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[French Education Minister Bans Long Robes in Classrooms in Effort to Defend Nation’s Secular Values]( [French Education Minister Bans Long Robes in Classrooms in Effort to Defend Nation’s Secular Values]( (AP) — France’s education minister announced Monday a ban on long robes in classrooms starting with the new school year, saying the garments worn mainly by Muslims are testing secularism in the nation’s schools. Critics say that abayas, worn by women, and khamis, the male garb, are no more than a fashion statement. They […] [Read More »]( [Joe the Plumber, Who Questioned Obama’s Tax Policies During the 2008 Campaign, Has Died at 49]( [Joe the Plumber, Who Questioned Obama’s Tax Policies During the 2008 Campaign, Has Died at 49]( Ohio (AP) — Samuel “Joe” Wurzelbacher, who was thrust into the political spotlight as “Joe the Plumber” after questioning Barack Obama about his economic policies during the 2008 presidential campaign, has died, his son said Monday. He was 49. His oldest son, Joey Wurzelbacher, said his father died Sunday in Wisconsin after a long […] [Read More »]( [Study Suggests Global Warming Set to Worsen Snow Shortages on Europe’s Ski Slopes]( [Study Suggests Global Warming Set to Worsen Snow Shortages on Europe’s Ski Slopes]( (AP) — A scientific study published Monday projects that over half of Europe’s ski resorts will face a severe lack of snow if temperatures rise 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, while nearly all would be affected by an increase of 4 degrees — presenting challenges for the industry and policymakers, and threatening a […] [Read More »]( [Arrest Warrants Issued in Lebanon for 2 Russians Suspected of Spying for Israel]( [Arrest Warrants Issued in Lebanon for 2 Russians Suspected of Spying for Israel]( (AP) — Two Russian citizens who were recently detained in Beirut on suspicion of spying for Israel have been referred to an investigative military judge who issued arrest warrants for them, two judicial officials said Monday. The two Russians were detained “several weeks ago” in Beirut as they were leaving the country through the […] [Read More »]( [PROFESSOR JEFF LAX: CUNY’s systemic anti-Jewish agenda is ‘surreal’]( [PROFESSOR JEFF LAX: CUNY’s systemic anti-Jewish agenda is ‘surreal’]( YORK (VIN Podcast) — Jeff Lax, an accomplished law professor and the founder of SAFE CUNY, appeared on the VIN Podcast in an exclusive interview. Mr. Lax was passionate, informative, and did not ‘pull punches’ as he described the systemic antisemitism which has become rampant at CUNY, as well as the way he and […] [Read More »]( [UPDATE: Faculty Member Shot and Killed in a Campus Building, Says University of North Carolina Official]( [UPDATE: Faculty Member Shot and Killed in a Campus Building, Says University of North Carolina Official]( HILL, N.C. (AP) — A University of North Carolina faculty member was shot and killed in a campus building, an official said Monday. UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said the shooting was in Caudill Laboratories, and there is no longer a threat to the public. A suspect has been arrested, the school said. Students […] [Read More »]( [Need to Know About Live-Saving CPR? A New Study Says It’s Probably Wise Not to Ask Alexa or Siri]( [Need to Know About Live-Saving CPR? A New Study Says It’s Probably Wise Not to Ask Alexa or Siri]( – Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone’s life? Call 911 for that. Voice assistants often fall flat when asked how to perform CPR, according to a study published Monday. Researchers asked voice assistants eight questions that a bystander might pose in a cardiac arrest emergency. In […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Gaming Team Hosted in Riyadh ‘Like Kings’]( [Israeli Gaming Team Hosted in Riyadh ‘Like Kings’]( ARABIA (JNS) – A team of Israelis who participated in a recent global video game competition in Saudi Arabia said Monday that they were treated like royalty and blended right in with the other international players meeting in the Gulf kingdom. The FIFA-sponsored e-football event came as U.S.