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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.”

Ansarallah military media published a video of the wreckage of an American MQ-9 drone that they shot down yesterday.

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.”

In a historic and emotionally charged evening, thousands of Belzer Chassidim gathered Sunday night at Binyanei HaUmah in Yerushalayim to celebrate 45 years since the founding of the Beis Din Machzikei Hadas, the bais din of Belzer Chassidus.

In a momentous appearance, the Belzer Rebbe left his home to participate personally in the event, something he has not done for the past two years, aside from occasions marking the yahrtzeits of his father and uncle, the previous Belzer Rebbes.

As the Rebbe entered the packed hall, the crowd erupted with excitement, dancing and singing with fiery enthusiasm. A reverent hush fell over the crowd as the Rebbe began to speak. In a heartfelt address, he expressed deep gratitude several times to the head of the community, Rav Mordechai Brisk, and was followed by his son, Rav Aharon Mordechai Rokeach, who delivered a stirring address about the kehillah’s early days and the growth of Machzikei Hadas communities across the world.

Throughout the event, the impressive scope of Kahal Machzikei Hadas’s activities was highlighted. As the Rebbe remarked, the kehillah serves as a true “beacon of light,” radiating vitality in all areas of Yiddishe life.

A special honor was bestowed upon Rav Eliyahu Klein of Yerushalayim, a distinguished supporter of Torah causes, who was appointed by the rabbanim and Badatz members as “Netziv Kahal Machzikei Hadas.”

One of the evening’s most poignant moments came when Rav Yisroel Stern of London announced to the assembled thousands that rare letters of brocha had been received from leading gedolei Torah, sent specifically in honor of the occasion.

The letters were read by Rav Naftali Offman, Rav of Belz in Har Yona. He began with a letter from HaGaon Rav Meir Tzvi Bergman, Rosh Yeshivas Rashbi:

“…the distinguished Belzer Chassidic community, gathered for a sacred purpose under the leadership of the esteemed members of the Beis Din Machzikei Hadas and especially their exalted leader, my dear friend, the Belzer Rebbe shlit”a, a cherished confidant of my father-in-law, our revered teacher and Gadol Hador, the Avi Ezri zt”l, who stood staunchly by his side, and received in return love and sincere friendship.

“At this time, when yirei Hashem unite to fortify the gates of halacha and Torah guidance, marking 45 years since the founding of the great Beis Din Machzikei Hadas under the leadership of the Rebbe shlit”a, and in recognition of over 130 rabbanim and dayanim around the world who proclaim ‘this is the halacha’ in the name of Hashem…

“…in this era of confusion and dispersion, when brothers stray and mislead, seeking to diminish Torah learning, it is our obligation to infuse kedushah and taharah into Klal Yisroel, and uplift the honor of Torah. Fortunate are you, and fortunate is your portion in both this world and the next. May the honor of Heaven be magnified through you, and may the Rebbe shlit”a and all who follow his path merit success and blessing in all their endeavors, to elevate and expand Torah in good health and clarity. May we merit the day when the world is filled with the knowledge of Hashem and Hashem will reign forever, with the consolation of Tzion and Yerushalayim.”

Following this, Rav Offman read a letter from HaGaon Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, Rosh Yeshivas Slabodka:

“To the Belzer Chassidic community gathered for the sake of Heaven under the leadership of the Rebbe shlit”a, to uplift the Torah and honor the hundreds of Torah disseminators and dayanim of the Machzikei Hadas community who toil in Torah…

“May Hashem grant you strength and robust health to continue expanding and glorifying the Torah.”

Additionally, a letter from the Rebbe of Boyan was read before the massive crowd, expressing his own admiration and brachos for the Belzer community.

{Matzav.com Israel}

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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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BREAKING: DOJ to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthCare CEO murder case, Pam Bondi says.

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 […]

Lakewood, NJ – Moadim L’Simcha, an organization known for distributing Yom Tov essentials in Lakewood, issued an apology after egg cartons included in their Pesach distribution featured a message expressing solidarity with Israeli soldiers and hostages.

Moadim L’Simcha is a project of Tomchei Shabbos of Lakewood.

A sticker on the boxes of eggs from Deb El Food Products, LLC, stated, “Am Yisroel Chai! Donated in honor of the soldiers of Israel and the safe return of all the hostages.”

