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[Moroccan Jews and Israelis Reportedly All Safe in Devastating Quake That Killed at Least 2,100]( [Moroccan Jews and Israelis Reportedly All Safe in Devastating Quake That Killed at Least 2,100]( (JTA) – Jews and Jewish sites appear to have largely been spared following the devastating earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday, killing at least 2,100 people and plunging some of the poorest areas of the Northwest African country into ruins. The export of etrogs, the citrus fruit harvested locally and used ritually in the […] [Read More »]( [A US Navy Veteran Got Unexpected Help While Jailed in Iran. Once Released, He Repaid the Favor]( [A US Navy Veteran Got Unexpected Help While Jailed in Iran. Once Released, He Repaid the Favor]( (AP) — Michael White had only recently arrived in a grim Iranian jail when a curious fellow prisoner, an English-speaking Iranian, approached him in the courtyard for a conversation. The American did not reveal much at first, but it was the beginning of an unlikely friendship between White, a Navy veteran imprisoned on spying […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Delegation Attends Un Heritage Conference in Saudi Arabia in First Public Visit by Officials]( [Israeli Delegation Attends Un Heritage Conference in Saudi Arabia in First Public Visit by Officials]( (AP) — An Israeli delegation arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to attend a U.N. conference on world heritage sites, in the first public visit by government officials to the kingdom, an Israeli official said. The delegation is led by the head of Israel’s Antiquities Authority, Eli Escusido, and includes diplomats, the official said. […] [Read More »]( [Delta Air Lines Employees Work up a Sweat at Boot Camp, Learning How to Deice Planes]( [Delta Air Lines Employees Work up a Sweat at Boot Camp, Learning How to Deice Planes]( (AP) — Delta Air Lines has learned that summer is a good time to prepare for winter — and how to deice planes so they can keep flying safely in freezing temperatures. Every summer, Delta brings about 400 workers to Minneapolis to a three-day “summer deice boot camp.” They go through computer-based training, watch […] [Read More »]( [Netanyahu Cautions Pilgrims Regarding Uman Trips]( [Netanyahu Cautions Pilgrims Regarding Uman Trips]( (JNS) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday cautioned Israeli pilgrims against traveling to Uman in Ukraine for the High Holidays, saying they must take full responsibility for their own safety. “God has not always protected us, both on Ukrainian and other European soil,” Netanyahu said in unusual remarks against such visits during a […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Sherry (Roisa) Ziegler ע”ה רויזא בת ישראל ליפא]( [Mrs. Sherry (Roisa) Ziegler ע”ה רויזא בת ישראל ליפא]( getting up: Shacharis: Slichos: 6:45 amMincha: 6:40 pmMaariv: 7:15 pm R’ Chaim ZieglerHusband R’ Yossi AszknazyBrother R’ Moshe ZieglerSon Starting Tuesday morning at main address R’ Yitzy ZieglerSon Starting Tuesday morning at main address Habachur Sruly ZieglerSon Mrs. Chanie HaubenDaughter Mrs. Shaindy SchwartzDaughter Mrs. Bruchie SchechterDaughter Miss Tzippy ZieglerDaughter Miss Elisheva ZieglerDaughter Miss Suri […] [Read More »]( [R’ Howard Wienerkur ז”ל]( [R’ Howard Wienerkur ז”ל]( getting up: Friday (9/15/23)Afternoon R’ Lewis WienerkurSon [Read More »]( [Mossad Chief Accuses Iran of Plotting Deadly Attacks, Vows to Hit Perpetrators ‘In Heart’ of Tehran]( [Mossad Chief Accuses Iran of Plotting Deadly Attacks, Vows to Hit Perpetrators ‘In Heart’ of Tehran]( (AP) — The head of Israel’s Mossad spy agency on Sunday said that Israel is prepared to strike “in the heart of Tehran” to track down the perpetrators of what he said were over two dozen Iranian attempts to hit Israeli and Jewish targets around the world. Speaking at a security conference, David Barnea […] [Read More »]( [Escaped Murderer on the Run in Pennsylvania Has Changed Appearance and Slipped Out of Search Areas]( [Escaped Murderer on the Run in Pennsylvania Has Changed Appearance and Slipped Out of Search Areas]( Pa. (AP) — Authorities say an escaped murderer who has eluded capture since breaking out of a southeastern Pennsylvania prison a week and a half ago has apparently slipped out of the search area, changed his appearance and is now being sought in a stolen vehicle. Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement Sunday […] [Read More »]( [Hungary’s Jewish Renaissance]( [Hungary’s Jewish Renaissance]( Hungary (JNS) – Another Budapest synagogue rose from the ashes last week thanks to Chabad of Hungary. It was the tenth to do so, marking a Hungarian Jewish renaissance that began some 10 years ago, breathing new life into a community that has survived both Nazism and communism and, perhaps not surprisingly, shuns open […] [Read More »]( [Australian and Indonesian Forces Deploy Battle Tanks in Us-Led Combat Drills Amid Chinese Concern]( [Australian and Indonesian Forces Deploy Battle Tanks in Us-Led Combat Drills Amid Chinese Concern]( Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of soldiers from the United States, Indonesia, Australia and other allied forces demonstrated their armor capabilities on Sunday in combat drills on the Indonesian island of Java at a time of increased Chinese aggression in the region. President Joe Biden’s administration has been strengthening an arc of military alliances in […] [Read More »]( [Artificial Intelligence Technology Behind Chatgpt Was Built in Iowa — With a Lot of Water]( [Artificial Intelligence Technology Behind Chatgpt Was Built in Iowa — With a Lot of Water]( MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The cost of building an artificial intelligence product like ChatGPT can be hard to measure. But one thing Microsoft-backed OpenAI needed for its technology was plenty of water, pulled from the watershed of the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers in central Iowa to cool a powerful supercomputer as it helped […] [Read More »]( [POLITICAL HOCK: Fauci slammed after ADMITTING mask mandates did not prevent spread of pandemic]( [POLITICAL HOCK: Fauci slammed after ADMITTING mask mandates did not prevent spread of pandemic]( YORK (VIN Podcast) — In a stunning CNN interview, Dr. Fauci was asked about a study from an extremely credible scientific journal, the Cochrane Library, which concluded that mask mandates did not prevent the spread of COVID. Fauci confirmed the study’s conclusion. Then, in a bizarre twist, still managed to defend the policy of […] [Read More »]( [Russia Is Turning to Old Ally North Korea to Resupply Its Arsenal for the War in Ukraine]( [Russia Is Turning to Old Ally North Korea to Resupply Its Arsenal for the War in Ukraine]( – After a year and a half of fighting in Ukraine, Russia needs to replenish its supplies of ammunition for what could be a long war of attrition. Along with ramping up its domestic arms production, Moscow is turning to an old ally with a vast arsenal — North Korea. Estimates say the reclusive […] [Read More »]( [Group Sues After New Mexico Governor Suspends Right to Carry Guns in Albuquerque in Public]( [Group Sues After New Mexico Governor Suspends Right to Carry Guns in Albuquerque in Public]( – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s emergency order suspending the right to carry firearms in public in and around Albuquerque drew an immediate court challenge from a gun-rights group Saturday, as legal scholars and advocates said they expected. The National Association for Gun Rights and Foster Haines, a member who lives in Albuquerque, […] [Read More »]( [The IRS Plans to Crack Down on 1,600 Millionaires to Collect Millions of Dollars in Back Taxes]( [The IRS Plans to Crack Down on 1,600 Millionaires to Collect Millions of Dollars in Back Taxes]( (AP) — The IRS announced on Friday it is launching an effort to aggressively pursue 1,600 millionaires and 75 large business partnerships that owe hundreds of millions of dollars in past due taxes. IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel said that with a boost in federal funding and the help of artificial intelligence tools, the agency […] [Read More »]( [Elon Musk’s Social Media Site X Sues California Over the State’s Content Moderation Law]( [Elon Musk’s Social Media Site X Sues California Over the State’s Content Moderation Law]( – Elon Musk’s social media platform formerly known as Twitter has sued the state of California over a law requiring social media companies to publish their policies for removing offending material such as hate speech, misinformation and harassment. The first-of-its-kind legislation was signed into law a year ago by California Gov. Gavin Newsom. In […] [Read More »]( [Vatican Holds Unprecedented Beatification of Polish Family of 9 Killed for Hiding Jews]( [Vatican Holds