URGENT UPDATE 02/10: The courts have increased the sentence from 25 years to a lifetime sentence. If we don’t raise the funds soon, an innocent father of five will perish in prison. We call on every member of Klal Yisroel to donate towards his immediate release, for every second his health is failing. Thank you and tizku l’mitzvos! “Pidyon shvuyim comes before feeding and clothing the poor, there is no greater mitzvah than pidyon shvuyim.” (Rambam) AN URGENT REQUEST FROM RAV DANIEL BELSKY SHLITA: Raboisai, This week, a man in our community has been imprisoned for crimes he did not commit. Rabbonim chashuvim have officially paskened this matter as urgent pidyon shvuyim. The case is an extremely urgent one, where every second matters, for his health is failing in prison as we speak.

“Pidyon shvuyim comes before feeding and clothing the poor, there is no greater mitzvah than pidyon shvuyim.” (Rambam)   AN URGENT REQUEST FROM RAV DANIEL BELSKY SHLITA:   Raboisai,   This week, a man in our community has been imprisoned for crimes he did not commit. Rabbonim chashuvim have officially paskened this matter as urgent pidyon shvuyim. The case is an extremely urgent one, where every second matters, for his health is failing in prison as we speak.

A bochur fell extremely sick. Yosef Chaim ben Golda got the dreaded disease, taken away from his yeshiva and pushed into sudden hospitalization. With siyata dshamaya, an experimental medication is a good match with the bochurs blood type, and can bring tremendous relief to his constant pain and suffering.  Yosef Chaim comes from a family of 13, and are unable to finance the medication, which is currently the only option. The cost of treatment is 18,000 a month, and Baruch Hashem there is an organization that has offered to pay 9,000 a month on the condition it is matched for a year, at 108,000 shekel. CLICK HERE TO DONATE!

Tragedy struck the Los Angeles Jewish community on Thursday morning when word spread of a horrific incident. At the levaya of Leora Ezoory 33 A”H, shrilling and screaming could be heard from the Ezra’s nashim. Her husband Joel was maspid while visibly injured. Hespeidim were made to a packed house. One of the Maspidim noted, “Chazal say that one of the responsibilities of a Maspid is to bring other to bechi, but no words are necessary! Devastated parents, a broken husband, and 5 Yesomim. The youngest only 7 months old!” CLICK HERE TO DONATE Sources tell YWN that a young couple from the community traveled to Denver to go on a skiing trip.

RESERVEDReaders were shocked and saddened yesterday by the tragic passing of 12-year-old Jerusalem boy Eliyahu Shor. More details have now emerged, giving a terrifying glimpse into the final moments before Eliyahu’s death. Mr. & Mrs. Shor awoke on Tuesday night to the sound of an explosion. They immediately ran to the hallway to investigate, where they found a large blaze and heavy smoke.  Blinded by the smokey air, Eliyahu’s parents yelled for him to jump from the top of his bunk bed, over the flames, to safety. The young boy called back in fear but was afraid to jump. Moments later, he passed away.  The Shor family’s tragedy is still happening: They have been released from the hospital, but have no home to return to. Everything they own has been damaged by the blaze.

  Tragedy struck the Los Angeles Jewish community on Thursday morning, when word spread of a horrific incident. Sources tell YWN that a young couple from the community traveled to Denver to go on a skiing trip. They were travelling on Interstate 70 in Idaho Springs, when their vehicle (Jeep Compass Trailhawk) collided with a disabled tractor-trailer at around 5:30PM on Wednesday evening. Tragically, 33-year-old Leora Ezoory A”H was Niftar at the scene. Her husband was rushed to the hospital where he was initially listed in serious condition. Bichasdei Hashem he has stabilized.

A bochur fell extremely sick. Yosef Chaim ben Golda got the dreaded disease, taken away from his yeshiva and pushed into sudden hospitalization. With siyata dshamaya, an experimental medication is a good match with the bochurs blood type, and can bring tremendous relief to his constant pain and suffering.  Yosef Chaim comes from a family of 13, and are unable to finance the medication, which is currently the only option. The cost of treatment is 18,000 a month, and Baruch Hashem there is an organization that has offered to pay 9,000 a month on the condition it is matched for a year, at 108,000 shekel. CLICK HERE TO DONATE!

Tragedy struck a Jerusalem family last night, after a fire tore through a Jerusalem apartment, killing a 12-year-old boy in the process. Eliyahu’s father, who is wheelchair-bound, was miraculously saved from the blaze. Despite Mrs. Shor’s desperate screams to save her son, emergency responders were unable to resuscitate the child.  The family have now been released form the hospital but have no home to sit shiva in. An emergency fund has been opened to help them rebuild their home and replace their belongings. Any and all help is deeply needed. 

Help support a widow whose financial burden is threatening her entire household and stability. After the untimely passing of her husband, she supported her family as the primary source of income. She recently fell, and had to have costly operations on both of her hands. Since then, her income has dwindled, and even after physiotherapy, her hands are not back to normal. DONATE NOW! Debts that she isn’t able to repay are accumulating, and the sum of 100,000 Shekel is needed to repay debts before proceedings begin. This in turn will put her on a financial plan to help herself and her family through this tough time. Have rachmonim and extend a hand so that she won’t collapse, and be blessed with all the blessings in the Torah for those that care and support almanos.

Readers around the world were shocked and saddened yesterday to hear of the passing of 32-year-old Mrs. Chayan Marian. Chaya fought an excruciating battle with cancer and left behind 5 young children.