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[Netanyahu to Meet With Elon Musk Amid Tech Mogul’s Mounting Attacks on the Adl]( [Netanyahu to Meet With Elon Musk Amid Tech Mogul’s Mounting Attacks on the Adl]( (JNS) – He won’t be heading to the White House, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed he will meet with Elon Musk when he travels to the United States next week. The meeting with Musk on Monday in San Francisco comes as the tech billionaire and social media mogul faces mounting criticism for […] [Read More »]( [US Casinos Have Their Best July Ever, Winning Nearly $5.4B From Gamblers]( [US Casinos Have Their Best July Ever, Winning Nearly $5.4B From Gamblers]( CITY, N.J. (AP) — Commercial casinos in the U.S. had their best July ever this year, winning nearly $5.4 billion from gamblers, according to figures released Thursday by a national gambling industry group. The American Gaming Association said the casinos’ winnings were up nearly 6% from July 2022. The association also said the casinos […] [Read More »]( [As Climate Risks Increase, New York Could Require Flood Disclosures in Home Sales]( [As Climate Risks Increase, New York Could Require Flood Disclosures in Home Sales]( FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — Alan Oligario’s home is prone to flooding — and he wishes someone had told him before he bought it. His initial flood came in the first year after he bought the house in Highland Falls, New York. The second came about a decade later. The third occurred in July when […] [Read More »]( [Flooding Death Toll Soars to 11,300 in Libya’s Coastal City of Derna, Aid Group Says]( [Flooding Death Toll Soars to 11,300 in Libya’s Coastal City of Derna, Aid Group Says]( Libya (AP) — The death toll in Libya’s coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday Marie el-Drese, the aid group’s secretary-general, told The Associated Press by phone that a […] [Read More »]( [Captured Fugitive Tells Officials How He Survied, and His Plan to Head to Canada or Puerto Rico]( [Captured Fugitive Tells Officials How He Survied, and His Plan to Head to Canada or Puerto Rico]( – They caught him just in time. After eluding a police dragnet in southeastern Pennsylvania for two weeks, escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante could sense authorities were closing in. He knew he had to make a break for it or face capture. So he formulated a plan: The 34-year-old fugitive would carjack someone within 24 […] [Read More »]( [Johnson & Johnson Is Getting Rid of Its Script Logo After More Than 130 Years]( [Johnson & Johnson Is Getting Rid of Its Script Logo After More Than 130 Years]( – Johnson & Johnson is signing off on a new logo. The health care giant said Thursday that it will replace the well-known signature script it has used since 1887 with a modern look that reflects its sharpened focus on pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The original script — based on co-founder James Wood Johnson’s […] [Read More »]( [IRS Says Will Pause Taking Claims for Pandemic-Era Tax Credit Due to an Influx of Fraudulent Claims]( [IRS Says Will Pause Taking Claims for Pandemic-Era Tax Credit Due to an Influx of Fraudulent Claims]( – The Internal Revenue Service is pausing accepting claims for a pandemic-era tax credit until 2024 due to rising concerns that an influx of applications are fraudulent. The tax credit, called the Employee Retention Credit, was designed help small businesses keep paying their employees during the height of the pandemic if they were fully […] [Read More »]( [Musk Says ADL was ‘Instrumental’ in Getting Trump Banned from Twitter (SEE THE VIDEO)]( [Musk Says ADL was ‘Instrumental’ in Getting Trump Banned from Twitter (SEE THE VIDEO)]( (VINnews) — Elon Musk says the ADL was “instrumental” in getting Donald Trump blacklisted from Twitter. Ironically, Trump is one of the best friends of the Jewish community to have ever served in the White House. In fact, several members of his immediate family are orthodox Jews. Which makes it even more disgraceful for […] [Read More »]( [Photos: Tens of Thousands Arrive in Uman Ahead of Rosh Hashanah]( [Photos: Tens of Thousands Arrive in Uman Ahead of Rosh Hashanah]( (JNS) – More than 20,000 Jews have arrived in the central Ukrainian city of Uman to celebrate Rosh Hashanah amid tightened security due to the war with Russia, local authorities said on Thursday. Tens of thousands of primarily Chassidic Jews from Israel and other countries make the trek to Uman every year ahead of […] [Read More »]( [As All Eyes Are Fixated on Pennsylvania Manhunt, a DC Murder Suspect Is on the Run and off the Radar]( [As All Eyes Are Fixated on Pennsylvania Manhunt, a DC Murder Suspect Is on the Run and off the Radar]( (AP) — While the nation has been transfixed by the two-week manhunt for escaped prisoner Danelo Souza Cavalcante in Pennsylvania, another fugitive drama has been playing out in the nation’s capital with comparatively minimal attention. Christopher Haynes has been on the run for a week, since escaping from police custody at George Washington