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[Longest Lightning Bolt Record: 477 Miles Over 3 States]( A bolt of lightning that stretched nearly 500 miles across three U.S, states is the new world record holder for longest flash. The single flash extended 477.2 miles (768 kilometers) across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi in April 2020, the World Meteorological Organization said Monday. That beat the old record set in 2018 in Brazil of […] [Read More »]( [New York Times Buys Viral Word Game Wordle]( NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times said on Monday that it has bought Wordle, the free online word game that has exploded in popularity and, for some, become a daily obsession. It listed the purchase price as being in the “low-seven figures,” but did not disclose specifics. The Times, which has popular word […] [Read More »]( [95th Yahrtzeit of the Alter of Slabodka]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Today is the 95th Yartzeit of the Alter of Slabodka. The topography of today’s Torah world would have been vastly different were it not for the vision and hard work of one remarkable individual – the Alter of Slabodka – Rav Nosson Zvi Finkel zt”l (1849- Feb. 1st, 1927). If […] [Read More »]( [Officials: Bridge Not Bad Enough To Close After Inspection]( PITTSBURGH (AP) — The bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh last week showed deterioration during a September inspection that was not bad enough to require its closure, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said Monday. The agency will not release the full inspection report, PennDOT spokesperson Alexis Campbell said, citing state and federal laws and the ongoing […] [Read More »]( [Safety App For Drivers Debuts In Flood-Plagued Virginia City]( NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The sun was shining when Kim Williams hopped in her Honda Odyssey to visit a friend at a nursing home. But an unexpected downpour on the drive back left her trapped in a maze of flooded streets. Williams made turn after turn to avoid rising waters in a century-old neighborhood in […] [Read More »]( [Ukraine’s Jewish Community In Danger As Russian Troops, Supplies Amass At Border](  A possibly imminent invasion by Russian troops into Ukrainian territory has the world on edge as leaders and experts try to guess Russian President Vladimir Putin’s next steps and prevent what could become the largest military action in Europe since World War II. For Israel, the focus and concern lies with Ukraine’s Jewish community in […] [Read More »]( [Kenneth Abramowitz: “America Is Fighting Multiple Enemies, And We Don’t Even Know It” [VIDEO INTERVIEW]]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Kenneth Abramowitz, a threat analyst and author of The Multi Front War says in his book that America doesn’t know it yet, but our country is fighting an international war. The fact is that the war is being waged on various fronts, both internal and external. Today Baila and Cindy from […] [Read More »]( [Upstate DA Declines To Pursue Case Against Andrew Cuomo]( An upstate New York district attorney said Monday he will not bring criminal charges against Andrew Cuomo after a woman accused him of running his fingers across the chest of her shirt at a public event, becoming the latest prosecutor declining to pursue a criminal case over sexual harassment allegations against the former governor. Oswego […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Shimshon Zorger ז”ל]( Family getting up: Friday (2/04/22)Afternoon R` Naftali ZorgerFather Mrs. Gitty ZorgerMother R` Yehuda Yoel ZorgerBrother R` Yanky ZorgerBrother R` Menachem ZorgerBrother R` Hershy ZorgerBrother R` Chaim ZorgerBrother [Read More »]( [Omicron Amps Up Concerns About Long COVID And Its Causes]( More than a year after a bout with COVID-19, Rebekah Hogan still suffers from severe brain fog, pain and fatigue that leave her unable to do her nursing job or handle household activities. Long COVID has her questioning her worth as a wife and mother. “Is this permanent? Is this the new norm?’’ said the […] [Read More »]( [Hayeled Avrum Mayer Golovenziz ז”ל אברהם מאיר בן יוסף × ×ª× ××œ]( Family getting up: R` Yosef Nesanel GolovenzizFather Mrs. Chumy GolovenzizMother Miss Chayala GolovenzizSister Hayalda Hindy GolovenzizSister [Read More »]( [R’ Shalom Halpern ז”ל]( Family getting up: Tuesday (2/01/22)Morning R’ Dov HalpernSon [Read More »]( [R’ Aaron Gewirtz ז”ל]( Family getting up: Friday (2/04/22)Afternoon R’ Henoch GewirtzSon R’ Moshe Yosef GewirtzSon Starting Tue morning will be sitting in Harrisburg, PA at 3333 Green St, 17110 R’ Yona GewirtzSon Sitting in South Bend, IN at 1106 E Oakside St, 46614 [Read More »]( [R’ Avrohom Schonberger ז”ל]( Family getting up: Friday (2/04/22)Afternoon Mrs. Rivky (Judy) SchonbergerWife Mrs. Naomi TesslerDaughter Mrs. Chany ReichmanDaughter Mrs. Esty SneiderDaughter Mrs. Suri WeissDaughter [Read More »]( [R’ Aron Biderman ז”ל]( Family getting up: Friday (2/04/22)Afternoon R’ Gidon BidermanSon [Read More »]( [Calling it A Radical Organization, Israel Asks Amnesty Not To Release Apartheid Report]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Monday called on Amnesty International not to publish an upcoming report accusing it of apartheid, saying the conclusions of the London-based international human rights group are “false, biased and antisemitic.” Amnesty is expected to join the New York-based Human Rights Watch and the Israeli rights group B’Tselem in accusing Israel […] [Read More »]( [Mr. Leo Feiner ז”ל Chaim Moshe Eliezer]( Family getting up: Mr. Yehoshua FeinerSon [Read More »]( [POWERFUL: Chaim Walder Abuse Victim Speaks Out In Open Letter To Community And Leaders]( BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — The following letter was sent by a survivor of Chaim Walder to Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman, rabbi of Congregation Ahavas Israel of Passaic. The survivor, whose name has been changed for this letter, is using the pseudonym Rena Solomon. Below is her letter as translated from Hebrew by Rabbi Eisenman. When […] [Read More »]( [Rabbi Avrum Eluzer Feferkorn ז”ל אברהם אלעזר הלוי]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 amMincha: 5:30 pmMaariv: 6:15 pm Mr. Shaya Feferkorn Son Rabbi Yosef Feferkorn Son Mr. Aron Feferkorn Son Mr. Jacob (Yoikel) Feferkorn Son Mr. Mendy Feferkorn Son Mrs. Ruchy StrasserDaughter Mr. Shmiel Feferkorn Son [Read More »]( [Mrs. Ruchel Kerdlik ע”ה רחל]( Family getting up: Mrs. Chavi Klitnick Daughter [Read More »]( [Chabad Chicago Synagogue, Businesses Vandalized Over Weekend]( CHICAGO (AP) — A synagogue and an affiliated Jewish school in Chicago were vandalized over the weekend with swastika images and antisemitic graffiti, officials said. The incidents occurred Sunday at the FREE Synagogue and Hanna Sacks Bais Yaakov High School. “We’ll get through it,” Rabbi Levi Notik told WFLD-TV. “I want to thank law enforcement, […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Gittel Leah (Magda) Knnoll ע”ה]( Family getting up: Friday (2/04/22)Afternoon Mr. Baruch GrunfeldSon Mrs. Suri FischerDaughter [Read More »]( [Israel’s Top Arab Police Officer Resigns Amid Investigation]( JERUSALEM (AP) — The highest-ranking Arab Muslim officer in Israel’s police force has resigned, according to a statement Monday — a week after a video emerged showing him tripping over the body of a stabbing victim as he left the scene of a crime in 2020. Police said in a statement that Maj. Gen. Gamal […] [Read More »]( [Boris Johnson Gets ‘Partygate’ Report But Questions Linger]( LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been handed an investigator’s long-awaited report into lockdown-breaching government parties, the government said Monday — but findings about the most serious allegations have been withheld pending a police investigation. The Cabinet Office said senior civil servant Sue Gray “has provided an update on her investigations to the […] [Read More »]( [Syria Reports New Israeli Missile Barrage Near Damascus]( DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian air defenses confronted Israeli missiles targeting an area near the capital, Damascus, downing some of them, Syria’s state news agency reported Monday. SANA cited a military source as saying the missiles came from the skies over eastern Lebanon, and targeted outposts in the vicinity of Damascus, resulting in material losses. […] [Read More »]( [Herzog At Expo 2020 Dubai: In Israel, ‘The Impossible Is A Tantalizing Challenge’]( UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (JNS) – Israeli President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog on Monday opened the country’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, where national anthem “Hatikvah” was