In response to growing concerns from top Democrats about President Biden’s shaky debate performance on Thursday night, Vice President Kamala Harris stepped forward to defend him during interviews on CNN and MSNBC. She emphasized that Biden should be evaluated based on his record in office rather than his debate stumbles.
“Joe Biden is extraordinarily strong,” Harris stated, even as CNN’s Anderson Cooper pressed her repeatedly on Biden’s handling of the debate.

Following the Supreme Court’s ruling this week that stipulated that the military authorities must immediately issue draft orders to yeshiva students obligated to enlist, as well as cease funding for yeshivas, Rav Meir Tzvi Bergman, the senior member of the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah of Degel HaTorah and rosh yeshivas Rashbi, released a sharp and piercing letter. In it, he asserts that laws contradicting the Torah’s laws are null and void.
Rav Bergman begins his letter with a quote: “Indeed, Your enemies roar and those who hate You have lifted their heads.” To our brothers, the people of Yisroel, Torah students who are dedicated to the word of Hashem:

The senior member of the Moetzet Chachmei Hatorah of Shas, Rav Moshe Maya, addressed the Supreme Court ruling on conscription of bnei hayeshivos.
“Even someone who is not studying in a yeshiva is forbidden from enlisting in the IDF,” Rav Maya said in an interview with Yaakov Grodka on Kol Barama. “Anyone who joins the army today will end up desecrating the Shabbos.”
Rav Maya added, “Enlisting in the army is a transgression against the religion. We have a clear halacha that tells us that a yeshiva student is forbidden from joining the army. If they come into the yeshiva halls to conscript us, we will resist. It’s like forcing us to desecrate the Shabbos.”

Dear Editor,
It’s surprising to me to see everyone patting themselves on the back for the so-called “great job” we did raising over $100 million for the yeshivas in Eretz Yisroel during this week’s visit of the gedolim. But let’s face the uncomfortable truth: this is all so twisted.
At a parlor meeting this week, someone apologizes to the gedolim for making them shlep all the way here to raise funds.
This is what has been gnawing at me all along.
Why did they have to shlep in the first place? Are we so incapable of donating generously without subjecting our revered 90-year-old gedolim to 16-hour days of grueling fundraising? And then we apologize with a straight face?

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Everett Fortune, the beloved security guard at Yeshiva Darchei Torah in far Rokcaway, who passed away after a valiant battle with cancer.
Everett dedicated 35 years of his life as the chief of security at Yeshiva Darchei Torah, where he was cherished by staff and students alike.
Known for his warm greetings and his signature “Thank you, Hashem,” Everett’s presence was a constant source of positivity.
Everett was more than just a security guard; he was a cherished member of the Darchei family. He formed genuine friendships with everyone at the yeshiva, from staff and rabbeim to teachers and students, touching countless lives with his kindness and unwavering dedication.

Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara expressed her stance following the Supreme Court’s decision on the Draft Law, asserting that there is no legal justification for exempting chareidi yeshiva students from mandatory IDF service, unlike other Israeli citizens.
Baharav-Miara stated, “The security system must act immediately to implement the Supreme Court’s ruling on the recruitment of yeshiva students who are obligated to serve in the military, in accordance with the needs of the army and its capabilities. In accordance with this framework, the security system has already committed to act to recruit 3,000 yeshiva students in the current recruitment year, and this is in addition to the average number of recruits in recent years.”

Rav Gershon Ribner, rosh kollel of Kollel Nesivos Hatorah and son-in-law of Rav Shneur Kotler, has succeeded in applying classical Talmudical analysis and methodology to understanding all areas of Yiddishkeit, bringing out its profundity and sense.
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Although the Israeli yeshivos that belong to the community of Peleg Yerushalmi – the Yerushalayim Faction group – have been actively protesting the Draft Law and have avoided appearing for deferments at the IDF’s intake center, they are still receiving government funding, according to sources.
This shocking revelation comes at the same time that other yeshivos across Eretz Yisroel have had their funding revoked due to the high court’s annulment of the draft law.
The reason for this is due to a unique component of the current legislation. The law specifies that funding will be halted for those deferring IDF service, following the court’s decision that the deferment law is unconstitutional and creates an unfair burden on the broader population.

Lomdei Daf Hayomi worldwide will conclude Maseches Bava Metziah today and begin Maseches Bava Basra tomorrow.
The learners of Daf Yomi are now making their way through the 36 masechtos in Talmud Bavli in the fourteenth cycle of Daf Yomi.
With 2,711 pages in the Gemara, one cycle of Daf Yomi takes about 7 years, 5 months.
The next Siyum Hashas will be held iy”H in June 2027.
{Matzav.com}

With only days remaining to prevent a government shutdown, a prominent state legislator announced that the New Jersey Legislature has reached an agreement with Governor Phil Murphy on the upcoming annual budget. This consensus clears the way for the budget’s final adoption by the week’s end. However, significant details of the budget remain undisclosed, leaving limited time for thorough public scrutiny of what is anticipated to be a record-high spending plan. The deadline for this process is July 1.