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[Jewish-Ukrainian Soldier Killed In Battle Against Russia]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Jewish-Ukrainian soldier Vladislav Shain was killed in action against Russian forces, Israeli media reported on Thursday. “Vladislav gave his life in defense of his people. He fought heroically from the very beginning of the [Russian] invasion,” the reports cited Rabbi Moshe Azman, the chief rabbi of Ukraine, as saying. “I send my […] [Read More »]( [The Growing Hate And What Can Be Done]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman The acts of hate against Klal Yisroel are reaching a proportion and dimension unheard of in decades. Shootings in shuls. A Yeshiva student shot and killed in Denver Even the words of Kanye West and his ilk are reminiscent of the pronouncements of Father Coughlin during the 1940’s. 1979 was the […] [Read More »]( [Libyan Jews Whose Graves Were Bulldozed Under Gaddafi Are Remembered In Rome]( (JTA) — Many in the Libyan-Jewish diaspora know that even if they return to Libya some day, they would never again be able to visit the graves of their parents, grandparents or other loved ones who lived in the country while it was home to more than 30,000 Jews. A new initiative in one of […] [Read More »]( [Fedex Driver Accused In Girl’s Slaying Dropped Off Her Gift]( The mother of a 7-year-old girl who authorities say was abducted and killed by a FedEx driver said she wanted everyone to know about the “amazing little girl” who would have received the Christmas present that driver dropped off the day she disappeared. “I was robbed of watching her grow up,” Maitlyn Gandy told those […] [Read More »]( [Yeshiva Bochur In Serious Condition After Stabbing In Lakewood Yeshiva]( LAKEWOOD (VINnews) — A Yeshiva Bochur was transported to Jersey Shore Trauma Center on Thursday after he was stabbed. The incident took place inside a Yeshiva building on Cross Street at approximately 5 PM Thursday evening. While the victim’s condition was listed as serious, he is reported to be stable. Police have arrested a suspect. [Read More »]( [SICKENING: Leftist Judge Releases Bipolar Monster Who Plotted to Attack NYC Shuls]( NEW YORK CITY (VINnews) — A woke Manhattan judge released one of the two men who plotted to attack New York City shuls and murder Jews, overriding prosecutors who requested he be held without bail. Assistant DA Edward Burns argued that disturbing new facts which surfaced about Matthew Mahrer, 22, were enough to keep him […] [Read More »]( [Trump Allies Aim To Capture His Philosophy In Policy Book]( NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump arrived in Washington with a hodgepodge of ideas developed over decades in business and television that were far outside the Republican mainstream. After his party’s military invasions and embrace of multilateral trade deals that moved jobs overseas, Trump ran on an isolationist foreign policy platform, with a […] [Read More »]( [Family of American Prisoner Paul Whelan Backs Griner Deal]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The brother of an American detained in Russia since 2018 said Thursday that his family fears he will not be released for years, even as they supported the U.S. government’s agreement to a prisoner exchange that freed WNBA star Brittney Griner but left Paul Whelan behind. Whelan, a Michigan corporate security executive, […] [Read More »]( [Former PM Naftali Bennett Sues a Rabbi – Halachic Analysis]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Former prime minister Naftali Bennett filed a NIS 1 million (over $292,000) defamation lawsuit this week against Rabbi Ronen Shaulov. Rabbi Shaulov is a baal teshuvah who has succeeded in inspiring thousands toward a religious life. The lawsuit was because the Rabbi had falsely claimed that Bennett’s parents, Myrna […] [Read More »]( [Schumer Reelected Senate Leader After Dems Expand Majority]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Chuck Schumer was unanimously elected Thursday for another term as Senate Democratic leader, helming a bolstered 51-seat majority for a new era of divided government in Congress. Senate Democrats met behind closed doors at the Capitol to choose their leadership team for the new Congress that begins in January. As Senate […] [Read More »]( [Habachur Yehuda Aryeh (Leiby) Auspitz ז”ל Yehuda Aryeh Ben Zev Eliezer]( Family getting up: Shacharis: 8:00 AMMincha: 4:00 PMMaariv: 8:00 PM R` Zevi AuspitzFather Mrs. Gittie AuspitzMother R` Avrumi AuspitzBrother Habachur Moshe AuspitzBrother Habachur Yunti AustitzBrother Mrs. Simi FinkSister Miss Zeldy AuspitzSister [Read More »]( [Appeals