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[American Tourist Killed in Shark Attack in Bahamas, Police Say]( [American Tourist Killed in Shark Attack in Bahamas, Police Say]( JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A female tourist from Boston was killed Monday by a shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas, police told reporters. The victim, who was not identified, was attacked less than a mile off the western end of New Providence island, where the capital, Nassau, is located. She was paddleboarding with […] [Read More »]( [Bitcoin Has Surpassed $41,000 for the First Time Since April 2022. What’s Behind the Price Surge?]( [Bitcoin Has Surpassed $41,000 for the First Time Since April 2022. What’s Behind the Price Surge?]( YORK (AP) — Bitcoin is once again having a moment. On Monday, the world’s largest cryptocurrency soared past $41,000 for the first time in over a year and a half — and marking a 150% rise so far this year. Volatile bitcoin rocketed from just over $5,000 at the start of the pandemic to […] [Read More »]( [Governor Rebukes Philadelphia Protesters for Chanting Outside Israeli Restaurant]( [Governor Rebukes Philadelphia Protesters for Chanting Outside Israeli Restaurant]( (AP) — Protesters marching in Philadelphia against the bombardment of Gaza chanted about genocide Sunday outside an Israeli-style restaurant, leading Gov. Josh Shapiro to call the demonstration “antisemitic.” In Philadelphia’s Center City and University City neighborhoods, hundreds of people marched to criticize Israel’s military actions in Gaza, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. However, it was […] [Read More »]( [Chanukah Events Planned Nationally, Some Lightings Cancellations]( [Chanukah Events Planned Nationally, Some Lightings Cancellations]( (JNS) – Dennis House, chief political anchor at WTNH-TV, News 8, the ABC affiliate of Hartford and New Haven, Conn., began a recent interview with Rabbi Shaya Gopin of the Chabad of Greater Hartford, saying that a Chanukah celebration scheduled for Dec. 10 would be among the nation’s largest. “Connecticut to host one of the country’s biggest […] [Read More »]( [Israel Probing Claim Traders Knew in Advance of Oct. 7 Attack]( [Israel Probing Claim Traders Knew in Advance of Oct. 7 Attack]( (JNS) – Israeli authorities are investigating a claim by two researchers in the United States that traders possibly knew in advance about the Hamas attack of Oct. 7 and profited from the massacre. The report by law professors Robert J. Jackson Jr. of New York University School of Law (NYU Law) and Joshua Mitts […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Henni Smith ע”ה ???? ????]( [Mrs. Henni Smith ע”ה ???? ????]( getting up: Shacharis: 7:30 amMincha: 4:00 pmMaariv: 8:30 pm Mr. Chaim SmithSon Mrs. Helen Koenig Daughter Mrs. Rivky Braunfeld Daughter Mrs. Chavi WasserlaufDaughter [Read More »]( [POLITICAL HOCK: Rashida Tlaib votes AGAINST Israel’s right to exist. Biden banning gas stoves.]( [POLITICAL HOCK: Rashida Tlaib votes AGAINST Israel’s right to exist. Biden banning gas stoves.]( YORK (VIN Podcast) — Last week, the House passed a resolution affirming Israel’s right to exist. (Yet they never vote on Iran’s right to exist!) Two antisemites, one Democrat and one Republican, voted AGAINST Israel’s right to exist. PLUS: Republican George Santos has been expelled from Congress by his fellow Republicans. Meanwhile, Democrat Bob […] [Read More »]( [Hamas Didn’t Release All Women, Fearing They’d Reveal What Happened to Them, State Suggests]( [Hamas Didn’t Release All Women, Fearing They’d Reveal What Happened to Them, State Suggests]( (JNS) – The U.S. State Department press briefing on Dec. 4 turned into an epistemological discussion. First, Foggy Bottom spokesman Matthew Miller said of Hamas: “The fact that they continue to hold women hostages, the fact that they continue to hold children hostages, the fact that it seems one of the reasons they don’t […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Arnold Schwarzenegger Meets Hostage