Urgent Appeal for a Family in Crisis With deep sorrow, we turn to you today to share the heart-wrenching news of a tragic loss that has befallen a dear family in our community. Just days before her wedding, a young kallah lost her beloved mother, Mrs. Chava Friedel Gelbshtein, a”h, after a year-long battle with illness. This devastating loss has left the family in mourning and facing serious financial struggles. The Struggles of the Family The father, who devoted all his time and effort to caring for his wife during her illness, is now left with the responsibility of supporting his large family of twelve children, ten of whom are still at home. The family is burdened with significant debts from medical expenses, previous family simchas, and the postponed wedding.

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Eliezer David ShapiroRav & Dayan, Kehilat Sanz of Bnei BrakRosh Yeshiva, ‘Torah Lishma’, Bnei Brak
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A contract awarded to TransCore, a U.S. tolling company owned by Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering), is raising national security concerns due to its links to China, according to the New York Post, Hannity reports. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority awarded TransCore a $1.73 billion E-ZPass contract, $250 million higher than the bid from Conduent, Inc., the company that previously held the contract for 22 years.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agenc

A hand grenade was thrown into a bar in Grenoble, in the south of France, resulting in at least 12 people wounded, with one critically injured.

President Trump announces he will he signing reciprocal taxes: “We’ll be signing reciprocal tariffs. The world has taken advantage of the US for many years… I did something on steel and aluminum… Obama was weak, and Biden was weaker on steel.”

High-ranking members of Israel’s security cabinet have revealed that the United States has granted Israel permission to extend the IDF’s presence at several locations in southern Lebanon beyond the anticipated ceasefire deadline of February 18.
According to Kan, senior officials explained that this matter was discussed extensively by both Israeli and American teams before and during the recent meeting between Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump. Preliminary agreements were made, and additional efforts will be made to finalize the remaining details.

Dear Klal Yisroel, As we continue to watch the agonizing trickle of hostages being released—three here, four there—many of us have been davening for a complete and immediate redemption for our acheinu bais Yisroel who are suffering in captivity. We know that Hashem is the one who can bring them home, and sometimes He does so through unexpected avenues. Yesterday, we saw President Donald Trump declare that all the hostages should be freed by noon this coming Shabbos—or else. Could this be the shliach Hashem is using to bring about the miracle we’ve been yearning for? Maybe. Maybe not. But what we do know for certain is that Hashem listens to our tefillos and rewards our hishtadlus. This got me thinking—what if we, as one united Klal Yisroel, took on a collective zechus this Shabbos?