Unprecedented Beatification of Polish Family of 9 Killed for Hiding Jews]( Poland (AP) — In an unprecedented move, the Vatican on Sunday beatified a Polish family of nine — a married couple and their small children — who were executed by the Nazis during World War II for sheltering Jews. During a ceremonious Mass in the village of Markowa, in southeastern Poland, papal envoy Cardinal […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Malka Fega Leiberman ז”ל]( [Mrs. Malka Fega Leiberman ז”ל]( getting up: Friday (9/15/23)Morning Mr. Shulem Yosef Leibermanson [Read More »]( [R’ Ner Bresler ז”ל]( [R’ Ner Bresler ז”ל]( getting up: Friday (9/15/23)Morning Mrs. Lynn BreslerWife Mr. Shmuel Dovid BreslerBrother Mr. Yossi Bresler Mrs. Sima ShimanskyDaughter [Read More »]( [Delivery Man Fired After Ripping Down and Discarding Customer’s Mezuzah (VIDEO)]( [Delivery Man Fired After Ripping Down and Discarding Customer’s Mezuzah (VIDEO)]( (VINnews) — Last week, a mezuzah on the front entrance of an apartment building in Charish, mysteriously vanished. After reviewing footage from surveillance cameras, it was discovered that a restaurant deliveryman ripped the mezuzah off of the doorpost and threw it in the trash. Waze Delivery has now fired the deliveryman and issued a […] [Read More »]( [Judge Says Civil Trial Over Trump’s Real Estate Boasts Could Last Three Months]( [Judge Says Civil Trial Over Trump’s Real Estate Boasts Could Last Three Months]( YORK (AP) — An upcoming civil trial over allegations that former president Donald Trump lied about his wealth could last as long as three months, according to a schedule laid out Friday by the judge hearing the case. Opening arguments are expected Oct. 2 in the trial over a lawsuit filed against Trump and […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Bas Sheva Leah Rabinowitz ע”ה]( [Mrs. Bas Sheva Leah Rabinowitz ע”ה]( getting up: Friday (9/15/23)Morning Mr. Yeshua Asher Rabinowitzson 845-499-3269, 845-352-3421 [Read More »]( [WATCH: Undercover Israeli Police Officers Pose as Charedim to Catch Arabs]( [WATCH: Undercover Israeli Police Officers Pose as Charedim to Catch Arabs]( (VINnews) In an undercover operation, Israeli police officers nabbed Arab thugs who had been throwing stones at Jewish vehicles–by posing as Charedim. The dramatic operation was based at the Shalem police station in Jerusalem. A police minibus was converted into a civilian passenger vehicle. Some detectives changed into Charedi garb for the mission. The […] [Read More »]( [O-U certifies Israeli brand of lab-grown meat as kosher — but not pareve]( [O-U certifies Israeli brand of lab-grown meat as kosher — but not pareve]( — The Orthodox Union has granted kosher certification to a type of lab-grown meat, a decision that could signal an expansion of the options available under Judaism’s intricate dietary laws. The O.U., the most prominent kosher certifier in the United States, recognized poultry products from Israeli startup SuperMeat as kosher, the company announced Wednesday. […] [Read More »]( [State Comptroller: Israel Not Ready for Major Quake]( [State Comptroller: Israel Not Ready for Major Quake]( (JNS) – Israel has failed to prepare for a major earthquake, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman warned on Sunday, in the wake of the tremor that killed more than 2,000 people in Morocco. “Despite warning signs, the State of Israel has failed in its preparation for an earthquake. Instead of waiting for a commission of […] [Read More »]( [OPINION: Parents Should Do Crazy and Extreme Things to Help Their Kids…and Not be Ashamed]( [OPINION: Parents Should Do Crazy and Extreme Things to Help Their Kids…and Not be Ashamed]( YORK (Yaakov M / VINnews) — If my child were attending camp hundreds of miles away, and he called and asked me to pick him up…I would be out the door before pressing “End”. And I’m not ashamed to admit it. Several weeks ago, Rabbi Efrem Goldberg wrote an article in Mishpacha about what […] [Read More »]( [US, Canada Sail Warships Through the Taiwan Strait in a Challenge to China]( [US, Canada Sail Warships Through the Taiwan Strait in a Challenge to China]( Taiwan (AP) — The U.S. and the Canadian navies sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, in a challenge to China’s sweeping territorial claims. The USS Ralph Johnson and the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa sailed through the narrow band of ocean that separates China and