Bais Medrash Govoah’s botei medrash in Lakewood, NJ overflowed on Monday evening as more than 10,000 gathered for an unprecedented Atzeres Tefillah as Eretz Yisroel faces its most serious security situation in decades.
With dozens of law enforcement personnel stationed outside, the Atzeres Tefillah attendees – including an additional 8,000+ who joined via phone hookups – beseeched HaKadosh Baruch Hu to safeguard their brothers and sisters in harms way and to bring a swift resolution to the ongoing crisis.
Additionally, tens of thousands gathered in shuls throughout Lakewood and surrounding towns to heed the call of the roshei yeshiva of Bais Medrash Govoah for Atzeres Tefilah in each shul at the same time of this gathering.
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BMG Opens its Doors and Calls on Broader Community to Learn in its Botei Medrash as a Zechus 
 
In a poignant and heartfelt response to the ongoing situation in Eretz Yisroel, the roshei yeshiva of Lakewood’s Beth Medrash Govoha have issued a clarion call to the Adirei Hatorah – the esteemed yungeleit – and the broader community, invoking the power Torah, tefillah and teshuvah as a zechus for acheinu Bnei Yisroel in Eretz Yisrael and those valiantly fighting on the front lines. 
 

Following the tragic events that unfolded on Simchas Torah morning, where hundreds of innocent Israelis lost their lives and thousands were injured due to a multi-pronged attack by Hamas terrorists, Rav Dov Landau, Rosh Yeshivas Slabodka, took decisive action, cancelling all Hakafos Shniyos in yeshivos across Eretz Yisrael.
This decision was made in light of the grave security situation and the need to prioritize the safety of the broader community.
Most shuls also cancelled Hakafos Shniyos.
Additionally, at the Kosel, the rov, Rav Shmuel Rabinovich, called off Hakafos Shniyos. Instead, a somber atzeres tefillah was held for those who have been wounded and for those held captive by Hamas.
{Matzav.com Israel}

Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, Rosh Yeshivas Slabodka, in a drasha, addressed whether to cancel the rest of bein hazemanim in light of the war and carnage in Eretz Yisroel.
“The first thing we need to feel is our partnership with them, in tefillah, a lot of tefillah,” he said. “This is an obligation and a personal responsibility for everyone.”
Regarding bein hazemanim, “it is very likely that we will cancel the rest of it… Even if we do not cancel bein hazemanim for some reason, no one is allowed to go on any trips…or even simply walk in the street. It is a chillul Hashem like no other and also endangers lives.”
{Matzav.com Israel}

Maran Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky, rosh yeshiva of Philadelphia Yeshiva, has not been feeling well over Yom Tov.
All are asked to daven for the complete recovery and full strength of Rav Shmuel ben Itta Ettil.
{Matzav.com}

Two individuals were apprehended by law enforcement in connection with the alleged attempted kidnapping of Rav Yaakov Meir Schechter.
The arrests came about following an incident where one of the suspects was captured on record as he approached Rav Schechter with apparent intentions of abduction.
Following their apprehension, the Yerushalayim Magistrate’s Court opted to release the two suspects, citing a lack of substantial evidence to support the allegation of an attempted kidnapping of Rav Schechter.

A two-year-old boy underwent surgery after he accidentally received an eye injury while playing with a lulav. The incident occurred while the child was playing with his twin brother in a sukkah.
Initially, it seemed that the injury wasn’t severe or long-lasting. However, the following morning, the toddler woke up with a red eye, causing concern for his parents. They promptly reached out to an eye specialist associated with their health insurance provider, who wasted no time in referring them to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
The medical team at the center performed surgery to remove a foreign object – ostensibly part of the lulav – lodged in the child’s cornea. After a brief hospital stay, the boy was discharged and sent home.

MK Yisrael Eichler of the United Torah Judaism party has reportedly taken steps to assist the Belzer chassidishe community in securing private transportation services from the Transportation Ministry, as per a Channel 12 News report.
Approximately one month ago, the request was formally presented to Deputy Transportation Minister Uri Maklev, also a member of United Torah Judaism. The Transportation Ministry has reported a surge in requests for private transportation, particularly from the chareidi community.
Belz is purportedly seeking support for private bus services to facilitate travel to Yerushalayim for Yom Tov gatherings. Their request specifies the need for private buses that can pick them up around 3:00 a.m.

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Simchas Beis Hashoevah at Yeshivas Ateres Shlomo in Kiryas HaYeshivah, Rishon
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The Simchas Beis Hashevoah will be broadcasted live from the Yeshivah website!
The Simchos Beis HaShoevah of the Ateres Shlomo Network throughout Eretz Yisroel
are famed throughout the country and thousands of talmidim, rabbanim, families
and friends attend and participate. The Simchas Beis HaShoevah at the Kiryas
HaYeshivah is undoubtedly the height of these celebrations with thousands of bnei
yeshivah in attendance.

Former President Donald Trump seemed to shift his focus away from Justice Arthur Engoron to target New York Democrat Attorney General Letitia James with sharp criticism on the eve of the second day of his civil trial in Manhattan.
Trump stated before entering the courtroom today, “He’s been given false information, misleading information, and corrupt information by a very corrupt and incompetent Attorney General Leticia James,” Trump told reporters before entering the courtroom Tuesday. “This woman is grossly incompetent. She ran on the basis, ‘I will get Trump,’ without knowing anything about me. So, he’s been given this information that’s now been proven to be false.”