act of collective defiance against the Nazis in Europe. Now 90, she is among the few remaining witnesses of the ghetto uprising — […] [Read More »]( [The Bracha on the Trees and the Great Debates Surrounding It]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The Talmud (Brachos 43b) tells us that during the month of Nissan, when one goes out and sees trees blossoming recites the blessing, “Who has not left lacking in His world etc.” [The blessing is recited upon fruit trees that are blossoming]. On this small section of the Gemorah, […] [Read More »]( [What Is Discord, The Chatting App Tied To Classified Leaks?]( PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The chatting app Discord, which is one of the most popular ways gamers communicate online, finds itself at the center of an investigation into the leak of classified documents about the war in Ukraine. The investigation is unfolding as Discord makes an ambitious push to recruit more users and expand the […] [Read More »]( [Fatal Abduction Survivors Reveal Grisly Mexico Captivity]( (AP) – One of two Americans who survived a deadly abduction last month in Mexico says she watched the video of the drug cartel shootout that killed two of her close friends on one of the kidnappers’ phones. A road trip for cosmetic surgery took a fatal turn on March 3 when Latavia McGee and […] [Read More »]( [N. Korea Says It Tested New Solid-fuel Long-range Missile]( SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday it has successfully test-launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile powered by solid propellants, a development that if confirmed could possibly provide the country with a harder-to-detect weapon targeting the continental United States. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency issued the report a day after its […] [Read More »]( [Boeing Max Production Could Be Slowed By Issue With Parts]( SEATTLE (AP) – Boeing said Thursday that production and delivery of a “significant number” of its 737 Max planes could be delayed because of questions about a supplier’s work on the fuselages. Boeing said the supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, used a “non-standard manufacturing process” during installation of fittings near the rear of some 737s. Aircraft parts […] [Read More »]( [Montana Close To Becoming 1st State To Completely Ban TikTok]( HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers moved one step closer Thursday to passing a bill to ban TikTok from operating in the state, a move that’s bound to face legal challenges but also serve as a testing ground for the TikTok-free America that many national lawmakers have envisioned. Montana’s proposal, which has backing from the […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Shoshana Wacholder ע”ה]( Family getting up: Wednesday (4/19/23)AM Mr. Barry WacholderSon Barry and his brother will be sitting together in Elizabeth from Thursday 8:45pm- 11:30 pm Friday 7:30-2:00pm Motzei Shabbos 9:00 pm- 12:00am Sunday 9:00 am- 10:00 pm Mr. Jeff WacholderSon Jeff and his brother will be sitting in Brooklyn beginning Sunday 3:00pm- 11:30 pm Monday 7:30am-11:00 pm […] [Read More »]( [Tech Consultant Charged In Killing Of Cash App Founder Lee]( SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A tech consultant was arrested and charged with murder Thursday in the stabbing death of the gregarious and popular Cash App founder Bob Lee last week in downtown San Francisco, authorities said. Nima Momeni, 38, and Lee, 43, knew each other, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said at a news […] [Read More »]( [Harav Nosson Farkas ז”ל × ×ª×Ÿ]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:05 amMincha: 1:45 pmMaariv: 8:50 pm Rabbi Zev FarkasBrother Wife and children sitting shiva in 26 Zonnenfeld, Bnei Brak , Eretz Yisroel. Additional brother, Yossi ( George) Farkas sitting shiva in Toronto. [Read More »]( [Philadelphia Truck Break-in Ends In Parking Lot Dime Heist]( PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thieves may not have been counting on finding a mountain of change when they broke into a truck filled with $750,000 in dimes, but they still made off with a chunk of the cargo and left coins scattered around a Philadelphia parking lot, authorities said. Authorities say the thieves apparently fled with […] [Read More »]( [Chabad Students Lead Seders In 66 Countries, Including Peru, Thailand And Nepal]( LIMA (JNS) – In Cusco, Peru, they had to make their own kosher wine for Passover from scratch. In Manang, Nepal, they drove 20 hours through snowy mountains in a jeep packed with food and gear for the seders. And after 40 hours to get from New York to Pai, Thailand, they found their hired […] [Read More »]( [Trump Answers Questions For 7 Hours In NY Fraud Lawsuit]( NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump answered questions for nearly seven hours Thursday during his second deposition in a legal battle with New York’s attorney general over his company’s business practices, reversing an earlier decision to invoke his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination and remain silent. The Republican met all day with lawyers […] [Read More »]( [With rabbinic dispensation, New York Jews ship emergency supplies to Montreal on Passover]( NEW YORK (JNS) – It was late Thursday evening, the second night of Passover, and Yossi Margaretten was sitting at his family’s seder table when his phone rang. Margaretten glanced at the screen to see who was calling on the holiday. As the director of Chaverim of Rockland, a volunteer emergency-safety organization for the suburban […] [Read More »]( [Floridians and Pesach Vacationers Mop Up After Historic Rain Storm]( FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The water was rising around her car, and Amanda Valentine thought she was going to die. She had just gotten a warning on her phone about flash flooding, and now it was all around her. “I called my parents like, ‘I’m going to die. Like I’m going to drown. There’s […] [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](.