YWN regrets to inform you of the petira of Reb Dovid Wolpin Z”L, the Niftar was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle on the evening of Thursday, February 27th, near Saddle River Road and Lanzut Court. He was 81 years old. As previously reported by Monsey Scoop, emergency personnel from Hatzoloh EMS and the Ramapo Police Department responded swiftly to the scene. Reb Dovid Z”L was transported by Rockland Hatzoloh to Westchester Medical Center with paramedics on board. Tragically, despite all medical efforts and the heartfelt tefillos of Klal Yisroel, Reb Dovid Wolpin Z”L was niftar on Tuesday morning. He was known as a humble and ehrliche Yid, dedicated to Torah, tefillah, and chessed. His loss is deeply felt by his family, friends, and all who knew him. The Levaya will take place on Tuesday at 4:30 PM at the Stoliner Beis Medrash, located at 52 Main Street, followed by a Levaya at Tiferes Gedalyah on Saddle River Road, with kevurah at the Monsey Beis HaChaim. Shiva will be observed at the niftar’s home, 81 Saddle River Road Baruch Dayan HaEmes.
Only one person in U.S. history has defied the two-term example set by the first president, George Washington. And voters responded by forbidding future presidents from being elected more than twice. President Donald Trump has alluded to arcane legal arguments in repeatedly suggesting he could seek a third term. Besides challenging long-settled readings of the U.S. Constitution, a Trump move to run in 2028 would challenge the precedent that voters have repeatedly upheld when given the opportunity. Here is an explanation of the historical and legal tradition behind the presidency being a job for a maximum of two terms and two terms only. Washington set the example of voluntary limits It seemed a foregone conclusion that Washington, president of the 1787 convention that yielded the U.S. Constitution, also would become the nation’s first federal executive, even as anti-federalists worried that he’d be reelected again and again, becoming a quasi-king by acclamation. Washington began his presidency in 1789, leading an executive branch of government that the Constitution’s authors balanced with two others: Congress and the judiciary. Besides those structural guards against concentrations of power, Washington put aside his military garb and title, opting for the era’s formal attire and the honorific of “Mr. President” to underscore his status as an elected civilian. He considered not standing for reelection. He even had James Madison draft a farewell address before ultimately seeking and winning another term in 1792. Four years later, he tasked Alexander Hamilton with dusting off and polishing up Madison’s farewell draft as he announced his retirement from public life. There was no legal barrier to a third Washington term. But his decision set the tone. Four of the next six presidents won a second term but passed on a third. The last of that group, Andrew Jackson, was the first president not to have worked with Washington or have known him. Yet by the time Jackson endorsed his own successor, Martin Van Buren, two terms had become the standard. A few pushed against the Washington rule – and failed Historians have debated whether Abraham Lincoln might have pursued a third term after the Civil War had he not been assassinated in 1865 at the outset of his second term. Ulysses S. Grant, Lincoln’s victorious Civil War general and president from 1869 to 1877, led Republican delegates’ initial voting at their 1880 convention. But he could not win a majority. Theodore Roosevelt, elected vice president in 1901, served nearly a full presidential term after William McKinley’s death in 1901. When Roosevelt was elected in his own right in 1904, he promised he would not run for what he called a third term. Delegates at the 1908 GOP convention chanted “four more years,” but Roosevelt kept his word. He backtracked in 1912 but lost the nomination to his successor, incumbent William Howard Taft. Roosevelt launched a failed third-party campaign and lost, pilloried by critics for his broken third-term promise. One scathing political cartoon depicted the ghost of George Washington chiding Roosevelt. FDR used World War II to win additional terms In 1940, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the only president to successfully win a third election, doing so as World War II raged in Europe ahead of the eventual U.S. entry. Biographer H.W. Brands reasoned that FDR saw the global conflict as a “chance to write his name in bold letters […]
“Telling your wife your needs and wants” is a complete waste of time for married men who want happiness and I’ll tell you why. So many marriage experts claim they have the secret to a happy marriage and that it all comes down to communication, boundaries and bringing in more money. They tell you to help out more at home, talk about the past, go together to a marriage professional but never stop to take inventory of whether ANY of these methods are actually WORKING in creating happiness and joy! I am not saying those strategies don’t work at all, but they are the long… slow… painful way of having a happy home. And for the few that make it with these strategies, they’ve done it while he doesn’t get what he needs, and she doesn’t get what she needs. Meanwhile, we’re helping our clients connect with their wives on the highest level, living lives full of happiness and excitement and it gets more and more joyful by the day where both husband and wife feel happiness and excitement… … all without needing their wife to meet them halfway! To check out how they do this, click below to watch my free presentation where I share all the details … you’re going to thank me for it! 5 Steps Married Men Use to Get Rid of Friction and Create Happiness and Excitement… Without Needing Their Wife to Meet Them Halfway!
