In a celebration of community and safety, Chaverim of Rockland hosted its highly anticipated Annual Bike Registration and Carnival event on Sunday, attracting over 10,000 children and their families. The event, held at Viola Park, transformed the area into a vibrant carnival filled with excitement and entertainment, marking another successful year for this beloved community gathering. Viola Park was abuzz with activity, featuring an impressive bike show, thrilling rides, and cheerful music that created an atmosphere of joy and celebration. Families from across Rockland County eagerly made their way to the park, ready to partake in the day’s festivities. A key feature of the event was the bike registration initiative.

Tens of thousands of people attended the Levaya of the Kossover Rebbe ZT”L, who was Niftar on Shabbos morning. A levaya was first held in Boro Park on Sunday afternoon, followed by a massive Levaya at the Vishnitzer Bais Hamedrash in Monsey. The following videos and photos are via YWN affiliate Monsey Scoop, which was covering the Levaya in live time.

It is with profound sadness that YWN informs you of the Petirah of the Kosover Rebbe, HaRav Shraga Feivish Hager zt”l, a luminary for tens of thousands across the globe. He was 66 years old. In January 2023, the Kosover Chassidus in Boro Park publicized that the Rebbe had fallen extremely ill and was in need of Rachamei Shamayim. In the subsequent year-plus, the Rebbe traveled to Germany for specialized treatments, which ultimately wiped out the disease, but left his internal organs severely compromised. The Rebbe was hospitalized again several weeks ago due to organ failure, and had been back-and-forth between the hospital and home in recent days and weeks as his condition deteriorated. On Friday afternoon, a Minyan was gathered around his bed. He was Niftar over Shabbos.

A 13-year-old Bochur riding a bike tragically lost his life after he was struck by a vehicle that lost control in Pomona on Wednesday afternoon. Rockland Hatzolah Paramedics rushed to the scene at Overlook Drive and High Mountain Road, but were sadly unable to revive the young bochur, who was identified as Efrayim Rubin. Haverstraw Police are now investigating the awful accident, with Chesed Shel Emes, Misaskim and Chaverim Of Rockland at the scene as well. Levaya details will be published when they become available to us. Boruch Dayan HaEmmes… (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

House Speaker Mike Johnson visited Rockland County on Sunday in support of Congressman Mike Lawler’s reelection campaign, attending several key events aimed at rallying support for Rep. Lawler. The visit began with a breakfast reception in New City from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m., hosted by Doug Katz and Mike Lehner. Doors opened at 7:30 a.m., with ticket prices ranging from $150 for attendees to $3,300 for hosts. Following the breakfast, Speaker Johnson attended a VIP event in Monsey from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., co-hosted by Sol Werdiger and Sander Gerber. The event location was provided upon RSVP, and tickets were priced at $6,600 per person. The final stop on Speaker Johnson’s itinerary was New Square, where he met with the Skvere Rebbe from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

The Gedolim on their historic mission to raise $100 Million for Yeshivas and Kollelim Eretz Yisroel, have attended their first major meeting at the home of philanthropist Reb Shimmy Glick in Monsey. Two of the Gedolim landed this morning at Teterboro Airport, while the others were scheduled to land in the US later Sunday morning. The Gedolim on this mission are Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, Rav Yaakov Hillel, Rav Don Segal, Rav Dov Landau, the Rachmastrivker Rebbe and Rav Avraham Salim. The Gedolim will be attending private events with philanthropists and leading Baalei Tzedakah the next few days. As many as ten thousand people are expected tonight at a major Asifa in Lakewood outside BMG.

Monsey Scoop reported on Wednesday morning that a long-serving Shabbos Goy and security guard working in New Square has been let go after a sudden and shocking discovery was made: he is Jewish. The revelation came to light during a casual conversation with a resident, where the “Shabbos Goy” mentioned that his grandmother was Jewish and had lived in a village near Kiev, Ukraine. The news spread like wildfire, and having been provided the information, the Skvere dayanim instructed local askanim to research and verify the facts before the next Shabbos.

The Jewish Federation and Foundation of Rockland County on Tuesday hosted a bipartisan panel with Republican Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), in which the Congressmen gave their views on Israel and the U.S. role in its recovery from the October 7 massacre by Hamas, confronting antisemitism, and ensuring institutions can […]

A financial crisis is rocking the chinuch system, with boys and girls schools – including elementary schools, high schools, mesivtos, and batei medrashim – feeling a serious cash crunch. The money woes are not isolated to one particular town or geographic area, with mosdos chinuch spread throughout the U.S. suffering from far fewer big donors and a growing number of parents […]

The Town of Ramapo has announced the addition of a new Chametz burning site to be operational this Erev Pesach in the Suffern Airmont area. The newly designated site is located at Clark Park, 59 Campbell Avenue, Airmont, NY 10901, and will begin operations on Monday, Erev Pesach, from 6:00 AM. This new location joins […]