played. Proud to open Israel's national day at @Expo2020dubai! The Expo is a remarkable celebration of the world's nations, all represented with pride. It is a reminder of […] [Read More »]( [R’ Nisan Leser ז”ל]( Family getting up: Sunday (2/06/22)Morning R’ Avrom Aron LeserSon R’ Yitzchok Shulem LeserSon R’ Berish LeserSon Mrs. Perri GoldklangDaughter Mrs. Freidy FleischmanDaughter Mrs. Malky PerlDaughter Mrs. Tziri ReinholdDaughter Mrs. Rechy WachsmanDaughter [Read More »]( [Former AIPAC President Calls Jewish Rep Andy Levin The ‘Most Corrosive’ On Israel]( Some members of Congress are openly hostile to Israel. But it was Rep. Andy Levin, a Detroit-area Michigan Democrat and a scion of a storied Jewish political family, whom a former AIPAC president identified in an email earlier this month as “arguably the most corrosive member of Congress to the U.S.-Israel relationship.” David Victor, a […] [Read More »]( [R` Ephraim Shmuel Wolf ז”ל]( Family getting up: Sunday (2/06/22)Morning Mr. Ahron WolfBrother Phone Calls Only: 718-252-9082 Mr. Duvi WolfSon Mr. Chaim Moshe WolfSon Ms. Simi WolfDaughter [Read More »]( [Texas Toddler Saves Family From Devastating Fire After Parents Lose Sense Of Smell From COVID]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — A 2-year-old toddler is being called a hero after alerting his parents – who couldn’t smell smoke due to recovering from COVID-19 – that their house in Texas was on fire. Nathan and Kayla Dahl were asleep in their bedroom earlier this month when their toddler, Brandon, came and tapped Kayla on […] [Read More »]( [UAE Intercepts Yemen Missile As Israeli President Visits]( DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels early Monday as the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, was visiting the country, authorities said, the third such attack in as many weeks. The attack only fuels ongoing tensions in the wider Persian Gulf, which has seen […] [Read More »]( [Kuwaiti Newspaper Calls For Normalization With Israel: ‘Let Foolish Palestinians Fend For Themselves’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a surprising move coinciding with the visit of President Herzog to the UAE, the first visit by an Israeli president to the region since the Abraham peace accords were signed in 2020, the most prominent newspaper in Kuwait has called to normalize relations with Israel. In an editorial published in the […] [Read More »]( [After Gravesite Of Leader Revealed, Lev Tahor Consider Transferring His Remains To Another Country]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — The secret burial site of Shlomo Halberantz, leader of the Lev Tahor cult who drowned in 2017 in a Mexican river, is causing concern to members of the cult, who fear that the Guatemalan government will discover the illegal burial site and exhume the bodies to a Christian graveyard. The cult […] [Read More »]( [BDE: Esther Pollard, Wife Of Jonathan Pollard, Passes Away From Coronavirus At Age 68]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Esther Pollard, wife of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, died on Monday from coronavirus-related complications at the age of 68. Pollard had battled breast cancer for years. Last week she was hospitalized in Jerusalem’s Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital after being infected with coronavirus but her condition deteriorated and she passed away early Monday […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Vicious Neo-Nazis Yell Antisemitic Slogans, Insult Jews, Attack Driver in Florida]( ORLANDO (VINnews) — Over the past several days, Jews vacationing in Orlando have been victimized by vicious Neo-Nazis yelling despicable slurs and hate speech. Multiple videos and pictures have spread on social media, showing organized gatherings of antisemitic groups chanting hate-filled slogans, waving Nazi flags, and even physically beating one driver. My son just witnessed […] [Read More »]( [N. Korea Confirms Test Of Missile Capable Of Striking Guam]( SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea confirmed Monday it test-launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam, the North’s most significant weapon launch in years, as Washington plans to show its commitment to its Asian allies with an unspecified move. Sunday’s launch could be a prelude to bigger provocations […] [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](.