Measles has been confirmed in eight Westchester County children, six are siblings, and all are from Northern Westchester. None of the children attend public schools or childcare programs. The children range in age from six months to 14 years old. 

The unexpected chareidi victory in the election for 21st Knesset resulting in a combined 16 seats for Shas and Yahadut Hatorah was reason for celebration for HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilberstein.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says US President Donald Trump and VP Mike Pence have called to congratulate him on his election win.
Netanyahu’s office issued a statement Wednesday saying Trump called from Air Force One.

The House has passed bill Wednesday to restore Obama-era “net neutrality” rules, but the legislation faces slim odds of making it through the Republican-controlled Senate.
The Save the Internet Act passed the Democrat-controlled House 232-190 Wednesday, with only one Republican vote in favor.
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Students from an Arab school threw a hammer at a passing Jewish vehicle near Maale Amos in Gush Etzion on Wednesday afternoon.
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A former journalist from St. Louis who terrorized his ex-fiance and made bomb threats in her name to Jewish groups must be resentenced.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan cited a legal flaw Wednesday in ordering Juan Thompson’s resentencing.
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An 8-year-old girl was R”L struck and killed by a vehicle and on Wednesday afternoon in Elad. The accident occurred on Shemaya Street.
The child was riding a bicycle when she was stuck.
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Loss Control: The profound impact of הפסד מרובה in כשרות
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As the final results in the election for 21st Knesset appear to have been tabulated, the picture is one of a Knesset with more chareidim; sixteen representatives as compared to thirteen in the outgoing Knesset, as well as fewer women.
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