self-ruled Taiwan, according to […] [Read More »]( [Operation to Extract American Researcher From One of the World’s Deepest Caves Advances to 700M]( [Operation to Extract American Researcher From One of the World’s Deepest Caves Advances to 700M]( PLATEAU, Turkey (AP) — Rescue teams on Sunday in Turkey successfully carried an American researcher up from the depth of a cave at 1,040 meters (3,410 feet) to the 700-meter (2,297 feet) mark where he will rest at a base camp before they continue the taxing journey to the surface. An experienced caver, Mark […] [Read More »]( [Mego, A Charedi Hi-Tech Vocational Program, Is Set To Help Thousands Enter Israel’s Workforce]( [Mego, A Charedi Hi-Tech Vocational Program, Is Set To Help Thousands Enter Israel’s Workforce]( (VINnews) — An article by the British newspaper “The Guardian” has highlighted a charedi hi-tech initiative near Bnei Brak which is training avreichim to join the workforce. The newspaper described Bnei Brak as “stepping into a different world” from Tel Aviv, since the charedi population “shuns modern inventions such as television and smartphones” and […] [Read More »]( [A Magnitude 3.9 Aftershock Rattles Morocco as Rescuers Seek Survivors in Ancient Cities and Towns]( [A Magnitude 3.9 Aftershock Rattles Morocco as Rescuers Seek Survivors in Ancient Cities and Towns]( Morocco (AP) — A magnitude 3.9 aftershock rattled Moroccans on Sunday as they prayed for victims of the nation’s strongest earthquake in more than a century and worked to rescue survivors while soldiers and workers brought water and supplies to mountain villages in ruins. More than 2,000 people are dead — a number that […] [Read More »]( [Anti-Reform Protest Leader Refers To Right-Wing Leaders As ‘Nazis’, Apologizes Later]( [Anti-Reform Protest Leader Refers To Right-Wing Leaders As ‘Nazis’, Apologizes Later]( (VINnews) — A leader of the anti-government protests in Israel lashed out at right-wing elements in the government, alluding to them as “Nazis”. The leader later apologized for her harsh expression. Shikma Bressler, a physicist who is one of the heads of the anti-reform groups in Israel, spoke at a panel Friday and said […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Ambassador To Ukraine Reaches Agreement To Streamline Border Passage For Uman Pilgrims]( [Israeli Ambassador To Ukraine Reaches Agreement To Streamline Border Passage For Uman Pilgrims]( (VINnews) — Israel’s ambassador in Kiev, Michael Brodski, held extensive discussions with the commanders of the border controls at the Ukrainian border, and reached initial agreements with them which will ease the arrival of thousands of worshipers on their way to Uman via neighboring countries. Minister Meir Porush, who had been appointed by the […] [Read More »]( [R’ Boruch (Barry) Schechter ז”ל]( [R’ Boruch (Barry) Schechter ז”ל]( getting up: Thursday (9/14/23)AM Mrs. Miriam Schechter Wife Will be sitting at 44 Bennet 10AM Wednesday [Read More »]( [Police Announce 2 More Confirmed Sightings of Escaped Murderer on the Run in Pennsylvania]( [Police Announce 2 More Confirmed Sightings of Escaped Murderer on the Run in Pennsylvania]( CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Police on Saturday reported two more confirmed sightings of an escaped murderer on the run for more than a week in southeast Pennsylvania amid a search by hundreds of law enforcement officers. Danelo Souza Cavalcante, 34, escaped from the Chester County Prison while awaiting transfer to state prison on Aug. […] [Read More »]( [Trump Stops at a Fraternity House on His Way to Iowa-Iowa State Football Game, Outdrawing His Rivals]( [Trump Stops at a Fraternity House on His Way to Iowa-Iowa State Football Game, Outdrawing His Rivals]( Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump stepped out of a fraternity house to the cheers of hundreds of Iowa State University students and tossed autographed footballs into the crowd. Then, the former president entered a motorcade to head to a private stadium suite where he watched the school’s annual football grudge match Saturday with the […] [Read More »]( [Tooting Our Shofars – You’ll Have a Blast!]( [Tooting Our Shofars – You’ll Have a Blast!]