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Iranian state media released a video purportedly showing Iranian forces shooting down an Israeli Heron drone.

PURIM BEGINS IN ERETZ YISROEL: Harav Dov Landau shlit”a seen in Shul this evening at Krias Megillah.

Banging when reading “Haman” at the Minyan of the Yenuka tonight.

Video shows the aftermath at Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura oil refinery following Iranian drone strikes earlier today.

Head of the Intelligence Directorate, MG Shlomi Binder: “We are sending a clear message to our enemies — there is no place where we will not find them. In 40 seconds, we eliminated more than 40 of the most important people in Iran — and we are not finished.”

As Operation Roaring Lion continues, many asked shailos on how to act if a siren sounds in the middle of Kriyas Megillah. The following piskei halacha by HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilberstein were published on the Siach Yitzchak hotline, based on clear instructions he issued before Purim during the 1991 Gulf War. A. Can one recite […]

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Singing at the main Vishnitzer Bais Hamedrash following Megilah Leining tonight.

President Donald Trump on Monday declared that the joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran is already “ahead of schedule,” projecting confidence as “Operation Epic Fury” entered its third day. Speaking during a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House, Trump delivered an update on the operation, which began early Saturday morning with coordinated strikes […]

President Isaac Herzog listening to Megillas Esther together with IDF soldiers from the elite Duvdevan Unit as a gesture of appreciation for their dedication and service on behalf of Israel’s security.

The U.S. military announced that it struck Iran’s drone carrier Shahid Bagheri, stating that American forces targeted the vessel just hours after the launch of Operation “Epic Fury.”

HaPosek HaGaon Moshe Brandsdorfer, the Gaavad of the Heichal Hora’ah Beis Din, issued an urgent p’sak regarding Jerusalem residents stranded overseas and tourists stranded in Jerusalem due to the war. HaRav Brandsdorfer wrote that because many Jerusalem residents were unable to return home for Purim due to flight cancellations, and likewise many visitors to Jerusalem […]

The Gerrer chassidus announced, in a recorded message sent to thousands of its yeshiva bochurim ahead of Purim, that due to the war with Iran, no organized activities will take place at yeshivos, and each bochur should spend Purim at home. The bochurim were instructed that there should be no gathering or dancing in the […]

Several international airlines resumed a small number of flights from the United Arab Emirates on Monday, offering some relief for travelers caught up in airspace closures and other safety precautions as the U.S. and Israel bombarded Iran, and Iran struck back at targets across the Middle East. Long-haul carriers Etihad Airways and Emirates, based in […]

  Did you ever realize that most of the good in your life slips by unnoticed? Small wins. Big saves. Tiny moments that show He’s with you. And then what happens? We forget. Like… • The bus that waited. • The appointment that suddenly opened. • The friend who texted at the perfect second. • […]

On Erev Purim, Selichos were recited and the shofar was blown at the Churva Shul in Yerushalayim due to the ongoing war.

Hakeem Jeffries: The American people want us to focus on making their life better, making their life more affordable, not getting involved in another endless war in the Middle East that is going to end in failure.