In a sharply worded message on Wednesday evening, Rav Yitzchak Yosef, former chief rabbi of Israel, made it clear that the latest developments surrounding the chareidi draft bill and the position taken by MK Yoel “Yuli” Edelstein could spell the end of the current government’s term.
During a meeting at his home, Rav Yosef received former minister and Shas negotiator Ariel Attias for a detailed update on the discussions within the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee regarding the draft legislation and the mounting political crisis threatening to dissolve the Knesset.

As tensions escalate between Prime Minister Netanyahu and the chareidi parties over the draft law crisis, new developments reveal mounting political instability. A private, one-on-one meeting took place on Wednesday between MK Benny Gantz, chairman of the National Unity Party, and Rav Reuven Elbaz, a senior member of Shas’s Moetzet Chachmei HaTorah. The meeting was held at Rav Elbaz’s residence.

In a series of bombshell recordings aired for the first time Wednesday evening on Channel 13, Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu is heard speaking in English with Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, pleading for more time to pass the chareidi draft law. Netanyahu tells Rav Hirsch that the reason he removed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi was because they stood in the way of the legislation.
“We need to save not just the State of Israel, but also the Torah world,” Netanyahu is heard saying in the recording. “That is what I strongly believe in. With G-d’s help, that’s what we’ll do. In order to do it, we need time to pass the law properly, so it can’t be challenged.”

For the first time in 17 years, a new Sefer Torah was brought into the main beis medrash of Ponovezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak. The event, held on Tuesday, Isru Chag Shavuos, marked a poignant milestone and drew thousands.
The Sefer Torah was dedicated l’ilui nishmas the Rosh HaYeshiva, HaRav Gershon Edelstein zt”l.

Rav Avraham Yosef publicly criticized the growing practice of drinking coffee inside shuls during Shacharis, calling the phenomenon deeply inappropriate and widespread in many communities.
Speaking on Kol Chai Radio, Rav Yosef addressed a listener’s question regarding whether a tired individual may drink coffee during the zemiros section before Baruch She’amar. His response was unequivocal: “It’s unthinkable,” he said. “If someone wants to drink coffee, they can do so outside the shul—not inside. A shul is not a coffee shop.”

A rabbi in Normandy was assaulted on Friday afternoon, suffering multiple blows to the abdomen, according to both the victim and regional law enforcement.
Rabbi Elie Lemmel shared a statement—later circulated on social media—describing the incident. “I received a blow and was insulted in a language I didn’t understand,” he wrote.
Despite the attack, Rabbi Lemmel sought to reassure others, saying, “Thank God, everything is okay.” He also offered a message of resilience: “If we are feeling delicate when a person in our community is physically harmed, then let us strengthen ourselves spiritually.”

A 4-year-old Jewish boy who was born and raised in an Arab village underwent a deeply moving bris milah ceremony on Erev Shavuos following a complex rescue mission coordinated by the Or L’Achim organization.
The operation began after Or L’Achim’s emergency hotline received a desperate call from a Jewish mother requesting help to escape from the Arab village where she had been living for years, reportedly under conditions of distress and danger. A specialized rescue team, including volunteers with backgrounds in elite Israeli military units, was dispatched swiftly to extract the mother and her two young children.

Tensions are peaking in the Israeli political arena as the chareidi parties gear up for one of the most dramatic moves in recent memory—their potential withdrawal from the government coalition. While some blame MK Yuli Edelstein for blindsiding them with unexpected sanctions targeting the olam haTorah, others are directing their anger at Prime Minister Netanyahu himself.
Late Tuesday night, Matzav.com revealed that Rav Dov Landau was initially hesitant to topple the government over the conscription bill. However, just hours later, a formal statement from his home indicated a complete turnaround: the decision had been made to dissolve the government. This marked a stunning development.

In a landmark ruling, the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Western Wall Heritage Foundation have announced that all stones from the Kosel HaMa’aravi currently scattered across various locations in Israel will be returned to their original location for genizah (burial), in accordance with the position of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.

A groundbreaking Israeli Health Ministry report on smoking in Israel has revealed alarming statistics about the prevalence of smoking among young men in the chareidi sector, with dramatically higher rates than in the general population. The study, the first of its kind, found that over half of students in chareidi high schools and nearly 80% of dropouts had tried smoking—many starting at a shockingly young age.