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[New York’s Governor Calls on Colleges to Address Antisemitism on Campus]( [New York’s Governor Calls on Colleges to Address Antisemitism on Campus]( YORK — New York’s governor has called on the state’s colleges and universities to swiftly address cases of antisemitism and what she described as any “calls for genocide” on campus after Ivy League presidents faced backlash for not adequately condemning threats of violence against Jewish students during congressional testimony earlier this week. In a […] [Read More »]( [NYC Emergency Management Advises New Yorkers to Prepare for Strong Winds, Heavy Rain, and Potential Coastal Flooding]( [NYC Emergency Management Advises New Yorkers to Prepare for Strong Winds, Heavy Rain, and Potential Coastal Flooding]( New York City Emergency Management Department today issued a travel advisory for Sunday, December 10 and Monday, December 11. The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch in effect citywide from 4 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday for 2 to 3 inches of rain. A High Wind Watch is also in effect […] [Read More »]( [It May Be a Debate Between the Mogain Avrohom and the Biur Halacha – but Maybe Not]( [It May Be a Debate Between the Mogain Avrohom and the Biur Halacha – but Maybe Not]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman It is one of those activities recommended by the remarkable “Between Carpools” blog.  It takes time (which is good for parents), it helps develop good hand-eye coordination, creativity with colors, familiarity with the Chanukah menorah, it reinforces knowledge of halacha in that the Shamash has to be distinct from candles, and […] [Read More »]( [The Real Inside Truth About Chabad Rabbis]( [The Real Inside Truth About Chabad Rabbis]( Real Inside Truth About Chabad Rabbis: With “ThatJewishFamily” * An Illuminations DollarDaily.org Exclusive * Join Daniel Namdar from ThatJewishFamily in a thought-provoking discussion with Yosef Shidler from DollarDaily.org, as they delve deep into the world of Chabad Shluchim (Chabad Rabbis). Danny and his wife are at the helm of the well-known social media platform, […] [Read More »]( [Anti-Semitic Attack: Two Female Teens Rob, Beat Orthodox Jewish Woman Unconscious in London]( [Anti-Semitic Attack: Two Female Teens Rob, Beat Orthodox Jewish Woman Unconscious in London]( (JNS) – London’s Metropolitan Police is investigating an attack, captured on surveillance video, in which two teens beat a 20-year-old Jewish woman unconscious on Dec. 7 in a heavily Jewish part of the city. Several pedestrians appeared to walk by the assailants as they attacked the young woman. Later, several others checked on the […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Mobs of Antisemitic Rioters Storm Streets of L.A., Chanting and Spraying Hate Graffiti]( [WATCH: Mobs of Antisemitic Rioters Storm Streets of L.A., Chanting and Spraying Hate Graffiti]( ANGELES (VINnews) In a community with a heavy Jewish population, mobs of antisemites stormed the streets chanting antisemitic slogans and spraying antisemitic graffiti on buildings, including shuls. The terrifying scene took place as Jews were lighting candles on Friday evening, at the start of Shabbos and the second night of Chanukah. According to “Stop […] [Read More »]( [Hamas Hostage Sahar Baruch Killed in Gaza Captivity, Family Confirms]( [Hamas Hostage Sahar Baruch Killed in Gaza Captivity, Family Confirms]( — An Israeli man who was taken hostage by Hamas militants has died in captivity, his community announced Saturday. His captors said Sahar Baruch was killed during a failed rescue mission by Israeli forces early Friday. The Israeli military has only confirmed that two soldiers were seriously wounded in an attempted hostage rescue and […] [Read More »]( [Why Did Rav Shmuel Salant Zatzal Jump Out the Window on a Motzai Shabbos?]( [Why Did Rav Shmuel Salant Zatzal Jump Out the Window on a Motzai Shabbos?]( Rabbi Yair Hoffman Rav Shmuel Salant zt”l, (1816-1909) was the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Yerushalayim and was a well-known gaon and tzaddik. On Motzai Shabbos – he jumped out of the window of Shul (see Shalmei Todah, Chanukah p. 266).  