IRGC Advisor Brigadier General Sardar Ebrahim Jabbari: Strait of Hormuz is closed. Anyone who wants to pass, our self-sacrificing heroes in the IRGC Navy and the Army will set those ships on fire.
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted amid the U.S. and Israeli offensive against Iran — dubbed “Operation Epic Fury” — finds that roughly one in four Americans approve of President Trump’s decision to order military strikes that resulted in the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The national survey, conducted Saturday and Sunday in […]
As Klal Yisroel prepares to celebrate Purim with simcha, Rav Boruch Hirschfeld, Rosh Kollel of Torah Life Institute in Cleveland, is encouraging ways to elevate the Yom Tov while keeping Acheinu Bais Yisroel in mind. Rav Hirschfeld offered two simple suggestions: 1. Increase limud torah on Purim — each person according to his level — […]
Iran’s leaders are scrambling to replace Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the country for 37 years before he was killed in the surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment. It’s only the second time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution that a new supreme leader is being chosen. Potential candidates range from hard-liners committed to confrontation with the West to […]
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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FIRST $50,000 ON PURIM WILL BE MATCHED!!! Click here to donate Make sure not to miss the deadline. All donations until 3 PM on Purim will be delivered by hand to the aniyim in Zichron Moshe Kupas Zichron Moshe Face a New Reality this Pesach Season In past years, many of […]
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 […]
