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[Protester Critically Injured After Setting Self on Fire Outside Israeli Consulate in Atlanta]( [Protester Critically Injured After Setting Self on Fire Outside Israeli Consulate in Atlanta]( (AP) — A protester was in critical condition Friday after setting themself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta, authorities said. A security guard who tried to intervene was also injured. A Palestinian flag found at the scene was part of the protest, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said at a news conference. […] [Read More »]( [Iran Says an Israeli Strike in Syria Killed 2 Revolutionary Guard Members While on Advisory Mission]( [Iran Says an Israeli Strike in Syria Killed 2 Revolutionary Guard Members While on Advisory Mission]( Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard stated through its website that two of its forces stationed in Syria were killed in an Israeli airstrike Saturday. The report on the Guard’s news portal identified the two members as Mohammad Ali Ataei Shourcheh and Panah Taghizadeh, and said they were carrying out an advisory mission […] [Read More »]( [A Snowstorm Brings Munich Airport to a Standstill and Causes Travel Chaos in Central Europe]( [A Snowstorm Brings Munich Airport to a Standstill and Causes Travel Chaos in Central Europe]( (AP) — All flights were grounded at Munich’s airport Saturday after a winter storm dumped snow across southern Germany and parts of Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic, affecting travel across the region. After initially announcing a halt in air traffic until noon on Saturday, the airport later announced flights would be canceled until […] [Read More »]( [Harris Focuses on Shaping a Post-conflict Gaza During a Diplomatic Blitz in Dubai With Arab Leaders]( [Harris Focuses on Shaping a Post-conflict Gaza During a Diplomatic Blitz in Dubai With Arab Leaders]( United Arab Emirates (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris engaged in a speed round of diplomatic talks with Arab leaders on Saturday where she focused on shaping the outlook for a post-conflict Gaza while calling on Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians from the “devastating” bombardment. She made a hastily planned trip […] [Read More »]( [If You Were Stuck on a Desert Island With Only One Chanukah Sefer – Which Would it Be?]( [If You Were Stuck on a Desert Island With Only One Chanukah Sefer – Which Would it Be?]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman There is a famous question that seforim-owners are often asked: Other than a Tanach with Rashi, a Siddur, a Mishna Brurah, and a Shas, if you were stuck on a desert island with one series of Seforim which one would it be? Sukkas Chaim, by Rabbi Simcha Bunim Londinsky shlita, is […] [Read More »]( [London Police Make Arrests as Pro-palestinian Supporters Stage Events Across Britain]( [London Police Make Arrests as Pro-palestinian Supporters Stage Events Across Britain]( (AP) — Police in London said they arrested two people Saturday during pro-Palestinian events, part of a “day of action” organized by campaigners around Britain. In the south London neighborhood of Brixton, a man was arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offense for holding a placard, the Metropolitan Police said. Officers […] [Read More »]( [Assailant Targeting Passersby in Paris Attacked and Killed 1 Person and Injured Another]( [Assailant Targeting Passersby in Paris Attacked and Killed 1 Person and Injured Another]( (AP) — An assailant going after passersby in Paris on Saturday night attacked and killed one person and injured another, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. The minister said on X, formerly Twitter, that “police have courageously arrested” the man, who was going after people in the 15th district of the capital, not far […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Hamas Propaganda Video of ‘Dead Baby’ is Actually a Plastic Doll!]( [WATCH: Hamas Propaganda Video of ‘Dead Baby’ is Actually a Plastic Doll!]( — Activist Shaun King posted a video on social media, that supposedly shows a grandfather in Gaza mourning over his dead grandchild. The man blames “Netanyahu” for the supposedly deceased child. The problem is, as has been observed by many on Twitter, including the account ‘End Wokeness’ and ‘Viral News NYC’, the ‘dead baby’ […] [Read More »]( [Released Hostages Call To Rescue Captives: ‘Every Day Lived There Could Be Your Last’]( [Released Hostages Call To Rescue Captives: ‘Every Day Lived There Could Be Your Last’]( (VINnews) — Thousands of people attended a protest rally in Tel Aviv to bring back the rest of the hostages in Hamas captivity. During the rally, filmed statements were projected from some hostages released in which they described their ordeals while held captive by Hamas. Daniel Aloni, who was released from captivity after 49 […] [Read More »]( [The Remarkable Torah of Rav Elimelech Wasserman HY”D]( [The Remarkable Torah of Rav Elimelech Wasserman HY”D]( and Annotated by Rabbi Yair Hoffman This past Thursday, Hamas murderers opened fire at a Givat Shaul bus stop, injuring eleven and murdering three people in cold-blood.  