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[Moldova Ministry Of Health Hosts Appreciation, Thanking Global Jewish Assistance Relief Network And The Jewish Community – Chabad Moldova For Providing Medical Help And Protective Equipment]( The Global Jewish Assistance and Relief Network has donated close to $500,000 worth of COVID protective equipment to the Moldova Ministry of Health. Moldova, one of the poorest countries in Eastern Europe, lacked the resources to combat the growing cases of Covid. Rabbi Zushe Abelsky, Chairman of the Moldovan Chabad Jewish Community, decided to answer […] [Read More »]( [First Ever Yahrtzeit Memorial Held for Nissim Shitrit, Thirty-Six Years After His Tragic Death (PICTURES)]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The family of Nissim Shitrit, who was murdered as a young man, held a memorial service in his memory on Sunday. Although it was the 36th yahrtzeit of Nissim’s death, this was the first memorial service ever held for him, following the unequivocal determination by police that Mr. Shitrit was indeed murdered. […] [Read More »]( [Bidens Pack Carrots, Apples Into Boxes During Food Bank Stop]( PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden and First lady Jill Biden packed carrots and apples into food boxes for the hungry and chatted with volunteers Sunday at a food bank as part of a day of service for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The couple traveled about a half-hour from their Wilmington, Delaware, residence to […] [Read More »]( [In Tribute To Sheldon Adelson: The Billionaire Who Cared About Israel And The Jews [VIDEO]]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Sheldon Adelson was a billionaire on the Forbe’s list of the world’s wealthiest people, and also one of the most prolific donors in conservative politics. This past week was his Yahrzeit. We memorialize what he has done for the United States and Israel. In fact, he was one of the first […] [Read More »]( [Orphans, Converts, and Widows – Is There a 4th Category?]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com They live among us and are relatively invisible. They have children who have no one to take them to shul. They have no one to take them to father/Son learning programs. Rarely do they get a Shabbos meal invitation. Their social lives are awkward at best. They bear an […] [Read More »]( [Israel Approves ‘Unprecedented’ $160 Million Beit Shemesh Development Plan]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel’s Cabinet on Sunday approved a multi-year, 500 million shekel ($160.9 million) development plan for the city of Beit Shemesh, according to an official statement. The plan, presented by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Gideon Saar, includes 300 million shekels ($96.5 million) for public transportation, 82 million shekels ($26.4 […] [Read More »]( [Israel ‘Sy’ Dresner, ‘Most Arrested Rabbi’ Who Marched With Martin Luther King Jr., Has Died At 92]( NEW YORK (JTA) – abbi Israel “Sy” Dresner, who demonstrated with Martin Luther King Jr. and was sometimes called the “most arrested rabbi in America,” died Thursday at age 92. Dresner, who was a Freedom Rider in the 1960s, built a career as a social justice-oriented Reform rabbi who was active in the fight against […] [Read More »]( [Outpouring Of Grief As Victims Of Bronx Fire Laid To Rest]( NEW YORK (AP) — A Bronx community gathered Sunday to pay its final respects to perished loved ones, a week after a fire filled a high-rise apartment building with thick, suffocating smoke that killed 17 people, including eight children. The mass funeral capped a week of prayers and mourning within a close-knit community hailing from […] [Read More »]( [Texas Rabbi: Captor Grew “Belligerent” Late In Standoff]( COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — A rabbi who was among four people held hostage at a Texas synagogue said Sunday that the British man who held them captive became “increasingly belligerent and threatening” toward the end of the 10-hour standoff. Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker of Congregation Beth Israel, near Fort Worth, credited security training that his congregation […] [Read More »]( [DirecTV Drops Trump-Friendly One America News]( BOSTON (AP) — DirecTV plans to drop One America News Network, significantly shrinking the reach of the right-wing TV channel friendly to Donald Trump and widely criticized for spreading misinformation including the former president’s false claim that he won the 2020 election. The satellite television provider said Saturday that it has informed OAN’s owner, Herring […] [Read More »]( [Tesla Inks Deal To Get Key Battery Component Outside China]( LONDON (AP) — Tesla is turning to Mozambique for a key component in its electric car batteries in what analysts believe is a first-of-its-kind deal designed to reduce its dependence on China for graphite. Elon Musk’s company signed an agreement last month with Australia’s Syrah Resources, which operates one of the world’s largest graphite mines […] [Read More »]( [British National ID’d As Hostage-Taker At Texas Reform