Why did he do so? The Maaseh Rav (The Vilna Gaon) Hilchos Chanukah 237 states that on […] [Read More »]( [Nephew of Member of Israel’s War Cabinet Killed in Gaza]( [Nephew of Member of Israel’s War Cabinet Killed in Gaza]( — A nephew of a member of Israel’s War Cabinet has been killed while fighting in Gaza, dealing another blow to the family of former military chief Gadi Eizenkot, whose son died in battle earlier this week. The Israeli military said Saturday that Sgt. Major Cohen Eizenkot, 19, died in a battle in southern […] [Read More »]( [Chanukah Candles Lit In Gaza Square Where Hostages Were Paraded In October]( [Chanukah Candles Lit In Gaza Square Where Hostages Were Paraded In October]( (VINnews) — In one of several poignant ceremonies which took place in Gaza marking Chanukah, a large menorah was lit in the central Palestine Square in northern Gaza, testifying to the victory of the Jewish spirit as the descendants of the Maccabees continue to wage war against the enemies of the Jewish nation. בכיכר […] [Read More »]( [Biden Approves Emergency Tank Ammunition Sale to Israel]( [Biden Approves Emergency Tank Ammunition Sale to Israel]( — President Joe Biden’s administration has approved the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition worth more than $106 million as it intensifies its military operations in the southern Gaza Strip, the State Department said Saturday. The department said it had notified Congress of the sale late Friday after Secretary […] [Read More »]( [IDF Finds Large Teddy Bear In School Containing Sniper Rifles, Ammunition]( [IDF Finds Large Teddy Bear In School Containing Sniper Rifles, Ammunition]( (VINnews) — In another proof of Hamas’s cynical use of schools and kindergartens as bases for terrorist activity, the IDF located ammunition and arms inside a school building- concealed inside a teddy bear. The large, innocent-looking teddy bear turned out to be a weapons cache containing both ammunition and an AK-47 sniper rifle. During […] [Read More »]( [Liz Magill, University of Pennsylvania President, Resigns as Antisemitism Testimony Draws Backlash]( [Liz Magill, University of Pennsylvania President, Resigns as Antisemitism Testimony Draws Backlash]( (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania’s president has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy. The departure of Liz Magill, in her second year […] [Read More »]( [IDF Names 6 Soldiers Killed In Weekend Fighting, 1 Dies From Oct. 7th Wounds]( [IDF Names 6 Soldiers Killed In Weekend Fighting, 1 Dies From Oct. 7th Wounds]( (VINnews) — BDE: As fierce fighting continues both in northern and southern Gaza as IDF soldiers continue to attack and conquer key Hamas strongholds in Jabalya, Sejaiya and Khan Unis, six soldiers have been killed in the battles. The IDF announced Friday the deaths of two soldiers. On Saturday night the deaths of five […] [Read More »]( [Rep. Massie Accused of Antisemitism After Sharing Controversial Meme]( [Rep. Massie Accused of Antisemitism After Sharing Controversial Meme]( (JNS) – An image shared on social media featuring rapper Drake rejecting one idea while embracing another—often used to identify alleged hypocrisy—has generated condemnation across the political spectrum after a Republican legislator used it to claim that Congress showed greater loyalty to Israel than the United States. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) engaged in so-called […] [Read More »]( [Thousands of Tons of Dead Sardines Wash Ashore in Northern Japan]( [Thousands of Tons of Dead Sardines Wash Ashore in Northern Japan]( (AP) — Thousands of tons of dead sardines have washed up on a beach in northern Japan for unknown reasons, officials said Friday. The sardines and some mackerel washed ashore in Hakodate on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday morning, creating a sliver blanket along a stretch of beach about a kilometer […] [Read More »]( [POLITICAL HOCK: Congress Still Refuses to Send Money to Israel]( [POLITICAL HOCK: Congress Still Refuses to Send Money to Israel]( YORK (VIN Podcast) — It’s been 2 months since the horrific Hamas terror attack. Yet Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, refuse to send $14 billion in aid to Israel. Both sides are playing politics, trying to exploit the funds (which Israel needs badly) to push their own agenda. It is truly disgraceful. PLUS: Did […] [Read More »]( [Cair’s Los Angeles Leader: ‘Israel Does Not Have Right to Defend Itself’]( [Cair’s Los Angeles Leader: ‘Israel Does Not Have Right to Defend Itself’]( – The longtime leader of the Los Angeles chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) compared Israel to Nazi Germany, among other wild claims in a recent speech. Hussam Ayloush, the executive director of CAIR-Los Angeles, gave a sermon on Dec. 1 at the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City, where he stated […] [Read More »]( [Harvard President Apologizes for Remarks on Campus Antisemitism]( [Harvard President Apologizes for Remarks on Campus Antisemitism]( (AP) — The president of Harvard University has apologized for her remarks at a congressional hearing on antisemitism, saying she got caught up in a heated exchange and failed to properly denounce threats of violence against Jewish students. In an interview Thursday with The Crimson student newspaper, President Claudine Gay clarified her response to […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Shmuley Boteach Challenges Vivek Ramaswamy Over