Relatives, Shows His Support]( [WATCH: Arnold Schwarzenegger Meets Hostage Relatives, Shows His Support]( (VINnews) — Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday met relatives of three hostages captured by Hamas and now being held in Gaza, The former actor and GOP governor of California is hopefully leveraging his celebrity status to support those whose loved ones are still unaccounted for following the Hamas terror attack. Declaring himself “a big friend […] [Read More »]( [How an Israeli Tiktoker’s Little-Known Song Became the Soundtrack to Emotional Wartime Reunions]( [How an Israeli Tiktoker’s Little-Known Song Became the Soundtrack to Emotional Wartime Reunions]( (JNS) – An Israeli reservist on leave from the war in Gaza sneaks back into his house in the middle of the night to surprise his wife and sons. Another opens the door of his daughter’s preschool classroom and steps inside. Another stands behind his mother’s desk at work, waiting for her to turn […] [Read More »]( [R’ Shmuel Yonaton Grun ז”ל]( [R’ Shmuel Yonaton Grun ז”ל]( getting up: Thursday (12/07/23)AM R’ Yisroel GrunFather Mrs. Tzippy ZombekMother Mr. Donny (KB) GrunBrother Mr. Shlomie Zalman GrunBrother Mrs. Avigail HazutSister Mr. Avrohom MOshe GrunBrother Sitting in Brooklyn at 3601 Ave M Mrs. Ayalah RosenbergSister Sitting in Brooklyn at 3601 Ave M [Read More »]( [In Argentina, Milei Gives Top Legal Role to Former Justice Minister Who Resigned Over Neo-Nazi Ties]( [In Argentina, Milei Gives Top Legal Role to Former Justice Minister Who Resigned Over Neo-Nazi Ties]( Aires (JTA) – Nearly three decades ago, Rodolfo Barra resigned as Argentina’s justice minister in the wake of revelations about his past membership in a violent antisemitic group. Now, the newly elected prime minister has tapped Barras to head the country’s top legal office. The appointment by Javier Milei, a far-right upstart who backs […] [Read More »]( [Pro-palestinian Protesters Target Philadelphia Falafel Shop Owned by Jewish Celebrity Chef Michael Solomonov]( [Pro-palestinian Protesters Target Philadelphia Falafel Shop Owned by Jewish Celebrity Chef Michael Solomonov]( (JTA) – Elected officials and Jewish groups are decrying a rally by pro-Palestinian activists in Philadelphia that targeted a restaurant founded by the Israeli-American celebrity chef Michael Solomonov. “Goldie, Goldie, you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide,” a crowd of dozens of people chanted outside the Rittenhouse Square outpost of Goldie, Solomonov’s kosher […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Antisemitic Protesters Outside Concert Featuring Avraham Fried and Eitan Katz]( [WATCH: Antisemitic Protesters Outside Concert Featuring Avraham Fried and Eitan Katz]( (VINnews) — A special evening of song and inspiration was disrupted by pro-Hamas protesters Sunday. As is seen in a video, the event at the Kings Theater was disrupted by vicious antisemites. Sickeningly one protester on a megaphone was chanting the words of Kaddish. The concert featured Beri Weber, Avraham Fried, and Eitan Katz. […] [Read More »]( [Herzog Honors Kibbutz Be’Eri Heroes by Inscribing Torah Scroll]( [Herzog Honors Kibbutz Be’Eri Heroes by Inscribing Torah Scroll]( (JNS) – Israeli President Isaac Herzog paid tribute on Sunday to the more than 100 residents of Kibbutz Be’eri who were murdered by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, as he inscribed a letter in a Torah scroll that will be used in the community’s rebuilt synagogue. Herzog dedicated the scroll “to all those slaughtered […] [Read More »]( [Antisemitism Rears Its Head in Morocco]( [Antisemitism Rears Its Head in Morocco]( (JNS) – The rise of antisemitism in the aftermath of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre has alarmed Jews worldwide, including in Morocco. The local community has had to endure anti-Israel and anti-Jewish sentiment and even hostile statements by the country’s leaders. For instance, the former prime minister of Morocco Abdelilah Benkirane has expressed public support […] [Read More »]( [London