President Joe Biden’s campaign has unveiled its initial advertisement taking direct aim at former President Donald Trump in the run-up to the 2024 presidential showdown. Dubbed “Delivers,” this 30-second advertisement, slated for national cable broadcasting and local TV channels in Michigan, critiques Trump on several fronts. These include his tax strategies, the shutting down of manufacturing plants, and purportedly unfulfilled job restoration pledges. Highlighting the inconsistency between Trump’s promises and actions, the advertisement comments, “He says he stands with autoworkers but as president, Donald Trump passed tax breaks for his rich friends while automakers closed their plants, and Michigan faced a decline in manufacturing jobs.

The Supreme Court on Thursday held a second hearing on petitions against the Incapacitation Law, passed as an amendment to a Basic Law in March. Israel’s Basic Laws have never been struck down by the court and the majority of legal scholars believe the Supreme Court does not have the authority to do so. The Supreme Court held a first hearing on the law in August and then issued a temporary injunction against the implementation of the law. Justice Minister Yariv Levin on Thursday slammed the fact that such a hearing is even taking. “The hearing that is taking place today in court is in actuality a hearing on the revocation of the election results.

Chassidish music superstar Motty Steinmetz released a new song on Motzei Yom Kippur based on the words in Yayikrah: “למען ידעו דורותיכם כי בסוכות הושבתי את בני ישראל”. The song was composed by Reb Yitzchak Unger and arranged and produced by Eli Klein and Yitzy Berry. “In honor of Sukkos, Motty and his friends from the Neshama choir, under the direction of Itzik Filmer, worked to bring the Yom Tov atmosphere from Yerushalayim straight to your Sukkah,” the video description states. “The clip is full of simcha and provides a glimpse of the wonderous sukkah of the artist Reb Motti Greenwald.” (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

Groups of teenagers swarmed into stores in several areas of Philadelphia, stuffing plastic bags with merchandise and fleeing, and police arrested 15 to 20 people, authorities said. The flash mob-style ransacking Tuesday night at stores, including Foot Locker, Lululemon and Apple in Center City, followed an earlier peaceful protest over a judge’s decision to dismiss murder and other charges against a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver, Eddie Irizarry, through a rolled-up window. However, the ransacking was not connected to the protest, Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford said at a news conference. “What we had tonight was a bunch of criminal opportunists take advantage of a situation and make an attempt to destroy our city,” he said.

A serious bus accident occurred on Route 38 near Beit Shemesh late Wednesday afternoon when a bus overturned. Paramedics are administering medical aid at the scene to about 15 victims, which include a number of children. At least two victims were seriously injured. Police forces have closed off the scene of the accident and traffic inspectors have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the incident. This is a developing story. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

A raging fire seemingly caused by fireworks set off to celebrate a Christian wedding consumed a hall packed with guests in northern Iraq, killing around 100 people and injuring 150 others as authorities warned Wednesday the death toll could still rise. Authorities said that flammable building materials also contributed to the latest disaster to hit Iraq’s dwindling Christian minority. In the fire’s chaotic aftermath, officials offered conflicting death tolls and security officials said they had detained staff at the wedding hall as part of their investigation. The fire happened in the Hamdaniya area of Iraq’s Nineveh province, authorities said. That’s a predominantly Christian area just outside of the city of Mosul, some 335 kilometers (205 miles) northwest of Baghdad.

HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau davened Kol Nidrei in Slobodka Yeshivah, with HaRav Landau standing to the right of the chazzan and HaGaon HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch to the left. HaRav Landau received the third aliyah and HaRav Hirsch received maftir. Over Yom Yippur, HaRav Landau said a number of times to his talmidim who appeared depressed as they requested a bracha: “You have to be b’simcha. And we trust that Hakadosh Baruch Hu will forgive us in din.” Below is a video of the dancing in Slabodka on Motzei Yom Kippur: (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the former White House press secretary under the Trump administration and the current Republican governor of Arkansas, made an appearance on Fox News on Monday. During the interview, she was questioned about her decision not to endorse her former boss, Donald Trump, for the 2024 presidential race. Guest anchor Jacqui Heinrich referred to an Axios article that highlighted Sanders’s neutrality in the presidential primary despite Trump’s strong lead in early polls. Heinrich asked, “So when are you going to endorse somebody for 2024?” Sanders responded by emphasizing her focus on her role as the governor of Arkansas, a position she has held for approximately nine months. She explained, “My focus has been on being governor of Arkansas.

On Monday’s edition of Fox News’ “Hannity,” U.S. Senator Ted Cruz made a speculative prediction regarding the upcoming Democratic National Convention in 2024. Cruz suggested that the Democratic Party might opt to remove President Joe Biden from the presidential ticket and replace him with former First Lady Michelle Obama. Appearing on Sean Hannity’s show, Cruz, who frequently promotes his podcast during his public appearances, discussed his forecast for next year’s Democratic National Convention, where President Biden is anticipated to secure the party’s nomination for a second term. In recent polls, President Biden’s approval ratings have declined, and many Democrats have voiced their reservations about his candidacy for reelection.

President Biden had another close call on Tuesday, narrowly avoiding a fall while descending the steps of Air Force One at Detroit Metro Airport. This incident comes shortly after reports emerged suggesting his campaign team has been making concerted efforts to prevent the President from experiencing public missteps, especially during the election season. The President, who celebrated his 80th birthday recently, was disembarking from the aircraft when he stumbled around the eighth step but managed to regain his balance without incident.