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[Rediscovering the Graves of Three ‘Esteemed’ Moroccan Rabbis After 60 Years]( [Rediscovering the Graves of Three ‘Esteemed’ Moroccan Rabbis After 60 Years]( (JNS) – The tombs of three celebrated 17th- and 18th-century rabbis—Jacob Ben Malca, Hasday Almosnino and Jacob Marrache—have been rediscovered after more than 60 years at a cemetery in Tétouan in northern Morocco. Renewed knowledge of the whereabouts of these graves, in a town that is a U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) […] [Read More »]( [Texas Is Using Disaster Declarations to Install Buoys and Razor Wire on the US-Mexico Border]( [Texas Is Using Disaster Declarations to Install Buoys and Razor Wire on the US-Mexico Border]( PASS, Texas (AP) — Wrecking ball-sized buoys on the Rio Grande. Razor wire strung across private property without permission. Bulldozers changing the very terrain of America’s southern border. For more than two years, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S., pushing legal boundaries with a go-it-alone […] [Read More »]( [Connecticut’s Governor Orders an Independent Investigation Into Falsified Traffic Tickets]( [Connecticut’s Governor Orders an Independent Investigation Into Falsified Traffic Tickets]( Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Monday ordered an independent investigation into the state police after an audit last month that showed troopers falsified information on at least 26,000 traffic stops from 2014 to 2021. Data analysts with the University of Connecticut said t he reports resulted in too many drivers being […] [Read More »]( [Excavator Seen Digging in Backyard of Man Charged in Gilgo Beach Killings]( [Excavator Seen Digging in Backyard of Man Charged in Gilgo Beach Killings]( PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Investigators have been digging in the yard at the Long Island home of Rex Heuermann, who was charged earlier this month with killing at least three women and burying their remains on a remote stretch of beach highway. A yellow excavator that had been seen scooping dirt in the backyard […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Albert Singer ז”ל אברהם יהודה לייב בן אפרים]( [Mr. Albert Singer ז”ל אברהם יהודה לייב בן אפרים]( getting up: R’ Dovid SingerBrother [Read More »]( [Salesforce CEO Shares His Predictions for AI and the Future of Work]( [Salesforce CEO Shares His Predictions for AI and the Future of Work]( FRANCISCO (AP) — Salesforce founder and CEO Marc Benioff has become something of a vanishing breed during the nearly quarter century he has been running the company that pioneered the concept of selling software as an online subscription. While Benioff remains in charge at Salesforce, other billionaire founder/CEOs such Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Google’s Larry […] [Read More »]( [Massive Police Raid at Home of Baltimore Rabbi, Case of Mistaken Identity (SHOCK VIDEO)]( [Massive Police Raid at Home of Baltimore Rabbi, Case of Mistaken Identity (SHOCK VIDEO)]( (VINnews) — On Thursday, the home of a (shocked) Baltimore Rabbi became the target of a massive police raid. It turns out to have been a case of mistaken identity, and thankfully nobody was hurt. As first reported in Baltimore Jewish Life, Rabbi Yehonasan Aryeh Seidemann was on his way home from his shul’s […] [Read More »]( [Gene Therapy Eyedrops Restored a Boy’s Sight. Similar Treatments Could Help Millions]( [Gene Therapy Eyedrops Restored a Boy’s Sight. Similar Treatments Could Help Millions]( (AP) — Dr. Alfonso Sabater pulled up two photos of Antonio Vento Carvajal’s eyes. One showed cloudy scars covering both eyeballs. The other, taken after months of gene therapy given through eyedrops, revealed no scarring on either eye. Antonio, who’s been legally blind for much of his 14 years, can see again. The teen […] [Read More »]( [UPDATE: Highly Admirable Miami’s Police Chief Shot Himself While With Wife]( [UPDATE: Highly Admirable Miami’s Police Chief Shot Himself While With Wife]( LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The director of the Miami-Dade Police Department was in critical but stable condition following surgery in a Tampa area hospital a day after shooting himself, state law enforcement officials said Monday. Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez, 52, was in Tampa for a law enforcement conference, officials said. The Florida Department of Law […] [Read More »]( [IRS Is Ending Unannounced Visits to Taxpayers to Protect Worker Safety and Combat Scammers]( [IRS Is Ending Unannounced Visits to Taxpayers to Protect Worker Safety and Combat Scammers]( (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service said Monday it is ending its decades-old policy of making unannounced home and business visits, in an effort to help keep its workers safe and to combat scammers who pose as IRS agents. Effective immediately, revenue agents will no longer make unplanned visits to taxpayers’ homes and businesses […] [Read More »]( [Miriam Gittel (Gitty) Pultman a”h]( [Miriam Gittel (Gitty) Pultman a”h]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman Every once in a while a neshama comes down from shamayim that is so filled with talent and gutzkeit that it is difficult to believe that such people exist.  But Gitty Nee Porges Pultman did exist. And she touched the lives of tens of thousands. She was a talented artist, writer, […] [Read More »]( [In First, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Meets With Jewish Leaders]( [In First, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Meets With Jewish Leaders]( YORK (JNS) – Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is known for her anti-Israel stance, has been meeting for the first time with Jewish leaders in her constituency—the 14th congressional district—in New York, Israel Hayom has learned from sources involved in the matter. AOC held several meetings with rabbis and leaders, men and women, identifying […] [Read More »]( [Iran Targets E-commerce Giant Over Photos of Female Employees Without Headscarves in New Crackdown]( [Iran Targets E-commerce Giant Over Photos of Female Employees Without Headscarves in New Crackdown]( United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities have shut down one of the offices of the country’s biggest e-commerce company and launched judicial procedures after it published pictures online showing female employees not wearing the mandatory Islamic headscarf, semi-official media reported. The move appears to be part of a new campaign launched last week […] [Read More »]( [13 Years After Saving Infant, Medics Join ‘Miracle’ Bar Mitzvah]( [13 Years After Saving Infant, Medics Join ‘Miracle’ Bar Mitzvah]( (JNS) – In a heartwarming reunion, a team of medics were invited to the recent bar mitzvah celebration of Shmuel Kovetzik in Kfar Chabad, near Tel Aviv, whose life they saved at birth. “We had a traumatic and difficult event that, by the grace of God, ended in a visible miracle, and since then […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Hessie Neiman ע”ה]( [Mrs. Hessie Neiman ע”ה]( getting up: Sunday (7/30/23)Morning R` Moshe NeimanHusband R` Shea TeitelbaumBrother Harav Henoch Teitelbaum Kirelhaz RavBrother R` Shloimy NeimanSon Mrs. Ruchie LangerDaughter Mrs. Esther LebovicDAughter Mrs. Rivky KernDaughter [Read More »]( [North Korea Fires 2 Short-Range Ballistic Missiles After US Submarine Arrives in South Korea]( [North Korea Fires 2 Short-Range Ballistic Missiles After US Submarine Arrives in South Korea]( South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, South Korea’s military said Tuesday, adding to a recent streak in weapons testing that is apparently in protest of the U.S. sending major naval assets to South Korea in a show of force. In its third round of launches […] [Read More »]( [Stellantis to Build Second Us Electric Vehicle Battery Plant in Joint Venture With Samsung]( [Stellantis to Build Second Us Electric Vehicle Battery Plant in Joint Venture With Samsung]( (AP) — Stellantis says it will build a second U.S. electric vehicle battery factory in a joint venture with Samsung. The automaker didn’t disclose the location but said Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Samsung SDI under its existing joint venture called StarPlus Energy. The new plant will open in early […] [Read More »]( [Ticket Sales Top 1.5 Million for Soccer’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand]( [Ticket Sales Top 1.5 Million for Soccer’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand]( (AP) — A New Zealand family of five purchased the tickets that took the sales total to 1.5 million for the Women’s World Cup on Monday. Soccer’s world governing body says the tournament being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand is on track to be the best attended in the competition’s history. FIFA said […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Rav Landau Warns Students to Avoid Confrontations with Secular Jews]( [WATCH: Rav Landau Warns