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New video shows the vehicle involved in the shooting that took place in North Miami Beach on Shabbos afternoon.

WATCH: Kīlauea roared back to life on Saturday as towering lava fountains — some shooting over 1,000 feet high — and thick ash plumes burst from Halemaʻumaʻu crater on Hawaiʻi’s Big Island.

A Queens man has been sentenced to two years in prison for a 2024 incident in which he stole two Israeli flags from a Long Island home and then assaulted the homeowner when confronted.

POTUS: I don’t want to give insurance companies any money. They’ve been ripping off the public for years. Obamacare was set up to take care of insurance companies, not to take care of Americans. I love the idea of money going directly to the people, not to insurance companies.

Israel’s State Prosecutor’s Office declined a police request on Tuesday evening to authorize an investigation into an installation depicting the severed head of Prime Minister Binyomin Netanyahu, a display that the Likud Party says constitutes explicit incitement and imagery of an execution.

According to a report on i24NEWS, police approached the prosecution for approval to open an inquiry after receiving a formal complaint from Likud. Under Israeli law, investigations into alleged incitement offenses require prior authorization from the prosecutor’s office. That approval was denied.

Earlier in the day, Likud submitted a detailed complaint through attorney Tamar Arbel, asserting that the installation was a dangerous call to violence. The display, set up outside the Tel Aviv District Court while Netanyahu testified in his ongoing trial, featured a sculpture resembling the prime minister’s decapitated head placed on a platform, with “7/10” inscribed on its forehead.

Likud argued that the imagery represented “a classic violent depiction of an execution” and conveyed a message encouraging the physical elimination of the prime minister. The party insisted the exhibit crossed every legal and moral line.

Despite the refusal to open a case in this instance, Netanyahu has frequently been the target of threats and provocative displays. Over the years, police have investigated numerous suspects for alleged incitement against him, and several indictments have been filed in connection with such actions.

{Matzav.com}

Rep. Thomas Massie has introduced legislation to withdraw the United States’ membership in NATO

Israeli Yacht Missing — Search Underway in Mediterranean An Israeli yacht carrying four people disappeared in the Mediterranean after leaving Ashdod. * Contact was lost near Cyprus, prompting a large-scale international search and rescue operation involving Israeli, Greek, and Cypriot authorities. * The disappearance occurred during Storm Byron, which is currently bringing heavy rain, strong […]

Iran’s Head of State TV says that the news of Iran shooting down Israeli F-35 Jets during the 12-day war was inaccurate.

New footage shows police approaching Luigi Mangione inside a McDonald’s and asking for his ID, capturing the moments leading up to his arrest.

‘WAYMO STANDOFF’: Three driverless cars bring a San Francisco street to a standstill, halting traffic and blocking people from leaving.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting federal officials from taking enforcement actions against immigrants near courthouses, in hospitals, on college campuses or in daycare facilities.

AN INSIDE JOB: New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani defended appointing Mysonne Linen, a convicted armed robber, to his City Hall transition team, saying his team’s “experiences and analysis” will help “build a city for each and every person.”

Affordable Care Act tax subsidies are set to expire for more than 20 million Americans at the end of the year.

President Donald Trump’s administration is threatening to pull federal funding for public transportation in Chicago unless the city tightens security after a man allegedly set a woman on fire inside a commuter train in November. Federal Transit Authority Administrator Marc Molinaro sent a letter Monday to Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker demanding the […]

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by Rabbi Eliezer Sandler

The concept of the Yissachar-Zevulun Torah Learning Pact goes back well over 3,500 years, to the time of Yaakov Avinu and his sons. It is named for the Torah pact between two of his sons – Yissachar the scholar and Zevulun the merchant. Not only was it an equal pact but, Chazal explained, the deed of Zevulun/the Sponsor is considered even greater than that of Yissachar, because without the support of Zevulun, Yissachar would not have had the wherewithal to study Torah undisturbed.”

It is well-known that when it comes to learning Torah, people who sponsor the learning, often do so, not just as a donation. By financially supporting specific Torah scholars, they enter into a binding, written, signed and sealed learning partnership pact whereby the Sponsor (the Zevulun) is deemed by Halacha as if he personally studied the Torah completed by the Scholar (the Yissachar). (See below.) 

Thus, those who support the Talmidei Chachomim at Shas Yiden via a Yissachar-Zevulun Pact merit a portion in every daf of the entire Talmud Bavli and associated texts that they study, and complete the entire cycle in the space of ONE year. Some of the Sponsors opt to continue sponsoring repeat cycles of Shas which accrue to them.

Sar Hatorah, Maran Hagaon Harav Chaim Kanievsky, zt”l, Nasi Shas Yiden, emphasized: The most mehudar Yissachar-Zevulun pact to support in our times is that offered by Shas Yiden – it comprises the entire Shas, Rashi and Tosfos – all in just one year!

