Days after Germany’s anti-Semitism czar said that Jews would be ill-advised to wear kippot in public in some parts of the country, one of the nation’s leading dailies printed a “do-it-yourself kippah” cutout on its front page on Monday as an act of solidarity with the Jewish community.
Ahead of the publication, which occupied about a quarter of the front page, Bild Editor-in-Chief Julian Reichelt wrote: “If only one person in our country cannot wear [a] kippa without endangering himself, the answer can only be that we all wear a kippah. The kippah belongs to Germany!”
In an open letter printed next to the cutout, Reichelt called on Germans to embrace their Jewish compatriots. The paper’s online site also included a video of how to cut out the paper kippah.

Investigations into the fire which destroyed the Mevo Modi’im community last week have determined that the evidence points to arson, as fire bombs start a blaze outside another Yerushalayim neighborhood.
Israel’s National Fire and Rescue Authority initially suspected faulty electrical wiring as the cause of the Mevo Modi’im blaze, and some speculated that customary Lag B’Omer bonfires were likely to blame for the massive conflagration which burned 40 of the town’s 50 houses to the ground, and damaged five more.

To accommodate alumni and friends around the world who simply could not make it to the Brooklyn Marriott this evening for the Yeshiva Torah Vodaas Centennial Dinner, the program is available for viewing via live-stream on Matzav.com so that one and all can join in this celebration.
WATCH THE PROGRAM LIVE ON MATZAV.COM:

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A fire broke out at the Arizal’s mikva in Tzfas tonight.
The fire is the latest in the many that have broken out in Israel this week, including one in Tzfas as well, that fatally injured a three year old child. Another fire on Thursday burned down most of the Moshav Mevo-Modi’im.
Firefighters have been able  to get this fire under control. It is still not clear how this fire was  started.
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A special ceremony was held this morning to mark the sheloshim of Mrs. Lori Kaye Hy”d, who was killed in the attack on the Chabad of Poway.
The ceremony was graced by the presence of the Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Dovid Lau, who is presently in Los Angeles in a visit dedicated to encouraging the Jewish community and as a guest of Seeach Sod.

With preparations for the upcoming Siyum HaShas on January 1, 2019 at MetLife Stadium well underway, we take a moment to mark the yahrtzeit today of Rabbi Moshe Sherer zt”l, legendary leader of Agudas Yisroel.
Rabbi Sherer was one of the visionaries who foresaw the growth of Daf Yomi and the Siyum HaShas, believing back in the 1980s that a larger venue would be needed for this once-in-seven-and-a-half-years event.
“More than a celebration,” Rabbi Sherer proclaimed at the Siyum HaShas almost four decades ago, “it is a powerful demonstration of the nitzchiyus of Torah, of netzach Yisroel lo yeshaker.”
The explosion of Daf Yomi is credit, in large part, to Rabbi Sherer, who saw the potential and growth of the program.

Torah Celebration of a Lifetime
As the mother of the yeshiva movement in America, Yeshiva Torah Vodaath bears an illustrious legacy of a century. For five generations, the visionary foresight of the leadership of Torah Vodaath has hewn the path for a Torah-true education and the unprecedented growth of Yiddishkeit in this country.
The historic accomplishments of Torah Vodaath will be celebrated tonight, Sunday, May 26. The Brooklyn Marriot will be the place to be that momentous evening, as a massive crowd, with dignitaries and guests traveling in from across the globe to participate, will unite to pay tribute to a yeshiva that will long stand out in the annals of the American Torah world.