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[REPORT: Hamas Spent Years Convincing Israel It Was Not Interested in Violence]( [REPORT: Hamas Spent Years Convincing Israel It Was Not Interested in Violence]( (VINnews) — According to a stunning report, Hamas conducted a years-long campaign to trick Israel into believing the terror group did not want armed conflict and could be placated with economic incentives to remain peaceful. “Hamas gave Israel the impression that it was not ready for a fight,” a source linked to Hamas told […] [Read More »]( [Popular Rock Group Dedicates Peace Song “Pride” To Israeli Victims]( [Popular Rock Group Dedicates Peace Song “Pride” To Israeli Victims]( VEGAS (VINnews) — In response to the terror attacks in Israel, rock band U2 dedicated their song “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” to the lives that were lost at the Tribe of Nova music festival. During the band’s concert on October 8, lead singer Bono, an outspoken social justice activist, said: “In the […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Esther Fogel ע”ה Esther Bas Eliyahu Sinai]( [Mrs. Esther Fogel ע”ה Esther Bas Eliyahu Sinai]( getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 6:05 pmMaariv: 6:15 pm R’ Leiby FogelHusband R’ Yehoshua FogelSon R’ Avi FogelSon Will be sitting at 16 Fairhill Rd, Edison NJ from Thursday till Sunday. R’ Yossi FogelSon R’ Binyamin FogelSon Ms. Devorah FogelDaughter [Read More »]( [Surfside on Alert After Video Taken Outside Synagogue Surfaces on TikTok]( [Surfside on Alert After Video Taken Outside Synagogue Surfaces on TikTok]( – Security has been stepped up in Surfside, Florida after a video with Arabic subtitles taken outside a local synagogue has surfaced on TikTok. According to Surfside Mayor Shlomo Danzinger, the video was taken on October 2nd at a Simchas Beis Hashoeiva celebration taking place outside The Shul, located on Collins Avenue at 95th […] [Read More »]( [After 72 Hours of Silence Former President Obama, Clinton Speaks Out]( [After 72 Hours of Silence Former President Obama, Clinton Speaks Out]( (JNS) – Two-and-a-half days after Hamas attacked Israel, killing at least 900 Israelis and wounding many others and taking hostages, former U.S. Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton issued statements within an hour of each other. “All Americans should be horrified and outraged by the brazen terrorist attacks on Israel and the slaughter of […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Devorah Meyer ז”ל]( [Mrs. Devorah Meyer ז”ל]( getting up: Friday (10/13/23)PM Mrs. Elisheva ReissDaughter Mrs. Sara ShawDaughter [Read More »]( [Cowards: European Union Reverses Suspension of Aid to Palestinian Authorities]( [Cowards: European Union Reverses Suspension of Aid to Palestinian Authorities]( (AP) – The European Union late Monday reversed an earlier announcement by an EU commissioner that the bloc was immediately suspending aid for Palestinian authorities and instead said it would urgently review such assistance in the wake of the attacks on Israel by Hamas. “There will be no suspension of payments” at the moment, […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Terrorists Can’t Infiltrate Shomer Shabbos Community Near Gaza]( [WATCH: Terrorists Can’t Infiltrate Shomer Shabbos Community Near Gaza]( (VINnews) — 21 communities were overrun by Hamas during its barbaric attacks on Israel on Simchas Torah. In each of these communities there were unfortunately casualties, some of them suffering very heavy casualties. However there were two communities which remarkably remained unconquered by Hamas, as their gate was shut for Shabbos and the terrorists […] [Read More »]( [R` Yossi Stamler ז”ל]( [R` Yossi Stamler ז”ל]( getting up: Sunday (10/15/23)Morning Mrs. Priva StamlerWife R` Tuvie StamlerFather Mrs. Malkie StamlerMother R` Moishe StamlerBrother R` Zevi StamlerBrother R` Eli StamlerBrother R` Ushi StamlerBrother Mrs. Rochel Miriam SchwarzSister Habachur Eli