Among them was a remarkable Torah scholar who was a dayan in Ashdod –  Rav Elimelech Wasserman zt”l and HY”D.  One can see from the Torah below […] [Read More »]( [Gallant: ‘We’re Carrying On Where We Left Off, Hamas Violated Ceasefire Framework’]( [Gallant: ‘We’re Carrying On Where We Left Off, Hamas Violated Ceasefire Framework’]( (VINnews) — Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant spoke Saturday night for the first time since the IDF resumed fighting in Gaza on Friday morning, explaining the need for further fighting. “Over a week ago, we agreed on a framework between Hamas and Israel, and things were clear,” he began. “All the women and children […] [Read More »]( [Lawsuits Against Trump Over Jan. 6 Riot Can Move Forward, Appeals Court Says]( [Lawsuits Against Trump Over Jan. 6 Riot Can Move Forward, Appeals Court Says]( (AP) — Lawsuits against Donald Trump brought by Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the U.S. Capitol riot, can move forward, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Trump’s request to dismiss the civil lawsuits that accuse him of inciting the violent […] [Read More »]( [Nearly 2 months into the war, many Israelis have no idea if their relatives are dead or alive]( [Nearly 2 months into the war, many Israelis have no idea if their relatives are dead or alive]( (AP) — There was no trace of Hanan Yablonka — not on the 42-year-old Israeli’s social media accounts nor on his phone, found in the bullet-riddled car he and four friends tried to flee in after Hamas militants attacked the music festival they were attending in southern Israel. The friends were killed in the […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Survivors of the Oct. 7 Music Festival Attack Seek to Cope With Trauma at a Cyprus Retreat]( [Israeli Survivors of the Oct. 7 Music Festival Attack Seek to Cope With Trauma at a Cyprus Retreat]( Cyprus (AP) — Tomer Bassis expected his day to be filled with electronic trance music at the Oct. 7 desert rave party he was attending in southern Israel. Instead, the sounds of bullets whizzing by as he ran to escape the indiscriminate gunfire of Hamas militants became the soundtrack seared into his mind. The […] [Read More »]( [Fed’s Powell Notes Inflation Is Easing but Says Further Progress Is Needed]( [Fed’s Powell Notes Inflation Is Easing but Says Further Progress Is Needed]( (AP) — Inflation is slowing steadily, but it’s too early to declare victory or to discuss when the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said in prepared remarks Friday. Speaking at Spelman College in Atlanta, Powell noted that consumer prices, excluding volatile food and energy costs, rose at just a 2.5% […] [Read More »]( [A Secret Trip by Henry Kissinger Grew Into a Half-Century-Long Relationship With China]( [A Secret Trip by Henry Kissinger Grew Into a Half-Century-Long Relationship With China]( (AP) — Official China called Henry Kissinger “an old friend.” A commentator likened him to a giant panda, a goodwill ambassador between two countries that have been at odds more often than not over the decades. Kissinger, who died Wednesday, developed a special relationship with China in the second half of his 100-year-long life. […] [Read More »]( [Suspect Who Scrawled Anti-Semitic Graffiti on NYC Building Sought by Police]( [Suspect Who Scrawled Anti-Semitic Graffiti on NYC Building Sought by Police]( York – Once again, the NYPD is turning to the public for help identifying a suspect in an anti-Semitic incident, this time looking for an individual who scrawled graffiti on a residential building in Manhattan’s Flatiron district. Police said that the incident took place on November 9th at approximately 8 PM. Surveillance footage captured […] [Read More »]( [Lower Mortgage Rates Next Year Unlikely to Entice ‘Rate-Locked’ Homeowners to Sell, Economists Say]( [Lower Mortgage Rates Next Year Unlikely to Entice ‘Rate-Locked’ Homeowners to Sell, Economists Say]( ANGELES (AP) — Several housing economists are projecting that mortgage rates will ease moderately next year, though the forecasts call for the average rate on a 30-year home loan to remain above 6%. While lower rates could help bring more buyers off the sidelines, the projected declines are unlikely to encourage homeowners who locked […] [Read More »]( [Rabbi Zvi and Chani Zwiebel, Chabad at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Each