Israel Funding]( [WATCH: Shmuley Boteach Challenges Vivek Ramaswamy Over Israel Funding]( (VINnews) — In a dramatic video, Shmuley Boteach got into a heated exchange with GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy over his call to defund Israel. The confrontation took place after the fourth Republican primary debate on Wednesday. Video of the lively discussion, published on social media, shows Boteach confronting a seemingly off-guard Ramaswamy and arguing […] [Read More »]( [2 Nurses, Medical Resident Injured in Attack at New Jersey Hospital, Authorities Say]( [2 Nurses, Medical Resident Injured in Attack at New Jersey Hospital, Authorities Say]( N.J. (AP) — Two nurses and a medical resident were stabbed Friday inside a New Jersey pediatric intensive care unit, suffering cuts, and a woman has been arrested and charged in the attack, authorities said. It unfolded about 7 a.m. Friday at Newark Beth Israel Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, arising from a “domestic […] [Read More »]( [Australia Criminalizes Public ‘Sieg Heil’ Salutes, Displays of Nazi Symbols]( [Australia Criminalizes Public ‘Sieg Heil’ Salutes, Displays of Nazi Symbols]( – The parliament of Australia has passed a new law making it illegal to promote iconography associated with the Third Reich. The bill, called the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment, received unanimous support on Wednesday. Mark Alfred Dreyfus, the attorney general and cabinet secretary, said: “This is the first Commonwealth legislation of its kind and will […] [Read More »]( [White House Removes Cair From National Strategy on Antisemitism]( [White House Removes Cair From National Strategy on Antisemitism]( (JNS) – When the White House announced its new national strategy to counter antisemitism on May 25, it stated that 24 organizations were supporting “the whole-of-society call to action.” The Council on American-Islamic Relations was among the two dozen, per an archived version of the page. As of 1:51 p.m. on Dec. 7, the archived page continued to reference […] [Read More »]( [The UN secretary-general invoked ‘Article 99’ to push for a Gaza cease-fire. What exactly is it?]( [The UN secretary-general invoked ‘Article 99’ to push for a Gaza cease-fire. What exactly is it?]( NATIONS (AP) – It’s called “Article 99.” And it hasn’t been used for decades. Until this week. With an intensifying Israeli offensive and escalating civilian casualties, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked a rarely exercised power this week to warn the Security Council of an impending “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza. He urged members to demand […] [Read More »]( [Bayamim Haheim Bizman Hazeh – Chabad of Chevron]( [Bayamim Haheim Bizman Hazeh – Chabad of Chevron]( Mordechai and Nechama Dina Hellinger, Chabad of Chevron   Bayamim Haheim Bizman Hazeh   By: Chaya Chazan   Downlaod For Shabbas Reading   When I first stepped off the Chevron-bound bus as a young, inexperienced American yeshiva bochur, it felt like coming home. I spent the month of Tishrei assisting Rabbi Danny Cohen, helping […] [Read More »]( [Journalists’ Rights Group Counts 94 Media Workers Killed This Year, Most of Them in Gaza]( [Journalists’ Rights Group Counts 94 Media Workers Killed This Year, Most of Them in Gaza]( (AP) — A leading organization representing journalists worldwide expressed deep concern Friday at the number of media professionals killed around the globe doing their jobs in 2023, with Israel’s war with Hamas claiming more journalists than any conflict in over 30 years. In its annual count of media worker deaths, the International Federation of […] [Read More »]( [Hunter Biden Indicted on Nine Tax Charges, Adding to Gun Charges in Special Counsel Probe]( [Hunter Biden Indicted on Nine Tax Charges, Adding to Gun Charges in Special Counsel Probe]( (AP) — Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California on Thursday as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of President Joe Biden’s son intensifies against the backdrop of the looming 2024 election. The new charges — three felonies and six misdemeanors — are in addition to federal firearms charges […] [Read More »]( [UNLV Gunman Was Unemployed Professor Who Had 150 Rounds of Ammunition and a Target List, Police Say]( [UNLV Gunman Was Unemployed Professor Who Had 150 Rounds of Ammunition and a Target List, Police Say]( VEGAS (AP) — A 67-year-old college professor who was denied jobs at various Nevada colleges and universities stuffed loaded handgun magazines into his waistband before walking into a University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus building and killing three faculty members, police said. After police killed him in a shootout, Anthony Polito was found to […] [Read More »]( [Putin Will Seek Another Presidential Term in Russia, Aiming to Extend