StamlerSon [Read More »]( [WATCH: Rabbi Shais Taub – ‘What we need to focus on now’]( [WATCH: Rabbi Shais Taub – ‘What we need to focus on now’]( [Read More »]( [Israel’s Netanyahu In Dire Warning Says Offensive Against Hamas Will ‘Reverberate’ for Generations]( [Israel’s Netanyahu In Dire Warning Says Offensive Against Hamas Will ‘Reverberate’ for Generations]( (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Monday that Israel’s fierce offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip has “only started.” Netanyahu delivered the pronouncement in a nationally televised address as Israel pressed ahead with a third day of heavy airstrikes in Gaza following Hamas’ unprecedented and deadly incursion into Israel. “We […] [Read More »]( [Missile Barrage Slams Into Beitar Illit, 7 Injured, 1 Seriously]( [Missile Barrage Slams Into Beitar Illit, 7 Injured, 1 Seriously]( (VINnews) — On the third day of the Swords Of Steel campaign, Israel has succeeded in uprooting the terrorists remaining in some of the communities in the south and is ready to go on the offensive. Hamas is continuing to send rocket barrages against all the south of Israel. At 12 PM Monday, a […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Razti Potashnik ע”ה]( [Mrs. Razti Potashnik ע”ה]( getting up: Sunday (10/15/23)Morning Mrs. Ruchy EliasDaughter Mrs. Channie BrumDaughter [Read More »]( [‘Desperately, Desperately Waiting’: Orthodox Group Holds Prayer Service as Chairman’s Son Is Mia Near Gaza]( [‘Desperately, Desperately Waiting’: Orthodox Group Holds Prayer Service as Chairman’s Son Is Mia Near Gaza]( (JNS) – When a large Zionist Orthodox group gathered virtually on Monday to pray for Israel, the group’s executive chairman, Doron Perez, wasn’t there — one of his sons had been wounded in battle, and another was missing in action. “Thank God, their son Yonatan has returned home,” Rabbi Danny Mirvis, the deputy CEO […] [Read More »]( [R` Shmiel (Steven ) Weissman ז”ל]( [R` Shmiel (Steven ) Weissman ז”ל]( getting up: Friday (10/13/23)Afternoon Mr. Mark WeissmanSon Ms. Elisheva WeissmanDaughter Ms. Perl WeissmanSister Sitting at 1410 E 5th St, Brooklyn, shiva hours 11:00-8:00 Mrs. Dorris PerlowSister Sitting at 1410 E 5th St, Brooklyn, shiva hours 11:00-8:00 [Read More »]( [URGENT CALL: Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva Call on Adirei Hatorah to Come Out for Special Seder Every Day as a Zechus for Acheinu Bnei Yisroel]( [URGENT CALL: Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva Call on Adirei Hatorah to Come Out for Special Seder Every Day as a Zechus for Acheinu Bnei Yisroel]( Opens its Doors and Calls on Broader Community to Learn in its Botei Medrash as a Zechus  In a poignant and heartfelt response to the ongoing situation in Eretz Yisroel, the roshei yeshiva of Lakewood’s Beth Medrash Govoha have issued a clarion call to the Adirei Hatorah – the esteemed yungeleit – and the […] [Read More »]( [Rabbi Moshe Dov Heber: The Moment it Hit Home]( [Rabbi Moshe Dov Heber: The Moment it Hit Home]( (Rabbi Moshe Dov Heber / VINnews)— Simchas Torah in Waterbury is beautiful in multiple ways. So many of our homegrown bochurim are home sharing their Simchas Torah with their families and the children of the community. All our shuls are packed with guests who have come to join in the Simchas Torah of a […] [Read More »]( [Eli Cohen: ‘an Evil That’s Not Created Even by the Devil’]( [Eli Cohen: ‘an Evil That’s Not Created Even by the Devil’]( (JNS) – Eli Cohen, Israel’s foreign minister, said on Monday evening in a press conference that the Jewish state is engaged in a war, which it did not start, with the “vicious” terrorist organization Hamas. “They’re monsters, inhuman terrorists,” Cohen said. On Monday morning, the minister visited the southern Israeli cities of Ashkelon, Netivot […] [Read More »]( [Rahel Offered Her Captors Food And Occupied Them Until The Police Burst Inside]( [Rahel Offered Her Captors Food And Occupied Them Until The Police Burst