Snow fell on Mount Hermon on Sunday during Pesach for the first time in 22 years.
With approximately eight inches of snow already on the ground and accumulation set to continue throughout the day, the Hermon ski-resort management closed the site to visitors. Snowfall was also reported in towns in the Golan Heights.
Unseasonable rainstorms drenched the country from north to south, as vacationers tried to find ways to enjoy Pesach indoors. Many parks that were opened for free to hikers and visitors for the holiday were closed, including the Ein Gedi nature reserve. Outdoor events around the country were cancelled or rescheduled for later in the week.

Rav Meir Halevi Abulafia, the Yad Rama, 1244.

According to a report on the website Alkhaleej Online, a member of Fatah’s central committee revealed on April 20 that heavy Arab pressure was being applied to the Palestinian Authority leadership with regard to U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan—the so-called “deal of the century”—that the White House is expected to unveil in June. According to the report, the official stated that Saudi Arabia was leading the campaign.

President Donald Trump today directed his administration to find ways to limit the number of foreigners who overstay short-term visas amid a broad push to curb immigration, THE HILL reports.
In a presidential memorandum, Trump ordered the State Department to work with governments of countries with total overstay rates of more than 10 percent in order to reduce the number.

President Donald Trump said today that he is not worried about impeachment after special counsel Robert Mueller declined to accuse him of crimes in the Russia investigation.
“Not even a little bit,” Trump told reporters at the White House’s annual Easter Egg Roll when asked about the prospect of being impeached.
Top Democrats have refused to take impeachment off the table, despite warnings from leaders including Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) that the effort is likely to be unsuccessful and could divide the country.
While Mueller’s two-year investigation did not find the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 election, it detailed 10 cases of potential obstruction of justice but ultimately did not charge Trump with a crime.

The Trump administration said it won’t renew waivers that let countries buy Iranian oil without facing U.S. sanctions, a move that roiled energy markets and risks upsetting major importers such as China and India.
“This decision is intended to bring Iran’s oil exports to zero, denying the regime its principal source of revenue,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement Monday.
“The U.S., Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, three of the world’s great energy producers, along with our friends and allies, are committed to ensuring that global oil markets remain adequately supplied,” according to the statement.

MONSEY, NY – Tosh Monsey, a unique Hassidic community in Rockland County known for its high academic standards and community outreach, has launched a 24-hour hotline in English – 845-613-3135 – to answer all types of questions on Jewish law. They are the only Hassidic sect in the nation that staffs a hotline with “dayanim,” ordained rabbis with advanced training who can answer a broad range of questions.
The Bais Huruah Hotline was started five years ago by the Tosh-Monsey Rebbe, Rabbi Avrohom Katz. Each year, the program has received upwards of 7,500 calls that were answered in Yiddish. Because of the strong response, the organization is expanding the program to English.

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of the Pupa Rebbetzin, Rebbetzin Miriam Greenwald a”h. She was 100 years old.
The Rebbetzin was the wife of the Vayechi Yosef of Pupa, Rav Yosef Greenwald.
The rebbetzin was born in 1918 in Vodkart, Hungary, a daughter of Rav Yissochor Ber and Chana Weber.