Going, Going, Gone! One week and change. By now, there are only a handful of rooms available for what has become the most highly anticipated weekend in the Jewish world—the Project Inspire 2020 convention. As in the past, it will unite over a thousand people, treating them to an unforgettable experience for both body and soul. As in past years, the ‘buzz’ about the convention began early, with many of the rooms sold out even before the program was initially advertised. After all, if the past decade of success is any indication, Project Inspire has very large shoes to fill! There’s just something about a Project Inspire Shabbos that makes it unique, appealing to so many people from different communities and backgrounds, speaking the language of the soul.

A Palestinian Arab prisoner associated with Fatah was found to have 11 cellphones and 15 SIM cards inside his abdomen, Israeli Prison Services stated on Sunday. Last Tuesday, the Arab security detainee was brought by security forces to Meggido Prison in northern Israel. While he was being processed to enter the prison, something about the prisoner’s behavior aroused the guards’ suspicion. The guards scanned his body with a magnetometer, which beeped repeatedly over his abdominal area. The prisoner was taken to HaEmek Medical Center in Afula to be X-rayed, and the X-rays revealed three packages with 11 cellphones and 15 SIM cards within his abdomen. “Attempts by security prisoners to smuggle banned equipment and cell phones happen all the time,” Israeli Prison Services said.

A woman who said her reclined seat was repeatedly punched by an airline passenger sitting behind her, now says she wants to press charges against him. Wendi Williams, who posted a now-viral video of the tense encounter, said the unidentified man should be charged with assault. What’s more, she said the attendant on the American Eagle flight (a subsidiary of American Airlines) should be fired. The dispute between the two passengers was over Williams’ reclining her seat, which the man complained took up his space. He asked her to put up her seat while he ate, and Williams said she obliged. However, she reclined her chair again once when he finished.

Join the 10,000-Person ‘Crowd-Learning’ Shmiras Haloshon Campaign Each of Us Protecting All of Us When the Chofetz Chaim saw danger for Klal Yisrael looming on the horizon, he urged Jews everywhere to grasp the protection of Shmiras Haloshon. Today, unfortunately anti-Semitism is very much on the rise throughout the world; not just in with Iran but in our own backyards as well, the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation is launching a massive defensive campaign to commit 10,000 new participants to learn Shmiras Haloshon Yomi. Main from Boruch Reiss on Vimeo.

A child is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in Monsey on Motzei Shabbos. It happened at around 8:00PM on Remsen Avenue near Hilda Lane. Sources tell YWN that the child was dragged by the vehicle. Rockland Hatzolah transported the child to Westchester Trauma Center, with serious head trauma. The crash is being investigated by the Ramapo Police Department Crash Investigation Unit. A name for Tehillim was not available. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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Michael Avenatti, the combative lawyer who gained fame by representing Stormy Daniels in lawsuits involving President Donald Trump, was convicted Friday of trying to extort sportswear giant Nike. The verdict was returned by a federal jury in Manhattan following a three-week trial in which prosecutors said Avenatti threatened to use his media access to hurt Nike’s reputation and stock price unless the company paid him up to $25 million. The convictions for attempted extortion and honest services fraud carry a combined potential penalty of 42 years in prison. Avenatti glared at the jurors as the verdict was being announced but said nothing.

President Donald Trump is out to rev up his appeal with a key voting demographic — NASCAR fans — as he takes in the Daytona 500 on Sunday. NASCAR drivers may veer to the left during their trip around the oval racetrack, but their fans lean right, which helps explain the regularity with which GOP presidents have made their way to the track. Trump will be the second sitting president to attend the Daytona 500, after George W. Bush in 2004. Like Trump, he also attended the race during a presidential election year. Republican presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush also visited the track at Daytona but during races other than the 500. This year, Trump will serve as grand marshal and give the command for drivers to start their engines.

China reported 143 virus deaths and a dip in new cases Saturday while the head of the World Health Organization praised the country’s efforts to contain the new disease, saying they have “bought the world time” and that other nations must make the most of it. France, meanwhile, reported Europe’s first death from the new virus, a Chinese tourist from Hubei province, where the disease emerged in December. The United States was preparing to fly home American passengers quarantined aboard a cruise ship in Japan. China reported 2,641 new cases in the 24 hours through midnight Friday, raising its total to 66,492. Mainland China’s death toll rose to 1,523. The number of new cases was down from the 5,090 in the previous 24-hour period after authorities changed the basis for counting patients.

The man who helped catch the suspected Monsey attacker back was recognized Thursday night at an event in Williamsburg, not just for his heroic actions that day, but also for refusing to accept money from “Zionists”. Josef Gluck was supposed to receive a $20,000 reward from the Jewish Federation of Rockland County and the Anti-Defamation League. However, Gluck told News12 that “after consulting with his rabbi, he decided to reject that money because he says it comes from Zionist organizations that don’t represent the beliefs and values of their community.” “I was not willing to offer my soul for $20,000”, Gluck told News12. Instead, $20,000 was raised from community members and presented to Gluck at a ceremony in Williamsburg on Thursday night.

A cargo ship rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday, carrying candy and cheese to satisfy the astronauts’ cravings. Northrop Grumman launched its Cygnus capsule from the Virginia seashore. The nearly 4-ton shipment should arrive at the orbiting lab Tuesday. It took three tries over the past week to get the Antares rocket off the pad, with it finally taking flight at 3:21 p.m. — an auspicious 3-2-1. Besides the usual experiments and gear, the capsule holds cheddar and manchego cheeses, fresh fruit and vegetables, chocolate and three kinds of gummy candy expressly requested by the three station astronauts: Skittles, Hot Tamales, and Mike and Ike’s.