WH Press Secretary: “These Houthi strikes have been incredibly successful. Last time I was at this podium, there were more than 100 successful strikes. There have now been over 200 successful strikes — Iran is incredibly weakened as a result of these attacks.”
Press Secretary Leavitt says tomorrow will be one of the most important days in recent history. “April 2, 2025, will go down as one of the most important days in modern American history.”
KAROLINE LEAVITT: “Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, border patrol agents are now back to doing the jobs they signed up for: securing the border rather than serving as travel agents for illegal aliens.”
A fireball that erupted from a burst gas pipeline soared into the sky outside Malaysia’s largest city and injured 145 people as it burned for several hours before being put out, authorities said Tuesday. National oil company Petronas said the fire started at one of its gas pipelines outside Kuala Lumpur. The inferno caused 20-story flames and a huge crater in an empty area near a residential neighborhood. Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad was quoted by the New Straits Times daily as saying 145 people including three children were injured. He said 67 people were still being treated at public hospitals, mostly for second and third-degree burns, while 37 others sought treatment from clinics and private hospitals. The fire department said the fire damaged 190 houses and 148 cars. Investigations were underway into the cause of the fire. Authorities said homes within 290 meters (yards) of the site will remain off-limits for now. “There is a lot of damage across housing areas,” said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who visited affected residents and announced financial aid for victims. He told them the government and Petronas will be responsible for repairing affected homes, which could take months. Some residents said they felt a strong tremor, and homes shook. Lee Weng Ken, whose left leg was burned, said the ceiling of his house collapsed. “I rushed out of my house but fell and suffered burns due to the heat from the blaze,” he told Bernama. Another victim who only wanted to be known as Andy told Bernama he ran out of his home with his children when they felt tremors and saw the fire about 100 meters away. “My 18-year-old daughter injured her foot when she fell while climbing the fence due to the heat,” he said. (AP)
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Heichal Yerushalayim is entering its fourth year, and our growth has been incredible! Each year, our student body increases by about 20%, and our yeshiva family expands along with it. We’re an exciting post-high school yeshiva in Israel—affordable, warm, and designed for boys who need more enthusiasm and connection in their Yiddishkeit. Now heading into our third year, we’ve been blessed to see our student body double each year, Baruch Hashem! Is your son not motivated enough about praying or learning? Maybe he couldn’t handle the expectations being expected of him during High School? Did he feel pressured to grow too fast? Then Yeshivat Heichal Yerushalayim, is the place to be for your son. A small family-oriented Yeshiva were boys can grow at their own pace. A place where they can feel excited about praying in the morning, a place where they can build up that love to learn Torah again. Our Yeshiva is opening up its doors this year, with boys coming from all backgrounds, Sephardim Ashkenazim alike. We have boys enrolled from New York, Miami and even the UK. The momentum can be felt in the air. The yeshiva is located in Ramot Bet, Jerusalem and is founded on the mission to restore the Geshmack in Judaism, while offering structure and balance at the same time. Our boutique concept of no greater than 20 boys per year, offers each boy the chance for a personal feeling of warmth, attention and focus that each one needs on their own level. Small groups of 4-5 boys per Rebbe, helps the boys really form that relationship and builds trust that lasts for years to come. Our goal is not just to be another stop on the Education train, but rather a base to build a healthy consistent pattern of growth and love for Torah and Mitzvot. Our success is built on seeing these boys grow into leaders in their own community’s and helping them continue on to find a wife and build a family based on Torah values. The Torah is supposed to be sweet “דבש וחלב תחת לשונך”, for some boys they never really get to experience that taste, and unfortunately these opportunities don’t always come up again. Send your son to our Yeshiva for the year, let the kedusha of Eretz Yisrael infuse him and light his neshama. With incredible Trips and Shabbatons, Kumtzitzs and visits to Gedolim, the boys get to experience a fun exciting year physically while igniting the spark spiritually. Our Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Shaul Tebele, has been working with 17- 20 yr old’s for the past decade. Starting with his closets friends he helped bring back the excitement to Learning, the connection to praying and the warmth for Mitzvot. Born and raised in Brooklyn, the Rabbi decided along with his wife and 5 children to continue inspiring boys, in Yerushalayim the holy city. Our Rabbi understands these boys, knows their lingo and connects with their struggles and obstacles that the average teenager has to withstand. All this is done with No Pressure. In Heichal “We teach you to be who you are, and not who you’re not “. Our registration has opened and we have a few spots left for this coming Zman. For more info check out our website: www.HeichalYerushalayim.com Or contact the Rabbi […]
