There is great excitement in London as Maran Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Slabodka, is slated to visit the city this week in advance of the Yomim Noraim.
At the request of rabbonim and community leaders, the rosh yeshiva will arrive in London on Monday afternoon. At the airport, a reception will be held. From there, he will travel with his family to his host, where he will receive community members.
Following this, a special gathering will be held with the heads of the local mosdos.
In the evening, the main event will take place at the Adath Yisroel Shul in the Golders Green section of the city. The event will be conducted in English.

On Erev Shabbos, just hours before Sabbos began, an electrical panel at the Nadvorna Bais Medrash in the city of Bnei Brak caught fire. Thankfully, there were no injuries, but major damage was caused to the building’s electrical system.
The electric company claimed they could repair it, but they said that the repair would take place on Shabbos. Following the guidance of the Rebbe, it was decided not to perform the repair work and not to get involved with repairs infringing on kedushas Shabbos.

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Noted mashpiah Rav Meilech Biderman fell off a platform tonight, Motzoei Shabbos, at a hadlakah in Meron following a Shabbos Hisachdus.
Thankfully, he emerged unharmed, and then, with fortitude, he returned to the platform and conveyed a powerful lesson, explaining that a Yid encounters trials and tribulations after their tefillah, which serves as a sign that their tefillos have been acknowledged and accepted.
Additionally, he emphasized that if a chazzan is impacted by such challenges, it symbolizes salvation not only for them, but for the entire community as well.
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It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rav Calman Weinreb zt”l, longtime R”M at Yeshivas Ner Yisroel in Baltimore.
The levayah was held today at the Yeshiva Ner Yisroel Bais Medrash. Kevurah followed at the Agudah Cemetery in Rosedale.
Shivah is being held at the Weinreb home, located at 416 Yeshiva Lane. Shacharis is at 7:30, Mincha at 2:30, and Maariv at 8:45.
Rav Weinreb was predeceased by his mother, Gloria Weinreb.

Noted posek Rav Shmuel Eliezer Stern of Bnei Brak has issued an unexpected p’sak in relation to the upcoming Yom Tov of Sukkos in Bnei Brak.
Rav Stern’s pronouncement asserts, “Should the infestation [of rats and mice in Bnei Brak] not be resolved by the arrival of Sukkos, individuals would find it impossible to fulfill the mitzvah of sukkah in areas situated on the ground floor, streets, courtyards, or any location within the reach of mice, following the principle of mitzta’er [discomfort, which exempts one from the mitzvah of sukkah].”

Hagaon Rav Moshe Shternbuch, gaavad of the Eidah Hachareidis, expressed profound discontent during his shiur to his talmidim of Kollel Teshuvos V’Hanhagos. In addition, he authored a rare letter of protest in his own handwriting.
During his recent shiur during the afternoon, Rav Shternbuch voiced sharp criticism regarding a disturbing incident that occurred in Ramat Beit Shemesh Dalet. This incident involved a gabbai honoring a woman with gelilah within the confines of the shul.
Rav Shternbuch penned his strong objection to the incident, which took place at a hachnosas Sefer Torah at the shul.

An individual who had dutifully acted as the “Shabbos goy” within an undisclosed Jewish community for over three decades was recently revealed to be of Jewish descent, a revelation that emerged after his passing.
The man’s children presented compelling evidence of his Jewish lineage to support their request for his burial in a Jewish cemetery. The specifics of the man’s identity, the community he was affiliated with, and the country of residence remained undisclosed throughout this revelation.
Rav Eliyahu Maimon, who oversees the agunah department within the Israeli rabbinical court system, commented, “The chevra kadisha approached us for guidance, leading us to conduct an inquiry. Subsequently, we substantiated his Jewish ancestry.”

The Sanz-Klausenberger Rebbe of Boro Park will be visiting Eretz Yisroel for the first time in nine years.
The rebbe departed yesterday from Newark Liberty International Airport and will be landing at Ben Gurion Airport.
Accompanying him is a distinguished entourage of Chassidim, supporters, and others.
A massive kabbolas ponim will be held this evening in a colossal tent at the Shneller complex on Rechov Malchei Yisroel in Yerushalayim.
{Matzav.com Israel}

During the highly anticipated Adirei HaTorah event held at Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia in June, Rav Aryeh Malkiel Kotler, the rosh yeshiva of Bais Medrash Govoah, shared news of an impending increase in kollel stipends for BMG yungeleit. However, the exact scale of the raise and its commencement date were not disclosed at the time.
Subsequently, representatives from BMG clarified that the planned enhancement would involve a 5% increment and was slated to take effect from the month of Elul.
This week, Rabbi Yosef Heinemann, the CEO of BMG, officially formalized the raise in stipends.