Yeshiva World News

TEHILLIM: HaMekubal HaTzaddik Dovid Batzri, Rosh Yeshivah of HaShalom Yeshivah, Hospitalized in Serious Condition

TEHILLIM: HaMekubal HaTzaddik Rav Dovid Batzri, the Rosh Yeshivah of HaMekubalim “HaShalom” Yeshivah, was hospitalized in serious condition in the past day at Haddash Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. The Rav’s family members and talmidim have requested that the public tear the gates of Shamayim for his recovery. Please daven for a refuah sheleimah for […]

Jewish Shop Owner Salim Hamdani Arrested in Damascus for Alleged Antiquities Violations

Salim Hamdani, one of the few Jews still living in Syria, was recently arrested by the regime of President Ahmad al‑Shar’a, according to a Kan News report on Tuesday morning. Hamdani owns a shop in the Old City of Damascus, and according to Syrian sources familiar with the details, the official reason for the arrest […]

Jewish, Pro-Israel MIT Professor Shot And Killed; Police Investigating

A Jewish, pro-Israel professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was shot multiple times inside his home Monday night and died of his injuries early Tuesday, authorities announced. The victim, Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro, 47, a Portuguese-born professor of nuclear science and engineering at MIT, was found gravely wounded at his Brookline apartment after […]

Man Found Dead After Driving Past Warning Signs Into Floodwaters Near Seattle

A man who drove past warning signs was found dead early Tuesday in a car submerged in floodwaters near Seattle, officials said, in the first reported death following a week of heavy rain and flooding in the region. Rescue swimmers found the driver and his vehicle in about 6 feet (1.8 meter) of water in […]

DRAMA IN OLAM HATORAH: Yeshiva Bochur Arrested By IDF Police After Chanukah Candle Lighting

A dramatic incident shook the Olam HaTorah in Eretz Yisroel on Tuesday night, as a student of Yeshivas Rabbeinu Chaim Ozer in Bnei Brak was arrested beneath his home in Ramat Gan, shortly after lighting the Chanukah candles with his family. The detainee has been identified as Yitzchak Revivo, a prominent yeshiva student of Yeshivas […]

Zohran Mamdani Eyes Controversial Lawyer Ramzi Kassem for Top City Hall Post

Zohran Mamdani Considers Controversial Lawyer for Top City Hall Role • Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is considering Ramzi Kassem for a senior City Hall position. • Kassem previously helped defend Ahmed al-Darbi, an al-Qaeda member convicted over the 2002 bombing of a French oil tanker off Yemen. • He also defended Mahmoud Khalil, a Syrian-born pro-Palestinian […]

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