A federal judge has declined to block the use of Georgia’s electronic voting system in a long-running lawsuit that alleged that the system is vulnerable to attack and has operational issues that could deprive voters of their constitutional rights. U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg found that the activists and individual voters who challenged the state’s voting system did not prove that the problems they identified prevented them from voting, diluted their votes or kept their votes from being counted. She wrote in a ruling Monday that they lack standing to sue and she is unable to consider the merits of their claims. Georgia election officials have consistently said the system is secure and reliable and that it is up to the state to decide how it conducts elections. The ruling follows several years of intense focus on Georgia’s elections in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s narrow loss in the state to Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. Trump claimed without evidence that election fraud cost him victory, and his allies spread wild conspiracy theories about the Dominion Voting Systems machines used in Georgia. Lawsuit started before scrutiny over 2020 presidential election But the lawsuit at issue long precedes those claims. It was originally filed in 2017 by several individual voters and the Coalition for Good Governance, which advocates for election integrity, and targeted the outdated, paperless voting system used at the time. After Georgia purchased a new voting system in 2019, the suit was amended to target that system. The election system used statewide by nearly all in-person voters includes touch screen voting machines that print ballots with a human-readable summary of voters’ selections and a QR code that a scanner reads to count the votes. The human-readable summary only lists the voter’s choice, not the names of other candidates or the details of a ballot question. The activists and voters who filed the lawsuit argued that since people can’t read a QR code, they are unable to ensure that what the scanners are reading accurately reflects their selections. They also asserted that it is burdensome for voters to have to check their selections twice — once on the voting machine screen and again using the limited information on the printed ballot. They asked Totenberg to stop the state from using the touch screen voting machine system as the standard method for in-person voting. “Although Plaintiffs have not ultimately prevailed on their legal claims, their work has identified substantial concerns about the administration, maintenance, and security of Georgia’s electronic in-person voting system,” Totenberg wrote. “These investigative and educational efforts have prompted meaningful legislative action to bolster the transparency and accountability of Georgia’s voting systems.” Law passed last year will require QR codes to be removed In addition to other changes, a law passed by Georgia lawmakers last year requires QR codes to be removed from ballots by July 2026, though she noted that funding and government action would be required to implement that change. The judge outlined the evidence presented at trial in early 2024, including the findings of University of Michigan computer scientist and professor J. Alex Halderman. He testified that an attacker could potentially alter the QR codes to change voter selections, install malware on the voting machines and obtain county-wide passwords, among other issues, she wrote. A report Halderman wrote […]
BREAKING: Israel Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich signed an order to eliminate tariffs on American goods. Now the Knesset Finance Committee needs approval.
On the morning of Purim, Jewish-American soldiers donned tefillin at MacDill Air Force Base. In this video, we see Rabbi Eli Estrin (a major in the U.S. Air Force Reserves) placing tefillin on Adam Cohen (a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army).
Search operations continued at the Pabradė Training Ground in Lithuania with Estonian Military Police dogs Tilt and Maik helping to find the fourth missing U.S. soldier from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, who disappeared after their M88A2 ARV sank in a swamp last Tuesday.
