The New Right party, headed by Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked, appears to have passed the 3.25% electoral threshold, achieving 3.26%, and will be in the 21st Knesset thanks to the votes of the soldiers, Arutz Sheva reports.
In addition, it appears that Moshe Feiglin’s Zehut party will not pass the threshold. As of the last update, it received 2.76 percent. Read more at Arutz Sheva.
{Matzav.com Israel}

CTech – With the Israeli general elections here, the use of archaic paper ballots in our electoral process seems, on its face, to be anathema to the ethos of the Startup Nation. Their continued use requires that we trust election officials to be honest and procedurally accurate and secure. And, it remains very difficult to determine ballot tampering and other security breaches. So why not use digital technology?

Rav Shmuel Yehuda Katzenellenbogen (1521-1597). The son of Rav Meir of Padua (the Maharam Padua), Rav Shmuel was born in Padua. He served on the Beis Din of Venice and became Rav of the city and headed its yeshiva. His sefer, Drashos R’ Shmuel Yehuda, also called Shteim Esre Drashos, is sometimes erroneously named Drashos Mahari Mintz.
Rav Yaakov Temerlis (1668). Borns in Worms, he traveled to Lublin and then Kremenitz, Poland. Late in life, he moved to Vienna. His sefarim included Sifra DiTzniyusa DeYaakov, a kabbalistic commentary on the Torah.
Rav Chaim Abulafya, born in Chevron, Rav of Tzefas, Izmir (Turkey), Tveria (1660-1744), known as a miracle worker

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday that his first international trip in office will be to Israel in May.
“I promised to be the most pro-Israel governor in America, and that the first delegation I would lead would be to the State of Israel,” said the Republican governor. “I’m pleased to report that I’m keeping that promise. Our delegation will bring business, academic and political leaders to help strengthen the bond between Florida and Israel.”
The six-day trip will seek to further economic and other cooperation between the Sunshine State and the Jewish state, where the governor and his cabinet plan to be at the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.

Several 2020 Democrats support Bernie Sanders’ Medicare plan; Peter Doocy reports.
WATCH:

A passenger on an El Al flight which landed in New York opened the plane’s emergency exit and attempted to jump out of the aircraft Wednesday.
The incident took place on flight LY001 from Tel Aviv to New York after the Boeing 747, which had about 400 passengers, landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport. (JFK) Wednesday morning local time.
El Al stated that “when the plane arrived at the gate and during the descent of the passengers, an American passenger opened one of the rear passenger doors that are not intended for passengers. Two EL AL crew-members who noticed the passenger kept their cool and acted resourcefully in grabbing the passenger as he hung from the door at a great height, and thereby saved his life.”

A bill banning abortions after a heartbeat is detected cleared the Ohio Legislature and is headed to Governor DeWine’s desk, who says he will sign it.
The Republican-controlled Ohio House has again passed a measure to ban abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected Wednesday with a 56-39 vote, sending the heartbeat bill back to the Senate, who agreed to its changes.
Ohio would join five other states that have passed such restrictive abortion measures. A fetal heartbeat can be detected as early as five or six weeks into pregnancy, before many women even find out they’re pregnant.
Read more.
{Matzav.com}

Shlomo Swinkin performing a cover of “Ribono” by Simcha Leiner. Song was Composed By Mordechai Brezel and First Recorded on Simchas Latest Album “Meraked”
Video: David Ross
Videographer: Luis Gomez
Piano: Yitzy Glicksman
Violin: Joe Deninzon
Audio, recording, mixing and mastering: Shir Soul Sound
Lyrics:
ריבונו של עולם אני מבקש ממך
בכל ליבי ובזה התפילה
שתנחה אותי בדרך ישרה
ותודיעני אורח התורה
שתדריכני באמיתך
וזכה לי ולבני ביתי
לעבוד אותך באהבה ויראה
אני מבקש ממך
English Translation:
Master of the world, I plead to You with all my heart in this prayer…
That You lead me to a righteous path and teach me the way of the Torah

Earlier today, an Israeli civilian was injured by a hammer thrown at his vehicle near the village of Tekoa in Gush Etzion.
He was evacuated to the hospital for medical treatment. IDF soldiers are searching the area for suspects.
{Matzav.com Israel News}

Agudath Israel of America is deeply concerned about the recent outbreak of measles and the threat it poses to communities around the country.