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[The Remarkable Beis Medrash Elyon: an Overview]( [The Remarkable Beis Medrash Elyon: an Overview]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Often there is a “Plan A.” But sometimes, one has to go with a “Plan B.” And, since everything is mishamayim, it soon becomes clear that perhaps Plan B was Hashem’s Plan A all along. The origins of Beis Medrash Elyon began not with Beis Medrash Elyon. Rather, it […] [Read More »]( [California Unlikely To Run Short Of Electricity This Summer Thanks To Storms, New Power Sources]( [California Unlikely To Run Short Of Electricity This Summer Thanks To Storms, New Power Sources]( Calif. (AP) — California regulators say the state is unlikely to experience electricity shortages this summer after securing new power sources and a wet winter that filled the state’s reservoirs enough to restart hydroelectric power plants that were dormant during the drought. The nation’s most populous state normally has more than enough electricity to […] [Read More »]( [DeSantis Pushes Past Embarrassing Campaign Start, Outlines Travel Schedule For Early State Visits]( [DeSantis Pushes Past Embarrassing Campaign Start, Outlines Travel Schedule For Early State Visits]( N.H. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday sought to push past an embarrassing beginning to his presidential campaign, outlining an aggressive travel schedule as his allies insisted they remain well funded and well positioned for a long Republican primary fight ahead. While DeSantis supporters privately acknowledged the bungled announcement was an unwelcome […] [Read More »]( [Twitter’s Launch Of DeSantis’ Presidential Bid Underscores Platform’s Rightward Shift Under Musk]( [Twitter’s Launch Of DeSantis’ Presidential Bid Underscores Platform’s Rightward Shift Under Musk]( YORK (AP) — Two years ago, signing a bill intended to punish Twitter and other major social media companies, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted the platforms as “suppressing ideas” during the COVID-19 pandemic and silencing conservative voices. What a turnaround. The new Elon Musk-owned version of Twitter helped DeSantis launch his bid for the […] [Read More »]( [How the end of the COVID health emergency affects your Medicare]( [How the end of the COVID health emergency affects your Medicare]( YORK (AP) – The COVID-19 public health emergency that started in January 2020 ended on May 11. When that happened, several Medicare rules and waivers that went into effect during the pandemic came to an end — and it may catch Medicare patients by surprise. Many of the changes were made to accommodate the […] [Read More »]( [Air Force Fighter Pilot Tapped By Biden To Be Next Joint Chiefs Chairman Has History Of Firsts]( [Air Force Fighter Pilot Tapped By Biden To Be Next Joint Chiefs Chairman Has History Of Firsts]( (AP) — The Air Force fighter pilot about to be nominated as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff got his call sign by ejecting from a burning F-16 fighter jet high above the Florida Everglades and falling into the watery sludge below. It was January 1991, and then-Capt. CQ Brown Jr. […] [Read More »]( [Nvidia Stuns Markets And Signals How Artificial Intelligence Will Reshape Technology Sector]( [Nvidia Stuns Markets And Signals How Artificial Intelligence Will Reshape Technology Sector]( (AP) — Shares of Nvidia, already one of the world’s most valuable companies, skyrocketed Thursday after the chipmaker forecast a huge jump in revenue, signaling how vastly the broadening use of artificial intelligence could reshape the tech sector. The California company is close to joining the exclusive club of $1 trillion companies like Alphabet, […] [Read More »]( [Delaware Taps Artificial Intelligence To Evacuate Crowded Beaches When Floods Hit]( [Delaware Taps Artificial Intelligence To Evacuate Crowded Beaches When Floods Hit]( (AP) – Delaware’s low elevation mixed with crowded beaches and limited exit routes make the state particularly vulnerable to massive flooding, but officials hope an influx of federal infrastructure money will trigger future evacuation plans automatically via artificial intelligence. The Biden administration was set to announce a total of $53 million in grants Thursday […] [Read More »]( [Need an Appetizer for Tonight’s Shavuos Meal?]( [Need an Appetizer for Tonight’s Shavuos Meal?]( the Kosher Foody Did you ever think about Breaded Green Bean Fries? It is easy to make and delicious! It can be done in 5 easy steps: Bring a pot of water to a boil and put your fresh and cleaned green beans in it for 2 minutes. You are blanching and not cooking […] [Read More »]( [Yeshiva University Honors Iron Dome Inventor]( [Yeshiva University Honors Iron Dome Inventor]( YORK (JNS) – New York’s Yeshiva University has bestowed its highest honor on the inventor of Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system. IDF Brig. Gen. (res.) Daniel Gold, head of Israel’s Defense Research and Development Directorate (DDR&D-MAFAT), was awarded the university’s Presidential Medallion at its 92nd Annual Commencement Ceremony this week at Madison Square […] [Read More »]( [MIRACLE: Missing Israeli Found Safe in Jordan…After 2 Years!]