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[Feds Will Appeal Mask Ruling Only If Mandate Still Needed]( The Justice Department said Tuesday it will not appeal a federal district judge’s ruling that ended the nation’s federal mask mandate on public transit unless the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes the requirement is still necessary. In a statement released a day after a Florida judge ended the sweeping mandate, which required face […] [Read More »]( [Bennett Closes Har Habayis to Jews for Remainder of Ramadan]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli government will close Har Habayis to Jewish visitors starting Friday, and it will remain closed throughout the end of Ramadan and the Eid holiday. The decision by PM Naftali Bennett comes in response to recent violence which has erupted, after Palestinians rioted against Jews in the Old City. The announcement […] [Read More »]( [Florida Gov DeSantis Pushes To End Disney Self-government]( TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday asked the Legislature to repeal a law allowing Walt Disney World to operate a private government over its properties in the state, the latest salvo in a feud between the Republican and the media giant. DeSantis, an ascendant GOP governor and potential 2024 presidential candidate, […] [Read More »]( [May a Pesach Group Forbid Others From Their Minyan??]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is estimated that in the 2022 Pesach season there are over 80,000 in Orlando alone. There are more people renting homes for Pesach in various locales throughout Florida and elsewhere than ever before. Various Pesach programs offer 5 to 12 bedroom homes with pre-kashered kitchens, tent minyanim, and […] [Read More »]( [UAE Rabbi Announces Plans To Establish First Jewish Neighborhood In Gulf]( A senior rabbi in the United Arab Emirates has revealed plans to develop the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) first fully-functioning Jewish neighborhood as the population there continues to grow. “We will be seeing more houses of worship, schools—from nurseries to higher education—a dedicated place for the mikvah, more kosher food establishments, a community center,” described […] [Read More »]( [Latest Apps Promise Fast Service But Can They Deliver?]( NEW YORK (AP) — When Mahlet Berhanemeskel gets back to her New York City home from her 90-minute commute, she doesn’t feel like cooking. So instead she orders food like BLTs, Cheez-Its and cookies from an app called Gorillas. It’s affordable and takes 10 minutes. “It’s instant gratification,” she said. Gorillas is one of several […] [Read More »]( [CDC Launches New Forecasting Center For Infectious Diseases]( A new U.S. government center aims to become the National Weather Service for infectious diseases — an early warning system to help guide the response to COVID-19 and future pandemics. The new Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics launched Tuesday. Its leaders say predicting the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. has been […] [Read More »]( [Thousands March in West Bank in Protest of Bennett Government]( CHOMESH (VINnews) — Several thousand Israelis marched to the dismantled Chomesh settlement in the northern West Bank on Tuesday. Protesters demanded that the government leave the Chomesh yeshiva intact, and not harm the Jewish communities of Shomron. The Rosh Yeshiva of Chomesh, Rabbi Elishama Cohen, as well as the families of terror victims Yehuda Dimentman […] [Read More »]( [Cheers And Fears As US Ends Mask Mandates For Travel]( ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge’s decision to strike down a national mask mandate was met with cheers on some airplanes but also concern about whether it’s really time to end one of the most visible vestiges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The major airlines and many of the busiest airports rushed to drop […] [Read More »]( [Puzzling Outbreak Of Liver Disease In Kids Spreads To EU, US]( LONDON (AP) — Health officials say they have detected more cases of a mysterious liver disease in children that was first identified in Britain, with new infections spreading to Europe and the U.S. Last week, British officials reported 74 cases of hepatitis, or liver inflammation, found in children since January. The usual viruses that cause […] [Read More »]( [Citing Russia’s War, IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecast To 3.6%]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday downgraded the outlook for the world economy this year and next, blaming Russia’s war in Ukraine for disrupting global commerce, pushing up oil prices, threatening food supplies and increasing uncertainty already heightened by the coronavirus and its variants. The 190-country lender cut its forecast for global […] [Read More »]( [The Historical Pharoah – Who Was He?]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com The Gemorah in Psachim (116b) informs us that, in each generation, we are obligated to view ourselves as if we actually left Mitzrayim. Indeed, in Michtav MeEliyahu, Rav Dessler writes that since time does not progress linearly, but rather travels in a carousel like circle, the 15th of Nissan […] [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](.