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[Fizz Ed: The Brooklyn Seltzer Museum Tells the Fascinating History of ‘Jewish Champagne’]( [Fizz Ed: The Brooklyn Seltzer Museum Tells the Fascinating History of ‘Jewish Champagne’]( YORK (JTA) – On a recent Sunday in Brooklyn, some 100 people, mostly families, gathered for a Hanukkah party that offered something a bit different than the typical latkes and games of dreidel. Instead, there was a factory tour, instructions on how to manufacture a classic seltzer bottle and freshly-made egg creams. That’s because […] [Read More »]( [Putin Visits a Shipyard to Oversee the Commissioning of New Russian Nuclear Submarines]( [Putin Visits a Shipyard to Oversee the Commissioning of New Russian Nuclear Submarines]( (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday traveled to a shipyard to attend the commissioning of new nuclear submarines, a visit that showcased the country’s nuclear might amid the fighting in Ukraine. Putin’s trip to the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk in Russia’s northwestern Archangelsk region comes three days after he declared his intention […] [Read More »]( [Firefighters Search for Anyone Trapped After Corner of Six-Story Bronx Apartment Building Collapses]( [Firefighters Search for Anyone Trapped After Corner of Six-Story Bronx Apartment Building Collapses]( YORK (AP) — A six-story corner of a Bronx apartment building collapsed Monday afternoon, leaving apartments exposed like a stack of shelves, according to authorities and bystander and news video. There were no reports of injuries by early evening, but firefighters were continuing to search. A worker at a nearby deli, Julian Rodriguez, said […] [Read More »]( [52-Foot-Long Dead Fin Whale Washes up on San Diego Beach; Cause of Death Unclear]( [52-Foot-Long Dead Fin Whale Washes up on San Diego Beach; Cause of Death Unclear]( DIEGO (AP) — A 52-foot-long (16-meter-long) dead fin whale washed up on a San Diego beach over the weekend and officials said there was no obvious sign of the cause of death. The young female whale was found Sunday in Mission Beach and was later towed out to sea, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. […] [Read More »]( [Ramaswamy Was the Target of Death Threats in New Hampshire That Led to FBI Arrest, Campaign Says]( [Ramaswamy Was the Target of Death Threats in New Hampshire That Led to FBI Arrest, Campaign Says]( N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man has been accused of sending text messages threatening to kill a presidential candidate ahead of a scheduled campaign event Monday, federal prosecutors said. The U.S. Attorney’s office did not name the candidate. However, a spokesperson for Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said Monday that the texts were directed […] [Read More »]( [RABBI HEBER: Living in Our Own World]( [RABBI HEBER: Living in Our Own World]( Moshe Dov Heber / VINnews) Chanukah is when we celebrate our existence as a nation separate from the goyim. A special nation with our own “culture”, the culture of the Torah and not of the goyim that surround us. Yaakov Kramer is a nursing home administrator in Greenwich, CT, an hour drive from his […] [Read More »]( [A Jury Is Seated in the Election Workers’ Defamation Damages Trial Against Rudy Giuliani]( [A Jury Is Seated in the Election Workers’ Defamation Damages Trial Against Rudy Giuliani]( (AP) — A jury was sworn in Monday in the federal case that will determine how much Rudy Giuliani might have to pay two Georgia election workers he falsely accused of fraud while pushing Donald Trump’s baseless claims after the 2020 election. The former New York City mayor has already been found liable in […] [Read More »]( [Biden Goes Into 2024 With the Economy Getting Stronger, but Voters Feel Horrible About It]( [Biden Goes Into 2024 With the Economy Getting Stronger, but Voters Feel Horrible About It]( (AP) — President Joe Biden goes into next year’s election with a vexing challenge: Just as the U.S. economy is getting stronger, people are still feeling horrible about it. Pollsters and economists say there has never been as wide a gap between the underlying health of the economy and public perception. The divergence could […] [Read More »]( [Report: Israel Having Trouble Producing Forensics From Nova Massacre]( [Report: Israel Having Trouble Producing Forensics From Nova Massacre]( (JNS) – The Israel Police is finding it challenging to obtain forensic findings from items collected at the site of the Oct. 7 Supernova music festival massacre. Ynet reported on Sunday that it obtained an internal document stating that the forensic laboratories at National Police Headquarters in Jerusalem are having difficulties extracting fingerprints from […] [Read More »]( [Menorah From Gaza Border Kibbutz Sent to President Biden]( [Menorah From Gaza Border Kibbutz Sent to President Biden]( (JNS) – A menorah from a home in a kibbutz that Hamas attacked during