Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie predicted that Trump will go with his usual political style and not change a thing after his indictment because “he’s got no other act,” adding that he’s the only Republican that can lose to Joe Biden. “That sounded, to me, like a guy you’d encounter at a bar who you wind up sitting next to and he’s griping to you about his bad divorce. That’s what it sounded like to me,” Christie said of Trump’s speech at Mar-a-Lago after being indicted. “I don’t think most elections, in my experience, are won on the past. They are won or lost on the future,” Christie continued.

Anthony Scaramucci, Trump’s communications director (for all of 11 days) boldly suggested that Trump might fake an illness to get out of following through on his 2024 presidential campaign. Asked on CNN if he thinks additional indictments against Trump would affect the former president’s campaign, Scaramucci said: “I do think that’s going to impact him.” “It’ll be a very time-consuming. But I think the absence of his family members in this campaign is gonna knock him out of the race. He just doesn’t do well without them,” the Mooch said. “They want nothing to do with this campaign, Anderson,” he said, an apparent reference to Ivanka and Jared Kushner not being involved in the 2024 campaign, though Trump’s sons are. “And they were conspicuously absent from the courtroom.

President Joe Biden has announced on Monday that he plans to run for re-election in 2024. However, he stated that he is not yet ready to make a formal announcement regarding his candidacy for the next presidential election. In an interview with Al Roker on NBC’s “Today” show, Biden mentioned that he still had several Easter egg rolls left in him, jokingly referring to his age. He said, “I plan on running, Al, but we’re not prepared to announce it yet.” Although the 80-year-old president has frequently mentioned his intention to seek re-election for the White House, he has yet to make an official announcement. If he pursues re-election, he would become the oldest president in US history to do so.

Former Attorney General Bill Barr slammed Donald Trump as “the weakest candidate” in the 2024 GOP presidential sweepstakes and said that Democrats want him to win the nomination. “I think ultimately the savvy Democratic strategists know [Bragg’s prosecution] is going to help Trump, and they want him to be the nominee because he is the weakest of the Republican candidates, the most likely to lose again to Biden,” Barr said ABC News. “I don’t think anything’s going to happen before a nomination is made and even perhaps until the election, the 2024 election,” Barr added when asked about Trump going to prison over the 34 counts he’s been charged with by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg.

Following a 7 am shacharis on Wednesday morning in Australia, the legendary 102-year-old Reb Berysz Aurbach completed a siyum on masechtas Taanis to absolve him and others in attendance of the requirement of taanis bechorim on erev Pesach. Born in 1920, Berish comes from a chasidic family which had lived in the Polish town of Biala Podlaska for hundreds of years, which is known for its connection to the Gerrer chasidus. Berish had three older brothers and a sister, as well as a half-brother from his father’s second marriage. His family life was comfortable, and to this day he can recall the Torah that he learned as a youth in his local Polish Talmud Torah.

The Israeli Air Force carried out airstrikes in Syria early Sunday morning after six rockets were launched toward the Golan Heights overnight Motzei Shabbos in two separate waves. Three rockets were launched from Syria toward Israel late Motzei Shabbos. One rocket fell within Syria, another rocket fell within Jooran, and the third fell in an open area in the southern Golan Heights. Hours later, at about 3 a.m., there was another barrage of three rockets into Israel from Syria, with one falling within Syria, another falling in an open area near Israeli towns, and a third intercepted by the Iron Dome. B’Chasdei Hashem, no injuries or damage was reported.

The mass Birchas Kohanim ceremony took place at the Kosel on Sunday morning on Chol Hamoed Pesach in the shadow of the two murderous terror attacks on Friday and the launching of rockets from Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip into Israel. Thousands of Israel Police and Border Police officers were deployed to the area early Sunday morning to ensure visitors’ safety. Although thousands of Jews participated in the tefillah, photos of the Kosel from afar show a noticeably smaller crowd than past years.   (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

In a story that will go down in the annals of Chaverim history, a collaborative effort between Chaverim of Rockland and Chaverim of Montreal brought power on Pesach to thousands of elderly, infirm, and newborn residents of Montreal after a devastating storm. The unbelievable adventure unfolded on the second night of Pesach, when Chaverim of Rockland received an urgent call from Chaverim of Montreal. A severe storm had torn through their city on Erev Pesach, knocking out power to tens of thousands. Nearly everyone assumed that power would be restored after several hours at most, but as a full day passed with thousands of homes still without electricity, the situation started to quickly become untenable as temperatures dipped to approximately 25 degrees.

In the sky and around the world, EL AL is your home away from home, so when it comes to Pesach it should be no surprise that EL AL treats their planes like their homes. Planning for Pesach cleaning begins in December, ensuring that each plane has enough time on the ground for a full and thorough cleaning and kashering before Yom Tov. All equipment is cleaned, koshered or replaced and every corner and crevice is vacuumed. Wouldn’t it be nice to have EL AL come and clean your house? Chag Kasher V’Samayach!

Monsey will soon be receiving thousands of new cutting edge LED street lights thanks to a pioneering initiative led by Town Of Ramapo Supervisor Michael B. Specht. Specht told the Monsey Scoop that the “street lighting installation campaign hopes to create a brighter and safer Ramapo.” “This will help ensure the safety of our residents and visitors as they traverse our roadways,” he added. As part of this groundbreaking campaign, the Township will be installing new street lights along Main street and all throughout the township. In total, a staggering 3,500 new street lights will be installed, including in numerous areas which currently lack proper lighting. (YWN World Headquarters- NYC)