As Israel prepares for the third election in a year, much of the public has has enough of political spin and maneuvering. However, those who believe in Hashem and His Torah cannot afford to be complacent. As secular politicians become more and more disconnected from traditional values and threaten to erase the Jewish state of all vestiges of Judaism, the Gedolim have instructed that voting for a party that supports Torah values is obligatory, a mitzvah de’oraisa that must be carried out before breakfast and even before davening Shacharis if one’s shul is further away than their designated voting station.

Thousands upon thousands of people are now at the Kosel for a Yom Tefillah joined by Hagaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky and other Gedolim ahead of the elections next week. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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A Jewish boy was the victim of a hate attack in Crown Heights this week. CHI reports that the victim was using a piece of exercise equipment at the “Crunch Gym” this past Tuesday, when he was suddenly attacked. The victim told the NYPD that the suspect, a black male, walked over to him, called him an “(expletive removed) Jew”, and slapped him in the face. He also pulled off the victims headphones, and stepped on them, crushing them into pieces. No words were exchanged prior to the attack. The NYPD arrested the man, who also had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the incident. STAY UPDATED WITH BREAKING UPDATES FROM YWN VIA WHATSAPP – SIGN UP NOW Just click on this link, and you will be placed into a group.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu arrived on Thursday to visit MDA’s National Operations Center in Kiryat Ono, where a joint call center for Magen David Adom and the Ministry of Health was established on Saturday night specifically to deal with the Coronavirus. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Minister of Health Rabbi Yaakov Litzman, Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, Minister of Tourism Yariv Levin, Chairman of the National Security Council Meir Ben Shabbat and the Director General of the Ministry of Health Moshe Bar Siman Tov.

Ha’Mekubal Harav Gamliel Rabinowitz publicized a special message to his chassidim and talmidim about the rapidly spreading coronavirus crisis. “The coronavirus is an epidemic,” Harav Gamliel said. “We need to guard ourselves so it won’t affect us. I promise you – with the bracha of a Kohen – someone who davens with a minyan is like he’s in a protected room, a bunker. It’s a bomb shelter – nothing will happen to him, not to him and not to anyone in his family.” “Have mercy on yourselves and you can test this. Whoever davens with a minyan, [the virus] won’t have any control over him. Take davening with a minyan seriously and not speaking during davening. Don’t cause tzaar to the Borei Olam and you’ll have a special protection for you and your families.” “Do this and you’ll succeed.

A brazen thief who dressed up as a yeshivah bochur to steal a valuable watch two months ago was indicted on Wednesday following an intensive police investigation which revealed how the robbery was planned and carried out, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported. The investigation revealed that a few days prior to the robbery, the suspect and an accomplice entered the jewelry store and expressed interest in the watches while simultaneously staking out the store. On the day of the robbery, the suspect, disguised as a yeshivah bochur, entered the store and expressed interest in a certain watch. Meanwhile, an accomplice entered the store shortly after the suspect but noticed that the door of the store didn’t open. The accomplice shook his head no the suspect and the two men left.

Yisrael Katzover, a senior journalist who covered the IDF for several decades for numerous Israeli newspapers and media channels was interviewed by Chabad many years ago about his many encounters throughout the years with the Lubavitcher Rebbe to receive advice and instructions about his work. One of the stories he told was a fascinating encounter with former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who passed away on Tuesday. “I visited Egypt 11 times and I had meetings with Hosni Mubarak many times during these visits.

Israeli elections are next week (again!) and Israel has a problem. No, not the problem of too many elections but the problem that 1,600 Israelis across Israel are currently in quarantine. How will they vote? Furthermore, there are media reports that the risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus may keep voters away from the polls. A recent survey showed that 6.5% of the population, 400,000 Israelis, are considering conceding their right to vote on Election Day due to concern about the coronavirus. Meanwhile, Israel’s Central Elections Committee posted a video showing how the special voting booths will be set up. The booth is actually reminiscent of a pop-up sukkah without the schach. On a table outside will be face masks, gloves and a bottle of disinfectant.

A viral prank called the “skull breaker challenge,” made popular by the social media platform Tik Tok, is continuing to wreak havoc as more parents warn that their children are sustaining serious head injuries because of it. The challenge, which originated in Spain, involves three people standing next to each other with the two outside persons jumping while the center person remains still. When the person in the middle jumps, the two outside members kick that person’s legs forward, throwing them off-balance where they hit their heads.

Israel Security Forces are investing a possible car-ramming attack in Ramle, Wednesday afternoon. The vehicle struck eight pedestrians near a market, and stopped after striking a fire hydrant and street pole. MDA says paramedics were on the scene and treated eight victims. Magen David Adom says that some of the victims are in moderate to serious condition. SIGN UP NOW TO RECEIVE THESE UPDATES IN LIVE TIME VIA WHATSAPP! Signing up is simple. Just click on this link, and you will be placed into a group.