-brokered talks are underway in an effort to […] [Read More »]( [Jerusalem Archaeologists Uncover Large Second Temple-Era Aqueduct]( [Jerusalem Archaeologists Uncover Large Second Temple-Era Aqueduct]( (JNS) – Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a 300-meter (985-foot) portion of a Second Temple-era aqueduct, the longest such continuous stretch ever found in Israel’s capital, the Israeli Antiquities Authority announced on Monday. The ancient waterway was discovered at a building site in the southern Jerusalem neighborhood of Givat HaMatos. “The aqueducts of Jerusalem […] [Read More »]( [As Idalia Nears, Florida Officals Warn of ‘Potentially Widespread’ Gas Contamination: What to Know]( [As Idalia Nears, Florida Officals Warn of ‘Potentially Widespread’ Gas Contamination: What to Know]( Fla. (AP) — Florida officials are warning drivers of potential fuel contamination at dozens of gas stations on the Gulf Coast as residents brace for the landfall later this week of Tropical Storm Idalia. On Monday, Idalia was near the coast of Cuba and on a potential track to come ashore as a hurricane […] [Read More »]( [American Airlines Fined $4.1 Million for Dozens of Long Tarmac Delays That Trapped Passengers]( [American Airlines Fined $4.1 Million for Dozens of Long Tarmac Delays That Trapped Passengers]( – The federal government is fining American Airlines $4.1 million for dozens of instances in which passengers were kept on board planes without a chance to exit during long ground delays. The U.S. Department of Transportation said Monday it is the largest such fine against an airline since rules covering long ground delays took […] [Read More »]( [Biden Is Widely Seen as Too Old for Office, an Ap-Norc Poll Finds.]( [Biden Is Widely Seen as Too Old for Office, an Ap-Norc Poll Finds.]( (AP) — Americans actually agree on something in this time of raw discord: Joe Biden is too old to be an effective president in a second term. Only a few years his junior, Donald Trump raises strikingly less concern about his age. But they have plenty of other problems with Trump, who at least […] [Read More »]( [NY Congregation Can Evict Tenants of Historic Touro Synagogue, Rhode Island Judge Rules]( [NY Congregation Can Evict Tenants of Historic Touro Synagogue, Rhode Island Judge Rules]( — A Rhode Island judge has ruled in favor of a historic New York City synagogue that is seeking to remove the leadership of the congregation that meets at another historic synagogue building — Newport’s famed Touro Synagogue. The ruling, issued Thursday, would evict the leadership of Congregation Jeshuat Israel, or CJI, which has […] [Read More »]( [Update: A Rescue Helicopter Crashed Into a Florida Apartment Complex, Killing Fire Captain and a Resident]( [Update: A Rescue Helicopter Crashed Into a Florida Apartment Complex, Killing Fire Captain and a Resident]( LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A medical rescue helicopter caught fire and broke apart shortly after takeoff Monday before crashing into an apartment complex near Fort Lauderdale, killing a paramedic captain on board and a resident on the ground, authorities said. Two others on board and two other people at the apartment complex were injured. […] [Read More »]( [Papua New Guinea to Open Jerusalem Embassy]( [Papua New Guinea to Open Jerusalem Embassy]( (JNS) – The Oceana nation of Papua New Guinea will soon inaugurate an embassy in Jerusalem, officials in Port Moresby confirmed on Monday. A spokesperson for PNG Prime Minister and Foreign Minister James Marape said that he will pay an official visit to Israel to mark the embassy’s opening, which is scheduled for Sept. […] [Read More »]( [Many Big US Cities Now Answer Mental Health Crisis Calls With Civilian Teams — Not Police]( [Many Big US Cities Now Answer Mental Health Crisis Calls With Civilian Teams — Not Police]( (AP) — Christian Glass was a geology geek, a painter and a young man beset by a mental health crisis when he called 911 for help getting his car unstuck in a Colorado mountain town last year. Convinced that supernatural beings were after him, he balked when sheriff’s deputies told him to get out […] [Read More »]( [Smotrich: US Has No Right to Preach to Israel About Human Rights]( [Smotrich: US Has No Right to Preach to Israel About Human Rights]( (JNS) – Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich made pointed comments on Monday directed at the Biden administration for its criticism of the Israeli government’s policies. “No country is as ethical as Israel, and no military is as ethical as the IDF. Anyone in the world who criticizes us is a hypocrite,” the Religious Zionism Party head […] [Read More »]( [How PayPal Is Using AI to Combat Fraud, and Make It Easier to Pay]( [How PayPal Is Using AI to Combat Fraud, and Make It Easier to Pay]( YORK (AP) — Artificial intelligence has been the buzzword of 2023 ever since ChatGPT made its public debut earlier this year, with businesses, schools, universities and even non-profits looking for ways to integrate AI in their operations. John Kim, chief product