The Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Bnei Brak, Rav Yisroel Hager, has instructed his chassidim not to report to IDF Draft Offices at all.
During Seudah Shlishis at his vacation residence in England, where the Rebbe has been staying in recent weeks, he instructed not to report at all to draft offices. He conveyed this message to his close associates and family members who were with him, including the Rebbe of Vizhnitz-Beit Shemesh.

Rav Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Bar-Ilan zt”l passed away at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer. He was the rov of the Hachtivah Hamar Shul and the rov of the Ma’arav Rechovot neighborhood for decades. He was 82.
Rav Bar-Ilan was born in Tel Aviv on Erev Sukkos in 1942, a grandson of Rabbi Meir Bar-Ilan, a leader and prominent figure in the Mizrachi movement, and a great-grandson of the Netziv of Volozhin, after whom he was named.
In 1960, he joined the Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva, where he learned from his rabbeim, Rav Tzvi Yehuda HaKohen Kook and Rav Avraham Shapira. During his time at the yeshiva, he delivered shiurim on the “Kuzari.”

In this episode of “Inside the Agudah,” Rabbi A. D. Motzen, National Director of Government Affairs at Agudath Israel of America, sits with Rabbi Yitzchok Hisiger, Director of Torah Initiatives at Agudath Israel of America, to discuss the nature of his work on behalf of the klal. Rabbi Motzen provides a unique inside look at the vital activities of his department at the Agudah, overseeing wide-ranging government advocacy across the country. School choice, funding for non-public schools, the observance of religious rights and voter turnout are just some of the issues to which Rabbi Motzen is committed. In addition, he has hired, trained, and monitored new regional directors, while providing them with ongoing professional development.

On Tuesday evening, after Tisha B’Av, thousands of yeshiva students and kollel yungeleit will set out for bein hazemanim, to gather strength in preparation for the upcoming month of Elul. In most yeshivas in Eretz Yisroel, limited summer camps will be held due to the current situation in the Holy Land.
In light of the current security situation, Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim, the largest yeshiva in the world, will be extending the summer zeman until Tu B’Av, following the directive of the Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, and the Mashgiach, Rav Binyamin Finkel.

Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara sent a letter on Sunday to Labor Minister Yoav Ben Tzur stating her opinion that funding for day care centers for children of Charedim who dodge IDF service should be stopped.
The attorney general said that since the June 25 landmark ruling by the High Court of Justice that Charedi yeshivah students must perform army service, there is no legal basis to fund day care for their children.
“In the absence of a legal basis for postponing the [IDF] service, the legal basis for encouraging and supporting the state in the activities of those who avoid conscription has been dropped,” the letter states.
It added that the cessation of day care funding will start from the next academic year.

By Avi Shiff
A conference held last Tuesday on Rechov Yirmiyahu in Yerushalayim was a truly remarkable sight, as rabbonim from kehillos and mosdos catering to families from chutz la’aretz convened with mechanchim and administrators from Israeli Talmud Torahs and mosdos hachinuch. The purpose of the conference was to announce the Leebaynu project, aimed at providing educational guidance and support to bridge the gap between Americans who live in Eretz Yisroel and Israeli educational institutions, yeshivos, rabbonim, and mechanchim.

Wednesday night, some 1,300 men and women converged upon Ateres Chaya Hall in Borough Park to attend an event sponsored by Agudath Israel’s KnowUs division. The goal of the event, titled Dina D’malchusa Dina, was to raise awareness of how, as Torah Jews, we can uphold the highest standards of ethical and financial rectitude, especially when interacting with secular society.
It is a longstanding priority of the Agudah to attune the community to areas where extra vigilance and ehrlichkeit can be exercised. In fact, yesterday’s event was modeled after similar asifos that took place years ago, also preceding Tisha B’av, a time reserved for introspection of our place in golus.

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On Tuesday, the Sderot Police buried a Sefer Torah that was burned in the Simchas Torah October 7th Hamas attacks. The Torah was housed at the old Sderot police station, which was completely destroyed during the attacks. Police officers and other security forces managed to fight off the terrorists in a heroic battle which saved many lives.
The Southern Police District Commander Amir Cohen led the ceremony, along with Sderot mayor Alon Davidi, the Rav of the city Rav Dror Tawil, Tel Aviv Police District Commander Peretz Amar, and other local leaders and Rabbanim, saying: