A leader of protests against new coronavirus restrictions in Brooklyn was ordered Monday to stay away from a journalist who was chased and trapped by a crowd. Judge Edwin Novillo told Heshy Tischler, who is charged with inciting people to riot and unlawful imprisonment of a journalist, that he would be subject to getting arrested again if he had any contact — or had someone else get into contact on his behalf, including through social media — with Jewish Insider journalist Jacob Kornbluh Tischler, a City Council candidate and activist in the Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Borough Park, had been arrested in connection with his actions during an Oct. 7 street protest.

Hagaon HaRav Yechezkel Koren, z’tl, one of the Roshei Yeshivah of Kol Torah, passed away of the coronavirus on Monday morning at Shaarei Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem at the age of 68. The niftar, the son-in-law of Hagaon HaRav Elchanan Kunstadt, z’tl, Rosh Yeshivas Kol Torah, served as the Rosh Yeshivah of Kol Torah L’Tzirim as well as the Rosh Yeshiva of Darchei Shmuel L’Tzirim Ponevezh in Beit Shemesh and as the Nasi of Yeshivas Chadera Haketana in Modiin Illit. Rav Koren was born in Sunderland, a city in northern England, and came to Israel at a young age to learn in Kol Torah, where he grew close to his Rabbanim, Hagaon Rav Gedalia Eisman, z’tl, the mashgiach, and HaRav Kunstadt, z’tl, who chose his talmid as his son-in-law.

MK Eliyahu Chassid received official permission that he may resign from the Knesset. Chassid intends to resign in order to return the synchronicity between Degel Hatorah and Agudah Yisroel in the UTJ party, which was adversely affected by the resignation of former Minister Litzman from the government and his returning to the Knesset as an MK. On Sunday evening, Chassid requested to formally resign his seat from the Knesset and received permission to do so.

To our dear friends, We hope you had a wonderful Yom Tov and wish you success in the upcoming year. Tonight/today Monday, is the Yahrtzeit of the holy Ribnitzer Rebbe zt”l. His kever has become one of the most visited holy sites in America. To read the incredible story about the Ribnitzer Rebbe, Rav Shach, Williamsburg and children rescued from an Arab village by Yad L’Achim CLICK HERE  After numerous requests, Yad L’Achim has arranged that you can submit your names for tefillah (no minimum donation required) at the kever of the Holy Tzaddik, the RIbnitzer Rebbe zt”l right now, on the day of his Yahrtzeit, Monday, Isru Chag.

Israel’s Health Ministry confirmed 1,609 new coronavirus cases on Monday morning in the previous 24 hours, with the tests reflecting a 7.7% positivity rate, a slight increase from Sunday’s rate, which was the lowest in over a month. There are currently 52,892 active cases, with 827 seriously ill patients, of whom 227 are ventilated. The death toll has risen to 2,016, with 1,000 deaths in the past month alone. The coronavirus cabinet will convene on Tuesday to discuss the exit plan for the nationwide lockdown, which is currently still in effect. There are 5,956 active coronavirus cases in Jerusalem as of Monday morning of which 2,452 were diagnosed in the past week, according to data from the Coronavirus National Information and Knowledge Center.

Under the guidance of Gedolei Yisroel, who are issuing an urgent letter about the matter, to address the concerns of Bochurim and Parents, a group of community activists have secured a Bais Medrash and Dormitory in Lakewood NJ to establish a Yeshivah in the USA for Bochurim ages 20-23 as a permanent alternative to studying overseas. As is known,  much spiritual and physical distraction has begun affecting Talmidim studying abroad in recent years, something further complicated by the current coronavirus situation, spurring this response to the repeated urging of Gedolei Yisroel that an equivalent Yeshivah be founded on these shores. The Yeshivah will primarily focus on learning the Mesichtos of Seder Noshim & Nezikin, along with a special chaburah learning Seder Kodashim.

In a first in Israeli history, the IDF opened two civilian coronavirus wards at the underground parking garage at Rambam Hospital in Haifa on Sunday in an effort named Operation Tribe of Brothers. The wards will be staffed by about 100 members of the IDF Medical Corps, including doctors, nurses, paramedics and medics, who underwent speedy training by Rambam staff over the past week. “The IDF has never treated Israeli civilians, even during the hard days of the 1950s,” IDF Chief Medical Officer Brig.-Gen. Prof. Alon Glazberg said. The CEO of Rambam Hospital, Dr. Michael Halbertal, told reporters on Sunday that the infrastructure for the underground wards was constructed after the Second Lebanon War in 2006.

Hagaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilberstein, a member of the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah, the Rav of the Ramat Elchanan neighborhood of Bnei Brak, and the son-in-law of HaRav Elyashiv, z’tl, paskened that if someone defiantly chooses not to wear a mask, in some cases he’s considered as if he’s knowingly harming himself and there’s no need to daven for his refuah. Kikar H’Shabbos reported that someone approached Rav Zilberstein, one of the greatest poskim of the generation with specific expertise in medical issues, saying: “In a certain shul, there’s a tzaddik and talmid chacham who says Tehillim for cholim and many people give him names to daven for.” “One shul member who has health issues comes to shul without a mask.

A 15-year-old boy was taking apart a Sukkah on Ido Hanavi Street in Jerusalem when he fell through the roof and sustained a serious injury to his head and upper body. Rescue teams arrived quickly at the scene and treated the boy for his injuries. He was transported in a mobile intensive care ambulance to the hospital and was listed as being in moderate condition. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Nachman Ness who was one of the first responders at the scene relayed: “The boy suffered a serious head injury and an injury to his upper body after he fell from the roof of the sukkah while taking it apart.

To our dear friends, We hope you had a wonderful Yom Tov and wish you success in the upcoming year. Tonight/today Monday, is the Yahrtzeit of the holy Ribnitzer Rebbe zt”l. His kever has become one of the most visited holy sites in America. To read the incredible story about the Ribnitzer Rebbe, Rav Shach, Williamsburg and children rescued from an Arab village by Yad L’Achim CLICK HERE  After numerous requests, Yad L’Achim has arranged that you can submit your names for tefillah (no minimum donation required) at the kever of the Holy Tzaddik, the RIbnitzer Rebbe zt”l right now, on the day of his Yahrtzeit, Monday, Isru Chag.

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