Court Allows New York To Keep Enforcing New Gun Law]( NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court panel said New York can continue enforcing a new state law banning guns from “sensitive” places like parks and theaters while the judges consider a legal challenge. The temporary stay from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday puts on hold most of a ruling […] [Read More »]( [George Johnson, Last Veteran Of Dambusters Raid, Dies At 101]( LONDON (AP) — George “Johnny” Johnson, the last known survivor of Britain’s daring World War II “Dambusters” bombing raid on German infrastructure, has died. He was 101. Britain’s national news agency, PA, said Johnson died peacefully at a care home in the Bristol area of southwest England on Wednesday night. Johnson was a 21-year-old bomb […] [Read More »]( [NON-SHOCK POLL: Biden Approval Numbers Low (But at least they’re consistent)]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh off his party’s better-than-anticipated performance in the midterm elections, President Joe Biden is facing consistent but critical assessments of his leadership and the national economy. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds 43% of U.S. adults say they approve of the way Biden is handling […] [Read More »]( [Putin Vows To Persist With Strikes In Ukraine, Ignoring West]( KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Kremlin said Thursday it’s up to Ukraine’s president to end the military conflict in the country, suggesting terms that Kyiv has repeatedly rejected, while Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to press on with the fighting despite Western criticism. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that “(Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelenskyy knows when […] [Read More »]( [Why Dr. Sokol’s Study May Be Fundamentally Flawed in Regard to the Yeshiva Community]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com In the November 18th, 2022 edition of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (, a study was published by Dr. Yosef Sokol, Naomi Rosenbach,Chayim Rosensweig,Chynna Levin,Shifra Hubner, and Isaac Schechter entitled, “Examining Average Age at First Marriage within Orthodox Judaism: A Large Community-Based Study.” The research has […] [Read More »]( [New Study: Pausing Breast Cancer Treatment For Pregnancy Appears Safe]( NEW YORK (AP) – Young women diagnosed with breast cancer often must delay pregnancy for years while they take hormone-blocking pills. A reassuring new study finds they can take a two-year break from these drugs to get pregnant without raising their short-term risk of cancer coming back. “This is really good news for young women […] [Read More »]( [The Most Censored Woman on Earth, Laura Loomer gets Her Twitter Back]( SAN FRANCISCO (VINnews) — Over recent weeks, Elon Musk has proven to be serious about his intention to restore free speech to Twitter, and continues to reinstate Twitter accounts taken down by the previous management. On Thursday, Twitter reinstated the account of Laura Loomer, a political activist who has been banned on Uber, Lyft, Uber […] [Read More »]( [EU Court: Google Must Delete Inaccurate Search Info If Asked]( LONDON (AP) — Google has to delete search results about people in Europe if they can prove that the information is clearly wrong, the European Union’s top court said Thursday. The European Court of Justice ruled that search engines must “dereference information” if the person making the request can demonstrate that the material is “manifestly […] [Read More »]( [Couple Confuses Walmart Cashier, Walks Out with Thousands in “Free” Merchandise]( GEORGIA (VINnews) — Two shoppers confused a Walmart cashier, thus managing to walk out with thousands of dollars in merchandise without paying. The man and woman loaded a cart with a bunch of expensive items in Grovetown, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. When they got to the register, they made several credit card […] [Read More »]( [Vicious Iran Executes First Known Prisoner Arrested In Protests]( TEHRAN (AP) — Iran said Thursday it executed a prisoner convicted for a crime allegedly committed during the country’s ongoing nationwide protests, the first such death penalty carried out by Tehran. The execution comes as other detainees also face the possibility of the death penalty for their involvement in the protests, which began in mid-September, […] [Read More »]( [Bill Protecting Same-sex, Interracial Unions Passes House]( WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval Thursday to legislation protecting same-sex marriages, a monumental step in a decadeslong battle for nationwide