Rav Chaim explained why this pact with Shas Yiden is the most mehudar. Chazal say that the highest level of learning is when one understands what he is learning b’iyun u’ve’amkus. However, even higher than that is when one remembers b’al peh all what he has learned. I have farhered the Shas Yiden avreichim geonim many times and can attest ZEI KENNEN SHAS (they know Shas)!

YES! YOU CAN MAKE

your OWN SIYUM on the ENTIRE Shas, Rashi & Tosfos IN JUST ONE YEAR!

The Yissachar-Zevulun Pact in Halacha

The Shulchan Aruch in Yoreh De’ah Chapter 246 regarding the efficacy of the Yissachar-Zevulun Sponsorship Pact for the Zevulun (the Sponsor) states clearly:  It is deemed as if he (the one sponsoring the learning) himself learned all the Torah studied under the pact. 

All the learning under the Shas Yiden Yissachar-Zevulun Pact is yours בעוה”ז ובעוה”ב (in both This World and the World to Come)! Concerning this, the Netziv of Volozhin comments that in Olam Habah, the Zevulun sponsor will sit together with the Gedolei Torah of the past and merit to participate in their discussions and pilpulim on all the Torah learned.

Achieve Almost 7 million Mitzvos in One Year

The Vilna Gaon in Shnos Eliyahu Pe’ah 41 states that one should hold precious every word of Torah that he learns because each word is considered a mitzvah of its own. 

Thus, since in Talmud Bavli, Rashi and Tosfos there are 6,608,891 words, that translates into almost 7 million mitzvos accruing through Yissachar-Zevulun at Shas Yiden. 

Official Shtar from Shas Yiden

Each Yissachar-Zevulun pact is confirmed by an official contract (shtar) from Shas Yiden specifying the learning of the entire Shas, and is witnessed by talmidei chachomim.

All who wish to enter into a Yissachar-Zevulun Pact for the entire Shas during ONE year should contact Shas Yiden to make arrangements: 718-702-1528.

The opportunity to complete the entire Shas has been a cherished way to honor family members and others as a prized achievement. It has also proven to be a source of comfort for mourners to obtain such a zechus for their dear ones during the year of mourning – a siyum of the entire Shas can be completed on the yahrzeit!

Yissachar-Zevulun Pact –

Beyond the Grave

The legendary visionary and “Father of Yeshivos”, Reb Chaim of Volozhin, was the founder of the famous yeshiva in the town of Volozhin and the beloved talmid of the Vilna Gaon. 

Reb Chaim had an ongoing Yissachar-Zevulun pact with a local shoemaker – a man who was not learned but who dearly valued Torah learning. They had a ‘deal’ whereby the shoemaker would pay the monthly financial support needed for Reb Chaim and his family. For this financial support, the shoemaker would have an equal share in all Reb Chaim’s daily Torah study – both in the mitzvah of Torah study בעוה”ז and that the knowledge of the Torah learned would continue to be his בעוה”ב (in the World to Come).

One day the shoemaker passed away suddenly. During the shiva period, Reb Chaim was facing a perplexing halachic question and researched high and low for a solution. That night the shoemaker appeared to him in a dream and gave him the full solution that he sought. Reb Chaim was amazed and commented, “Azoi gich, Azoi Gich – So quickly, so quickly has he acquired the zchus and knowledge of the Torah that I have studied!”

In the words of Gedolei Torah:

Maran Hagaon Harav Chaim Kanievsky, zt”l, Nasi Shas Yiden:

“In just ONE year, through Yissachar-Zevulun at Shas Yiden, you can be zoche to the entire Shas forever – בעוה”ז ובעוה”ב (in olam hazeh and olam habah).

“Moreover, whoever supports Shas Yiden is zocheh to fulfill both Yissachar-Zevulun and support of aniyei (the poor of) Eretz Yisroel in the fullest sense of the word.

“Those who support Shas Yiden will be saved from chevlei (the travails of) Moshiach – spiritually and materially, and will be zoche to have ehrlicher bonim u’vanos yir’eishomayim ”

Maran Hagaon Harav Dov Lando, shlit”a, Rosh Yeshiva, Slabodka:

“Who compares to the Shas Yiden? Incredible talmidei chachomim geonim who raised the bar in limud Hashas b’iyun u’v’amkus. Blessed are those who enter a Yissachar-Zevulun pact with them.”

Hamashpia Hagadol Reb Meilech Biederman, shlit”a:

 “Yissachar-Zevulun at Shas Yiden – best possible deal, and in just 1 year! 100% partnership! 100% Shas x 5 times! 100% Shisha Sidrei Mishna – בעוה”ז ובעוה”ב”

Sanzer Rebbe, shlit”a:

“A first in 2000 years of Jewish history! Until Shas Yiden, never a Torah institution where ALL the avreichim metzuyonim v’geonim know the entire Shas by heart”

Harav Yaakov Hillel, shlit”a:

“Therefore, the great mitzvah to support the efforts [of the Talmidei Chachomim] with generous donations in order that they should continue diligently with their studies to enhance the greatness of the Torah and its glory. 

