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[Achdus and Tragedy]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com On both Tuesday night and Wednesday night of this week there were gatherings in two local shuls – Beth Shalom and Ohr Torah respectively. The gatherings were Tehillim sessions, organized by individuals. They were Tehillim sessions for the victims of the horrific tragedy that occurred last Motzei Shabbos – […] [Read More »]( [Police: 3 Killed When SUV, Firetruck Collide In Kansas City]( KANSAS CITY, Mo (AP) — Three people were killed when a firetruck collided with a sport utility vehicle, then plowed over a sidewalk and into a building in a Kansas City entertainment district. Police said the collision happened Wednesday night in the Westport area as the firetruck was headed to an emergency call with its […] [Read More »]( [Survivor of Shomron Terror Attack Speaks (VIDEO)]( KFAR SABA (VINnews) — One of the survivors of Thursday’s horrific terror attack near the Chumash outpost has spoken to reporters from the hospital about the attack. He was asked about his friend who was killed, and said that the two were very close friends. The man who was killed was Yehuda Dimantman HY”D of […] [Read More »]( [Commission Rules that Brooklyn School Discriminated Against Frum Professor]( BROOKLYN (VINnews) — A government ruling has been issued, stating that a Brooklyn CUNY school discriminated against a frum professor. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a federal agency, says that Kingsborough Community College discriminated against professor Jeffrey Lax because he is Jewish and supports Israel. According to the ruling, the school intentionally scheduled meetings […] [Read More »]( [U.S. Ambassador to Israel Visits Gedolei Yisrael]( BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — Incoming US Ambassador Tom Nides visited two Gedolei Hador Thursday in Bnei Brak, Hagaon Rav Chaim Kanievsky and Hagaon Rav Gershon Edelstein. The ambassador was accompanied by MKs Meir Porush and Yitzhak Pindros. His meeting with Rav Edelstein lasted longer than scheduled, and was particularly interesting. Among other topics, they discussed Israel-US […] [Read More »]( [Two Airline CEO’s Doubt Necessity for Masks on Flights]( WASHINGTON DC (VINnews) — Two major airline CEO’s have created an uproar, after testifying in Congress that mask-wearing on airplanes accomplishes virtually nothing. At a Senate hearing Wednesday, Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said that he believes that masks do virtually nothing to prevent the spread of Covid on aircraft. American Airlines CEO Doug Parker seemed to […] [Read More »]( [Omicron Found In Wastewater Of Florida County]( ORLANDO, Fla. — Wastewater samples show that the new omicron variant is now the dominant strain of the coronavirus in the Florida county that is home to America’s largest theme park resorts, officials said this week. The omicron variant has quickly surpassed the delta variant in collections taken from wastewater sampling sites in Orange County, […] [Read More »]( [Yeshivah Student Killed And Two Wounded In A Terrorist Shooting Attack In Samaria]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) – A 25-year old Israeli Yeshiva student was killed in a shooting attack near the Chumash outpost in northern Samaria. He was shot while driving in a vehicle near the outpost, and two other young men who were with him in the vehicle were injured in the shooting: Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and […] [Read More »]( [Rescuers Battle Strong Typhoon Lashing Southern Philippines]( MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon slammed into the southeastern Philippines on Thursday, toppling trees, ripping tin roofs and knocking down power as it blew across island provinces where nearly 100,000 people have been evacuated. Coast guard personnel were rescuing residents stranded by chest-deep waters in a southern province, where pounding rains swamped villages […] [Read More »]( [UK Interest Rate Hike Is 1st In A Top Economy Amid Pandemic]( LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England raised interest rates in the United Kingdom on Thursday to combat surging consumer prices, becoming the first central bank among the world’s leading economies to do so since the coronavirus pandemic began. The increase in the bank’s main rate to 0.25% from the record low of 0.1% was […] [Read More »]( [Walder Summoned to Rav Shmuel Eliyahu’s Bais Din]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Chaim Walder, well-known children’s author and counselor, has been summoned to appear in Bais Din, according to Israeli media reports. Dayanim say that over the past weeks, they have heard testimony and accounts from numerous victims about multiple accusations. The Bais Din is comprised of Rav Shmuel Eliyahu, Rav Reuven Nakar and […] [Read More »]( [US Home Construction Jumps 11.8% In November]( SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — New home construction in the U.S. jumped 11.8% in November with strong demand boosting builder confidence. The double-digit percentage increase last month left home construction at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.68 million units, an 8.3% increase from the rate at this time last year, the Commerce Department reported […] [Read More »]( [US Navy Rescues Drug Smugglers From Burning Ship Off Oman]( DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy said Thursday it rescued five Iranians suspected of smuggling drugs after they apparently set fire to their stash on board a traditional sailing vessel off the coast of Oman. The Navy released aerial surveillance footage showing the traditional ship, known as a dhow, as it sailed […] [Read More »]( [Bouncy Castle In Australia Lifted Into Air By Wind, Killing 5 Children]( SYDNEY (AP) — Five children died and four others were in critical condition on Thursday after falling from a bouncy castle that was lifted 10 meters (33 feet) into the air by a gust of wind at a school on Australia’s island state of Tasmania. The school was holding a celebration to mark the end […] [Read More »]( [Baltimore Police Officer On Life Support After Shooting]( BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore officer is in critical condition after being ambushed and shot while sitting in a patrol vehicle early Thursday, authorities say. Dr. Thomas Scalea said at a briefing outside Maryland Shock Trauma that the officer was shot multiple times and was on life support, The Baltimore Sun reports. Police Commissioner Michael […] [Read More »]( [13-Year-Old Argentinian Jewish Girl Found In Bolivia After She Was Feared Kidnapped]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — A 13-year old Argentinian Jewish girl has been found after she went missing and was feared kidnapped. Naomi Shirley Llorrof, a member of the chareidi community in Buenos Aires, Argentina, apparently made contact on TikTok with a surfer who presented himself as a youth from Bolivia. At 3 PM on Wednesday, […] [Read More »]( [Government To Appoint Religious Affairs Minister Kahana To Oversee Meron Lag Ba’Omer Festivities]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli government will authorize Sunday the appointment of Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahane as the minister responsible for overseeing the festivities at the tomb of Rashbi on Lag Ba’Omer. Kahana will have authority to change the arrangements at the tomb and restrict the number of people attending the festivities at any […] [Read More »]( [Music Producer, 8 Others Killed In Dominican Plane Crash]( SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A small plane attempting to land minutes after beginning a flight to Florida crashed in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, killing all nine people aboard, including Puerto Rican music producer José Ángel Hernández, the aircraft’s operating company reported. Helidosa Aviation Group said on its Twitter account that the Gulfstream […] [Read More »]( [Magen David Adom, Israel’s Paramedic And Red Cross Service, Creates Computer-Aided Dispatch System For Hatzalah South Florida]( MIAMI (VINnews) — Magen David Adom’s groundbreaking technology, which powers the emergency dispatching systems in Israel for medical emergencies and the National Fire Rescue Service as well as for the EMS system in the Philippines, is now being used in the United States too. The computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system developed by Magen David Adom, Israel’s […] [Read More »]( [Israel To Donate 1 Million COVID Vaccines To African Nations]( The Israeli government on Wednesday said it was donating 1 million coronavirus vaccines to the U.N.-backed COVAX program. The Foreign Ministry said the AstraZenica vaccines would be transferred in the coming weeks, a decision that was part of Israel’s strengthening ties with the African countries. “I am delighted that Israel can contribute and be a […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2021 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 7939 West Ridgewood Rd.New York, NY 10028 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.