Inside]( (VINnews) — In one of the most bizarre episodes which occurred during the catastrophic Shabbos of Simchas Torah, a couple in Ofakim managed despite being the hostages of ferocious Hamas terrorists to maintain a conversation with them and to stay alive for 20 hours until they were miraculously released by police special forces. Rahel […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits – Supporting Our Children in Israel During These Difficult Times]( [WATCH: Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits – Supporting Our Children in Israel During These Difficult Times]( (VINnews) — Operation Iron Swords, Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza has concluded its second day. English speakers in Israel may find themselves even more confused and bewildered than other residents of Israel. Chaim V’Chessed is assisting the English speaking community of Israel in a bevy of ways during these trying times. Additionally, those abroad […] [Read More »]( [Israel’s New Chief of Missing, Captured: ‘We’re Working to Get Complete Picture’]( [Israel’s New Chief of Missing, Captured: ‘We’re Working to Get Complete Picture’]( (JNS) – Brig. Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch, tapped by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as coordinator for the captives and the missing, delivered a message to Israelis on Monday that he will do everything he can to return their loved ones to them. “Yesterday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed me to the position in charge […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Couple Ties the Knot on Eve of Military Deployment]( [Israeli Couple Ties the Knot on Eve of Military Deployment]( (JNS) – Among the thousands of military reservists recently called up for duty in Israel were Uri Mintzer and Elinor Yosefin, who decided to hold an impromptu wedding ceremony on Sunday night before reporting to their respective units. The young couple were traveling in Thailand when Hamas surprised Israel with a devastating attack on […] [Read More »]( [Netanyahu Denies Report Cairo Warned of Hamas Attack]( [Netanyahu Denies Report Cairo Warned of Hamas Attack]( (JNS) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday dismissed as “complete fake news” and “a complete lie” reports that the Egyptian spy chief warned him of a major impending Palestinian attack from Gaza. Ynet had reported that Maj. Gen. Abbas Kamel, the director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate, told Netanyahu 10 days before […] [Read More »]( [R’ Aron Meir Lev ז”ל ???? ???? ?? ???? ????]( [R’ Aron Meir Lev ז”ל ???? ???? ?? ???? ????]( getting up: Mrs. Malka LevensonDaughter Until Wednesday Evening Mrs. Chevi KirschnerDaughter Until Wednesday Evening [Read More »]( [Who We Lost – Hashem Yinkom Damam Corporal Dvir Lisha hy”d]( [Who We Lost – Hashem Yinkom Damam Corporal Dvir Lisha hy”d]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman   Two years ago, I was mesader kiddushin in Eretz Yisroel for a medical student.  He is now a doctor, and an officer in the IDF.  He recently attended a funeral at the Mt. Herzl Military Cemetary and this is what he wrote me:   Dvir, a 21 year old soldier […] [Read More »]( [EU Puts All Palestinian Aid Under Review: ‘There Can Be No Business as Usual’]( [EU Puts All Palestinian Aid Under Review: ‘There Can Be No Business as Usual’]( (JNS) – The European Union has put all of its development funding to the Palestinian territories on hold following Hamas’s offensive against Israel. “All payments immediately suspended. All projects put under review. All new budget proposals, including for 2023, postponed until further notice,” said Olivér Várhelyi, the European commissioner for the E.U. neighborhood. “The […] [Read More »]( [Was Hamas’ Attack the Bloodiest Day for Jews Since the Holocaust?]( [Was Hamas’ Attack the Bloodiest Day for Jews Since the Holocaust?]