The Israeli Defense Forces revealed on Sunday that three soldiers lost their lives in a mortar onslaught at the Kerem Shalom Crossing along the Gaza border earlier in the day.
The fallen soldiers have been identified as SSgt. Ruben Marc Mordechai Assouline, 19, hailing from Raanana; SSgt. Ido Testa, 19, from Yerushalayim; and SSgt. Tal Shavit, 21, from Kfar Hagiladi.
Assouline and Testa served in the Shaked Battalion within the Givati Brigade, while Shavit was part of the 931st Battalion within the Nachal Brigade.
In addition to the fatalities, eleven soldiers sustained injuries from the barrage and were transported for medical attention at the Soroka Medical Center in Be’er Sheva.

A rare Gemarah printed before World War II and found unscathed in a historic Munich beer hall after the Holocaust was given to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum on Wednesday by the family of President Isaac Herzog.
The Gemarah Pesachim has been in the family’s possession for the last eight decades; it will be permanently displayed at the museum in Yerushalayim.
The book was discovered amid many other religious artifacts in the Bürgerbräukeller beer hall in Munich in 1945 and was entrusted to Rabbi Yitzhak Halevi Herzog (1888-1959), grandfather of the current president of Israel. The rabbi was the chief Ashkenazic rabbi of Eretz Israel and a prominent religious leader during the pre-state period.

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At least 20 Shuls were targeted by bomb threats over Shabbas, according to a New York State representative.
At least four of the targeted Jewish houses of worship are in Alex Bores’s district, the assemblymember wrote.
“I’ve spoken with rabbis and the police; they have investigated the specific threats and found them to be not credible,” Bores wrote. “Antisemitism is unacceptable, and the perpetrators should be prosecuted.”
On Saturday evening, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wrote that the state is “actively monitoring a number of bomb threats at synagogues in New York.”

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rav Yechiel Yitzchok Perr zt”l, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Derech Ayson of Far Rockaway. He was 89.
Rav Perr grew up in South Ozone Park, Queens, where his father, Rav Menachem Mendel Perr, served as rov for over 50 years. He was a son of Rav Menachem Mendel and Rebbetzin Leah Perr.
He attended high school at Yeshivas Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin and then learned at Yeshiva of Philadelphia, under Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky and Rav Elya Svei.
He subsequently joined Bais Medrash Govoah in Lakewood, where he learned under the rosh yeshiva, Rav Aharon Kotler, from 1954 to 1962.

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rabbi Avrohom Stefansky zt”l.
Rabbi Stefansky was a talmid of Bais Medrash Govoah in Lakewood during the early days of the yeshiva, drawing close to the rosh yeshiva, Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l, whom he would drive and accompany on a regular basis. Rabbi Stefansky was an indispensable meshameish to Rav Aharon, who was forever grateful to his talmid for his support and assistance during those years.

In the midst of clashes between demonstrators advocating for and against Israel at UCLA in California on Tuesday evening, a distinctive flag carried by a pro-Israel counter-protester drew widespread attention.
Unlike the expected flags representing Israel, the PLO, or Hezbollah, this flag stood out with its bright yellow hue and the inscription of “Moshiach.”
A viral video circulating online captured the genuine surprise of a CBS News reporter upon encountering the flag, indicating that it was a sight unfamiliar to him.

On Thursday evening, Brigadier General Avi Bluth, 49, will be appointed to the position of Central Command commander.
Bluth will also be promoted to the rank of Major General – the first alumnus of the Eli pre-military academy to achieve that high rank.
Previously, Bluth has served as commander of the IDF’s Judea and Samaria Division, and served as the Prime Minister’s Military Secretary until the Bennett-Lapid government was formed.
Bluth also served for two years as the commander of the Commando Brigade. His previous positions as commander included Battalion 101 and the Maglan Unit.

In a tragic announcement Thursday evening, Kibbutz Be’eri has stated that Dror Or, who was abducted during Hamas’ attack on Israel, has been murdered and his body is being held in Gaza.
Dror Or was the father of Noam and Alma Or, who were released after being held captive in Gaza for 50 days. He was also the father of 18-year-old Yahli, who was not at home during the attack and was therefore unharmed.
The three children have been orphaned, as their mother, Yonat, was also killed on the day of the attack.
In February, Alma Or shared on Instagram that she was unaware of her mother’s death while she was held in captivity.

Touro University in New York City announced that it would grow its Touro Safe Campus Scholarship to enable students threatened by campus antisemitism to transfer to its New York School of Career and Applied Studies (NYSCAS) this fall. The fund covers 25% of tuition.
The scholarship began after the Hamas terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7.
Touro says it “has successfully maintained a conflict-free campus focused on education, and is prepared to provide financial assistance to students who seek a safe and supportive academic environment.”
Its educational system includes 36 campuses across six states, plus medical and dental schools.