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[Florida Advances Bills On Gender Identity, Defamation]( TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republicans on Tuesday advanced a proposal to ban classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity through the eighth grade, expanding the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay.” The bill, which was approved by a House subcommittee, still must clear another committee before moving to the full House. A […] [Read More »]( [Watch This Video! Rav Reuvain Grozovsky zatzal on his Yahrtzeit]( by Rabbi Yair Hoffman Tonight, the 22nd of Adar, is the 65th yahrtzeit HaGaon HaRav Reuvain Grozovsky zatzal.  Rav Grozovsky was Rosh Yeshivah of Knesses Bais Yitzchak in Kamenetz, Poland with his illustrious father-in-law, Rav Boruch ber Leibowitz zatzal. Rav Reuvain Grozovsky zatzal was critically responsible for bringing Rav Aharon Kotler zatzal and Rav Yaakov […] [Read More »]( [US Rep. Santos Files Paperwork For Possible Reelection Bid]( NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. George Santos filed paperwork Tuesday indicating his intent to run for reelection, even as he faces calls to resign amid ongoing criminal and ethics investigations into lies he told while running for office. The filing with the Federal Election Commission does not necessarily mean that Santos will run for […] [Read More »]( [Biden Issues Order To Strengthen Gun Background Checks]( MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday aiming at increasing background checks to buy guns, promoting more secure firearms storage and ensuring U.S. law enforcement agencies get more out of a bipartisan gun control law enacted last summer. The Democratic president was to address his latest efforts to […] [Read More »]( [San Francisco Reparations Idea: $5 Million Per Black Person]( SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Payments of $5 million to every eligible Black adult, the elimination of personal debt and tax burdens, guaranteed annual incomes of at least $97,000 for 250 years and homes in San Francisco for just $1 a family. These are just some of the recommendations made by a city-appointed reparations committee tasked […] [Read More »]( [Frightening: Government Report Says 1,124 Buildings In Northeast Israel Could Collapse In Earthquake]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Ninety-three percent of all the buildings awaiting reinforcement in northeastern Israeli cities could collapse if an earthquake of sufficient intensity hits, according to an Israeli government report released Tuesday. Government ministries and municipal authorities have not done enough to prepare for an earthquake scenario in the five cities of Beit She’an, Tiberias, […] [Read More »]( [Biden Says Jimmy Carter Has Asked Him To Deliver His Eulogy]( ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden says he plans to deliver the eulogy at the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, who remains under hospice care at his home in south Georgia. Biden told donors at a California fundraiser Monday evening about his “recent” visit to see the 39th president, whom he has known since […] [Read More »]( [North Korea Launches 2 Missiles To Sea As Allies Hold Drills]( SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles in another show of force Tuesday, a day after the United States and South Korea began military drills that Pyongyang views as an invasion rehearsal. The missiles launched from the southwestern coastal town of Jangyon flew across North Korea before landing in the […] [Read More »]( [US: Russian Fighter Jet Hits American Drone Over Black Sea]( KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian fighter jet on Tuesday struck the propeller of a U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea, causing American forces to bring down the unmanned aerial vehicle in international waters, the U.S. military said, an incident that highlighted soaring U.S.-Russian tensions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine. White House National Security […] [Read More »]( [Australia Says Nuclear Subs Needed To Counter Militarization]( CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s defense minister said Tuesday a deal to buy nuclear-powered attack submarines from the United States was necessary to counter the biggest conventional military buildup in the region since World War II. Australian officials said the deal will cost up to $245 billion over the next three decades and create 20,000 […] [Read More »]( [Meet Team Israel’s 14-year-old Batboy From Baltimore]( MIAMI (JNS) – It was a muggy, cloudy day in Miami, but it was comfortable in the air-conditioned stadium with a retractable roof, where Team Israel was taking batting practice on March 13 ahead of its second game—this one against Puerto Rico following a win the night before against Nicaragua. Adam Gladstone, who works in operations […] [Read More »]( [Netanyahu Critics Urge Germany, Britain To Cancel His Visit]( JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Israeli writers, artists and intellectuals on Tuesday called on Germany and Britain to cancel upcoming visits by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying his plan to overhaul Israel’s judicial system has put the country on a destructive course. Netanyahu’s coalition, a collection of ultranationalist and ultra-Orthodox parties, has barreled ahead with […] [Read More »]( [READ: Heartwarming, Emotional Message from Kidney Donor About to Undergo Surgery]( (VINnews) — A woman named Shani donated one of her kidneys on Monday, to someone she does not know. Prior to her surgery, Shani prepared a statement and asked her husband to share it on her behalf. Mendy Reiner, Founder and Chairman of Renewal, shared a screenshot of the emotional and heartwarming message. [Read More »]( [Silicon Valley Bank’s Demise Disrupts The