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It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rebbetzin Devorah Bergman a”h. She was 97.
The Rebbetzin was recently hospitalized at Ma’ayanai HaYeshua Hospital in Bnei Brak, where her condition had worsened and she was sedated and on a ventilator. She passed away today.
The Rebbetzin was a daughter of Rav Elazar Menachem Man Shach, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Ponovezh, and the wife of Rav Meir Tzvi Bergman, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Rashbi in Bneir Brak and senior member of the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah of Degel Hatorah.
Levayah details will be posted once they are finalized.
{Matzav.com Israel}

The Bnei Brak Municipality has been ordered to pay over $16,000 in compensation after a 26-year-old chareidi woman sued for discrimination when she was denied access to certain books at the city’s library because she was unmarried. In addition to the compensation, the court imposed an additional $5,400 in legal fees on the municipality.

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rav Chaim Shalom Isaacson zt”l, the Nadvorna Rebbe og Philadelphia, who passed away at the age of 85.
The rebbe was a son of Rav Meir Isaacson, the second Nadvorna Rebbe and the rov of Pokshon, who was known for his Shu”t Mivaser Tov. Rav Meir established his beis medrash in Philadelphia and later moved it to Staten Island, where he led the kehillah until his passing on the 30th of Av in the year 2000. His mother, Rebbetzin Gittel, was a daughter of Rav Isamar of Nadvorna, the Nadvorna Rebbe.

In celebration of Chanukah, the Kaliver Rebbe made a visit to IDF soldiers in Gush Etzion.
During his visit, the Rebbe distributed sufganiyot to the soldiers and offered them his bracha.
As he toured various military positions and facilities, the Rebbe took time to personally engage with the soldiers, sharing words of chizuk.
“We came to be mechazeik the soldiers and we left stronger thanks to their spirit of sacrifice and determination,” the Rebbe stated after the visit.
This visit was part of a broader series of visits by the Kaliver Rebbe to different IDF bases around the country, aimed at uplifting the soldiers’ spirits during this challenging time.

Today, hundreds gathered at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Yerushalayim to honor the memory of Sergeant Uriel Peretz Hy”d, a soldier in the Netzach Yehuda Battalion, who was killed in action in the Gaza Strip yesterday.
During the levayah, Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel Rav Dovid Yosef remarked, “There is no need for a eulogy. We are paying our respects to a young man who was very involved in Torah and was very involved in defending the Jewish people and he was killed while sanctifying God’s name.”

Hagaon Rav Dov Landau, rosh yeshiva of Slabodka Yeshiva in Bnei Brak, conveyed a message to roshei yeshiva and others about the vital role of limud haTorah in safeguarding Klal Yisroel.
In a letter shared in the Israeli Yated, Rav Landau emphasized that, “Only because of the Torah learning have the Arabs not united to destroy its inhabitants, G-d forbid.”
He expressed concern that any efforts to diminish Torah study would place all of Klal Yisroel in jeopardy, warning, “Those who wish to diminish Torah are endangering all of Klal Yisroel.”