recognition of such unions that reflects a stunning turnaround in societal attitudes. President Joe Biden is expected to promptly sign the measure, which requires all states to recognize same-sex marriages, a relief […] [Read More »]( [Police: 2 Firefighters Die In House Fire, Body Found Outside]( WEST PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa (AP) — Pennsylvania State Police say two firefighters died responding to a house fire where a body was found, while two people who lived in the home got out safely. The firefighters who died were identified as members of the New Tripoli Fire Company, Assistant Fire Chief Zachary Paris, 36, and […] [Read More »]( [Griner For Bout: WNBA Star Freed In US-Russia Prisoner Swap]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American and Russian officials said. The swap, at a time of heightened tensions over Ukraine, achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden, but carried a heavy price […] [Read More »]( [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Dr. Yosef Sokol, Author of the Shidduch Crisis Study]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — Dr. Yosef Sokol and a team of researchers have published a breakthrough study about marriage trends in the frum community. If the data they gathered is correct, it could have major repercussions about the definition of the Shidduch Crisis, as well as how to solve it. Some have questioned the results, […] [Read More »]( [French TV Host Asks Israeli Professor ‘Why Are You Wearing Religious Symbol (Kippa) In Studio?’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Professor Cyrille Cohen, the head of the Laboratory of Immunotherapy and the Vice Dean of Bar Ilan University’s Life Sciences Faculty, came on French daytime television to discuss medicine, wearing a kippa as he does daily. The kippa apparently irked the show’s host, who before the discussion concerning COVID-19 developed turned to […] [Read More »]( [IDF Eliminates Three Terrorists In Jenin Firefight, 15 Terror Suspects Arrested]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Three Palestinian terrorists were eliminated early Thursday morning after they opened fire at IDF and Border Police units operating in Jenin. The forces, including undercover elements, were conducting an arrest operation in the city. There were no injuries to IDF soldiers. "שובר גלים" כוחות צה"ל, שב"כ ומג"ב פעלו הלילה למעצר 15 מבוקשים […] [Read More »]( [Will Likud Scrap Law Of Return’s ‘Grandchild Clause’? MKs Spar Over Legislation]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — All of Likud’s potential coalition partners, which are predominantly religious parties, are demanding that the Law of Return be changed. Currently, the law allows grandchildren of Jews to make Aliya and receive benefits even if neither of their parents is Jewish, as long as they do not practice another religion. In 2020, […] [Read More »]( [GOP Assembly Winner Could Be Ousted Over Brooklyn Residency]( ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In an election in which Republicans underperformed nationally, Lester Chang was a success story. He beat a New York City Democrat who’d been in office for almost 36 years, and in doing so became the first Asian American elected to represent Brooklyn’s growing Chinatown in the state Assembly. Now, Democrats in […] [Read More »]( [NYC’s Rat-Fighting Mayor Fined Over Infestation At Own House]( NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is such an enemy of rats that he once called a press conference to demonstrate a contraption for drowning them in poison. Now Adams finds himself contesting a $300 fine issued by his own administration over a rat infestation at a building he owns in […] [Read More »]( [Warnock Delivers 51-Seat Senate For Democrats, And Much More]( WASHINGTON (AP) — For Senate Democrats, an oh-so-slim 51-49 majority never sounded so good. Sen. Raphael Warnock’s victory in swing-state Georgia gives Democrats a welcome “lift,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday at the Capitol — newly confident of sidelining Trump-inspired Republicans in Congress and reaching across the aisle to other GOP lawmakers to […] [Read More »]( [New York Times Braces For 24-Hour Newsroom Strike]( NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times is bracing for a 24-hour walkout Thursday by hundreds of journalists and other employees, in what would be the first strike of its kind at the newspaper in more than 40 years. Newsroom employees and other members of The NewsGuild of New York say they are fed […] [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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