the Oct. 7 massacre was sent to U.S. President Joe Biden by Israeli President Isaac Herzog as a token of the deep friendship between the two countries. The chanukiah belonged to the Hermesh family from Kibbutz Kfar Aza whose home […] [Read More »]( [Spielberg to Document Hamas Massacre Survivors’ Stories]( [Spielberg to Document Hamas Massacre Survivors’ Stories]( (JNS) – The Shoah Foundation of the University of Southern California, founded by Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg, has begun collecting the testimonies of Israeli survivors of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre. The foundation is best known for its work documenting the stories of more than 56,000 Holocaust survivors since its founding in 1994. “I […] [Read More »]( [What Did You Google in 2023? ‘Barbie,’ Israel-Hamas War Are Among the Year’s Top Internet Searches]( [What Did You Google in 2023? ‘Barbie,’ Israel-Hamas War Are Among the Year’s Top Internet Searches]( YORK (AP) — Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived. Well, actually, the world’s. On Monday, the California-based tech giant released its “Year in Search,” a roundup of 2023’s top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer ), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions. […] [Read More »]( [Special Counsel Jack Smith Asks Supreme Court to Rule Quickly on Whether Trump Can Be Prosecuted]( [Special Counsel Jack Smith Asks Supreme Court to Rule Quickly on Whether Trump Can Be Prosecuted]( (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. A federal judge ruled the case could go forward, but Trump, 2024 Republican presidential primary front-runner, signaled […] [Read More »]( [Snow Blankets Northern China, Closing Roads and Schools and Suspending Train Service]( [Snow Blankets Northern China, Closing Roads and Schools and Suspending Train Service]( (AP) — Overnight snowfall across much of northern China prompted road closures and the suspension of classes and train service on Monday. A red alert for a blizzard was in effect until mid-morning in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, and schools were closed there and in two other cities in Henan, state broadcaster […] [Read More »]( [Biden Administration Says New Hampshire Computer Chip Plant the First to Get Funding From CHIPS Law]( [Biden Administration Says New Hampshire Computer Chip Plant the First to Get Funding From CHIPS Law]( (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday it would provide $35 million to BAE Systems to increase production at a New Hampshire factory making computer chips for military aircraft, including F-15 and F-35 jets. This is the first allocation of incentives from last year’s bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which provides more than $52 […] [Read More »]( [Philippine Military Head Was Aboard a Ship Harassed by China. Beijing Accuses Us of Stirring Trouble]( [Philippine Military Head Was Aboard a Ship Harassed by China. Beijing Accuses Us of Stirring Trouble]( Philippines (AP) — The head of the Philippine military said Monday he was with his forces aboard a supply boat when it was blasted with a water cannon, surrounded and shoved by Chinese coast guard ships over the weekend in the disputed South China Sea. China, meanwhile, accused archrival the United States of encouraging […] [Read More »]( [Holocaust Survivors Hold a Virtual Ceremony to Mark Hanakkah]( [Holocaust Survivors Hold a Virtual Ceremony to Mark Hanakkah]( — Holocaust survivors from around the globe will mark the start of the fifth day of Hanukkah together with a virtual ceremony as Jews worldwide worry about the Israel-Hamas war and a spike of antisemitism in Europe, the United States and elsewhere. Survivors can join an online ceremony of a menorah lighting on Monday […] [Read More »]( [Blinken: Sexual Violence by Hamas ‘Beyond Anything I’ve Seen’]( [Blinken: Sexual Violence by Hamas ‘Beyond Anything I’ve Seen’]( – Secretary of State Antony Blinken has blasted the United Nations and other leaders for being so slow to condemn rape and other sexual assaults by Hamas terrorists – which, he said, were “beyond anything I have ever seen.” “The horrors that we saw on October 7 are almost beyond description or beyond our […] [Read More »]( [Upcoming All-Star Concert a Musical Hug for United Hatzalah’s Overwhelmed Volunteers]( [Upcoming All-Star Concert a Musical Hug for United Hatzalah’s Overwhelmed Volunteers]( YORK – A massive concert taking place this Motzei Shabbos in Manhattan is being planned as a source of support for United Hatzalah’s dedicated volunteers, whose heroic lifesaving efforts have taken a tremendous toll on their physical and emotional wellbeing. Two United Hatzalah members and six members of the greater United Hatzalah family are […] [Read More »]( [Egyptian Jews halt public Chanukah celebration, two Jews robbed in NY, more Hillcrest High School hate]( [Egyptian Jews halt public Chanukah celebration, two