Person is a Whole World]( [Rabbi Zvi and Chani Zwiebel, Chabad at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Each Person is a Whole World]( For Shabbas Reading   By: Chaya Chazan   It’s a testament to the Rebbe’s vision of shlichus that our relative isolation is somewhat remarkable. Tucked away in the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains, our small, sleepy college town is two hours from the next closest shliach. In a country so heavily saturated with Chabad houses, […] [Read More »]( [Pfizer Nixes More Study of Twice-Daily Obesity Pill Treatment That Made Many Patients Nauseous]( [Pfizer Nixes More Study of Twice-Daily Obesity Pill Treatment That Made Many Patients Nauseous]( – Pfizer shares sank Friday when the drugmaker said it would abandon a twice-daily obesity treatment after more than half the patients in a clinical trial stopped taking it. The pharmaceutical company said it will focus instead on a once-daily version of the pill, danuglipron, instead of starting a late-stage study of the other […] [Read More »]( [House Expels New York Rep. George Santos. It’s Just the Sixth Expulsion in the Chamber’s History]( [House Expels New York Rep. George Santos. It’s Just the Sixth Expulsion in the Chamber’s History]( (AP) — The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting campaign donations for his own use. He was just the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by colleagues. The vote to expel […] [Read More »]( [70-Year-Old Ugandan Woman Gives Birth to Twins After Fertility Treatment]( [70-Year-Old Ugandan Woman Gives Birth to Twins After Fertility Treatment]( Uganda (AP) — A 70-year-old woman in Uganda has given birth to twins after receiving fertility treatment, making her one of the world’s oldest new mothers. Safina Namukwaya gave birth to a boy and a girl on Wednesday via cesarean section at the hospital in the capital Kampala where she had been receiving in […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Tamar Brick ע”ה]( [Mrs. Tamar Brick ע”ה]( getting up: Thursday (12/07/23)Morning R’ Yehuda BrickHusband R’ Mayer WeinbergBrother Mrs. Florance Weinberg R’ Shaya WeinbergBrother Mrs. Bracha SosowskySister Mrs. Shifra ShteimanSister Mrs. Miriam FeldheimerSister Mrs. Peri KeilsonSister R’ Eliyahu BrickSon Habocher Avigdor BrickSon Habocher Moshe BrickSon Miss Matty BrickDaughter Miss Ahuva Peril BrickDaughter [Read More »]( [WATCH: Superstar Singer Ishay Ribo Performs for Families of Hostages]( [WATCH: Superstar Singer Ishay Ribo Performs for Families of Hostages]( AVIV (VINnews) — Popular singer Ishay Ribo performed at Hostages Square, at an event during which one Sefer Torah was brought out to represent each hostage. “G-D will guard your going and your coming from now and for all time.” -Ishay Ribo joins the families of hostages for a pre-Shabbat concert pic.twitter.com/mwjTIcYF8I — Dovi […] [Read More »]( [DeSantis and Newsom Lob Insults and Talk Some Policy in a Faceoff Between Two White House Aspirants]( [DeSantis and Newsom Lob Insults and Talk Some Policy in a Faceoff Between Two White House Aspirants]( (AP) — In an alternate reality, the prime-time showdown between California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday could have been a preview of a 2024 general election debate. Instead, it was a hard-to-explain 90-minute clash that pitted one struggling Republican presidential hopeful against a Democratic rival who may […] [Read More »]( [New York Times Report Says Israel Knew About Hamas Attack Over a Year in Advance]( [New York Times Report Says Israel Knew About Hamas Attack Over a Year in Advance]( (AP) — Israel’s military was aware of Hamas ‘ plan to launch an attack on Israeli soil over a year before the devastating Oct. 7 operation that killed hundreds of people, The New York Times reported Friday. It was the latest in a series of signs that top Israeli commanders either ignored or played […] [Read More »]( [Supreme Court Says Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the First Woman on the High Court, Has Died at Age 93]( [Supreme Court Says Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the First Woman on the High Court, Has Died at Age 93]( (AP) — Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, has died. She was 93. The court says she died in Phoenix on Friday, of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness. In 2018, she announced […] [Read More »]( [Refusing to Leave Captivity Without Her Husband, Hamas Threatened Her]( [Refusing to Leave Captivity Without Her Husband, Hamas Threatened Her]( (JNS) – Rimon Buchstab, a 36-year-old woman who was held hostage by Hamas, was released on Tuesday after 50 days in Gaza. Her husband Yagev, remains in Hamas captivity. According to a relative of Yagev, Rimon shared a message from her partner: “He wanted