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It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rav Yechiel Drillman zt”l, a veteran mechanech and longtime maggid shiur at Yeshiva Rabbeinu Yaakov Yosef of Edison, New Jersey, who inspired generations of talmidim over decades. He was in his 70s.

Rav Drillman was a son of Rav Shlomo Elimelech and Mrs. Chaya Sarah Drillman. Rav Shlomo Elimelech was a rosh yeshiva at Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yitzchok Elchonon for over 40 years and rov of the Glenwood Jewish Center. Born in Germany, Rav Shlomo Elimelech began learning with Rav Elchanan Wasserman in Baronovitch at the age of twelve and then learned with Rav Boruch Ber Leibowitz in Kamenitz before fleeing to Siberia with his family during World War II. Rav Shlomo Elimelech came to America in 1946. He entered RIETS and became a talmid of Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik. Rav Shlomo Elimelech was a rebbi at Yeshiva University’s High School for Boys in Brooklyn and became a rosh yeshiva at RIETS in 1982 when the high school closed.

Rav Yechiel was raised in a home of extraordinary yiras Shomayim and chashivus haTorah, laying the foundation for his own career in harbotzas haTorah.

For many years, Rav Yechiel was a familiar and beloved figure in the Edison community, where he served as a 10th-grade rebbi at the Edison Yeshiva. With dedication and warmth, he devoted his life to shaping the lives of young bochurim who passed through his classroom.

As a maggid shiur, Rav Drillman was known not only for his clear and thoughtful shiurim, but also for the personal interest he took in each of his talmidim. His influence extended well beyond the walls of the shiur room, as former talmidim continued to cherish the guidance, chizuk, and hadrocha that he imparted long after they left the yeshiva.

Rav Drillman was a devoted eved Hashem with palpable yiras Shomayim and great humility. His years of harbotzas haTorah left an enduring imprint on generations of talmidim, many of whom credit him with helping lay the foundation for their continued aliyah in Torah and yiras Shomayim.

In later years, Rav Drillman relocated to Lakewood, where he resided in the A Country Place community. For a time, he served as a R”M at Bais Medrash L’Torah in Lakewood.

He is survived by his devoted rebbetzin, as well as children and grandchildren carrying on his legacy. He is also survived by his brothers, Rav Yaakov Drillman, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Novardok of Flatbush, and Rabbi Yehoshua Drillman.

Levayah details will be published as they become available.

Yehi zichro boruch.

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{Matzav.com}

President Donald Trump announced Friday that Iran has requested additional negotiations with the United States, but declared that the ceasefire between the two countries has officially come to an end.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Washington has agreed to continue discussions with Tehran while making clear that the previous ceasefire arrangement is no longer in effect.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘talks.’ We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!” the President wrote.

Axios, citing a source familiar with the matter, reported that U.S. and Iranian officials are expected to hold another round of negotiations next week, with Switzerland emerging as the likely venue.

According to the report, regional mediators have been working behind the scenes to reduce tensions and pave the way for renewed diplomatic engagement following the recent military escalation between Washington and Tehran.

Iran, however, quickly rejected those reports. Fars News Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, denied that another round of negotiations has been scheduled.

A source quoted by Fars dismissed reports that preparations had been completed for talks in Islamabad or that technical discussions would continue next week, calling the claims entirely unfounded.

The source added that any future developments regarding negotiations would be announced only through the Islamic Republic’s official channels.

Mohammad Marandi, a member of Iran’s negotiating team, also rejected the reports, declaring, “No negotiations will be held until the Trump administration fulfills its commitments.”

Earlier this week, Trump authorized a series of military strikes against Iranian targets following Tehran’s attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

As those operations were underway, Trump told reporters that Iranian officials had reached out to him seeking to negotiate an agreement with the United States.

“Iran called a while ago. They want to make a deal so badly,” the President said. “I just don’t know if they are worthy. I don’t know if they are going to honor the deal. That’s the problem.”

{Matzav.com}