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[FDA Skeptical Of Benefits From Experimental ALS Drug]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators issued a negative review Monday of a closely watched experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, after months of lobbying by patient advocates urging approval. The drug from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals has become a rallying cause for patients with the deadly neurodegenerative disease ALS, their families […] [Read More »]( [Questions and Answers to the Haggadah from Rav Chaim zt”l]( Answers to Haggadah Questions from Rav Chaim zt”l Compiled by Rabbi Yair Hoffman Why is, “Ha Lachma Anya” in Aramaic and not in Hebrew? a. Because it is an invitation to all people to come and join us and that was the language that most people spoke when the Hagaddah was written. [We learn from […] [Read More »]( [Biden Says ‘I Make No Apologies’ For Calling For Putin’s Removal, Says He Was Expressing ‘Moral Outrage,’ Not New Policy]( WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that he is “not walking anything back” after his weekend comment that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” although Biden insisted he’s not calling for regime change in Moscow. “I was expressing the moral outrage that I felt toward this man,” he said. “I wasn’t […] [Read More »]( [3 Dead In Pileup Of Dozens Of Vehicles In Pennsylvania]( POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A collision involving dozens of vehicles on Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania killed at least three people and sent more than a dozen others to area hospitals on Monday, authorities said. Dr. David J. Moylan, the Schuylkill County coroner, said three fatalities had been confirmed by late afternoon. He said the search […] [Read More »]( [‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Signed By Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis]( TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, a policy that has drawn intense national scrutiny from critics who argue it marginalizes LGBTQ people. The legislation has pushed Florida and DeSantis, an ascending Republican and potential […] [Read More »]( [US Deploys 6 Navy Aircraft To Bolster NATO]( WASHINGTON — The U.S. Pentagon says it is deploying six Navy aircraft that specialize in electronic warfare and about 240 Navy personnel to bolster NATO defenses in Eastern Europe. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says the EA-18G “Growler” aircraft based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington state were scheduled to arrive Monday at Spangdahlem […] [Read More »]( [Walmart To End Cigarette Sales In Some Stores]( NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart will no longer sell cigarettes in some of its stores though tobacco sales can be a significant revenue generator. Wall Street Journal was the first to report the development Monday. It noted some stores in California, Florida, Arkansas and New Mexico were on the list, citing anonymous sources and store […] [Read More »]( [Judge: Trump Likely Committed Crimes Related To Election]( WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday asserted it is “more likely than not” that former President Donald Trump committed crimes in his attempt to stop the certification of the 2020 election, ruling to order the release of more than 100 emails from Trump adviser John Eastman to the committee investigating the insurrection at […] [Read More »]( [New York State’s Stalled Holocaust Education Bill Is Given New Boost]( NEW YORK (JTA) – State Senator Anna Kaplan (D-Great Neck) brought a Holocaust exhibit to Albany last week to draw attention to a bill that would deepen and expand Holocaust education in the state. The bill would provide oversight into how the Holocaust is taught in schools across all of New York State. The bill, […] [Read More »]( [Shanghai Starts China’s Biggest COVID-19 Lockdown In 2 Years]( BEIJING (AP) — China began its most extensive coronavirus lockdown in two years Monday to conduct mass testing and control a growing outbreak in Shanghai as questions are raised about the economic toll of the nation’s “zero-COVID” strategy. Shanghai, China’s financial capital and largest city with 26 million people, had managed its smaller previous outbreaks […] [Read More »]( [Holocaust Survivors Flee From Ukraine To Germany For Safety]( FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — When the bombs started falling on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, last month, Tatyana Zhuravliova had a horrible deja vu: the 83-year-old Ukrainian Jew felt the same panic she suffered as a little girl when the Nazis were flying air attacks on her hometown of Odesa. “My whole body was shaking, and those […] [Read More »]( [Sheryl Sandberg Donates $1 Million To United Hatzalah To Support Relief Efforts For Ukrainian Refugees]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) – United Hatzalah, the