An unusual moment was captured on Sunday at the lounge in Ben Gurion Airport, where the Rebbe of Dushinsky and his wife arrived on their way to London for the wedding celebration of their granddaughter.
The Dushinsky Rebbe, known for his simplicity and lack of formalities—often traveling without attendants and even previously seen carrying his own luggage—encountered mentalist Meni Hollander. Hollander approached the Rebbe and began sharing details about his work as a performer.

Weeks after outrage erupted over previous antisemitic scandals, rapper Kanye West was spotted in Los Angeles wearing the only item currently for sale in his Yeezy brand collection: a white T-shirt featuring a black swastika in the center.
The item, titled “HH-01,” presumably a euphemism for “Heil Hitler,” was briefly made available for shipping to Israel before the website was shut down.
According to footage originally published by TMZ, West is seen wearing the controversial shirt.
“He then noticed the camera and made sure to stroll farther into the frame, ensuring a full, uninterrupted view of him in the shirt,” the tabloid reported.
West posted on X the following day: “It was always a dream of mine to walk around with a swastika T on.”

Rav Dov HaKohen Kook, the noted mekubal and Tzaddik of Tiveriah, fell on Shabbos morning at his shul in Tiberiah. The fall, which took place during Shacharis, resulted in significant injuries, leaving the rov in great pain.
Rav Kook was immediately taken to the hospital, where he was treated for his injuries. Doctors administered pain relief and prepared him for surgery.
The hospital staff, led by Dr. Noam Yehudai, and spokesperson Shir Persai Barneiv, worked tirelessly to ensure that the rov received the highest level of care.

Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, rosh yeshiva of Slabodka Yeshiva, was discharged this afternoon from Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital.
The Rosh Yeshiva had been hospitalized since Thursday due to a severe case of pneumonia. After receiving treatment and care, he was released to return to his home in Bnei Brak.
Rav Hirsch will now rest at home. In the coming days, b’sha’ah tovah, he is expected to resume his regular schedule of shiurim and receiving visitors.
All are asked to continue davening for the complete recovery of Rav Moshe Hillel ben Mindel.
{Matzav.com Israel}

In the wake of the recent Tefillin controversy in Ramat Gan, Rav Meir Tzvi Bergman, Rosh Yeshivas Rashbi, expressed deep concern over the troubling developments in Israel.
Speaking to a delegation from Mexico, Rav Bergman addressed the incident where the principal of the Ohel Shem High School in Ramat Gan forbade a student from wearing Tefillin within the school’s premises.

Maran Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch is in need of urgent tefillos for a full recovery after being hospitalized with severe pneumonia. The rosh yeshiva of Slabodka Yeshiva was admitted to Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital following a sudden onset of breathing difficulties after a public meeting in the afternoon.
Rav Hirsch, diagnosed with acute pneumonia, is being treated by a team of expert doctors.
Despite the severity of his condition, he has not required intubation or sedation at any point.
In response to the news, Rav Meir Tzvi Bergman, Rosh Yeshivas Rashbi, halted his own public meetings to recite Tehillim for Rav Hirsch’s refuah.
All are asked to daven for Rav Moshe Hillel ben Mindel.

The New York State Education Department wrote in English and Yiddish to two Chassidic schools in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., notifying them that they will no longer receive public funding and directing the schools to tell parents that the institution “is no longer deemed a school, which provides compulsory education fulfilling the requirements of Article 65 of the Education Law.”
According to section 3204 of state law, “instruction given to a minor elsewhere than at a public school shall be at least substantially equivalent to the instruction given to minors of like age and attainments at the public schools of the city or district where the minor resides,” the state told Yeshiva Bnei Shimon Yisroel and Talmud Torah of Kasho.

It is with deep regret that Agudath Israel of America announces the impending retirement of Rabbi Abba Cohen, long-time director of Agudath Israel’s Washington Office and its Vice President for Government Affairs.
During his 36-year tenure as head of Agudath Israel’s Washington Office, Rabbi Cohen worked with seven presidential administrations and 19 Congresses. He is universally respected in the nation’s capital as a skilled spokesman and tireless advocate for the Orthodox Jewish community, as a model of honor and impeccable integrity, as a paradigm of keen intelligence and consummate professionalism.

A controversy erupted at Ohel Shem High School in Ramat Gan after the school’s principal, Israel Viluzhny, decided to suspend a student who had put on tefillin on school property.
The situation, initially reported by Kol Chai radio, intensified when hundreds of students at the well-known institution—home to approximately 1,400 students between the ages of 14 and 18—pooled their resources to buy a set of tefillin, planning to don them during recess.
Orel Malik, one of the students who spearheaded the effort, explained that the tragic events of October 7 inspired many of his peers to reconnect with Jewish traditions, leading to a growing interest in wearing tefillin.

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