( Osher and Sarah Kravitsky, Chabad of Great Neck, New York   Tooting Our Shofars – You’ll Have a Blast! PDF VERSION By: Chaya Chazan   Although my paternal grandfather was a shliach of the Frierdiker Rebbe, my father, the youngest in his family, was mostly raised by his mother, who imbued him with her […] [Read More »]( [Un Atomic Watchdog Warns of Threat to Nuclear Safety as Fighting Spikes Near a Plant in Ukraine]( [Un Atomic Watchdog Warns of Threat to Nuclear Safety as Fighting Spikes Near a Plant in Ukraine]( Ukraine (AP) — The United Nations atomic watchdog warned of a potential threat to nuclear safety from a spike in fighting near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine, whose forces continued pressing their counteroffensive on Saturday. The International Atomic Energy Agency said its experts deployed at the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant reported […] [Read More »]( [Phoenix Has Set Another Heat Record by Hitting 110 Degrees on 54 Days This Year]( [Phoenix Has Set Another Heat Record by Hitting 110 Degrees on 54 Days This Year]( (AP) — How hot is it in Phoenix? In what has been the hottest summer ever measured, the sizzling city in the Sonoran Desert broke yet another record Saturday when temperatures topped 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius). It was the 54th day this year that the official reading at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport made […] [Read More »]( [Trump Organization Offloads Bronx Golf Course to Casino Company With New York City Aspirations]( [Trump Organization Offloads Bronx Golf Course to Casino Company With New York City Aspirations]( YORK (AP) — The Trump Organization has sold its right to operate a public golf course in the Bronx, city officials confirmed, offloading control of the publicly-owned property to a company that is seeking to build a casino in New York City. Bally’s Corporation, a gaming and entertainment company, will take over the job […] [Read More »]( [Gov. Kristi Noem Endorses Trump as He Visits South Dakota]( [Gov. Kristi Noem Endorses Trump as He Visits South Dakota]( (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem endorsed former President Donald Trump at a party fundraiser in Rapid City Friday night that doubled as an opportunity for Noem to showcase herself as a potential vice presidential pick. As his rivals held town halls and meet-and-greets in early voting states, Trump headlined the South Dakota […] [Read More »]( [Authorities Search for Grizzly Bear That Mauled a Montana Hunter]( [Authorities Search for Grizzly Bear That Mauled a Montana Hunter]( SKY, Mont. (AP) — Officials have closed part of the Custer Gallatin National Forest in southwestern Montana after a hunter was severely mauled by a grizzly bear. The hunter was tracking a deer on Friday when the bear attacked, according to the Gallatin County Sheriff’s office. Members of the hunting party called 911 at […] [Read More »]( [Kim Jong Un Hosts Chinese and Russian Guests at a Parade Celebrating North Korea’s 75th Anniversary]( [Kim Jong Un Hosts Chinese and Russian Guests at a Parade Celebrating North Korea’s 75th Anniversary]( South Korea (AP) — North Korea invited visiting Chinese delegates and Russian artists to a paramilitary parade featuring rocket launchers pulled by trucks and tractors, state media said Saturday, in leader Kim Jong Un’s latest effort to display his ties with Moscow and Beijing in the face of deepening confrontations with Washington. The event […] [Read More »]( [Terrorism Suspect Who Escaped From London Prison Is Captured While Riding a Bike]( [Terrorism Suspect Who Escaped From London Prison Is Captured While Riding a Bike]( (AP) — A former British soldier facing terrorism charges who snuck out of a London prison on a food delivery truck was captured Saturday, police said. Daniel Abed Khalife was nabbed while riding a bicycle along a canal path west of London after a four-day manhunt. Khalife escaped from the Wandsworth Prison kitchen Wednesday […] [Read More »]( [Paris Strips Palestinian Leader Abbas of Special Honor for Remarks on Holocaust]( [Paris Strips Palestinian Leader Abbas of Special Honor for Remarks on Holocaust]( (AP) — Paris has rescinded a special honor it bestowed on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas because of his recent antisemitic comments minimizing the Holocaust. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo published a letter Friday saying that “your remarks run counter to universal values and the historical truth of the Holocaust.” Noting that tens of thousands of […] [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 »]( [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](.