Last Friday, Satmar community marked the 45th anniversary of the petirah of the Divrei Yoel zt”l. The commemoration, led by the current Satmar Rebbe Rav Aharon Teitelbaum and attended by thousands of Chassidim, included a poignant address on a pressing local issue: the soaring cost of housing, Arutz Sheva reports.
In recent years, the village of Kiryas Yoel, a hub for many Chassidishe families in New York, has witnessed a dramatic surge in real estate prices. Just five years ago, the cost per square meter was $1,800, but it has now skyrocketed to $6,000—representing an increase of roughly 400 percent.

Hundreds of people packed the Kosel plaza on Monday evening to participate in a special Tefillah service for Achdus of the nation and the safe return of the remaining hostages.
The event took place as thousands lined the streets of the capital to attend the funeral of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of six Israeli hostages executed last week by Hamas in Gaza which left Israelis grief-stricken and angry.
The Tefillah, which was led and organized by Tzfas Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and included the father of a fallen soldier, as well as family members of the hostages, had been planned in advance but took on added significance due to the weekend’s news of their deaths.

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rabbi Yisroel Schenkolewski z”l, a longtime askan and baal chesed in the Lakewood, NJ Torah community, following a protracted illness. He was 80.
Rabbi Schenkolewski was well-known for his significant contributions to chinuch, most notably as the co-founder of Bais Kaila High School, which he established in 1977 alongside Rabbi Shmuel Mayer. The school, named in memory of his daughter, has provided a wonderful chinuch b’derech Yisroel saba to generations of bnos Yisroel.

[Video below.] At a seudah on Thursday marking the yahrtzeit of the Divrei Yoel of Satmar zt”l, Rav Aharon Teitelbaum of Satmar delivered an important address on the pressing issue of the housing crisis in Kiryas Yoel.
For years, the community has grappled with skyrocketing housing prices, fueled by investors and developers who have been inflating prices, making affordable housing increasingly scarce for local families.
In response to this growing concern, Rav Aharon announced the development of two major housing projects in Kiryas Yoel, each slated to include nearly 1,000 affordable apartments.

All are requested to continue davening for Rav Avrohom Nesanel Zucker, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Gedolah Ohr Yisroel of Marine Park, Brooklyn, who is in critical need of rachamei Shomayim.
Rav Zucker’s family related that they are deeply grateful for the countless heartfelt tefillos and zechusim being generated for his recovery. Unfortunately, his medical condition remains critical and he is still in a coma.
Rav Zucker sustained a severe head injury on Sunday and underwent a lengthy surgery.
Please daven for Refoel Avrohom Nesanel ben Masha Liba b’soch sha’ar cholei Yisroel.
{Matzav.com}

CNN contributor Scott Jennings roasted Kamala Harris on Tuesday after news broke that the Democratic Presidential nominee would be bringing running mate Tim Walz to her much-anticipated first interview.

“I think it’s incredibly weak, weak sauce, to show up with your running mate,” Jennings, a former special assistant to President George W. Bush, told CNN, adding that the move showed a “troubling lack of confidence in her political ability.”

 
“It makes you wonder as a voter, ‘what kind of president would you be?’” he continued. “I think Republicans are going to think it’s pretty weak to show up effectively with someone who’ll take up half the time.”
Watch the clip below:

Due to the fear of an Iranian attack and the great concern for those foreign bnei yeshiva who are supposed to return to yeshiva in time for Elul, this week, the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim, Rav Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, visited the residence of the Rav Moshe Sternbuch, gaavad of the Badatz of the Eidah Hachareidus.
Rav Finkel sought Rav Sternbuch’s response regarding those American talmidim who are afraid to return to learn in Eretz Yisrael, or their parents who are anxious and fearful to send their sons to Eretz Hakodesh.

A Sefer Torah, locked in a safe, stolen months ago from Yeshivas Siach Yitzchok in Far Rockaway, N.Y., has been returned to the family that donated it.
Documents provided by the New York City Police Department stated that officers arrested Saul Colon, 37, on Aug. 2. He was charged with burglary in the third degree. An unnamed accomplice remains at large.
Colon confessed to the crime and led investigators to the location of the safe, with the Sefer Torah inside, in a wooded area in the New York City borough. The Sefer Torah suffered some water damage.
Additional charges Colon received include grand larceny in the second degree and grand larceny in the fourth degree. He faces between seven-and-a-half to 15 years in prison.

With profound sorrow, Matzav.comreports the untimely passing of Mordechai Boehm z”l of Woodmere. He was 49.

Mordy tragically passed away while on vacation in Pennsylvania in an incident on the Delaware River.

Mordy was the Chief Technology Officer at MillinMedical, LLC, where his expertise and leadership were invaluable. Beyond his professional accomplishments, Mordy was known for his warmth, integrity, and unwavering honesty. His kindness and compassion left a lasting impression on everyone who knew him.

Nearly 30,000 new Olim have arrived in Israel since the Oct. 7 massacre, according to figures released Tuesday by the World Zionist Organization.
The wave of Aliyah coincides with the nearly 11-month war against Hamas in Gaza and a surge in global antisemitism, including in North America. The war began when thousands of Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, slaughtering 1,200 people and abducting another 250. Of these, 108 still remain captive in the Strip.