New Jersey Congressmen Say ‘No Way’ To Manhattan Toll PlanNew York’s plan to charge a fee for motorists entering its congested midtown area won’t go into effect for another two years but is already renewing time-honored animosities between the state and its neighbor to the west.
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Generational

By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
The essence of the Haggadah and the entirety of Pesach is the relationship between father and son and the obligation for a father to transmit to his son the story of the geulah from Mitzrayim. The Torah and Chazal prescribe different ways to speak to different children and lay out the format for the Seder evening conversation.
The people of Adopt-a-Kollel were kind enough to gift me Haggadah Nifle’osecha Asicha from Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein. I opened it up to the page on which he tells the following story.

Washington – President Donald Trump is blasting the investigation into Russian election meddling as “The Greatest Political Hoax of all time!” hours before the long-awaited released of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report Thursday. Trump’s first tweet of the day blasted investigators. Trump tweeted, “Crimes were committed by Crooked, Dirty Cops and DNC/The Democrats,” although there [...]

 Police Recover Jewelry Stolen From Yeshiva In Telshe StoneJewelry worth NIS 30,000, including an engagement ring and wedding band were recently stolen from a yeshiva in Telshe Stone.
This past Shabbos, the Shabbos before their chasenah, a family was hosted in a yeshiva and the items mentioned were stolen from the room of one of the guests.

Indictment alleges managers of marijuana distribution network were knowingly involved, and sometimes even encouraged sale of drugs to minors

Berlin – German prosecutors have charged a 92-year-old former concentration camp guard with being an accessory to murder, in what will be one of the last ever cases against Nazi-era war crimes. Hamburg prosecutors accused the man, identified only as Bruno D., of aiding and abetting 5,230 cases of murder during the almost nine months [...]

 California Judge Fines Rabbi $6,000 For Reporting Vandalism at Synagogue to PoliceThe following is via the First Liberty Institute: 
A California judge has fined an Orthodox Jewish Rabbi over six thousand dollars for reporting the vandalism of his synagogue to the police.

Commander of Ground Forces says terror group still intent on cross-border attack, backs declaring war on Lebanon and its Iran-backed militia

Top official warns that Gazans could renew incendiary balloons launches over border, nighttime protests and other measures

Jerusalem – Israeli police say they detained four suspects involved in an attempt to smuggle two baby goats into Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site for a ritual sacrifice. Police said on Thursday that two Jewish minors intended “to cause provocations” by sacrificing the goats ahead of Passover. Two journalists who planned to film the ritual [...]

Rav Gershon Edelstein spoke during his weekly shiur about the results of the elections and the kiddush Hashem involved.
However, Rav Gershon said, “we have not yet fulfilled our obligations, because there is a huge number of our Jewish brothers who need support. They’re not happy, and they’re missing the happiness in life that Torah-observant families who keep Torah and the mitzvos, Shabbos, Torah, and tefillah – all these things bring happiness and spiritual enjoyment, and there are people who lack them! There are many who lack a happy life, and we need to feel pity for them.”

Russia denied on Wednesday Israeli media reports suggesting Russian operatives had exhumed the remains of former Mossad spy Eli Cohen from Syria.
“We resolutely refute the fabrications of a number of Israeli media that Russian representatives allegedly removed from Syria the remains of Mossad agent Eli Cohen, who was executed in Damascus in 1965,” the Russia’s embassy in Israel said in a statement.
The embassy responded to a report on Monday by Israel’s Channel 12 which said Syrian opposition groups claimed that a Russian team had exhumed the remains of former Mossad spy Eli Cohen, lauded in Israel as a national hero for the sacrifices he made for the benefit of public service.

60 People Charged In Illegal Prescription Opioid CrackdownFederal authorities said Wednesday they have charged 60 people, including a doctor accused of trading drugs for sex and another of prescribing to his Facebook friends, for their roles in illegally prescribing and distributing millions of pills containing opioids and other drugs.
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Talmudo Beyado – Revolutionary NEW Gemara DictionaryTalmudo Beyado
is a dictionary that uses a whole new approach to defining words in the
Gemara. The dictionary has a compilation of every moderately hard word
on every page of the Gemara and it lists them in the order that they
appear on that page, and this is done for every page of shas.

2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang discusses his proposal for universal basic income.
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Police say they intend to indict couple from Bedouin town of Rahat alleged to have assaulted 18-year-old daughter due to her relationships with men

Prosecutors say Zion Ratson was not paying attention when he sped through busy Tel Aviv intersection and ran over Naomi Folkman, 78

 Many Want Congress To Probe Trump-RussiaMany Americans aren’t ready to clear President Donald Trump in the Russia investigation, with a new poll showing slightly more want Congress to keep investigating than to set aside its probes after a special counsel’s report left open the question of whether he broke the law.
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Avi Nesher says the late Ari will be with him on stage in Jerusalem; IDF soldier critically injured in 2014 Gaza war also to receive honor

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