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Kamala Harris is openly embracing her place in American political lore, telling The New York Times that she considers herself a “historic figure” and noting that her likeness will soon be carved in marble for display in Congress. Speaking ahead of the release of her book, 107 Days, Harris said she no longer feels “burdened” by trying to secure her legacy and brushed aside questions about her political future.

“I understand the focus on ’28 and all that,” she told the Times, insisting that her imprint on history is already assured. “But there will be a marble bust of me in Congress. I am a historic figure like any Vice President of the United States ever was.” She went on to praise the energy surrounding her book tour, saying, “Thousands of people are coming to hear my voice. Thousands and thousands. Every place we’ve gone has been sold out.”

Her remarks allude to the long-running Senate practice of commissioning marble busts of former vice presidents—a custom dating back to the late 19th century—and arrive as Harris uses her book rollout to air grievances with major figures in her own party. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, among others, comes in for sharp criticism.

In the book, Harris claims Shapiro peppered her team with excessive questions, including “how he might arrange to get Pennsylvania artists’ work on loan from the Smithsonian.” She further writes that he seemed intent on involvement in every matter, prompting her to remind him that “a vice president is not a co-president.”

Political analysts had long wondered why Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz instead of Shapiro as her running mate, and her newly published anecdotes have now drawn an angry response. Shapiro dismissed her portrayal outright, saying in an interview with The Atlantic, “She wrote that in her book? That’s complete and utter [garbage].” He added, “I can tell you that her accounts are just blatant lies.” Defending his approach, he continued, “I did ask a bunch of questions. Wouldn’t you ask questions if someone was talking to you about forming a partnership and working together?”

Shapiro chalked up her storytelling to self-promotion, concluding, “She’s trying to sell books. Period.”

Harris also directs frustration at Biden’s White House, accusing senior aides of sidelining her both during their administration and throughout her campaign against Trump. She writes that “Getting anything positive said about my work or any defense against untrue attacks was almost impossible,” asserting that the administration was content to let her take the political hits for the border crisis and other controversies.

{Matzav.com}

The endless stream of AI-generated sludge — the jump-cut memes, the flashing edits, the weaponized dopamine loops — has become the default soundtrack of childhood. Now, scientists say the digital noise flooding kids’ phones, laptops, and TVs may be doing far worse than shortening attention spans: it may be contributing to a measurable rise in […]

A sharp warning was issued today against Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara over her ongoing delay in deciding whether to reopen the criminal investigation into the 2021 Meron disaster, which claimed the lives of 45 men, boys, and children.

Retired judge Prof. Menachem Finkelstein, the Commissioner for Public Complaints Against State Representatives in the Courts, cautioned on Tuesday that time is running out and that the risk of the case becoming time-barred is growing. His remarks were reported by Ynet.

Finkelstein said the prolonged inaction harms not only the bereaved families who have waited years for accountability, but also the ability of the justice system to conduct any future prosecution fairly. “Unfortunately, it can be said that at this stage even a decision whether to open a criminal proceeding does not appear on the horizon. This state of affairs is unacceptable,” he warned.

The original criminal probe was halted after then–Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit stopped the process upon the establishment of the national commission of inquiry. That panel completed its work in March 2024 and formally recommended that the Attorney General consider renewing the criminal investigation. Yet no determination has been made since.

In her response to the commissioner, Baharav-Miara noted that following a petition to the High Court—which was dismissed—the State Prosecutor’s Office continues to review the commission’s findings with an expanded team. Finkelstein, however, said that was insufficient: “The time that has passed since the judgment in the petition requires, in my view, a significant acceleration of the actions taken.”

He also revealed a troubling detail: some materials submitted to the inquiry committee have still not been forwarded to the police or the prosecution, despite being essential for any investigation. Additional delays, he warned, could result in severe procedural harm—and may later serve as grounds to close the case.

“Past experience teaches that such delays may later serve as a significant factor in a decision not to open an investigation or not to file indictments,” he wrote. “This must be prevented, and action must be taken before the statute of limitations runs out.”

The national commission’s final report issued sweeping criticism of the authorities involved. “We found a corrupt culture within our own house. This harmful culture led to the terrible disaster on Mount Meron… This disaster could have been prevented, and it should have been prevented,” the panel wrote. It added that the police operated under “fixed assumptions,” including the belief that attendance could not be capped, and noted that “no serious staff work was ever done” to address crowd-control risks.

The report attributed personal responsibility to several senior officials, including Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu; Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, who at the time served as Minister of Public Security; and former Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai.

{Matzav.com}

President Donald Trump issued his most direct threat yet against Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, declaring in a newly released Politico interview that the dictator’s “days are numbered” and pointedly refusing to rule out deploying American ground forces to remove him. The hard-edged warning comes as the Trump administration intensifies its campaign against South American drug […]

A U.S.-based Palestinian activist says Hamas deliberately hid tons of infant formula and children’s nutritional shakes in secret warehouses, even as Gazans faced some of the worst hunger conditions in years. Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, a longtime critic of Hamas and an advocate for a two-state solution, posted footage on social media showing floor-to-ceiling stacks of […]