Authority Refuses ‘Inharmonious’ Plan to Allow Kohanim to Use Tube]( [London Authority Refuses ‘Inharmonious’ Plan to Allow Kohanim to Use Tube]( (JNS) – One of several things that sets kohanim—often translated as “priests”—apart from other Jews is that those who trace lineage back to Moses’s brother Aaron, the high priest, must maintain higher levels of ritual purity. Unlike their Jewish peers, kohanim cannot be under the same roof as a corpse, which is why Jews […] [Read More »]( [IDF Soldier Who Shot Dead Civilian During Hamas Attack Arrested]( [IDF Soldier Who Shot Dead Civilian During Hamas Attack Arrested]( Military Police on Sunday night arrested the soldier who shot and killed an Israeli civilian during a terror attack in Jerusalem last week, the army said. Three Israelis were killed and six others wounded on the morning of Nov. 30 in a terrorist shooting on Weizman Boulevard at the main entrance to Jerusalem. Yuval […] [Read More »]( [Israel Raises Travel Alert for Western Europe, Other Regions]( [Israel Raises Travel Alert for Western Europe, Other Regions]( (JNS) – Israel’s National Security Council on Monday raised its travel alert levels for Western Europe, South America, Australia and Russia. The update comes amid increased terror threats against Israelis traveling abroad nearly two months into Israel’s war with Hamas, dubbed “Operation Swords of Iron,” which was launched after the bloody massacre of Oct. […] [Read More »]( [Spanish Newspaper Association Files Multimillion-Euro Suit Against Meta Over Advertising Practices]( [Spanish Newspaper Association Files Multimillion-Euro Suit Against Meta Over Advertising Practices]( (AP) — A Spanish association representing more than 80 newspapers has filed a lawsuit against Facebook parent Meta accusing it of unfair competition in online advertising by allegedly ignoring European Union rules on data protection. In a statement, the Information Media Association said it is demanding 550 million euros ($600 million) from the social […] [Read More »]( [Israel Declared War on Jordan by ‘Forcefully Displacing’ Palestinians, Amman Says]( [Israel Declared War on Jordan by ‘Forcefully Displacing’ Palestinians, Amman Says]( (JNS) – A spokesperson for the Jordanian government on Monday accused Israel of declaring war on the Hashemite Kingdom by attempting to “forcefully displace” Palestinians from Judea, Samaria and Gaza. “Israel’s attempt to forcefully displace the Palestinians constitutes a declaration of war on Jordan,” Muhannad Mubaidin, who also serves as Amman’s minister of government […] [Read More »]( [‘the Rape … but,’ Jayapal Twice Hedges on Hamas Sexual Violence on ‘CNN’]( [‘the Rape … but,’ Jayapal Twice Hedges on Hamas Sexual Violence on ‘CNN’]( (JNS) – Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) twice hedged her condemnations of Hamas terrorists raping Israeli women during an interview on Sunday with Dana Bash of the CNN program State of the Union. “The rape, of course, but I think we have to remember that Israel is a democracy. That is why they are a strong […] [Read More »]( [Former American Diplomat Charged With Serving as a Secret Agent for Cuban Intelligence Dating Back Decades]( [Former American Diplomat Charged With Serving as a Secret Agent for Cuban Intelligence Dating Back Decades]( (AP) — A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with serving as a covert agent for Cuba’s intelligence services dating back decades, the Justice Department said Monday. Newly unsealed court papers allege that Manuel Rocha engaged in “clandestine activity” on Cuba’s behalf since at least 1981, including […] [Read More »]( [Young Israeli Hostages Return to Social Media After Being Freed]( [Young Israeli Hostages Return to Social Media After Being Freed]( AVIV, Israel — Freed from Hamas captivity, several young Israelis are doing what young people do and are posting to TikTok. Dancing, keeping up with trends or just thanking their followers, several young Israelis have begun appearing on social media just days after they were freed. Alma Or, 13, who was