Synagogue]( COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities on Sunday identified a 44-year-old British national as the man who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue for 10 hours before an FBI SWAT team stormed the building, ending a tense standoff that President Joe Biden called “an act of terror.” Malik Faisal Akram was shot and killed […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: FBI Claims Attack on Jews in Synagogue on Shabbos NOT “Related” to Jews]( COLLEYVILLE (VINnews) — The Biden FBI has attempted to promote the insane narrative that this weekend’s terrorist attack by an Islamic Jihadist was not specifically targeting Jews. The law enforcement agency is absurdly claiming that the attack by the man who entered a Jewish synagogue on Shabbos, held four Jews hostage, including its spiritual leader, […] [Read More »]( [After Biden’s First Year, The Virus And Disunity Rage On]( WASHINGTON (AP) — From the inaugural platform, President Joe Biden saw American sickness on two fronts — a disease of the national spirit and the one from the rampaging coronavirus — and he saw hope, because leaders always must see that. “End this uncivil war,” he implored Americans on Jan. 20, 2021. Of the pathogen, […] [Read More »]( [COVID Deaths And Cases Are Rising Again At US Nursing Homes]( COVID-19 infections are soaring again at U.S. nursing homes because of the omicron wave, and deaths are climbing too, leading to new restrictions on family visits and a renewed push to get more residents and staff members vaccinated and boosted. Nursing homes were the lethal epicenter of the pandemic early on, before the vaccine allowed […] [Read More »]( [A Closer Look At The Case Of Aafia Siddiqui, Jailed In Texas]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who authorities say held hostages inside a Texas synagogue on Saturday demanded the release of a Pakistani woman who is imprisoned nearby on charges of trying to kill American service members in Afghanistan. The hostage incident ended Saturday night with the hostages safe and the man holding them dead, authorities […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: DRAMATIC, UNCUT VIDEO, Hostages Seen Escaping Building]( TEXAS (VINnews) – The final moments from the hostage situation at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. Video from Dallas TV station WFAA shows people running out a door of the synagogue, and then a man holding a gun opening the same door just seconds later, before he turns around and closes the […] [Read More »]( [Torrential Rains Cause Flooding in Coastal Plain, 18,000 Lod Residents Stranded]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Torrential rains over the weekend in Israel have led to flooding in many of the lower areas in the country. In many cities streets and even cars were submerged in water as the intense rains continued unabated from Friday. The Ganei Aviv neighborhood in Lod, home to some 18,000 people, was cut […] [Read More »]( [Netanyahu, Prosecution Close To Compromise On Plea Bargain Agreement]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The continuing contacts between the lawyers of former prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit have led to significant progress in the effort to reach a plea bargain agreement over Netanyahu’s legal indictments. Previously it was reported that the issue separating the sides focused on moral turpitude. The prosecution is demanding […] [Read More »]( [The Great Upside-Down 9 by 13 Pan Controversy]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is one of the most widely used, yet controversial, methods of reheating food on a blech for the Shabbos day meal.  Across the country, this method is used to reheat fully cooked food every Shabbos.  And there is a debate between contemporary Poskim as to whether it is […] [Read More »]( [CDC Encourages More Americans To Consider N95 Masks]( NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday encouraged more Americans to wear the kind of N95 or KN95 masks used by health-care workers to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Those kinds of masks are considered better at filtering the air. But they were in short supply previously, and Centers for Disease Control […] [Read More »]( [Thieves Raiding Rail Cargo Containers In Los Angeles]( LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, taking packages belonging to people across the U.S. and leaving the tracks blanketed with discarded boxes. The packages are from retailers including Amazon, REI and others, CBSLA reported Thursday. The sea of debris left behind includes items […] [Read More »]( [North Korea Says It Test Launched Missiles From Train]( SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Saturday said it test launched ballistic missiles from a train in what was seen as an apparent retaliation against fresh sanctions imposed by the Biden administration. The report by the North state media came a day after South Korea’s military said it detected the North firing two […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2022 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](.