Israel – Jerusalem projected the colors of the French flag onto its Notre Dame compound in solidarity with the burned cathedral in Paris. The Israeli capital’s mayor, Moshe Lion, extended sympathy to Paris, which saw significant portions of the landmark church destroyed this week in a fire. Paris prosecutors say the blaze was likely an [...]

Social media posts show video of purported plan to create Palestinian state in Gaza and parts of the Egyptian-ruled peninsula; actual plan expected to be launched in June

7 Things You Have to Know About the Chad Gadya(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times)
Everyone grew up with it and it signifies the end of the Pesach Seder. Father bought the kid (a sheep or goat) for two zuzim.
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הגרי"ג אדלשטיין בבדיקת חמץהגרי”ג אדלשטיין בבדיקת חמץצילום: שוקי לרר
 
הגרי"ג אדלשטיין בבדיקת חמץהגרי”ג אדלשטיין בבדיקת חמץצילום: שוקי לרר
 

Washington – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday rejected a North Korean demand that he be replaced as President Donald Trump’s top negotiator, as the United States and Japan vowed to continue to enforce tough sanctions on North Korea until it dismantles its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. Pompeo’s refusal to step down [...]

Israel Military Exports Were $7.5 Billion In 2018, Down 18 PercentIsrael’s Defense Ministry says the country’s military exports were $7.5 billion last year, down 18% from the previous year.
The ministry said on Wednesday that despite the drop, the 2018 figures were a “major success” and the second-highest level in the past decade.

Jewish American rights activist details extensive questioning, detention at airport while leaving Israel, something critics charge is increasing for pro-Palestinian supporters

Electric Scooters Have Zipped By Docked Bikes In PopularityLove them or hate them, electric scooters are everywhere — zipping along city streets and littered on sidewalks, to the dismay of pedestrians and drivers who must share the road.
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Text used in seder meal for American troops deployed to Korean Peninsula joins large collection of rare versions at National Library

Ten Rules For The Pesach Seder(By Chaim Dayan and Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer)
Seder Night is the climax of the Pesach festival. It also presents a considerable challenge concerning our children. Many parents ask themselves what can be done to encourage children to participate in Seder Night, and at the very least how to avoid situations that disrupt the Seder Night proceedings.

10-Year-Old Boy Suffers Permanent Brain Damage After Getting MeaslesA 10-year-old boy in Israel is in critical condition after he contracted the measles
The young boy was hospitalized at Schneider Medical Center in Petah Tikva is attached to a ventilator.
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Former vice president to join already crowded Democratic field vying to challenge Trump in 2020; expected to highlight the rise of the far-right under president

Washington – U.S. homebuilding dropped to a near two-year low in March, pulled down by persistent weakness in the single-family housing segment, suggesting the housing market continued to struggle despite declining mortgage rates. Some of the weakness in homebuilding reported by the Commerce Department on Friday likely reflected disruptions caused by massive flooding in the [...]

Palm beach, FL – President Donald Trump says some statements made in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report are “fabricated & totally untrue.” Tweeting Friday from his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump dubbed the more than 400-page document the “Crazy Mueller Report.” He’s alleging that “notes” some people said they took after meetings [...]

 Time To Turn The TablesThe following was released by the Trump Campaign:
After issuing 2,800 subpoenas and 500 search warrants, interviewing 500 witnesses, employing 40 FBI agents and 19 lawyers, and spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars, President Trump has been fully and completely exonerated yet again.
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The following is a rare video of the Satmar Rebbe, Rav Moshe Teitelbaum zt”l, the Beirach Moshe, on Erev Pesach 5764/5.
WATCH:

{Matzav.com}

Jerusalem – Israeli airstrikes and tank fire targeted Hamas positions along the Gaza border in retaliation for Palestinian snipers shooting at Israeli soldiers. The incident Friday, in which no one was injured on either side, was the first disturbance of its kind in weeks since an unofficial truce between Hamas and Israel went into effect, [...]

Q. I have heard people say they “don’t sell chometz gomur.” Why not?
A. A common method for relinquishing ownership of chometz before Pesach is to sell it, typically through an agent, to a gentile. The chometz remains in the house, in a closed-off area that has been rented to its new owner. After Pesach the agent repurchases the chometz on your behalf (and the rental period ends).

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