University […] [Read More »]( [Feds Spread $1 Billion for Tree Plantings Among US Cities to Reduce Extreme Heat and Benefit Health]( [Feds Spread $1 Billion for Tree Plantings Among US Cities to Reduce Extreme Heat and Benefit Health]( MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of communities around the country will share more than $1 billion in federal money to help them plant and maintain trees under a federal program that is intended to reduce extreme heat, benefit health and improve access to nature. U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will announce the […] [Read More »]( [DeSantis Says Trump’s Chance of Being Elected if Convicted ‘Is as Close to Zero as You Can Get’]( [DeSantis Says Trump’s Chance of Being Elected if Convicted ‘Is as Close to Zero as You Can Get’]( YORK (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said Donald Trump is unlikely to be elected president again if convicted in any of the four criminal cases he faces. DeSantis made the comments in an interview with CBS News that aired Wednesday night. The Florida governor has sharpened his critiques of Trump, seeking to […] [Read More »]( [American Explorer Says He Thought He Would Die During an 11-Day Ordeal in a Turkish Cave]( [American Explorer Says He Thought He Would Die During an 11-Day Ordeal in a Turkish Cave]( (AP) — An American researcher who spent 11 days stuck in a Turkish cave after falling ill said Thursday that he thought he would die there before a complex international rescue operation got him out. Mark Dickey, 40, appeared relaxed as he spoke to reporters at a hospital in Mersin, southern Turkey, where he […] [Read More »]( [Hunter Biden Indicted on Firearms Charges]( [Hunter Biden Indicted on Firearms Charges]( (AP) — Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday on federal firearms charges, the latest and weightiest step yet in a long-running investigation into the president’s son. Biden is accused of lying about his drug use when he bought a firearm in October 2018, a period when he has acknowledged struggling with addiction to crack cocaine, […] [Read More »]( [UAE Police Say They Have Seized $1 Billion Worth of Captagon Amphetamines Hidden in Doors]( [UAE Police Say They Have Seized $1 Billion Worth of Captagon Amphetamines Hidden in Doors]( United Arab Emirates (AP) — Police in Dubai seized 86 million tablets of the amphetamine known as Captagon hidden in a shipment of doors and decorative building panels, authorities said Thursday, estimating its street value at just over $1 billion. The bust comes as sales of the amphetamine have become a Mideast-wide problem during […] [Read More »]( [As 5783 Ends, Jewish State’s Population Pushes 10 Million]( [As 5783 Ends, Jewish State’s Population Pushes 10 Million]( (JNS) – Israel’s population will pass 10 million in 2024, according to data the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) published on Wednesday ahead of the Jewish New Year. As the Hebrew year of 5783 draws to a close, the Jewish state has a population of approximately 9.795 million people, the report said. Some 7.181 […] [Read More »]( [DeSantis ‘Hit Many of the Right Notes’ in NY Meeting With Orthodox Leaders]( [DeSantis ‘Hit Many of the Right Notes’ in NY Meeting With Orthodox Leaders]( YORK (JNS) – Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) met earlier this week in New York with Orthodox Jewish leaders. Rabbi Yaakov Menken, managing director of Coalition for Jewish Values, was one of the attendees who appeared in a photo that DeSantis shared on social media. “I think he hit many of the right notes,” Menken told […] [Read More »]( [Arm Holdings Is Valued at $54.5 Billion in Biggest Initial Public Offering Since Late 2021]( [Arm Holdings Is Valued at $54.5 Billion in Biggest Initial Public Offering Since Late 2021]( YORK (AP) — U.K. chip designer Arm Holdings is scheduled to start trading on the Nasdaq Thursday, in what is the largest initial public offering of shares in nearly two years. The shares have been priced at $51, giving Arm a market value of $54.5 billion. The opening trade could be much higher, given […] [Read More »]( [Armed Guard in Every Jerusalem Shul Over High Holidays]( [Armed Guard in Every Jerusalem Shul Over High Holidays]( (JNS) – Every synagogue in Jerusalem will be guarded by armed security personnel this High Holiday season, as the terrorist threat in Israel’s capital remains high, District Police Commander Doron Turgeman told reporters on Wednesday. “There’s been an increase in warnings and actionable threats of all types, also during the days of Selichot [penitential […] [Read More »]( [Mrs.. Lilly Green ע”ה]( [Mrs.. Lilly Green ע”ה]( getting up: Friday (9/15/23)Afternoon Mr. Moish GreenSon Mr. Shia Greenson [Read More »]( [R’ Shalom Leshem ז”ל]( [R’ Shalom Leshem ז”ל]( getting up: Friday (9/15/23)Afternoon Mr. Asher LeshemSon [Read More »]( [Mrs. Dorris Menashe ע”ה]( [Mrs. Dorris Menashe ע”ה]( getting up: Friday (9/15/23)Afternoon Mr. Chesky MenasheSon Mrs. Romit MenasheDaughter [Read More »]( [Dutch Chabad Founder Dies Aged 85]( [Dutch Chabad Founder