released after 50 […] [Read More »]( [Fire Blamed on E-bike Battery Kills 1, Injures 6 in Bronx Apartment Building]( [Fire Blamed on E-bike Battery Kills 1, Injures 6 in Bronx Apartment Building]( YORK (AP) — One person was killed and six others were injured when a fire blamed on an electric bicycle battery tore through a New York City apartment, officials said Monday. The fire started at around 7 p.m. Sunday in a 10th-floor apartment in a public housing complex in the Bronx, a Fire Department […] [Read More »]( [Heavy Snowfall Hits Moscow as Russian Media Report Disruption on Roads and at Airports]( [Heavy Snowfall Hits Moscow as Russian Media Report Disruption on Roads and at Airports]( (AP) — Heavy snowfall has hit the Russian capital, disrupting traffic on roads and flights in and out of three Moscow airports, officials and media reported on Monday. The snowfall that began Sunday and continued overnight has brought an additional 23 centimeters (nine inches) to already high levels of snow in Moscow, according to […] [Read More »]( [‘More Than 11,500 Rockets Launched at Israel Since Oct. 7’]( [‘More Than 11,500 Rockets Launched at Israel Since Oct. 7’]( (JNS) – Palestinian terrorists have fired more than 11,500 rockets towards Israeli territory since Hamas launched a war against the Jewish state on Oct. 7, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Monday. As of 10 a.m. on Monday morning, 9,357 people had sustained injuries in Palestinian attacks targeting Israelis since Oct. 7, according to […] [Read More »]( [Turkish President Says Netanyahu Should Be Tried for Alleged War Crimes]( [Turkish President Says Netanyahu Should Be Tried for Alleged War Crimes]( — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be put on trial for alleged war crimes just like former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic. A vocal critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza, Erdogan once again referred to Netanyahu as the “butcher of Gaza.” “Netanyahu, the butcher of Gaza, […] [Read More »]( [Gal Gadot Slams World’s Silence Over Oct. 7th Crimes Against Women]( [Gal Gadot Slams World’s Silence Over Oct. 7th Crimes Against Women]( YORK (VINnews) — Israeli actress Gal Gadot has criticized the international community and women’s rights groups for their silence over the widespread sexual assault of October 7 victims and the continued holding of women hostages by the Hamas terror group in Gaza. “The world has failed the women of October 7th. We claim we […] [Read More »]( [Shin Bet Head Vows To Hunt Down Hamas Leaders ‘In Qatar, Turkey And Lebanon’]( [Shin Bet Head Vows To Hunt Down Hamas Leaders ‘In Qatar, Turkey And Lebanon’]( (VINnews) — Shin Bet head Ronen Bar vowed to fulfill the objective of eradicating Hamas. Bar was recorded as saying that Israel’s intelligence services will hunt down Hamas wherever they are, just as they did to the perpetrators of the 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli athletes, according to a report by Ynet. In the […] [Read More »]( [IDF Names 3 More Soldiers Who Fell In Gaza Battles, 1 Captive Murdered In Gaza]( [IDF Names 3 More Soldiers Who Fell In Gaza Battles, 1 Captive Murdered In Gaza]( (VINnews) — BDE: The IDF released the names of three soldiers who fell in battle in the Gaza Strip over the weekend. – Sergeant major (res.) Neriya Shaer, 36, from Yavneh, fell in battle in the central Gaza Strip. Shaer was a member of the 55th brigade. – Sergeant first class (res.) Ben Zussman, […] [Read More »]( [In Response To Israeli Businessman, Elon Musk Quotes From Proverbs In Hebrew]( [In Response To Israeli Businessman, Elon Musk Quotes From Proverbs In Hebrew]( (VINnews) — After Israeli business entrepeneur Michael Eisenberg defended Elon Musk against recent claims that he supports antisemitic elements, Musk wrote an X tweet in response consisting of a Hebrew verse from the book of Proverbs. The tweet garnered over 10 million views in less than 12 hours, with numerous responses. Eisenberg wrote a […] [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](.