The wife of a Chabad shliach who was severely beaten by left-wing protesters at the Kaplan intersection in Tel Aviv on Sunday spoke to the media on Thursday about the horrifying incident. The couple had gone to Tel Aviv to visit their son and were on their way home, unaware that a spontaneous left-wing protest had begun on Kaplan, with no police stationed nearby. While waiting at a light, the protesters began banging on their car and shouting at them. The husband tried to continue driving but when protesters blocked their way and tried to smash their windows, he got out of the car to talk to the protesters so they wouldn’t break the glass. They responded by punching him in the face and one of them struck him with his flagpole and severely lacerated his cheek.

A Pesach getaway program scheduled to take place at the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ, has dissolved into disaster due to what the director of the Pesach program described as a “huge financial scam.” People who signed up for the Pesach program, which had been slated to run from April 4-14 and featured a full roster of singers and personalities, were notified Wednesday of an “unfortunate and unprecedented situation.” “While the program was moving along nicely, while our dedicated team was working tirelessly to make it a true success, we were hit with a huge financial scam, and we are not sure at this point if we can continue,” a message from Aryeh Hospitality said. “We are trying to find an alternative option,” the message continued.

Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell and other officials joined with community leaders for a pre-Passover Security Briefing at NYPD Headquarters on Wednesday March 29, 2023. Commissioner Sewell spoke about public safety and the strong relationship between the NYPD and the Jewish community. Commissioner Sewell stated there will be an increased police presence at synagogues and gave special acknowledgement to Inspector Richie Taylor for his leadership as the Commanding Officer of Community Affairs Outreach. Chief Chaplain Rabbi Dr. Alvin Kass spoke about the miracle of Pesach and the perseverance of the Jewish people.

Rav Menachem Hendel, a Chabad shliach in Athens where a terror attack was thwarted by the Mossad, spoke to Kikar H’Shabbat on Wednesday about the frightening report. “We heard about it on the news like everyone else,” he said. “We weren’t officially contacted. Even now – we haven’t been informed of anything. Baruch Hashem, Who watches over us – and we thank the authorities who protect us all the time.” “Were you shocked? Were the members of the kehilla scared? “We were definitely surprised. We have security all year round but this was definitely disturbing. We’re in contact with the authorities to further increase our security and b’ezras Hashem, we’ll have only good and happy things.” Is there any concern that will affect your Pesach activities? “We hope not.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and other senior government officials on Tuesday evening slammed US President Joe Biden’s flagrant interference in Israeli domestic affairs. Speaking to the press on Tuesday while waiting for Air Force One at the Raleigh-Durham airport, Biden responded to a question about the “health of democracy” in Israel. “Like many strong supporters of Israel I’m very concerned,” Biden said. “I’m concerned that they get this straight. They cannot continue down this road and I’ve sort of made that clear. Hopefully, the prime minister will act in a way that he’ll try to work out some genuine compromise but that remains to be seen.” Reporter: “Are you inviting Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House, sir? Do you believe he’ll be coming to Washington?” Biden: “No.

In an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, Donald Trump somehow managed to mix up a proposed trade deal called NAFTA with the military alliance called NATO. The former president, who is just four years younger than the cognitively deficient Joe Biden, boasted that countries learned “not to mess around” with him on trade deals. “Did they fear me? I suspect they did,” Trump said. “Putin said, ‘Man, you are killing me, especially about Nord Stream.’ And I stopped it. It was stopped cold. And I told other countries, ‘If you go into the Nord Stream, you are not going to do any business with the United States of America,’ meaning rip us off on trade because a lot of them have ripped us off. I made a lot of great deals on trade, though.

An elderly man was struck and injured by a vehicle on Tuesday night in Boro Park. Hatzolah was called to the scene of the accident at 11th Avenue and 55th Street at around 10 pm, with paramedics finding a 70-year-old victim suffering from multiple serious injuries. The man was rushed in critical condition to Maimonides Medical Center, where doctors are working to save his life. The NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad is currently investigating the accident and has cordoned off the area as they probe the incident. THIS STORY WAS FIRST PUBLISHED ON THE BORO PARK SCOOP STATUS CLICK HERE SIGN UP TO THE BORO PARK SCOOP WHATSAPP STATUS TO BE INFORMED OF BORO PARK NEWS IN LIVE TIME  

The Jackson Township Council on Tuesday evening unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance that will greatly enhance the ability of kehillos in the township to establish shuls and mikavos in their neighborhoods, LAKEWOOD ALERTS reported. Prior to the ordinance, kehillos wishing to establish shuls faced the monumental task of finding a property with a minimum size of two acres on which to place their building. This has forced most kehillos in the township to hold minyanim in people’s homes. With tonight’s ordinance passing, the minimum property size required for a shul would be dropped to 1 acre in most areas of Jackson, with just half an acre required for shuls in some sections, including the Brookwood neighborhoods. The ordinance still must pass a second reading.

Rosh Yeshivas Ateres Yisrael, HaGaon HaRav Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi, was on a chizuk trip in the US in the past week, visiting kehillos in New York, New Jersey, Montreal and Los Angeles. The highlight of his trip was a huge gathering in Lakewood. While in Los Angeles, the Rosh Yeshivah requested to visit the famed ba’al tzedaka Reb Shlomo Yehudah Rechnitz to thank him for the huge Kimcha D’Pischa – the largest in the world – that he funds every year in Chareidi cities in Eretz Yisrael, including Bnei Brak, Elad, Modiin Illit, Jerusalem and dozens of other locations – a project that cost over $4 million.

Millions of Israelis were outraged by the political strike called by the Histadrut labor union on Monday “in protest of the government’s judicial reform plan.” A politically motivated nationwide strike that shuts down the Israeli economy sets quite a dangerous precedent. According to a Ynet report, Monday’s strike cost the Israeli economy about NIS 2.5 billion. The sum doesn’t include the emotional cost of those affected by the strike of the healthcare system. One Israeli cancer patient wrote an emotional post on Facebook about an important test that he scheduled months earlier that was canceled during the strike. Additionally, the Israel Hotel Association reported a significant number of cancellations of reservations in Israel’s hotels.