Jews robbed in NY, more Hillcrest High School hate]( A 40-year-old Jewish man, Joshua Merenfeld, was beaten, robbed and called a “dirty Jew” in Brooklyn, N.Y., on the first night of Chanukah. On Shabbat, another assailant stole a Chassidic Jewish man’s shtreimel and rode off on a moped. (The traditional fur hats can cost thousands of dollars.) A shul in Cairo, Egypt, reportedly […] [Read More »]( [Blinken Defends Sale of Tank Shells to Israel Without Congressional Approval]( [Blinken Defends Sale of Tank Shells to Israel Without Congressional Approval]( — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has defended the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition and also called for quick congressional approval of more than $100 billion in aid for Israel, Ukraine and other national security priorities. Blinken said the needs of Israel’s military operations in Gaza justify […] [Read More »]( [EU Diplomats Push for New Sanctions Against Hamas]( [EU Diplomats Push for New Sanctions Against Hamas]( — The French, German and Italian foreign ministers are pushing for speedy adoption of new EU sanctions against Hamas for its “atrocious and indiscriminate terror attacks” against Israel on Oct. 7. “The swift adoption of this sanctions regime will allow us to send a strong political message about the European Union’s commitment against Hamas […] [Read More »]( [Iraq Scrambles to Contain Fighting Between Us Troops and Iran-Backed Groups, Fearing Gaza Spillover]( [Iraq Scrambles to Contain Fighting Between Us Troops and Iran-Backed Groups, Fearing Gaza Spillover]( (AP) — Dozens of attacks on U.S. military facilities by Iran-backed factions in Iraq over the past two months have forced the government in Baghdad to perform a balancing act that is becoming more difficult by the day. A rocket attack on the sprawling U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Friday marked a further escalation […] [Read More »]( [Israel: ‘No UN Chief Has Done More to Secure the Survival of a Terrorist Organization’]( [Israel: ‘No UN Chief Has Done More to Secure the Survival of a Terrorist Organization’]( (JNS) – Israel’s government sharply criticized U.N. chief António Guterres on Monday, with a Prime Minister’s Office spokesman telling the press, “I don’t think any U.N. secretary-general in history has gone so far to secure the survival of a terrorist organization.” Prime Minister’s Office spokesman Eylon Levy spoke in reference to Guterres’s Dec. 6 […] [Read More »]( [Austrian Authorities Arrest 16-Year-Old Who Allegedly Planned to Attack a Vienna Synagogue]( [Austrian Authorities Arrest 16-Year-Old Who Allegedly Planned to Attack a Vienna Synagogue]( (AP) — A 16-year-old teenager has been arrested for allegedly planning to attack a synagogue in Vienna, Austria’s top security official said Monday. The teenager, who was arrested Thursday, had announced in online chats that he intended to procure a weapon to attack an unspecified synagogue in Vienna, Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said. He […] [Read More »]( [Israeli Injured in Rocket Barrage Targeting Center]( [Israeli Injured in Rocket Barrage Targeting Center]( (JNS) – An Israeli man was lightly-to-moderately wounded on Monday in a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip targeting central Israel. The Magen David Adom emergency medical service treated the 45-year-old victim for shrapnel wounds in the city of Holon, just south of Tel Aviv. Footage posted to social media shows damage to cars […] [Read More »]( [Nikki Haley: Israel Should Control Gaza After War]( [Nikki Haley: Israel Should Control Gaza After War]( YORK (VINnews) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley commented Sunday on the war between Israel and Hamas. Speaking to ABC News’ Linsey Davis, Haley was asked who she believed should control Gaza. “I think Israel, Israel does not want Gaza, but they don’t want terrorists living in Gaza. So I think it needs to […] [Read More »]( [IDF Names Six Soldiers Killed In Battle, One In Road Accident]( [IDF Names Six Soldiers Killed In Battle, One In Road Accident]( (VINnews) — BDE: The IDF has announced the tragic loss of seven soldiers, six of whom were killed in battle in the Gaza strip and one who died in a military road accident. Five of the soldiers belonged to the 8111 battalion, a reserve foot battalion, and were killed from a booby-trapped tunnel which […] [Read More »]( [Diamonds in the Vacuum Cleaner: Paris’ Luxury Ritz Hotel Finds Guest’s Missing Ring]( [Diamonds in the Vacuum Cleaner: Paris’ Luxury Ritz Hotel Finds Guest’s Missing Ring]( (AP) — Lost a very expensive diamond ring? Try checking the vacuum cleaner. That’s what employees of Paris’ luxury Ritz hotel did — and got lucky. Le Parisien newspaper reported Sunday that a Malaysian guest of the hotel filed a police complaint on Friday alleging that her diamond ring vanished from her room. The […] [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](.