A poll taken among members of Israel’s dati leumi community reveals that more people prefer to turn to Google with questions than to a rav. About half of the dati leumi tzibur refrains from turning to rabbonim in general, and the characteristic that most of the public is looking for in a rabbi is not necessarily for his Torah knowledge and education, but rather his humility and modesty.

A 13-year-old boy is in critical condition, after he was struck by a vehicle in Spring Valley, Wednesday night.
It happened at around 9:15PM on N. Cole Ave near Stephens Place, when the victim was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle.

According to data released by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) there is a critical nationwide housing shortage, hitting the chareidi sector the hardest. The information appeared in a report released this week.
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The House easily killed a maverick Democrat’s effort Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for his recent racial insults against lawmakers of color , in a vote that provided an early snapshot of just how divided Democrats are over trying to oust him in the shadow of the 2020 elections.
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Statement from Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, Executive Vice President of Agudath Israel of America:

The government’s public legal service on Monday filed a case with the Jerusalem District Court on behalf of four students seeking to be accepted to talmidei torah in the capital, but were refused, MyNet reports.
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U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar said that she plans to introduce this week a resolution in support of the anti-Israel BDS movement, reported Al-Monitor on Tuesday.
“We are introducing a resolution … to really speak about the American values that support and believe in our ability to exercise our first amendment rights in regard to boycotting,” the congresswoman told the outlet.

CALIFORNIA — The Los Angeles police department was responding to a reported drone strapped with explosives, possibly fireworks, near downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday.
The LAPD’s bomb squad was en route to the drone, which was reported on top of a building in the 1000 block of West 7th Street.

A 10-year-old bedouin child was killed when he was struck by a tree in the Kiryat Gat area of Israel. The incident occurred in Action Park during a camp trip.
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A fire ripped through a Jewish-owned home in the Forshay section of Monsey, Wednesday afternoon.
The fire started just after 12:21PM, at the home located at 46 Forshay Road.
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