Five resolutions were recited at the huge atzeres tefillah in Jerusalem against the arrests and imprisonment of Bnei Torah on Thursday afternoon. 1. The atzeres declares publicly and unequivocally that the Torah is our life and the joy of our hearts. For thousands of years, our forefathers were moser nefesh for its limud and observance. […]
An account on X associated with the Mossad published a blunt message in Persian on Thursday aimed directly at Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, accusing senior Iranian military officials of deceiving him and acting without his knowledge. The post, which tagged Khamenei’s official X account, claimed that senior commanders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard […]
Investigative materials from the criminal probe into the leak of the Sde Teiman video that has rocked the country clearly indicate that Military Advocate General [MAG] Mag.-Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi personally ordered the leak of investigative materials related to the affair and was informed many hours in advance of the intention to leak the video itself, […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) sparred with CNN anchor Dana Bash in a tense exchange Thursday, defending his party’s refusal to consider partial government funding as the 30-day federal shutdown continues to deepen, threatening food assistance for tens of millions of Americans. Johnson insisted that Republicans would not agree to any stopgap spending measure unless […]
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) introduced a House resolution on Tuesday affirming Israel’s full sovereignty over the Temple Mount—Har HaBayis—and demanding true religious equality for Jews, Christians, and Muslims at the holiest site in Judaism. The measure, which underscores that Jerusalem is the “undivided capital of Israel”, pushes back against what Tenney called “repeated international efforts […]
Democrat Abigail Spanberger is more eager to talk about struggling soybean farmers than President Donald Trump’s attack on American institutions. She plays down the historic nature of her campaign for Virginia governor and avoids making big, bold promises about what she will accomplish if elected. Yet some believe the moderate approach — others call it boring — that the former congresswoman […]
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 […]
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has issued a warning about the growing risks posed by text-to-video artificial intelligence tools, saying that despite company safeguards, the technology is already producing antisemitic, extremist and violent content at alarming rates. The ADL found that nearly 40% of prompts tested between August and October on major AI video platforms—including Google’s […]
Go ahead and roll your eyes. Shrug your shoulders. Or maybe just juggle your hands in the air. Dictionary.com’s word of the year isn’t even really a word. It’s the viral term “6-7” that kids and teenagers can’t stop repeating and laughing about and parents and teachers can’t make any sense of. The word — […]
A collective effort has been established to write four Sifrei Torah in memory of the four boys who were tragically niftar last Motzei Shabbos in the horrific accident — Aharon Nosson Lebovitz, Shloimy Cohen, Yaakov Kilburg, and Chaim Simcha Grossman. The heartbreaking loss has deeply shaken Klal Yisrael. In response, Yidden across the country are […]
As hundreds of thousands of bnei Torah – avreichim, bochurim, and machzikei Torah – gathered in Yerushalayim today for the historic “Atzeres HaMillion,” uniting in peaceful protest against efforts to force yeshivalei into the army, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid unleashed a scathing verbal assault on the participants — calling the massive atzeres “a disgraceful demonstration.” […]
Jewish voters have decisively lined up behind former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, marking a dramatic late-game realignment in one of the city’s most influential voting blocs, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. The survey found 60% of Jewish respondents said they would vote for Cuomo if the election were held today — a commanding lead […]
Vice President JD Vance advocated a slowdown in legal immigration Wednesday, saying, “We have to get the overall numbers way, way down.” Vance took questions from students at the University of Mississippi at an event organized by Turning Point USA, stepping into the role of debater that was so often performed by the organization’s slain […]
i24 News published a shocking report on Wednesday evening on the concerns of the Shin Bet on the morning of the October 7 massacre. The outlet obtained footage of a security meeting between National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and top police officials at police headquarters in Jerusalem on the morning of October 7, several hours […]
The bodies of two Israeli hostages, 85-year-old Amiram Cooper hy”d and 25-year-old Sahar Baruch hy”d, were returned to Israel by Hamas on Thursday afternoon, military officials confirmed. Cooper, a founding member of Kibbutz Nir Oz, was abducted from his home during the October 7, 2023 Hamas assault and later killed in captivity, according to the […]
BREAKING: A major manhole explosion has occurred in front of Ahava Medical at Avenue L and Nostrand Avenue, leading to dangerously high carbon monoxide levels in the area. Flatbush Hatzolah is on scene with multiple ambulances, and Flatbush Shomrim is coordinating evacuations. Several individuals have been found with elevated carbon monoxide levels. FDNY is currently responding.
The United States will share closely held technology to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine, President Donald Trump said on social media Thursday after meeting with the country’s president. President Lee Jae Myung stressed to Trump in their Wednesday meeting that the goal was to modernize the alliance with the U.S., noting plans […]
This Sunday is Rachel Imeinu’s yahrtzeit, and Talmidei Chachamin, messengers of Yad L’Achim will be davening in Kever Rachel for all your names for tefillah! There is no cost to submit names online by clicking HERE, or visit www.YadLachim.org or call 1-718-690-2944. Please submit the names of friends & family. Rav David Abuchatzeira shlit”a, The Vizhnitzer Rebbe shlit”a & […]
