We have all been stunned and outraged by what we have been hearing and seeing on America’s college campuses: Antisemitic and anti-Israel vitriol from students and professors; praise for Hamas and its butchery; threats, assaults, and violence against Jewish students; tepid response from university officials.
Jewish students are rightfully scared for their safety. And we must support them!

A large crowd gathered on Isru Chag on Techeiles Mordechai Street in the Romema neighborhood of Yerushalayim to express gratitude for the nissim that were experienced in the terror attack on Erev Yom Tov.
Seated on the dais were the four survivors who miraculously sustained only minor injuries and were released from the hospital to their homes before Yom Tov.
Also present were the neighborhood rabbonim and the rosh yeshiva of the Ohr Yerushalayim Yeshiva, Rav Dovid Shapira.

Amid mounting security concerns in northern Israel, the Israel Defense Forces have proposed the abandonment of this year’s customary Lag Ba’omer celerbations in Meron.
This proposal, first reported by Yediot Acharonot, comes three weeks ahead of Lag Ba’omer and follows a series of consultations held by the IDF’s Northern Command and Home Front Command.

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rav Yisroel Moshe Fried zt”l, who was niftar on Acharon Shel Pesach.
Rav Fried was the rov of the Neustadt Bais Medrash on County Line Road in Lakewood. He had battled illness recently.
Rav Fried was an outstanding talmid chochom and posek who was supremely dedicated to his mispallelim and those who sought his counsel and psakim.
The levayah was held today at the Neustadt Bais Medrash in Lakewood. Kevurah took place in Monsey.
Yehi zichro boruch.
{Matzav.com Israel}

Rav Asher Halevi Soloveitchik zt”l, youngest son of Rav Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik zt”l, Rosh Yeshivas Brisk, and a grandson of the Brisker Rov, was niftar on Isru Chag in Yerushalayim.
On Chol Hamoed, Rav Asher collapsed in his home on Rechov Nechemiah in Yerushalayim, and after prolonged resuscitation efforts, he was transferred to Shaarei Tzedek Medical center, where it was determined that he suffered a severe stroke.
Rav Asher was 54 and was niftar this morning at the hospital. He was an outstanding talmid chochom and boki who was known at Yeshivas Brisk for his hasmadah, learning at Brisk since his younger years.

Tonight is known in many circles as “Rumpelnacht,” as the post-Pesach cleanup gets underway. With pots, pans and dishes all over the place and kitchenware being moved from here to there, the name “Rumpelnacht” has been found appropriate by some to describe the hectic atmosphere.
So as you “turn back over” from Pesach to chometz, Matzav.com wishes you bracha and hatzlacha and all the best to your families and loved ones.

The Olam HaTorah is davening for a refuah for Rav Asher Soloveitchik, youngest son of Rav Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik zt”l, Rosh Yeshivas Brisk, and a grandson of the Brisker Rov.
Early this morning, Rav Asher collapsed in his home on Rechov Nechemiah in Yerushalayim, and after prolonged resuscitation efforts, he was transferred to Shaarei Tzedek Medical center, where it was determined that he suffered a severe neurological episode.
Rabbi Asher, age 54, was visited today at the hospital by his mother, Rebbetzin Yehudis, sister of Rav Moshe Shternbuch.
All are asked to daven for Rav Asher Shlomo Zalman ben Yehudis.
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Tonight, Motzoei Shabbos Chol Hamoed, Sephardic Chief Rabbi Rav Yitzchok Yosef addressed the recent missile attacks on Israel, attributing the nation’s protection to lomdei Torah.
Reflecting on the onslaught of thirteen thousand missiles, Rav Yosef asserted, “What miracles. By whose merit is it? In the merit of the Chief of Staff? In the merit of the Torah learners, the yeshiva students. This is the correct perspective.”
Despite facing criticism for his previous remarks on the Draft Law, Rav Yosef remained steadfast in his conviction, stating, “A few hesder yeshiva deans…called on me to rescind my statements. I said that I will not rescind them. Anyone who does not believe in this is a heretic.”

Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the Har Habayis in Yerushalayim on Thursday during the mass Birkas Kohanim.
Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzchok Yosef blessed Ben Gvir’s son at the Kosel.

This year, a tefillah was recited for the return of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, for the safety of Israel Defense Forces soldiers and security forces and for the peace of the people of Israel.
There was heavy police presence at the entrances to the Old City and the Kosel due to heightened tensions amid Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza. JNS