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Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein Responds to Iran Ceasefire: “A Day of Miracles”
Just hours after a powerful tefillah gathering in the Ramat Elchanan neighborhood of Bnei Brak, news broke of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. The timing did not go unnoticed by Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein, who led the atzeres tefillah, nd whose moving reaction captured the emotion felt by many.
“This is a day of transformation,” Rav Zilberstein said on Tuesday, following the bris of his great-grandson, a grandson of his son-in-law Rav Yosef Tzikinovsky. “Such miracles that HaKadosh Baruch Hu is performing with us—it’s beyond words. All the nations are against us, and Am Yisroel rises like a lion. We ask no questions, we march forward like a lion—undaunted and unafraid.”
The previous night, the central shul in Ramat Elchanan had been packed with hundreds of residents pouring out heartfelt tefillos. The kehillah gathered under the leadership of Rav Zilberstein to cry out to Hashem during an anxious and dangerous time.
Before the event began, Rav Mordechai Blau, a respected mechanech, informed Rav Zilberstein that Iran had launched missiles at a U.S. military base. Rav Zilberstein calmly responded, “Only good will come from this.” Indeed, just hours later, the ceasefire was officially announced.
In his remarks on Tuesday, Rav Zilberstein reflected on the shift from fear to confidence. “This is a great day. Everything has turned around. We are returning to our yeshivos, returning to avodas hakodesh, returning to full trust in Hashem. Boruch Hashem, we are victorious. The resha’im were wiped out. It’s open miracles—one after the next. The nations have decided the war is over.”
He added, with visible joy, “With Hashem’s help we will see wonders. We’re going straight to kollel now. No pause. It’s been too long since we saw our kollel—now we’re going back.”
During the previous night’s gathering, Rav Zilberstein had delivered words of strength and encouragement: “We are part of a community that learns Torah day and night, boruch Hashem. But the world is shaking—talks of a world war. The world is in turmoil. And yet, here we sit, immersed in the Torah of Hashem, unafraid. But we must strengthen ourselves.”
He then shared a moving story about a man who had discovered he was a mamzer. When he turned to Rav Elyashiv zt”l, he was told to go to the Kosel and cry out to Hashem. There, a stranger approached him, learned of his plight, and gave him money to travel to his parents overseas. It was there that he discovered he had been adopted—and was not a mamzer after all. “Whoever did not witness his joy at that moment,” Rav Zilberstein said, “has never seen true joy in his life.”
He turned to the crowd and declared, “To anyone in distress—remember the words of my father-in-law: Cry out loud to Hashem! There is incredible power in such cries, especially at the Kosel. That’s what we must do now—cry out loud!”
He continued with another story about a single older woman who gave all her savings to her younger sister so she could marry. In the end, the older sister was zocheh to marry first—to a wealthy, prominent chassan.
Rav Zilberstein concluded with stirring words: “Let us all now grasp onto rachamim and chesed. We will call out in the Name of Hashem and be saved. We need abundant mercy today… oh, how much mercy we need… but Hashem is with us, I am certain.”
“Here sit talmidei chachamim learning day and night without interruption. Our kollel is not learning in Cholon; we are here, and those who walk through these halls know—no idle chatter, just pure Torah. I am confident we will be saved. Kol Hashem bakoach, kol Hashem behadar, kol Hashem shover arazim—the voice of Torah breaks the strongest barriers. We fear no one.
“In the Name of Hashem, we will ascend and succeed. And with His help, we will all rejoice in the yeshuah. We will witness salvation in the blink of an eye. We will learn Torah, and Hashem will guard us. With His help, we will merit only good, forever.”
{Matzav.com}
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During a contentious appearance before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. found himself in a heated exchange with Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), who accused the Trump administration official of endangering lives and promoting anti-scientific views, all while ignoring public accountability.
The confrontation unfolded as Kennedy testified in support of the administration’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2026. Pallone didn’t hold back in his critique. “Secretary Kennedy, quite frankly, I think you’re trying to defend the indefensible. There’s no way that this budget or the actions you have taken thus far as secretary are going to make this country healthier,” he charged. The New Jersey Democrat further claimed Kennedy was advancing conspiracy theories and undermining trust in vaccines. “I just really think that people are going to die as a result of your actions and congressional Republicans’ actions,” he added.
Pallone pressed Kennedy over what he described as an alarming lack of transparency surrounding HHS vaccine policies, taking issue with the department’s decision not to solicit public feedback on recent decisions. “You say you want transparency, but there’s been no public process for any of this. Why?” he demanded.
Kennedy attempted to push back, explaining the existing structure for vaccine policy oversight. “We have a public process for regulating vaccines. It’s called the ACIP committee, and it’s a public meeting that we —”
Pallone interjected, cutting him off. “You fired the committee.”
Kennedy clarified, “I fired people who had conflicts with the pharmaceutical industry. That committee has been a template for medical malpractice for years.”
As Pallone wrapped up his remarks, he issued a scathing conclusion. “The bottom line is here we have no transparency, we have no response. You feel no responsibility to Congress whatsoever, and you just continue this ideology that’s anti-science, anti-vaccine. That’s all I see. I see nothing else. And I don’t think I’m ever going to get a response.”
Later in the hearing, Kennedy circled back to address Pallone’s remarks during questioning from Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL).
“Congressman Pallone, 15 years ago, you and I met,” Kennedy said. “You were, at that time, a champion for people who had suffered injuries from vaccines. You were very adamant about it. You were the leading member of Congress on that issue. Since then, you’ve accepted $2 million from pharmaceutical companies and contribution — more than any other member of this committee, and your enthusiasm for supporting the old ACIP Committee, which was completely rife and pervasive with pharmaceutical conflicts, seems to be an outcome of those contributions.”
Kennedy’s pointed remarks stirred backlash from Democrats on the committee. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) objected, raising a point of order over what she described as a direct attack on a colleague’s character. “The secretary implied that Mr. Pallone would not fight for vaccine victims because he took money from the pharmaceutical industry,” she stated. “He needs to take back those words.”
At the urging of Committee Chairman Buddy Carter (R-GA), Kennedy withdrew his comment.
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