The heroic rescue of a woman trapped under her couch after an explosion in the Bronx was captured by NYPD officers’ body cameras. The video footage shows the officer racing directly into the chaos to rescue a 68-year-old woman who had been injured in the blast, believed to have been sparked by a gas leak. “We saved lives today. Our actions saved lives,” Mayor Eric Adams, a former NYPD officer, said at the scene. “When you see the bodycam video, you’re going to see the quick response of the officers going into the building next door from the explosion, not realizing if there would be an additional explosion, but they went inside and carried out a woman who was trapped inside.”

HaRav Avigdor Nebenzahl, Rav of the Ramban shul and former Rav of the Old City of Jerusalem, participated in the wedding of his grandson, the son of his son HaRav Yechezkel, on Sunday, A grandfather attending his grandson’s wedding is usually par for the course but in this case, HaRav Nebenzhal attended the wedding instead of his son, who was at home while his son stood under the chuppah, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported. On the morning of the wedding, HaRav Yechezkel developed COVID symptoms. After he was tested and found positive, he asked his father, HaRav Avigdor, what to do. HaRav Avigdor told his son that he has to stay at home and not attend the wedding, adding that in order to minimize the distress to the chassan, he will attend the wedding himself – a rare event for Harav Avigdor.

Israel said Tuesday it has successfully tested a system designed to intercept ballistic missiles outside the earth’s atmosphere. The Arrow Weapon System is part of an array of missile defenses Israel has developed in recent years to protect itself in any future conflict with archenemy Iran or regional militant groups, such as the Lebanese Hezbollah or the Palestinian Hamas in the Gaza Strip, both allies of Iran. The Defense Ministry said the system detected the target and fired two Arrow 3 interceptors at it, calling the mission a success.

Double standard or antisemitism? A cashier at a convenience store was caught on video denying service to a Hasidic Jew who wasn’t wearing a mask, while at the same time allowing another customer who supposedly had a mask in his pocket be serviced. In the video, the Jewish man asks the cashier, “Because I’m a Jew I’m not getting served?” “I didn’t say that,” she responds. “I asked you to get a mask.” The man points out that another customer isn’t wearing a mask either, but she says that “he has it in his pocket” so it’s okay. The Jewish man then notes how illogical her argument is but she doesn’t budge, saying she won’t argue about it and he has to get a mask to be served. Sources tell YWN that this took place in the last gas station in the U.S.

Israel’s first snow this winter began to fall in the northern Golan on Wednesday morning and snow accumulated on Har Chermon and in Ein Zivan in the Golan Heights, leading to the closing of many roads and school cancellations. Weather forecasters predicted a light dusting of snow later on Wednesday in the Galil and center of the country, including possibly in Jerusalem, and a major storm throughout the country that will last through Thursday. The Jerusalem Municipality opened its command center for inclement weather and is preparing for possible snow and icy roads, with Mayor Moshe Lion, who tested positive for COVID on Wednesday morning, leading the efforts from his home. באיחור אופנתי נכנעתי לטרנד.קמתי הבוקר חיובי. מרגיש טוב וממשיך בעבודה. בריאות לכולם ותשמרו על עצמכם.

After a woman was pushed to her death in front of a New York City subway train beneath Times Square over the weekend, Mayor Eric Adams acknowledged to reporters Tuesday that even he didn’t feel entirely safe riding the rails. The Democrat recounted when he rode the train on Jan. 1, not long after taking the oath of office, he called 911 to report a fight near a subway station, encountered a yelling passenger and another passenger sleeping on a train. “On day one, I took the subway system, I felt unsafe. I saw homeless everywhere. People were yelling on the trains. There was a feeling of disorder. So as we deal with the crime problem, we also have to deal with the fact people feel unsafe,” he said.

The NYPD is searching for a female suspect who harassed and attacked several Jewish children in Brooklyn last Friday. According to the NYPD report, an unidentified female approached an 8-year-old Jewish boy who was playing with two other children in front of 4017 Avenue P on Friday afternoon. The suspect hurled antisemitic statements at the boy before spitting on him and then fleeing towards Kimball Street. The suspect is described as a female with a light complexion, approximately in her 20’s, 5’3″ tall, 140lbs; with long black straight hair and last seen wearing an Orange hoodie with black leggings and black “Ugg” style boots.

A elderly woman was kilned after an explosion, fire and collapse at a Bronx home. The incident happened at around 11:00AM at a home on Fox Street near Intervale Avenue. An 82-year-old woman died in the incident. A 77-year-old woman is in critical condition. A 68-year-old woman was injured but is in stable condition, officials said. Five police officers were taken to a nearby hospital for smoke inhalation. The cause of the fire was not immediately known, but officials suspect a gas explosion. NYPD investigators will work with the fire marshal to determine the official cause of the blast. (AP)

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he will not be running for governor. De Blasio made the announcement in a video posted on Twitter, saying he would “devote every fiber of my being to fighting inequality in the state of New York.” Word that de Blasio would not be running came after a new Siena poll showed Governor Hochul leading the former by 34%.
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Israel Police on Sunday evening arrested a youth who robbed a kiosk store on Motzei Shabbos in the Chareidi neighborhood of Ramot, stabbing the cashier with a sharp object and emptying the cash register. The cashier called the police and Hatzalah. Paramedics treated him at the scene and evacuated him to the hospital. The police gathered evidence at the site and carried out searches until they located the 17-year-old culprit. The police on Monday requested an extension of the culprit’s detention in a Jerusalem court. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)