officer for PayPal, spoke with The Associated Press about how the company is […] [Read More »]( [Son Stolen at Birth Hugs Chilean Mother for First Time in 42 Years]( [Son Stolen at Birth Hugs Chilean Mother for First Time in 42 Years]( (AP) — “Hola, Mama.” What seems like an unremarkable greeting between mother and son was in this case anything but. Forty-two years ago, hospital workers took Maria Angelica Gonzalez’ son from her arms right after birth and later told her he had died. Now, she was meeting him face-to-face at her home in Valdivia, […] [Read More »]( [Jacksonville Killings Refocus Attention on the City’s Racist Past and the Struggle to Move On]( [Jacksonville Killings Refocus Attention on the City’s Racist Past and the Struggle to Move On]( – By some measures, the city was making strides to emerge from its racist past. But the killing of three Black people Saturday by a young, white shooter was a painful and startling reminder that the remnants of racism continue to fester in Jacksonville, Florida. What happened in Jacksonville, said longtime resident Rodney Hurst, […] [Read More »]( [March 4, 2024, Trial Date Set for Trump in Us Case Charging Him With Plotting to Overturn Election]( [March 4, 2024, Trial Date Set for Trump in Us Case Charging Him With Plotting to Overturn Election]( (AP) — A judge on Monday set a March 4, 2024, trial date for Donald Trump in the federal case in Washington charging the former president with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The decision from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan denied a defense request to push the trial back until […] [Read More »]( [Man Who Killed 3 Black Shoppers in Jacksonville Carried a Swastika-Decorated Gun]( [Man Who Killed 3 Black Shoppers in Jacksonville Carried a Swastika-Decorated Gun]( (JNS) – The man who killed three Black shoppers at a Florida Dollar General on Saturday carried a gun that had a swastika on it, according to police in Jacksonville. The shooter, who died by suicide inside the store, left behind multiple manifestos spelling out his hatred for Black people, officials said, adding to […] [Read More »]( [Watch: A Fire-Rescue Helicopter Has Crashed in Florida; Officials Say 2 Are Injured]( [Watch: A Fire-Rescue Helicopter Has Crashed in Florida; Officials Say 2 Are Injured]( BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A medical rescue helicopter crashed Monday near Fort Lauderdale, injuring two people, authorities said. The Broward Sheriff’s Office said one of its fire-rescue helicopters crashed near the Pompano Beach Airpark shortly before 9 a.m. In a statement, the office said two people were hurt. It did not give their conditions […] [Read More »]( [Tropical Storm Idalia Is Expected to Become a Hurricane and Move Toward Florida, Forecasters Say]( [Tropical Storm Idalia Is Expected to Become a Hurricane and Move Toward Florida, Forecasters Say]( (AP) — Tropical Storm Idalia intensified early Monday and was expected to become a major hurricane before it reaches Florida’s Gulf coast, the National Hurricane Center said Monday, warning of an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge and dangerous hurricane-force winds in Florida as soon as late Tuesday. Heavy rainfall in western Cuba could […] [Read More »]( [China Won’t Require COVID-19 Tests for Incoming Travelers in a Milestone in Its Reopening]( [China Won’t Require COVID-19 Tests for Incoming Travelers in a Milestone in Its Reopening]( Taiwan (AP) — China will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test result for incoming travelers starting Wednesday, a milestone in its reopening to the rest of the world after a three-year isolation that began with the country’s borders closing in March 2020. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced the change at a briefing […] [Read More »]( [UK Flights Are Being Delayed and Canceled as a ‘Technical Issue’ Hits Air Traffic Control]( [UK Flights Are Being Delayed and Canceled as a ‘Technical Issue’ Hits Air Traffic Control]( (AP) — Thousands of air travelers faced delays on Monday after Britain’s air traffic control system was hit by a breakdown that slowed takeoffs and landings across the U.K. Flight control operator National Air Traffic Services said it was experiencing an unexplained “technical issue” that could delay flights on Monday, the end of a […] [Read More »]( [Man Arrested for ‘Fishing’ Jewelry from Stores in Jerusalem]( [Man Arrested for ‘Fishing’ Jewelry from Stores in Jerusalem]( (VINnews) — An elderly man was arrested on Friday for “fishing” jewelry out of Jerusalem store display windows