to tell us that he loves us.” The relative added: […] [Read More »]( [137 Hostages Remain in Hamas Captivity as Fighting Renewed]( [137 Hostages Remain in Hamas Captivity as Fighting Renewed]( (JNS) – The Israel Defense Forces resumed combat operations in the Gaza Strip on Friday morning after Hamas broke a week-long ceasefire, throwing into doubt the further release of hostages. “The Hamas-ISIS terrorist organization has violated the framework. It has not met its obligation to release all of the women hostages today and has launched […] [Read More »]( [IDF Resumes Combat in Gaza After Hamas Violates Ceasefire]( [IDF Resumes Combat in Gaza After Hamas Violates Ceasefire]( (JNS) – The Israel Defense Forces resumed combat operations in the Gaza Strip on Friday morning after Hamas broke a week-long ceasefire by firing rockets at the Jewish state. The military said it was conducting a wave of airstrikes across the coastal enclave. “Hamas violated the operational pause, and in addition, fired toward Israeli […] [Read More »]( [CHANUKAH – An Overview – Print Out to Review Over Shabbos]( [CHANUKAH – An Overview – Print Out to Review Over Shabbos]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman HISTORICAL CONTEXT Chanukah occurred during the time of the Second Beis HaMikdash approximately in the year 3596/165 BCE.  That is 2188 years ago as of 2023.  The Seleucid Greeks (or Syrian Greeks) ruled and enacted decrees against Klal Yisrael, outlawing the Jewish religion. The Greeks forbade Torah study and the observance […] [Read More »]( [Hamas Leader Asked How Many Captives Are Alive: ‘I Don’t Know, It’s Not Important’]( [Hamas Leader Asked How Many Captives Are Alive: ‘I Don’t Know, It’s Not Important’]( (VINnews) — A Hamas leader shocked a CBS reporter interviewing him when he responded to a question about how many captives are still alive in the hands of Hamas with the flippant remark: ‘I don’t know, it’s not important.’ Gazi Hamed, the head of Hamas’s energy services, claimed in an interview with Holly Williams […] [Read More »]( [Rocket fire after truce expires, in clear sign that war has resumed in full force]( [Rocket fire after truce expires, in clear sign that war has resumed in full force]( AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli fighter jets hit Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday shortly after a weeklong truce expired, the military said, as the war resumed in full force. Airstrikes hit southern Gaza, including the community of Abassan east of the town of Khan Younis, the Interior Ministry in the […] [Read More »]( [‘Scalable Mental Support’ Needed for ‘Already Drained’ Israelis, Therapy Nonprofit Leader Says]( [‘Scalable Mental Support’ Needed for ‘Already Drained’ Israelis, Therapy Nonprofit Leader Says]( (JNS) – Emi Palmor’s 90-year-old mother Shoshana survived a concentration camp in present-day Moldova, emerging as a “very strong and very positive person,” Palmor told JNS. “I’ve had this expression for years that ‘my mother raised me to survive alone in the woods.’ That’s the way I describe myself.” “If there’s one thing I’m […] [Read More »]( [From the Daf – Halacha L’Moshe Misinai – What Does it Really Mean?]( [From the Daf – Halacha L’Moshe Misinai – What Does it Really Mean?]( Chaim Weber The Gemara in Makkos (23b) tells us that Moshe Rabbeinu received 613 mitzvos at har sinai.  Aside from the 613 mitzvos, we also have many oral traditions that go back to har sinai. In his introduction to his commentary on the Mishna, the Rambam says that there are two types of oral […] [Read More »]( [Ferry Operators Around the Country to Receive $220M in Federal Grants to Modernize Fleets]( [Ferry Operators Around the Country to Receive $220M in Federal Grants to Modernize Fleets]( FRANCISCO (AP) — The Biden administration will issue $220 million in grants to modernize the country’s ferry systems, officials announced Thursday. The grant program will focus on expanding ferry service in rural communities, helping them acquire modern ferries, including electric boats, and upgrading shore infrastructure to support low-emission ferry service, officials said. Twelve ferry […] [Read More »]( [Don’t Eat Pre-cut Cantaloupe if the Source Is Unknown, CDC Says, as Deadly Salmonella Outbreak Grows]( [Don’t Eat Pre-cut Cantaloupe if the Source Is Unknown, CDC Says, as Deadly Salmonella Outbreak Grows]( shouldn’t eat pre-cut cantaloupe if they don’t know the source, U.S. health officials said Thursday, as the number of illnesses and recalls tied to a deadly salmonella outbreak grows. At least 117 people in 34 U.S. states have been sickened by contaminated cantaloupe, including 61 who were hospitalized and two who died, according to […] [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? 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