Dies Aged 85]( Moshe Yitzchak (Ies) Vorst, the founder of the Chabad-Lubavitch Chassidic movement in the Netherlands, died Wednesday at the age of 85. Vorst was born in 1938, a son of the chief rabbi of Rotterdam. He was five years old when his family was rounded up and sent to the Westerbork transit camp. He spent […] [Read More »]( [Ramaswamy Defends New Hampshire Co-chair’s Right to Call Israel ‘Apartheid’]( [Ramaswamy Defends New Hampshire Co-chair’s Right to Call Israel ‘Apartheid’]( HAMPSHIRE (JNS) – Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is defending the co-chair of his campaign in New Hampshire, who posted that “Israel is an apartheid state.” “This is such a dumb game the media and shallow career politicians play,” Ramaswamy, a technology entrepreneur, wrote. “Guess what? I have volunteers on my campaign whom I […] [Read More »]( [Whole Families Drowned In Libya’s Flood. Many Didn’t Realize the Danger Until They Heard Dams Burst]( [Whole Families Drowned In Libya’s Flood. Many Didn’t Realize the Danger Until They Heard Dams Burst]( Libya (AP) — The wall of water several stories high smashed into apartment buildings, drowning entire families in minutes. One man lost at least 13 members of his extended family. Fadellalah has yet to hear about the fate of another 20, several days after two dams burst above the Libyan coastal city of Derna, […] [Read More »]( [Witnesses Say Victims of a Hanoi High-Rise Fire Jumped From Upper Stories to Escape the Blaze]( [Witnesses Say Victims of a Hanoi High-Rise Fire Jumped From Upper Stories to Escape the Blaze]( Vietnam (AP) — Ten children were among the 56 people killed in a blaze in a Hanoi high-rise, police said Thursday, which some residents desperately tried to escape by jumping out of upper stories, according to witnesses. Authorities have still not released the cause of the fire, which broke out just before midnight Tuesday […] [Read More »]( [After Suffering Heart Attack The Day After Birth Of His Firstborn , Adir’s Life Was Saved]( [After Suffering Heart Attack The Day After Birth Of His Firstborn , Adir’s Life Was Saved]( (VINnews) — 24-year-old Adir Hanania felt a pain in his arms and chest but brushed it off as excitement and stress. After all, his wife had just given birth to their first son and the strenuous period before and after the birth could easily have physical ramifications. Hanania did not have any notion that […] [Read More »]( [7 Detained For Prostrating Themselves On Temple Mount]( [7 Detained For Prostrating Themselves On Temple Mount]( (VINnews) — Seven people were detained Thursday after they prostrated themselves during the course of an ascent to Temple Mount. The Chonenu organization reported that the seven were taken for questioning. Public displays of religion are prohibited to Jews while on Temple Mount by state law, although this imperative has been questioned in the […] [Read More »]( [Yeshiva Student Who Sparked Protests Sentenced To 68-Day Term In IDF Jail For Desertion]( [Yeshiva Student Who Sparked Protests Sentenced To 68-Day Term In IDF Jail For Desertion]( (VINnews) — Shimon Gozlan, a student at the Ponovezh yeshiva who was arrested for desertion and whose arrest sparked stormy demonstrations by the Jerusalem Faction in Jerusalem and Bnei Brak Wednesday, was sentenced to 68 days in a military jail. The sentence will be implemented after the festival period. Gozlan (23) was arrested during […] [Read More »]( [Knesset Speaker: If High Court Rejects Basic Law, We Will Establish Our Own Constitutional Court]( [Knesset Speaker: If High Court Rejects Basic Law, We Will Establish Our Own Constitutional Court]( (VINnews) —In an interview with the Yediot Ahronoth newspaper, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana revealed the coalition’s plan to bypass decisions of the Supreme Court if it rejects a Basic Law for the first time, as is being proposed currently in the court. One of the proposals he plans to promote is the establishment of […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Flight Attendant Sings and Dances With Chassidim Heading to Uman]( [WATCH: Flight Attendant Sings and Dances With Chassidim Heading to Uman]( — A heartwarming and inspiring video circulated on social media, showing a flight attendant enthusiastically singing “Uman Uman Rosh Hashanah” with Breslov passengers on the way to Uman.  The Jewish passengers traveling from Israel to Moldova, burst into song, and the flight attendant was clearly enticed to participate, with heavy enthusiasm. A huge influx […] [Read More »]( [Delta Air Lines Will Restrict Access to Its Sky Club Airport Lounges as It Faces Overcrowding]( [Delta Air Lines Will Restrict Access to Its Sky Club Airport Lounges as It Faces Overcrowding]( – Delta Air Lines passengers who have long enjoyed access to free meals, alcohol and a quiet place to relax before their flight are in for some major cutbacks in coming years. The Atlanta-based airline said it plans to cap the number of entries to its Sky Clubs starting Feb. 1, 2025 for holders […] [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](.