In a statement released to the public, Moadim L’Simcha apologized, referring to the message as “very offensive” and “very offensive anti-Torah.”

“With a heavy heart,” the apology says, “….we acknowledge that a very offensive anti-Torah message was displayed on the egg cartons.”

The organization accepted full “responsibility” for the incident, saying, “We understand that we bear the responsibility,” and assured the public that it is implementing “strong measures” to prevent such an occurrence in the future.

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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.

DISTURBING: Man on TikTok encourages illegal immigrants to open fire on ICE agents.

National Unity leader Benny Gantz harshly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu after the latter referred to the brief detention of two of his top aides in the Qatargate affair as them being “held hostage.”

“While you free up your time for interrogations, 59 hostages are counting the seconds,” Gantz posted on X.

Netanyahu, in a recorded video message, said he had immediately made time to testify when informed by police that his input was needed in the ongoing investigation involving his associates.

“Our hostages, who were kidnapped on your watch — they are not those who worked with Qatar during the war and were detained for one day for interrogation, but people who have been languishing with the enemy in the tunnels for 542 days,” Gantz wrote.

He went on to accuse Netanyahu of being out of touch with the nation’s pain, stating, “Prime Minister — You are simply disconnected. This people deserve a leader who will clear his entire schedule, call the members of the negotiating team, and give them one task: a deal to return all the kidnapped,” urging the government to focus its energy on achieving a deal that would finally secure the release of all hostages.

{Matzav.com Israel}

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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.

Democrat New Jersey Senator Cory Booker carried out a lengthy speech overnight Monday into Tuesday in opposition to the policies of President Donald Trump.

Booker began speaking on the Senate floor late Monday, pledging to stay at the podium for as long as he could endure. Well into the following day, he continued undeterred, still delivering remarks after 14 hours had passed.

“These are not normal times in our nation,” Booker said at the start of his speech. “And they should not be treated as such in the United States Senate. The threats to the American people and American democracy are grave and urgent, and we all must do more to stand against them.”

During his address, Booker criticized recent reductions in Social Security services, which he said were implemented under Trump advisor Elon Musk through the Department of Government Efficiency. He also warned of potentially broader attacks on the nation’s social programs, despite assurances from Republican lawmakers that Social Security itself remains untouchable.

Booker, switching between wearing and removing his glasses, read aloud from what he described as letters written by constituents. One of the letters expressed fear over Trump’s mention of annexing Greenland and Canada, and referenced what the writer called a “looming constitutional crisis.”

“I hear you. I see you, and I’m standing here in part because of letters like yours,” Booker said.

By Tuesday morning, Booker received support from fellow Senate Democrats, who stepped in to ask him questions—offering him a short reprieve. He welcomed their questions but made it clear he would not surrender control of the floor.

As noted on the official Senate website, the longest solo speech in Senate history is held by Strom Thurmond, who spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes to oppose the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

Booker referred to both Thurmond and Georgia Representative John Lewis during his speech, emphasizing that significant change requires public involvement and sustained effort.

“You think we got civil rights one day because Strom Thurmond — after filibustering for 24 hours — you think we got civil rights because he came to the floor one day and said, ‘I’ve seen the light,’” Booker said. ”No, we got civil rights because people marched for it, sweat for it and John Lewis bled for it.”

Now in his second Senate term, the 55-year-old Booker made a run for the presidency in 2020. He launched his campaign in Newark, where he resides, but ultimately withdrew after failing to meet polling requirements for a January debate.

Before gaining national prominence, Booker earned recognition within the Democratic Party as a promising figure. He led Newark, New Jersey’s most populous city, as mayor from 2006 through 2013. His academic résumé includes degrees from Stanford, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, and Yale Law School. Early in his career, he worked as a lawyer serving nonprofit organizations and held a seat on Newark’s City Council prior to his mayoral term.

He won his Senate seat in a 2013 special election following the passing of longtime Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg. Booker secured a full term in 2014 and was reelected in 2020.

As Newark’s mayor, Booker played a central role in securing a $100 million pledge from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to improve the city’s education system in 2010. About ten years later, Zuckerberg reflected to the Associated Press that one key takeaway from the Newark donation was the importance of involving the community in such efforts.

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