His Rule of Over Two Decades]( [Putin Will Seek Another Presidential Term in Russia, Aiming to Extend His Rule of Over Two Decades]( Putin on Friday moved to prolong his repressive and unyielding grip on Russia for at least another six years, announcing his candidacy in the presidential election next March that he is all but certain to win. Putin still commands wide support after nearly a quarter-century in power, despite starting an immensely costly war in […] [Read More »]( [South Korea’s Defense Chief Vows Retaliatory Strikes on ‘Heart and Head’ of North Korea if Provoked]( [South Korea’s Defense Chief Vows Retaliatory Strikes on ‘Heart and Head’ of North Korea if Provoked]( South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s defense minister on Friday vowed massive retaliatory missile strikes on “the heart and head” of North Korea in the event of provocation, as the rivals escalate their rhetoric over their respective spy satellite launches in recent days. The South Korean warning — unusually fiery rhetoric by Seoul directed […] [Read More »]( [Wall Street Billionaire Tells Penn President: Resign or I’ll Pull $100 Million]( [Wall Street Billionaire Tells Penn President: Resign or I’ll Pull $100 Million]( (JNS) – Ross Stevens, founder and CEO of Stone Ridge Asset Management, notified the University of Pennsylvania on Thursday that he is withdrawing a donation of “units” in his business, worth about $100 million, that he gifted to the university. In a letter to the university, his lawyers wrote that he was “appalled by […] [Read More »]( [A Rocket Attack Targets the US Embassy in Baghdad, Causing Minor Damage but No Casualties]( [A Rocket Attack Targets the US Embassy in Baghdad, Causing Minor Damage but No Casualties]( (AP) — A rocket attack on the sprawling U.S. Embassy in Baghdad caused minor damage but no casualties Friday morning, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. The attack is the first on the embassy located in the heavily fortified Green Zone of Iraq’s capital to be confirmed since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war. The […] [Read More »]( [Iraqi Muslim Suspected of Firing Shotgun Outside Jewish Temple in Upstate New York Faces Federal Charges]( [Iraqi Muslim Suspected of Firing Shotgun Outside Jewish Temple in Upstate New York Faces Federal Charges]( N.Y. (AP) — A man arrested for firing a shotgun into the air outside a Jewish temple in upstate New York been federally charged, officials said. Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, who officials say fired the shotgun twice outside a synagogue in Albany on Thursday, has been charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited […] [Read More »]( [Netanyahu Lights First Chanukah Candle at Western Wall]( [Netanyahu Lights First Chanukah Candle at Western Wall]( (JNS) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, lit the first Chanukah candle on Thursday evening at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Below is the text of his address: “We are here by the remnant of our Temple from 2,000 years ago. The Maccabees of that time liberated the Temple, purified […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Terrorist Emerged From Tunnel, Photographed Soldiers And Then Miracle Happened]( [WATCH: Terrorist Emerged From Tunnel, Photographed Soldiers And Then Miracle Happened]( (VINnews) — Numerous miracles have been told about the heroic soldiers fighting in Gaza. Every day, thousands of soldiers endanger themselves in the most difficult urban warfare, with the terrorists having the advantage both of surprise and of knowing the geography of the area, as well as having significant presence underground where they can […] [Read More »]( [IDF Names 2 Soldiers Killed In Gaza Fighting, 93 Killed During Offensive Operation]( [IDF Names 2 Soldiers Killed In Gaza Fighting, 93 Killed During Offensive Operation]( (VINnews) — The IDF has cleared for publication the names of two soldiers who fell in battle in Gaza. – Sergeant major (res.) Kobi Dvash, 41, from Tiberias, was killed on Thursday in battle in the southern Gaza Strip. Kobi was described by his brother-in-law as “Zionist, upstanding, patriotic” who would volunteer for reserve […] [Read More »]( [FAKE NEWS: Reports of Investor’s ‘Insider Knowledge’ of Hamas Attack Based on Math Error]( [FAKE NEWS: Reports of Investor’s ‘Insider Knowledge’ of Hamas Attack Based on Math Error]( — It turns out that mainstream media reports that investors in Israel profited from advance knowledge of the October 7th Hamas attack were based on a calculation error. In an embarrassing admission, researchers have recognized that they miscalculated the numbers in a big way. One academic study had suggested investors betting against the Israeli […] [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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