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[American-Like Chinuch Emerges in Eretz Yisroel]( [American-Like Chinuch Emerges in Eretz Yisroel]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Home There has been a dramatic sea-change in Chinuch institutions for American/Yeshiva families that have moved or are contemplating a move to Eretz Yisroel.  The landscape is now vastly different than it was a mere twenty years ago.  Chinuch mosdos have now entered a phase of […] [Read More »]( [Photos-Videos: Powerful Quake in Morocco Kills More Than 2,000 People and Damages Historic Buildings in Marrakech]( [Photos-Videos: Powerful Quake in Morocco Kills More Than 2,000 People and Damages Historic Buildings in Marrakech]( Morocco (AP) — A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco, sending people racing from their beds into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to withstand such force. More than 2,000 people were killed, and the toll was expected to rise as rescuers struggled Saturday to reach hard-hit remote […] [Read More »]( [Biden, Modi And G20 Allies Unveil Rail And Shipping Project Linking India To Middle East And Europe]( [Biden, Modi And G20 Allies Unveil Rail And Shipping Project Linking India To Middle East And Europe]( YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden and his allies on Saturday announced plans to build a rail and shipping corridor linking India with the Middle East and Europe, an ambitious project aimed at fostering economic growth and political cooperation. “This is a big deal,” said Biden. “This is a really big deal.” The corridor, […] [Read More »]( [More Than 1000 Killed As Deadly Earthquake Hits Morocco, Israel Offers Humanitarian Aid]( [More Than 1000 Killed As Deadly Earthquake Hits Morocco, Israel Offers Humanitarian Aid]( YORK (VINnews) — A huge earthquake struck Morocco on Friday night, killing at least 1.037 people and injuring another 672, 206 of them seriously. The powerful earthquake, registering 6.8 on the Richter scale, centered in the mountainous region but damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. 🏚️🌍 […] [Read More »]( [The FAA Is Considering More Use of Technology to Warn Pilots Before They Land on the Wrong Runway]( [The FAA Is Considering More Use of Technology to Warn Pilots Before They Land on the Wrong Runway]( (AP) – The Federal Aviation Administration indicated Friday that it is moving toward requiring that planes be equipped with technology designed to prevent close calls around airports. The FAA asked an internal advisory panel to make recommendations on how to require systems that would alert pilots if they are lined up to land on […] [Read More »]( [Nancy Pelosi Says She’ll Seek House Reelection in 2024, Dismissing Talk of Retirement at Age 83]( [Nancy Pelosi Says She’ll Seek House Reelection in 2024, Dismissing Talk of Retirement at Age 83]( (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that she will seek reelection to Congress in 2024 as Democrats try to win back the majority. Pelosi, 83, made the announcement before volunteers and labor allies in the San Francisco area district she has represented for more than 35 years. “Now more than ever […] [Read More »]( [In Rare Phone Call, Netanyahu and Zelensky Discuss Uman]( [In Rare Phone Call, Netanyahu and Zelensky Discuss Uman]( (VINnews) — Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke by phone Thursday, and one of the topics discussed was Uman on Rosh Hashana. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, they also discussed Israeli funding to Ukraine, and a civil alert system Israel is building for Ukraine, which has reportedly met delays. […] [Read More »]( [Trump Hosts $100,000-Per-Person Bedminster Fundraiser to Help Giuliani Pay Legal Bills]( [Trump Hosts $100,000-Per-Person Bedminster Fundraiser to Help Giuliani Pay Legal Bills]( YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump hosted a $100,000-a-plate fundraiser for disgraced former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club Thursday night as Giuliani struggles to pay his mounting legal bills. Giuliani, a longtime Trump ally who also served as his lawyer, is facing a barrage of legal […] [Read More »]( [America’s Retired North Korea Intelligence Officer Offers a Parting Message on the Nuclear Threat]( [America’s Retired North Korea Intelligence Officer Offers a Parting Message on the Nuclear Threat]( (AP) — The founder of North Korea’s ruling dynasty, an isolationist totalitarian leader named Kim Il Sung, was still building some of the country’s first nuclear facilities when Syd Seiler arrived on the Korean Peninsula as a young U.S. military intelligence officer. Over the four decades since, Seiler has watched closely as Kim, his […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Rachel Nektalov ע”ה]( [Mrs. Rachel Nektalov ע”ה]( getting up: Thursday (9/14/23)Morning R’ Nissim ChaimovSon Mrs. Meira ChaimovDaughter R’ Shalom ChaimovSon [Read More »]( [Georgia Special Grand Jury Recommended Charges Against Sen. Graham, 2 Ex-senators, Michael Flynn]( [Georgia Special Grand Jury Recommended Charges Against Sen. Graham, 2 Ex-senators, Michael Flynn]( (AP) — A special grand jury that aided a Georgia election subversion probe that ultimately ended up indicting Donald Trump and 18 others had recommended charging many more people, including South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, two former senators from Georgia and Michael Flynn, according to a report released Friday. Parts of the report had […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Sima Yermiyahu ע”ה]( [Mrs. Sima Yermiyahu ע”ה]( getting up: Tuesday (9/12/23)Morning Mrs. Molly WilderDaughter [Read More »]( [Mrs. Perel (Peggy) Mandel ע”ה]( [Mrs. Perel (Peggy) Mandel ע”ה]( getting up: Tuesday (9/12/23)Morning Mrs. Heidi FischerDaughter [Read More »]( [Inside the Renovated White House Situation Room: Cutting-Edge Tech, Mahogany and That New Car Smell]( [Inside the Renovated White House Situation Room: Cutting-Edge Tech, Mahogany and That New Car Smell]( (AP) — The White House Situation Room — a space of great mystique and even greater secrecy — just got a $50 million facelift. Actually, “room” is a misnomer. It’s a 5,500-square-foot (511-square-meter), highly