Rav Avrohom Elimelech Biderman celebrated his 57th birthday yesterday.
On Motzaei Shabbos, Rav Meilech traveled to Haifa, where the Be’er HaEmunah group hosted a Melaveh Malkah in his honor. To mark the occasion Rav Meilech’s followers committed to strengthening their observance of shmiras haeinayim (guarding one’s eyes) in honor of his birthday, the 9th of Cheshvan.
A letter, signed by hundreds of followers, reads: “We firmly resolve, without taking a formal vow, to uphold the verse, ‘He who shuts his eyes from seeing evil,’ and to strengthen ourselves in shmiras haeinayim at least 57 times, in honor of our rebbi.”

Dear Matzav Inbox,
This past week, two frum podcasts featured young frum men discussing the fraud they committed and the consequences they now face. I’m writing this letter as a call to action for the frum community. If you think these are isolated cases, then you have your head in the sand.
Why, and how, are we allowing this to happen?
Have we forgotten to teach our children the basics of honesty? Why do we assume, “I won’t get caught”?
Perhaps the problem lies in what was mentioned in one of the episodes: “All we talked about in yeshiva was the guy we knew who left kollel and, in less than two years, owned 15 nursing homes.” Why are our children idolizing people with wealth?

Matzav.com has experienced a remarkable milestone, drawing more visitors than ever in its 18-year history as a trusted news source.
Our site has become the go-to platform for the latest and most relevant news for the Torah community, and this month’s unprecedented surge in traffic highlights that commitment. This peak in readership comes on the heels of our comprehensive election coverage, where Matzav.com was the only platform to publish full-length articles on election night covering every race involving frum candidates.

An interview with Real Estate Syndicator Eli Puretz by Dovid Lichtenstein on Halacha Headlines:
LISTEN:

https://matzav.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/PuretzHeadlines.mp3

All are asked to daven for the rosh yeshiva Rav Asher Hakohein Deutsch, who is currently hospitalized at Maayanei Hayeshua Hospital in Bnei Brak and in need of a refuah.

Rav Deutsch was admitted to the hospital due to an infection.
A large atzeres tefillah was held at the Kosel due to a worsening in Rav Deutsch’s condition.
All are asked to daven Rav Asher ben Leah.
{Matzav.com Israel}

The man accused of attempting to kidnap a Jewish child from his father in Brooklyn, NY has been taken into custody.
Previously, Matzav.com released security camera footage (below) from Crown Heights capturing the alarming moment. The video shows a frum father walking with his two young children when, suddenly, a masked individual attempts to grab one of the children. The father manages to hold onto his child, forcing the attacker to flee the scene.
The New York Police Department promptly launched an investigation, and the suspect has now been apprehended.

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Mrs. Faigy (Kolodny) Japha a”h of Lakewood, NJ, who tragically passed away over Shabbos at the age of 41 following a battle with illness.
Mrs. Japha was a resident of Coles Way in Lakewood Commons, where she was known for her warmth, kindness, and unwavering bitachon.
She is survived by her husband, R’ Aharon, and their children.
The levayah will take place at noon on Sunday at the Congregation Sons of Israel Holocaust Memorial Chapel, located at 613 Ramsey Avenue in Lakewood, NJ, followed by kevurah at the adjacent Mt. Sinai Cemetery.
 Yehi zichrah boruch.
{Matzav.com}

On motzei Shabbos, El Al announced that approximately 2,000 Israeli citizens were evacuated from the Netherlands back to Israel on emergency rescue flights over the weekend.
Six of the flights occured on Friday, and another two took place over Shabbos.  All the flights were financed by El Al.
The airline announced: “Over the weekend, we mobilized to assist Israeli citizens and our country, and we will continue to do so as needed.

We operated a total of 8 flights from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv – 6 flights on Friday and 2 additional flights on Saturday, with all evacuation flights operated on wide-body aircraft. We flew a total of approximately 2,000 passengers back home.

In an online post, Mayor Michael Dylan Brennan of University Heights, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, ignited controversy after appearing to single out members of the Orthodox Jewish community and two Jewish council members for their voting patterns in a local election. Although Matzav.com learned that the post was later taken down, screenshots circulated widely, drawing sharp criticism and accusations of antisemitism from community members and beyond.