Disruptors In Tech]( NEW YORK (AP) – Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse rattled the technology industry that had been the bank’s backbone, leaving shell-shocked entrepreneurs thankful for the government reprieve that saved their money while they mourned the loss of a place that served as a chummy club of innovation. “They were the gold standard, it almost seemed weird […] [Read More »]( [Russian Missile Hits Another Ukraine Apartment Block, 1 Dead]( KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile struck an apartment building in the center of Kramatorsk on Tuesday, killing at least one person and wounding three others in one of Ukraine’s major city strongholds in its eastern Donetsk region as it fights against Moscow’s invasion, officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that six apartment […] [Read More »]( [Garbage Tarnishes Paris Luster As Pension Strike Continues]( PARIS (AP) — The City of Light is losing its luster with tons of garbage piling up on Paris sidewalks as sanitation workers strike for a ninth day Tuesday. The creeping squalor is the most visible sign of widespread anger over a bill to raise the French retirement age by two years. The malodorous perfume […] [Read More »]( [Judicial Reform: Override Clause Passes First Reading In Knesset]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel’s coalition took an important step toward realizing its judicial reform plan on Tuesday, with a key bill passing the first of three votes needed to become law. The bill, an amendment to Israel’s Basic Law: The Judiciary known as the “override clause,” passed the first Knesset plenum vote by 61-52 at […] [Read More »]( [Poland’s Justice Minister Seen Carrying Pistol In His Belt]( WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s divisive justice minister, Zbigniew Ziobro, has drawn surprised comments after a gust of wind revealed that he carries a gun tucked in his belt. Ziobro was laying a wreath at a ceremony in central Poland when the wind showed that he was carrying a Glock pistol. Critics on social media […] [Read More »]( [US Inflation Eases But Stays High, Putting Fed In Tough Spot]( WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer price increases eased slightly from January to February but still pointed to an elevated inflation rate that is posing a challenge for the Federal Reserve at a delicate moment for the financial system. The government said Tuesday that prices increased 0.4% last month, just below January’s 0.5% rise. Yet excluding […] [Read More »]( [ABSURD: US Embassy In Israel Refuses Passports To Newborn Americans, Leaving Parents Stranded In Israel]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The US embassy in Jerusalem has provided deteriorating services for US citizens in Israel ever since the onset of coronavirus, but recently the situation has become outrageous, as American citizens seeking to leave Israel and return to the US cannot even register their newborn babies for passports. The embassy’s website enables people […] [Read More »]( [CNN Business Correspondent On Judicial Reforms: Israel Is ‘Willingly Shooting Itself In Both Feet’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a special interview with Israeli journalist Yonit Levy, CNN’s senior business correspondent Richard Quest claimed that the proposed judicial reforms in Israel will definitely have an effect on the local economy. “You cannot tinker around, undermine the foundations of a country’s unwritten constitution, based on practice and history, and not expect […] [Read More »]( [Knesset Approves Cancellation Of Disengagement Law, Override Law, Incapacitation Law At First Readings]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a significant step towards implementing the judicial reforms announced by Justice Minister Yariv Levin in January, the Knesset passed on Monday the initial reading of three new laws. The most prominent law is the Override Clause, which stipulates that the Supreme Court can only repeal laws, alter them, or limit their […] [Read More »]( [Lakewood Police Arrest Knife-Wielding Man Outside Satmar Shul]( LAKEWOOD (VINnews) — A man was arrested near the well-known Satmar Shul, armed with a machete and threatening people. Lakewood Shomrim received multiple calls Monday evening about an armed suspect chasing people outside of the shul on Forest Avenue and Fourth Street. Multiple Shomrim members responded quickly and maintained surveillance on the suspect while awaiting […] [Read More »]( [YESHIVA POLITICS: Chaya Raichik Slammed by Fellow Jews as ‘Intolerant’. Rav Moshe Shternbuch Condemns ‘Goyish’ Purim Costumes.]( NEW YORK (VIN Podcast) — Chaya Raichik, the orthodox Jew behind “Libs of Tiktok”, has exposed the left’s crusade to brainwash children and fill their minds with immoral behavior. She should be praised as a hero for risking her safety to protect Torah values. Instead, the woke ADL, as well as some religious Jews, have […] [Read More »]( [NYPD Cracking Down on Cops Who Drink Coffee and Grow Long Beards]( NEW YORK (VINnews) — The NYPD is imposing new restrictions on cops, including cracking down on those who drink coffee on the job (which some consider a requirement for police officers). According to the NY Post, things are about to get even more stressful for the already burnt-out police force. The department will root out […] [Read More »]( [Chabad rabbi in Cape Coral, Fla., reports congregation resolute after building attack]( FLORIDA (JNS) — Rabbi Yossi Labkowski, director of Chabad of Cape Coral, Fla., wants to make it clear that he and his congregation “will not cower,” despite an attack on their synagogue following Shabbat-morning services on March 11. It was a little before 1:30 p.m., and “most people had already left,” said Labkowski. “I was […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2023 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](.