Auschwitz survivor turned social-media influencer and author Lily Ebert has died in London, her family announced on Wednesday. She was 100 years old.
Ebert “passed away of old age early this morning, at home surrounded by family,” the family. She is survived by a daughter and a son; 10 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
In July 1944, Ebert, aged 20, and her entire family were deported from Hungary to the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. Her mother, younger sister and brother were all murdered in the gas chambers.
Four months after arriving at Auschwitz, Ebert and two of her sisters were transferred and put to work in a German munitions factory near Leipzig, where they remained until liberation by the U.S. Army in 1945.

Amid the turmoil at the borders between Ukraine and Romania, which has left numerous Breslover Chassidim stranded and unable to return to Israel, community representatives have reached out to Interior Minister Moshe Arbel of Shas for help.
In their appeal, the Chassidim highlighted the disarray and overcrowding that travelers have encountered while trying to return home after their Rosh Hashanah visit to Uman, Ukraine.
In response to one of their pleas, Arbel indicated that he is unable to provide assistance, stating, “Israel is at war.” He elaborated, saying, “We are at war right now, and there was a travel warning. Whoever decided to travel anyway should take into account the risks which come with it.”

The Israeli Supreme Court has unanimously voted to overrule the Tel Aviv municipality and allow a gender-segregated minyan in a public space on Yom Kippur. The minyan will be held in Gan Meir, a popular Tel Aviv park.
Earlier on Wednesday evening the Tel Aviv municipality rejected a compromise proposal put forward by Supreme Court judges following an appeal by the Rosh Yehudi organization and several residents against the Tel Aviv municipality decision to block the minyan from taking place on Yom Kippur.
Supreme Court Judges David Mintz, Ofer Grosskopf, and Yael Kasher criticized the city’s conduct throughout the hearing. The judges also said they could not understand Tel Aviv’s principled opposition to Minyan.

With Sukkos right around the corner, and Sukkah building season in full swing, along with them comes the annual challenge of ensuring that no tree branches extend over the walls, compromising and even potentially pasuling the Sukkah below.
Just in time, there is a way to definitively know that the air above is clear, and one can sit in their Sukkah with complete confidence that he is being makayim the mitzva in the best way possible.
Rabbi Shlomo Francis, Rabbinic Director of the Eruv Network and author of the acclaimed groundbreaking sefer The Laws of an Eruv, has taken his expertise from decades of checking Eruv poles and strings around the country to now educate the public on how to properly ensure that no branches are overhead.

Dear Matzav Inbox,

As next week approaches, I feel compelled to express my deep concern regarding our children and their increasing time spent at the daled minim shuks, no matter where or in what city.

While many parents view this as harmless, a mere opportunity for their children to earn a few dollars or enjoy some freedom, we must recognize the significant dangers lurking in this seemingly innocent environment.

As in past years, Agudath Israel of America’s Washington Office has worked closely with agencies of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to help avoid potential problems for travelers carrying arba minim.

At an anti-draft gathering in Bnei Brak, instead of his planned speech, Slabodka rosh yeshiva Hagaon Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch simply apologized for the timing of the event, which, unbeknownst to organizers, fell on the secular memorial day for October 7th.
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It has been two days since the conclusion of Shabbos after Rosh Hashanah, and thousands of Breslov Chasidim are trapped at the Ukraine-Romania border, wishing to return home.
According to sources from the community, many people are forced to wait outside in the inclement weather, without proper shelter.
Per a senior source in United Breslov: “The Ukrainians have created an electronic line and they only accept those who booked an appointment ahead of time. And sometimes there are no open appointments for the border for many hours ahead. It creates insane chaos.”

Rabbi Doron Peretz joins Fox one year after his son Daniel was murdered and his body taken hostage by Hamas.

As tens of thousands of reservists are being called up to the northern front in the battle against Hezbollah in Lebanon, all logistical operations are kicking it up a notch. With the start of the Yamim Noraim and Succos approaching, flying under the radar is the fact that the role of the Israel Defense Forces’ Rabbanut just got tougher as well. It was never going to be easy providing for soldiers’ spiritual needs in the Gaza Strip during the Yomim Tovim, and the recent escalation with Hezbollah to the north has only deepened the challenge.