in Jerusalem. As reported in the Jerusalem Post, several times last month, the 72-year-old man used a metal wire to remove the jewelry, in what police described was a sophisticated manner. The man was caught by […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Israeli Trumpet Player Who Has Turned The Shofar Into A Musical Instrument]( [WATCH: Israeli Trumpet Player Who Has Turned The Shofar Into A Musical Instrument]( (VINnews) — Trumpet player Amit Sofer (51) has appeared many times with Mona Rosenblum, Moshe Laufer, Mordechai Ben-David, Shalhevet and other famous musical personalities. However Sofer has a unique pastime: During the month of Elul he leaves his trumpet, picks up a shofar and proceeds to produce tunes in a haunting manner by using […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Athlete Wins Historic Silver Medal At World Athletics Championship Marathon]( [Israeli Athlete Wins Historic Silver Medal At World Athletics Championship Marathon]( (VINnews) — In a historic achievement Sunday, Israeli athlete Maru Teferi won Israel’s first-ever medal at an international marathon, gaining a silver medal at the World Athletics Championship’s men’s marathon after overtaking his opponents in the race’s final section. Teferi’s time stood at 2:09:12 hours, edging out bronze medal-winning Ethiopian runner Leul Gebresilase by […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Extremists Spray Tear Gas In Second Attack On Bar Ilan St. Cellphone Store]( [WATCH: Extremists Spray Tear Gas In Second Attack On Bar Ilan St. Cellphone Store]( (VINnews) — In the second attack in a matter of months at a cellphone store located on Bar Ilan street in Jerusalem, an extremist wearing a jacket over his head entered the store and sprayed tear gas directly on the salesman and a customer in the store. Both later required treatment. ××œ×ž×•× ×™ × ×›× ×¡ ×œ×—× ×•×ª […] [Read More »]( [After Israeli FM Eli Cohen Meets With Libyan Counterpart, She Is Suspended And Flees To Turkey]( [After Israeli FM Eli Cohen Meets With Libyan Counterpart, She Is Suspended And Flees To Turkey]( (VINnews) — Less than a day after Israel announced a dramatic meeting in Rome between Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and Libyan Foreign Minister Najlla Mangoush, the Libyan minister has paid the price for her apparent indiscretion. The Libyan National Unity Government’s Prime Minister Abd al-Hamid al-Dabaiba suspended Mangoush over last week’s meeting, despite the […] [Read More »]( [Georgia School District Removes Sickening Books After Email from ‘Libs of Tiktok’]( [Georgia School District Removes Sickening Books After Email from ‘Libs of Tiktok’]( (VINnews) — In a huge victory for public school parents and children, “Libs of Tiktok” has gotten a school district to remove inappropriate material from its libraries. On August 19th, Libs reached out to the Cobb County School District via email to ask for comment on why they were offering certain specific books, filled […] [Read More »]( [WINNERS AND LOSERS: Recap and Analysis of the GOP Debate]( [WINNERS AND LOSERS: Recap and Analysis of the GOP Debate]( YORK (VIN Podcast) — Listen to this insightful and entertaining analysis of the GOP debate by Yaakov M. In his unique style and energetic way, Yaakov discusses the following questions: Who were the big winners and losers of the debate? Did Fox News ask the right questions? (Hint: No) Did Trump make the right […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Shalom Jacob ז”ל שלום יעקב בן יחיא‏ל מיכל]( [Mr. Shalom Jacob ז”ל שלום יעקב בן יחיא‏ל מיכל]( getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 7:25 pm Mr. Marvin JacobFather Mrs. Atara JacobMother Mrs. Sarah JacobWife Mrs. Rivka SchiffDaughter Mr. Avi JacobSon Mr. Moshe JacobSon Miss Estee JacobDaughter Miss Chani JacobDaughter Mrs. Aviva AbrahamSister Mr. Asher JacobBrother [Read More »]( [Court rules couple can sue state after foster care agency denied them services because they’re Jewish]( [Court rules couple can sue state after foster care agency denied them services because they’re Jewish]( (JTA) — A Jewish couple has grounds to sue the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services after a state-funded adoption and foster care agency denied them services because they are Jewish, a Tennessee appeals court ruled Thursday. The decision is the latest development in a long-running battle that began in 2021, when Elizabeth and Gabriel […] [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 600 Reisterstown Rd Suite 401Baltimore, MD 21208 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.