Housing and Construction Minister Yitzchok Goldknopf of United Torah Judaism stepped down from his ministerial role on Thursday, citing continued frustration over the coalition’s failure to uphold commitments regarding the draft law and protections for yeshiva students.
In a resignation letter addressed to Prime Minister Netanyahu, Goldknopf wrote: “Despite my repeated warnings during Cabinet meetings, coalition leadership forums, and personal discussions, no agreement has been reached on the regulation of Torah students’ status. Therefore, I can no longer remain a member of this government.”

It might be the best time for it. A lot of people think summer means everything goes out the window. No structure. No routine. Just survive until September. I get it. The kids are home. The schedules are upside down. There’s wet laundry in random places and someone always needs a snack. But here’s the truth no one really talks about: Summer is the perfect time to grow. Not because you have tons of quiet or freedom (ha). But because you don’t. When things feel looser, less predictable, and a little bit out of control… that’s when you get to practice becoming the version of yourself you want to be. You get to say: “I was a more present mother this summer.” “I didn’t lose my mind every bedtime.” “I want to eat healthy and exercise every day.” “I got more patient. I connected more.

President Trump discuses the “Trump Accounts” in the One, Big, Beautiful Bill in which the government will provide a $1K contribution in a tax-deferred account for every newborn citizen: “Will make it possible for countless American children to have a strong start at life.”

BROOKLYN – Governor Kathy Hochul announced the start of a $36.9 million project to rehabilitate the bridge carrying Fort Hamilton Parkway over the Gowanus Expressw