Save Maimonides, a grassroots effort led by Brooklyn community leaders and activists, delivered over 30,000 petitions to the NYS Department of Health and demanded it act to immediately install experienced, competent leadership to improve the hospital’s operations and save it from financial collapse as is within their power under New York State law. “We have collected twice the number of signatures demanding an independent oversight commission of Maimonides Hospital than you would need to run for statewide office in New York,” said Mendy Reiner, co-Chairman of Save Maimonides. “We appreciate the job that doctors and nurses are doing under difficult circumstances, but it is clear management of the hospital is long overdue for an overhaul.

Jewish superstar Avraham Fried had a surprise encounter with Religious Zionist party chairman Betzalel Smotrich on Tuesday evening. The two met at a Chabad gathering in a Jerusalem hotel marking the release of the first Chabad Rebbe, Rav Shneur Zalman of Liadi, z’tl, from prison on the 19th of Kislev. In a video of the encounter, Smotrich is seen greatly enjoying the unexpected opportunity to sing together with Fried. This video was provided to YWN by the incredible “Sparks of a Nation” WhatsApp Status, where followers are treated to wealth of videos and photos portraying the incredible beauty of Klal Yisroel 24 hours a day! SIGN UP HERE FOR SPARKS OF A NATION! YOU WON’T REGRET IT! (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

A humorous Twitter exchange between an executive producer for Entrepreneur Magazine and a frum humorist/satirist led to the former putting on tefillin with the help of a Chabad shliach in Los Angeles. “Awkward Bochur,” a Lakewood kid who is actually an awkward yungerman, often takes to Twitter to spout off on all things related to the Jewish world, and particularly David Bashevkin. In his spare time, he proffers timeless advice from his Rabbi Greenspan’s Moisid podcast and moonlights as various personalities, including famed rapper Young Rechnitz. He has also previously accused the YWN editors of routinely sticking their fingers in electric sockets, a claim which cannot be confirmed or denied. Regardless, Awkward Bochur often replies to the tweets of well-known personalities.

President Joe Biden told dozens of African leaders gathered in Washington that the United States is “all in on Africa’s future,” laying out billions in promised government funding and private investment Wednesday to help the growing continent in health, infrastructure, business and technology. “The U.S. is committed to supporting every aspect of Africa’s growth,” Biden told the leaders and others in a big conference hall, presenting his vision at the three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit of how the U.S. can be a critical catalyst.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by TheYeshivaWorld.com (@theyeshivaworld) Biden, who is pitching the U.S.

This video is simply shocking. A small Hafganah took place in Yerushalayim on Wednesday night, which ended with a police officer pointing his service weapon at unarmed civilians. The reason for the Hafganah is not known, but sources tell YWN that Egged Bus number 71 to Ramot was detoured through Meah Shearim due to a Hafganah on Yechezkel Street. The bus was stopped in Meah Shearim, where someone then used a screwdriver to give the bus a flat tire. The bus driver called police and police arrived and attempted to open the intersection to traffic. A small scuffle broke out, and the officer pulled out his loaded pistol and pointed it at the group of unarmed Chareidim. See the shocking video below: (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

A fire tore through the Personal Packages gift shop on 13th Avenue and 56th Street in Boro Park on Tuesday night, completely destroying the structure. The FDNY responded to a call for a structure fire at approximately 8:05 pm on Tuesday, with several engines responding to the scene to battle the blaze. No injuries have been reported in the fire, which was sparked after closing hours. THIS STORY WAS FIRST PUBLISHED ON THE BORO PARK SCOOP STATUS CLICK HERE SIGN UP TO THE BORO PARK SCOOP WHATSAPP STATUS TO BE INFORMED OF BORO PARK NEWS IN LIVE TIME (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

A blaze at the NYPD’s Erie Basin Auto Pound lot and evidence storage warehouse in Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood has destroyed multiple vehicles and is sending smoke billowing for miles. The fire is believed to have been sparked at the NYPD’s warehouse on Columbia Avenue, one of five warehouses the department uses to store impounded vehicles. The FDNY has called for a third alarm response as of this report, as the fire continues to rage out of control. NYFD firefighting boats are currently spraying the structure from the nearby bay. Developing. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

The search for Moishe Kleinerman resumed on Monday morning in the Meron area following new information on the case received by the police. According to a Channel 12 News report, the new information was received from one of the people who was previously investigated as part of the probe. He testified that he had seen Moishe in a certain area that was not searched in the past. Contrary to what was reported on Sunday, the new information was not DNA evidence. Israel Police officers and Israel Dog Unit volunteers arrived at the area and received a briefing before starting searches. Moishe’s uncle Chaim Hanelfling, told Kan News on Monday that the police are in constant contact with his sister, Moishe’s mother.

THIS IS WORTH A LISTEN! These are voices we don’t get to hear every day. Brothers Moshe and Yehuda Brezel perform Avraham Fried’s Shtaar Hatanaim and Yossele Rosenblatt’s famous Shir Hamaalos. These two videos were provided to YWN by the incredible “Sparks of a Nation” WhatsApp Status, where followers are treated to wealth of videos and photos portraying the incredible beauty of Klal Yisroel 24 hours a day! SIGN UP HERE FOR SPARKS OF A NATION! YOU WON’T REGRET IT! (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Border Police undercover officers and Shin Bet operatives carried out a counterterrorism operation in Jenin overnight Sunday. The officers came under heavy fire as they entered the area and a number of Palestinians were injured during the ensuing gun battle, at least one critically. Israeli security forces arrested three wanted terrorists.