Dear Flatbush Neighbors,
NO – this is not a fundraiser. I am not asking for money. I am writing this letter out of true sadness and perplexity over the recent Mikvah Yisroel campaign that is taking place. Read more on Yeshiva World News
A person is in critical condition following a stabbing attack in Jerusalem, Friday morning.
United Hatzalah and MDA received calls at 6:31AM, reporting a terror attack near Sh’ar Shechem. Read more on Yeshiva World News
There has been yet another hate crime in Williamsburg Brooklyn.
The latest incident occured on Wednesday, when two black teens riding on bikes attacked an Orthodox Jewish man on Flushing Ave & Nostrand Ave. Read more on Yeshiva World News
In a surprise announcement that could compromise a major trade deal, President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is slapping a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports to pressure the country to do more to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants trying to cross the U.S.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is off to Europe on Thursday to seek support and a potential diplomatic climb-down to ease rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
Even as the Trump administration revels in its “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, Pompeo is traveling to Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Britain to assure European leaders that the U.S.
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com)
It was a strange sight to behold – a picture of a priest who was wearing Tefillin. The story behind the picture? Read more on Yeshiva World News
This week, after six months, Operation Northern Shield was officially completed; An operation intended to expose and neutralize Hezbollah terror tunnels. The operation came to an end with the neutralization of the “Ramya” flagship tunnel, the sixth and last.
U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 971 measles cases so far this year, the highest tally in 27 years, and experts say it’s not clear when the wave of illnesses will stop. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Lawyers for the man accused of killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue say the FBI has been discouraging witnesses from talking to the defense.
Robert Bowers’ lawyers say in court documents that at least one witness contacted the defense, but abruptly canceled a meeting after the FBI discouraged it.
The following is via Chabad.org:
Sholom Ber (Berel) Raskin, the kosher fishmonger who, glinting cleaver in hand, welcomed generations of customers, visitors and journalists into his pungent Crown Heights fish store and the Chassidic neighborhood he called home, passed away suddenly on Shabbos morning, May 25.
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