( [MIRACLE: Missing Israeli Found Safe in Jordan…After 2 Years!]( (VINnews) — A young Israeli man has miraculously been found alive in Jordan, after disappearing for two years. Shalom Rotban, a Chabad man in his twenties from Kiryat Malachi, suffered post-traumatic-stress disorder (PTSD) after a rocket strike near his home in 2012 when he was a child. Rotban went missing several times in the […] [Read More »]( [Swedish Online Fashion Retailer Blocks 42,000 Customers For Returning Too Many Purchased Items]( [Swedish Online Fashion Retailer Blocks 42,000 Customers For Returning Too Many Purchased Items]( (AP) — Sweden-based online fashion retailer Boozt AB said Thursday it has blocked 42,000 customers for returning too many items they had purchased, calling their actions too costly for the company and the environment. Ask Kirkeskov Riis, a spokesman for multibrand online store selling clothes and beauty products, said customers who were indefinitely blocked […] [Read More »]( [Iran Unveils Latest Version Of Ballistic Missile Amid Wider Tensions Over Nuclear Program]( [Iran Unveils Latest Version Of Ballistic Missile Amid Wider Tensions Over Nuclear Program]( Iran (AP) — Iran unveiled on Thursday what it called the latest iteration of its liquid-fueled Khorramshahr ballistic missile amid wider tensions with the West over its nuclear program. Authorities showed off the Khorramshahr-4 to journalists at an event in Tehran, with the missile on a truck-mounted launcher. Defense Minister Gen. Mohammad Reza Ashtiani […] [Read More »]( [Harav Mordch Ary Teitelbaum ז”ל הרב מרדכי ארי’ טייטלבוים]( [Harav Mordch Ary Teitelbaum ז”ל הרב מרדכי ארי’ טייטלבוים]( getting up: [Read More »]( [Made in China – Rabbi Gadi and Avigayil Louzoun, Chabad of Foshan, China]( [Made in China – Rabbi Gadi and Avigayil Louzoun, Chabad of Foshan, China](   By: Chaya Chazan Download PDF For Yom Tov Reading   For us, shlichus was a way of expressing our gratitude to the Rebbe for everything his shluchim gave to us. Neither of us was born in a Chabad family, but I remember shluchim coming to my gan classroom and blowing the shofar, visiting […] [Read More »]( [Austin Hopes F-16 Fight Jet Training For Ukrainian Pilots Will Begin In Coming Weeks]( [Austin Hopes F-16 Fight Jet Training For Ukrainian Pilots Will Begin In Coming Weeks]( (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday he hopes that training for Ukrainian pilots on American-made F-16 fighter jets will begin in the coming weeks, bolstering Ukraine in the long run but not necessarily as part of an anticipated spring counteroffensive against Russia. Austin spoke as defense leaders from around the world assembled […] [Read More »]( [Photos: South Korea, US Troops Hold Large Live-fire Drills Near Border With North Korea]( [Photos: South Korea, US Troops Hold Large Live-fire Drills Near Border With North Korea]( South Korea (AP) — The South Korean and U.S. militaries conducted large live-fire drills near the border with North Korea on Thursday, despite the North’s warning that it won’t tolerate what it calls an invasion rehearsal on its doorstep. The drills, the first of five rounds of live-fire exercises through mid-June, mark 70 years […] [Read More »]( [US Economic Growth For Last Quarter Is Revised Up To A Still-tepid 1.3% Annual Rate]( [US Economic Growth For Last Quarter Is Revised Up To A Still-tepid 1.3% Annual Rate]( (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a lackluster 1.3% annual rate from January through March as businesses wary of an economic slowdown trimmed their inventories, the government said Thursday in a slight upgrade from its initial estimate. The government had previously estimated that the economy grew at a 1.1% annual rate last quarter. […] [Read More »]( [South Korea Launches First Commercial-grade Satellite, As North Korea Plans First Spy Satellite]( [South Korea Launches First Commercial-grade Satellite, As North Korea Plans First Spy Satellite]( South Korea (AP) — South Korea successfully launched a commercial-grade satellite for the first time Thursday as part of its growing space development program, as rival North Korea is pushing to place its first military spy satellite into orbit. The two Koreas, technically in a state of war, have no military reconnaissance satellites of […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Dana Foster ע”ה]( [Mrs. Dana Foster ע”ה]( getting up: Thursday (5/25/23)AM [Read More »]( [Chief Justice Roberts Says Supreme Court Can Do More On Ethics, But Offers No Specifics]( [Chief Justice Roberts Says Supreme Court Can Do More On Ethics, But Offers No Specifics]( (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts said there is more the Supreme Court can do to “adhere to the highest standards” of ethical conduct, an acknowledgment that recent reporting about the justices’ ethical missteps is having an effect on public perception of the court. Speaking at a law dinner Tuesday where he was honored […] [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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