( – As the death toll from Saturday’s attack on Israel has mounted, Israelis and Jews around the world have reached for analogies to explain the magnitude of the tragedy, calling the invasion “Israel’s 9/11” or “Israel’s Pearl Harbor.” Others have tried to put the death toll — now at 700 soldiers and civilians — […] [Read More »]( [Details Emerge of United Hatzalah Volunteer Holding Rescued Baby]( [Details Emerge of United Hatzalah Volunteer Holding Rescued Baby]( – Amidst the images of unbearable barbarism and carnage emanating from Southern Israel this weekend, a photograph depicting another dimension of the terror attack has emerged, this one showing a United Hatzalah volunteer cradling a baby rescued by soldiers, his parents nowhere to be found. In a VIN News interview, Shalom Avitan shared how […] [Read More »]( [4 Argentine Israelis Dead, Others Missing From Kibbutzes After Hamas Attack]( [4 Argentine Israelis Dead, Others Missing From Kibbutzes After Hamas Attack]( Aires (JTA) – Argentina’s Jewish community is reeling after at least four people with local roots were killed in the Hamas attack on Israel Saturday, while several others are missing and feared kidnapped or dead. The distress is being acutely felt in Argentina, which until Saturday held the ignominious record of being the site […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Survivors Recount Terror at Music Festival, Where Hamas Terrorists Slaughtered at Least 260]( [Israeli Survivors Recount Terror at Music Festival, Where Hamas Terrorists Slaughtered at Least 260]( (AP) — The night was a getaway. Thousands of young men and women gathered at a vast field in southern Israel near the Gaza border to dance without a care. Old and new friends jumped up and down, reveling the swirl of the bass-heavy beats. Maya Alper was standing toward the back of the […] [Read More »]( [NY Gov Raises Israeli Flag in Solidarity With the Jewish State]( [NY Gov Raises Israeli Flag in Solidarity With the Jewish State]( YORK – Governor Kathy Hochul Monday morning raised the Israeli flag at the Governor’s residence in Albany, in support of Israel. Proud to raise the Israeli flag at the Governor’s residence in Albany. New York stands with Israel. 🇮🇱 pic.twitter.com/kcsKOeSPgs — Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) October 9, 2023 [Read More »]( [Netanyahu: We Are Changing the Middle East]( [Netanyahu: We Are Changing the Middle East]( (JNS) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with local and regional leaders from Israel’s southern region on Monday, as the Israel Defense Forces expanded airstrikes in the Gaza Strip following Hamas’s deadly surprise attack on Saturday. “I ask that you stand steadfast because we are going to change the Middle East,” Netanyahu told […] [Read More »]( [United Hatzalah’s Eli Beer: “We’re in the Worst, Worst, Worst Situation We’ve Ever Been In”]( [United Hatzalah’s Eli Beer: “We’re in the Worst, Worst, Worst Situation We’ve Ever Been In”]( – With nearly 35 years of rushing to terror attacks and wars, United Hatzalah’s Eli Beer has seen disasters and destruction that the average person can barely imagine. But the ongoing war in Israel has even Beer shellshocked, describing himself as broken hearted and in the midst of the most difficult moments of his […] [Read More »]( [Us Senate Majority Leader Schumer Says Grateful for Stronger China Statement on Hamas Attack]( [Us Senate Majority Leader Schumer Says Grateful for Stronger China Statement on Hamas Attack]( (AP) — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer said Monday he was grateful for a strengthened statement from China condemning the killing and kidnapping of Israeli and foreign civilians by Hamas, issued during a bipartisan Congressional visit to Beijing that included a lengthy meeting with President Xi Jinping. Schumer had said earlier in the day […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Miriam Schwitzman ע”ה ???? ????]( [Mrs. Miriam Schwitzman ע”ה ???? ????]