The second day of Rosh Chodesh Iyar passed with a minimal showing of Women of the Wall (WoW) at the Kosel on Monday. There was less than twenty women present, surprising many as a new government is forming and the matter of the future of an egalitarian prayer area and other issues important to Reform Jewry are yet to be determined.

Hate has reared its ugly head again this past Shabbos, as a Hasidic man was assaulted in an unprovoked attacked.
The incident happened at around 1:15AM on Broadway near Lynch Street, when the man – wearing his Shtreimel and Bekeshe – was confronted by a group of thugs.

President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin was Menachem Avel on the Prezuazman family, whose son Pinchas Menachem HY”D was killed yesterday by flying shrapnel in Ashdod.

Russian emergency workers have recovered 41 bodies and two flight recorders from the wreckage of a plane that caught fire during an emergency landing in Moscow, officials said Monday as they sought to discover the cause of the disaster.
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A White House decision to dispatch an aircraft carrier and other military resources to send a message to Iran followed “clear indications” that Iranian and Iranian proxy forces were preparing to possibly attack U.S.

Palestinian officials said a ceasefire agreement has been reached with Israel to end a recent surge of violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel that has led to the deaths of at least 24 Palestinians and four Israelis.

Lew Fidler, a former New York City Councilmember who was active for many years in Democratic politics, has died. He was 62.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams said Fidler died on Sunday.
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A Chareidi man is fighting for his life, after a rocket exploded next to an apartment building in Ashdod.
Emergency personnel from United Hatzalah, Magen David Adom treated the man and rushed him to the hospital for further care.
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It appears that targeted strikes are underway as the IAF has hit a black Toyota Corolla vehicle in a neighborhood in Gaza City, with Gaza source reporting there are two persons dead in the strike.
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1:15PM IL: Israel reports that despite reports to the contrary, no negotiations towards a ceasefire are underway. Israel reports it continues to target terrorist objectives in Gaza.
At this time, sirens are sounding in many Gaza border communities, as well as Arad, Be’er Sheva and Rehovot.