Students to Avoid Confrontations with Secular Jews]( BRAK (VINnews) — As the summer break approaches, Rav Dov Landau, the Rosh Yeshiva of Slobodka in Bnei Brak, urged his students to conduct themselves as ‘Bnei Torah,’ even during bein hazmanim. In video footage released, Rav Landau is seen telling the bochurim not to get involved in arguments or debates with chilonim. He […] [Read More »]( [UN Command Says It’s Communicating With North Korea About Detained Us Soldier]( [UN Command Says It’s Communicating With North Korea About Detained Us Soldier]( South Korea (AP) — The American-led U.N. Command said Monday it has started a conversation with North Korea about a U.S. soldier who ran into the North last week across one of the world’s most heavily fortified borders. Andrew Harrison, a British lieutenant general who is the deputy commander at the U.N. Command, refused […] [Read More »]( [Miami Police Director Out of Surgery After Critical Injury in Tampa as Florida Police Investigate]( [Miami Police Director Out of Surgery After Critical Injury in Tampa as Florida Police Investigate]( (AP) — The director of the Miami-Dade Police Department was in stable condition after surgery in a Tampa area hospital, the Miami-Dade mayor said Monday. “Following a critical injury in Tampa yesterday, Chief Ramirez is hospitalized and in critical but stable condition,” said Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez, 52, was […] [Read More »]( [Knesset Passes First Judicial Reform Bill Into Law]( [Knesset Passes First Judicial Reform Bill Into Law]( (JNS) – The Knesset passed a key piece of the coalition’s judicial reform legislation into law on Monday. All 64 members of the coalition, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was released from hospital on Monday morning following a procedure to implant a cardiac pacemaker, voted in favor. Opposition lawmakers boycotted the third and […] [Read More »]( [Clashes Break Out At Haifa Monastery After Chareidim Pray At Reputed Site Of Tomb Of Elisha]( [Clashes Break Out At Haifa Monastery After Chareidim Pray At Reputed Site Of Tomb Of Elisha]( (VINnews) — In recent weeks there have been several clashes in the area of the Stella Maris Monastery on the Carmel mountain in Haifa. On Sunday, about 30 Hasidim from Rabbi Eliezer Berland’s Shuvu Banim Yeshiva came to pray at the monastery, claiming that the Prophet Elisha is buried there. A 13-century tradition says […] [Read More »]( [Hundreds Of Israel’s Largest Businesses, Hi-Tech Companies Strike Over Judicial Reform Legislation]( [Hundreds Of Israel’s Largest Businesses, Hi-Tech Companies Strike Over Judicial Reform Legislation]( (VINnews) Some 150 of the most prominent companies in Israel announced that they will hold a strike Monday in protest over the current legislation to reduce the use of the judicial doctrine of reasonability. The strike was publicized at the end of a gathering of the Business Forum. Among others, shopping centers operated by […] [Read More »]( [An Early History of Chassidus]( [An Early History of Chassidus]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman for Mwap [Please note that the dates below may not be accurate – they are the author’s best estimates of the accuracy of previously researched data]. Many of us had grown up with seforim, stories, and bits and pieces of information of different Gedolim in the Chassidish world. They were taught […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Pro-Reform And Anti-Reform Demonstrators In J’lem Hold Hands In Unity Gesture]( [WATCH: Pro-Reform And Anti-Reform Demonstrators In J’lem Hold Hands In Unity Gesture]( (VINnews) — The highly charged political atmosphere in Israel over judicial reforms has reached a boiling point, as the Knesset will convene Monday to pass the hotly contested first stage of the reforms, reducing the court’s ability to use the reasonability clause regarding executive authorities. Supporters of the law say that it is critical […] [Read More »]( [Chillul Hashem: Observant Jews Under Scrutiny – Understanding the Consequences]( [Chillul Hashem: Observant Jews Under Scrutiny – Understanding the Consequences]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman for VINnews Recently, in a courthouse a judge had on that day’s caseload about 40 cases. The judge dealt with each of the cases in less than 4 minutes each. There was a case involving an observant Jew. The judge spent almost a full hour on that case. The fact of […] [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](.