( getting up: Mrs. Fagie KoppelDaughter [Read More »]( [US: 9 Americans Killed In Israel]( [US: 9 Americans Killed In Israel]( – A spokesperson for the US Embassy said Monday that “at this point we can confirm the death of nine American citizens. We send our deepest condolences to the victims and the families of all those affected.” He noted: “We continue to closely monitor the situation and remain in contact with our Israeli partners […] [Read More »]( [Major Airlines Suspend Flights to Israel After Massive Attack by Hamas Ignites Heavy Fighting]( [Major Airlines Suspend Flights to Israel After Massive Attack by Hamas Ignites Heavy Fighting]( YORK (AP) — Major airlines have suspended flights to Israel after the nation declared war following a massive attack by Hamas. American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines suspended service as the U.S. State Department issued travel advisories for the region citing potential for terrorism and civil unrest. American suspended service to Tel […] [Read More »]( [Israel Must Make It Clear: The Era of Surgical Strikes Is Over]( [Israel Must Make It Clear: The Era of Surgical Strikes Is Over]( (JNS/Meir Ben Shabbat)- Beyond the heavy cost in lives, the Hamas’s surprise offensive has dealt a severe blow to Israel’s image and deterrence. A comparison can be made to the damage al-Qaida inflicted on the United States in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that killed almost 3,000 people. The attack carried out by Hamas […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Defense Minister Orders ‘Complete Siege’ on Gaza Strip]( [Israeli Defense Minister Orders ‘Complete Siege’ on Gaza Strip]( – Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said authorities would cut electricity to Gaza and block the entry of food and fuel there as part of a “complete siege” he ordered. The announcement on Monday came as Israel’s military scoured the country’s south for Hamas fighters and guarded breaches in its border fence with tanks, […] [Read More »]( [Netanyahu Speech to Israel]( [Netanyahu Speech to Israel]( [Read More »]( [In Heroic Battle, 15 People Saved Kibbutz Kerem Shalom From Hamas Massacre]( [In Heroic Battle, 15 People Saved Kibbutz Kerem Shalom From Hamas Massacre]( (VINnews) — Although most of the Kibbutzim in the western Negev were woefully unprepared for a mass Hamas attack and paid a heavy price in civilian casualties, there was one Kibbutz where Hamas did not succeed in conquering the Kibbutz, did not take captives and did not cause any civilian casualties. The kibbutz is […] [Read More »]( [How Did We Dance?]( [How Did We Dance?]( Did We Dance? By Yosef Shidler   Yom Tov has come to an end here in Toms River, New Jersey. As we sit and scroll through our phones, trying to make sense of the unfolding events, it’s clear that most of us had heard rumors during Yom Tov about what was happening, while some […] [Read More »]( [Habachur Chanina Perl ז”ל ?????]( [Habachur Chanina Perl ז”ל ?????]( getting up: Shacharis: 8:30 amMincha: 6:00 pmMaariv: 7:30 pm R’ Mordechai PerlFather Mrs. Blimi PerlMother Mrs. Sara WajsmanSister R’ Duvid PerlBrother Mrs. Rivky Lefkowitz Sister R’ Moishe PerlBrother Mrs. Rochel Devoiry HillSister R’ Yecheskel Shraga PerlBrother R’ Yanky PerlBrother Habachur Yonatan PerlBrother Mr. Boruch PerlBrother Mrs. Chaya Baila WeberSister [Read More »]( [US Senator Cory Booker Says He Was in Israel at Time of Attack]( [US Senator Cory Booker Says He Was in Israel at Time of Attack]( JERSEY (AP) – Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey was in Israel when Hamas attacked Israel, he announced Sunday in a video statement posted to X, formerly known as Twitter. Booker said he was jogging in the Old City of Jerusalem on Saturday when he received a call from his chief of staff telling […] [Read More »]( [Pentagon Sends Israel Weapons, Redirects Aircraft Carrier to Conflict Area]( [Pentagon Sends Israel Weapons, Redirects Aircraft Carrier to Conflict Area]( – The Pentagon announced on Sunday that it’s sending “additional equipment and resources, including munitions” to