volunteer-based emergency medical services organization based in Israel with a standing presence across the U.S., announced today that it has received a generous $1 million donation from Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Meta and Founder of Lean In and Option B, and her fiancé Tom Bernthal, founder and […] [Read More »]( [Ukraine Leader Says He Seeks Peace ‘Without Delay’ In Talks]( LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine could declare neutrality and offer security guarantees to Russia to secure peace “without delay,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ahead of another planned round of talks — though he said only a face-to-face meeting with Russia’s leader could end the war. While hinting at possible concessions in an interview with independent […] [Read More »]( [IS Claims Killing Of 2 In Israel, 2nd Rampage In A Week]( TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The militant Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Monday after a pair of Arab gunmen killed two Israeli police officers and wounded four others in central Israel before they were killed by police, authorities said. Israeli leaders condemned the killings and pointed to the timing. Sunday’s attack came on the […] [Read More »]( [Arab, US Top Diplomats In Israel As Mideast Dynamic Shifts]( SDE BOKER, Israel (AP) — Israel on Monday hosted the foreign ministers of four Arab nations and the United States in a bid to strengthen its position in a rapidly shifting Middle East. The gathering brought together the top diplomats from all but one of the Arab countries that have normalized relations with Israel in […] [Read More »]( [Israeli PM Tests Positive For COVID, Is Working From Home]( TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s prime minister has tested positive for the coronavirus and is working from home, his office said Monday, after he held a series of in-person meetings that included U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Naftali Bennett’s office said the premier was feeling well and would continue his schedule as planned, […] [Read More »]( [Tesla Seeks 2nd Stock Split In Less Than 2 Years]( NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Tesla rose sharply Monday after the electric car maker announced its second stock split in less than two years. The company said in a regulatory filing, and also in a tweet, that it plans to make a request at its upcoming annual shareholders meeting to increase its number of […] [Read More »]( [One Brother A Policeman, Another An ISIS Terrorist: Israel’s Arab Community Faces New Reality]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a famous speech given in 2014 during a previous wave of terror in Israel, Naftali Bennett, who at the time headed the Jewish Home party and was Economic Affairs minister, said that “99.9% of Israeli Arabs are loyal to the state of Israel. A tiny minority is acting against the state […] [Read More »]( [Police Raid Terrorists Home Town, Confiscating Illegal Weapons And ISIS Materials]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Police together with Shin Bet operatives raided a number of houses in Umm El-Fahm, arrested five suspects and detaining others for interrogation, including family members of the terrorists who were cousins and lived in the town. The detainees will be remanded in custody and a gag order has been placed on their […] [Read More »]( [Victims Of Hadera Attack Identified: Two 19-Year-Old Border Policemen]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Two border policemen were murdered in the terror attack which occurred in Hadera Sunday night. The two were identified as Yazen Falah and Shiral Avocrat, both 19 years old. Yazen, a resident of the Druze village of Kasra Samia, joined the Border Police a year ago and served in Judea and Samaria. […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Rachel Zahler ע”ה רחל בת חיים ע”ה]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:15 amMincha: 7:00 pmMaariv: 7:15 pm Mr. Archie ZahlerHusband Mr. Zechariah ZahlerSon Mrs. Eris HalevyDaughter [Read More »]( [Staten Island JCC Evacuated After Bomb Threat]( STATEN ISLAND (New York Jewish Week) — The JCC of Staten Island briefly evacuated its buildings on Manor Road and Arthur Kill Road Friday following a bomb threat. Communications Director Allison Cohen told the New York Jewish Week that the JCC received a threatening email, in what may be the latest in a spate of […] [Read More »]( [THE DEFINITIVE RAP: Jew Hatred Rising Interview With Richard Cravatts, PhD]( BOCA RATON (VINnews) — Antisemitism has become a crisis that is only increasing, and threatening our nation, the world, and universities. The question is how do the BDS activists on college campuses carry out antisemitism and get others to jump on their bandwagon? By creating a hostile climate. They accuse Jewish students of racism because […] [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? 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