secure complex of conference rooms and offices on the ground floor of the West Wing. These are rooms where history […] [Read More »]( [R’ Menachem Braun ז”ל]( [R’ Menachem Braun ז”ל]( getting up: Friday (9/08/23)Afternoon R’ Tzvi Elimelech BraunBrother [Read More »]( [Russian Missile Attack Kills Policeman, Injures 52 Others in Zelenskyy’s Hometown in Central Ukraine]( [Russian Missile Attack Kills Policeman, Injures 52 Others in Zelenskyy’s Hometown in Central Ukraine]( Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile attack Friday on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown in central Ukraine killed one policeman and injured at least 52 others, emergency officials said, while another attack in the southern Kherson region killed three people. The strikes were among multiple Russian attacks across the country overnight, officials said. Meanwhile, Moscow […] [Read More »]( [Latest Sighting of Fugitive Killer in Pennsylvania Spurs Closure of Popular Botanical Garden]( [Latest Sighting of Fugitive Killer in Pennsylvania Spurs Closure of Popular Botanical Garden]( CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — One of the country’s top botanical gardens has been closed indefinitely after reports that an escaped murderer on the run in southeast Pennsylvania may have once again been spotted on the property. When Longwood Gardens closed Thursday night, people who remained on the property were told to shelter in place […] [Read More »]( [Fewer Apply for Home Loans as Borrowing Costs, Rising Prices Shut Out Prospective Homebuyers]( [Fewer Apply for Home Loans as Borrowing Costs, Rising Prices Shut Out Prospective Homebuyers]( ANGELES (AP) — U.S. home loan applications are the lowest in decades as evidence mount that rising mortgage rates and home prices are shutting out many aspiring homeowners. An index that tracks mortgage application volume shows applications for loans to buy a home fell last week to the lowest level in 28 years, according […] [Read More »]( [Jake Turx Slams ‘Bidenomics’ After Biden Brags About Shutting Down Oil Leases]( [Jake Turx Slams ‘Bidenomics’ After Biden Brags About Shutting Down Oil Leases]( Columnist Jake Turx has posted a tweet mocking President Biden’s economic, border, and crime policies. Turx, the renowned White House correspondent and political satirist for Ami Magazine, was responding to a tweet from the president (or whoever writes his tweets), bragging about the fact that he was canceling “all remaining oil and gas leases […] [Read More »]( [Should My Friend Find Another Job?]( [Should My Friend Find Another Job?]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Sefas Tamim Foundation QUESTION: My friend works for a used-car dealership and the tactics that the dealership uses to sell cars are very disconcerting. I want to know if they are forbidden halachically. If so, does my friend need to find other employment? Below are the tactics employed. 1) […] [Read More »]( [Watch Roy Neuberger on Parshas Nitzavim]( [Watch Roy Neuberger on Parshas Nitzavim]( [Read More »]( [WATCH: Matisyahu, ‘Flash’ star Ezra Miller pitch (matzah) ball at Citi Field]( [WATCH: Matisyahu, ‘Flash’ star Ezra Miller pitch (matzah) ball at Citi Field]( FIELD, QUEENS (JNS) — Jewish rapper Matisyahu threw the ceremonial first pitch at New York’s Citi Field so far off the field that only a superhero would have been able to catch it. And one actually attempted to … Matisyahu had a good excuse for the misfire during Jewish Heritage Day at the ballpark […] [Read More »]( [An Ailing American Explorer Trapped 3,000 Feet Deep in Turkish Cave Awaits Difficult Rescue]( [An Ailing American Explorer Trapped 3,000 Feet Deep in Turkish Cave Awaits Difficult Rescue]( (AP) — Rescuers from across Europe rushed to a cave in Turkey on Thursday, launching an operation to save an American researcher who became trapped almost 1,000 meters (3,000 feet) below the cave’s entrance after suffering stomach bleeding. Experienced caver Mark Dickey, 40, suddenly became ill during an expedition with a handful of others, […] [Read More »]( [Convicted of Embezzlement, Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon Is Running Again]( [Convicted of Embezzlement, Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon Is Running Again]( (AP) — More than a decade after being convicted of embezzling donated gift cards, a former Baltimore mayor has announced she’s again running for office. Sheila Dixon, who resigned as part of a 2010 plea agreement in the corruption case, penned an op-ed in The Baltimore Sun on Thursday apologizing for her past digressions […] [Read More »]( [Gov. Desantis and Florida Surgeon General Warn Against New COVID-19 Restrictions and Vaccine]( [Gov. Desantis and Florida Surgeon General Warn Against New COVID-19 Restrictions and Vaccine]( Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday criticized recent efforts across the U.S. to tamp down a recent jump in COVID-19 cases through temporary restrictions or masking and his state surgeon general warned against getting the latest COVID-19 vaccine, which is expected to be available this month. The criticism from DeSantis at […] [Read More »]( [North Korea Says It Has Launched a New Nuclear Attack Submarine to Counter Us Naval Power]( [North Korea Says It Has Launched a New Nuclear Attack Submarine to Counter Us Naval Power]( South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday it has launched a purported nuclear attack submarine it has been developing for years, a step leader Kim Jong Un described as crucial in his efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy to counter the United States and its Asian allies. The North’s official Korean Central News […] [Read More »]( [Teens Killed in Car by Deputy in Upstate New York Were 15 and 17, Police Say]( [Teens Killed in Car by Deputy in Upstate New York Were 15 and 17, Police Say]( N.Y. (AP) — Two Black teenagers fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy in upstate New York as he tried to stop a stolen vehicle were 15 and 17 years old, authorities said Thursday. The deputy was in danger of being run over when he fired three shots into the vehicle near Syracuse on Wednesday […] [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](.