the Israel Defense Forces while redirecting a Carrier Strike Group to the Eastern Mediterranean. The security assistance “will begin moving today and arriving in the coming days,” said U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and the […] [Read More »]( [Sens. Cruz, Wicker, Colleagues Demand Accountability from Department of Defense after Revelations of Iranian Spy Ring]( [Sens. Cruz, Wicker, Colleagues Demand Accountability from Department of Defense after Revelations of Iranian Spy Ring]( – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee along with their Senate Republican colleagues sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin calling for immediate action after reports revealed that top Biden administration officials had been […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Hostage Crisis in Hamas-Ruled Gaza Becomes a Political Trap for Netanyahu]( [Israeli Hostage Crisis in Hamas-Ruled Gaza Becomes a Political Trap for Netanyahu]( (AP) — The capture of dozens of Israeli soldiers and civilians — elderly women, children, entire families — by Hamas has stirred Israeli emotions more viscerally than any crisis in the country’s recent memory and presented an impossible dilemma for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government. The Islamist militant group’s 2006 seizure of […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Learns Grandmother Murdered From Photo Hamas Terrorist Uploaded to Her Facebook]( [Israeli Learns Grandmother Murdered From Photo Hamas Terrorist Uploaded to Her Facebook]( – At 7 a.m. on Saturday, Mor Bayder saw a horrifying photo on her grandmother’s Facebook page. A Hamas terrorist had broken into her grandmother’s house in the kibbutz Nir Oz, murdered her and then took a picture on her phone and uploaded it to her Facebook page. “This is how we found out,” […] [Read More »]( [WSJ: Iran Helped Plan Hamas Attack Over Weeks, Gave Go-Ahead]( [WSJ: Iran Helped Plan Hamas Attack Over Weeks, Gave Go-Ahead]( – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps helped plan the Hamas attacks on Israel and green lit them in Beirut during a meeting on Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing senior Hamas and Hezbollah members. In a call with journalists on Sunday, a senior U.S. administration official, who is not allowed to be named, […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Manya Apfelbaum ע”ה Esther Malka Bas Yisroel Yosef]( [Mrs. Manya Apfelbaum ע”ה Esther Malka Bas Yisroel Yosef]( getting up: Shacharis: 7:15 amMincha: 6:15 pmMaariv: 6:30 pm Mr. Morris ApfelbaumSon Monday Minchah thru Tuesday Shacris at 1560 Ocean Parkway Wednesday thru Sunday morning – 3701 Henry Hudson Parkway – Apt 4G – (Riverdale) Mrs. Tzippy BergmanDaughter [Read More »]( [These Horrific Photos Show Fear, Death and Destruction in Battle Scenes From Israel]( [These Horrific Photos Show Fear, Death and Destruction in Battle Scenes From Israel]( (AP) – In Israel, a frightened woman runs down the street cradling a young girl in her arms as a car behind her is engulfed in a ball of flames from an unprecedented surprise attack by Hamas militants. The images are just two of hundreds by Associated Press photographers that show the destruction, terror […] [Read More »]( [OP-ED What Israel Should Do..]( [OP-ED What Israel Should Do..]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman 700 Dead, Rachmana litzlan.  2400 wounded and 130 kidnapped including an 85 year-old grandmother.  All of Klal Yisroel is in tears. The entire nation of Israel and their Jewish brethren across the world in a state of despair. Hezbollah has attacked as well, and the enemies of Israel are handing out […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Miriam Gitty Schwitzman ע”ה]( [Mrs. Miriam Gitty Schwitzman ע”ה]( getting up: Sunday (10/15/23)AM Ms. Rochelle Bracha Silberman – Garrison Daughter [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. 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