Israel will hold rare talks with Lebanon next month in an effort to resolve a longstanding maritime border dispute, an Israeli official said Saturday. The official said Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz will lead the Israeli delegation in talks mediated by the United States. Representatives from the three countries are likely to speak by video conference because of the coronavirus pandemic, the official said. The official requested anonymity in line with regulations. There was no immediate comment from Lebanon. Israel and Lebanon have no diplomatic relations and are technically in a state of war. They each claim about 860 square kilometers (330 square miles) of the Mediterranean Sea as within their own exclusive economic zones.

Hagaon Harav Chaim Kanievsky fulfilled the minhag of kapparos on a chicken on Motzei Shabbos. Later that night, the Rav of Modiin Illit, Rav Meir Kessler, asked HaRav Chaim: “What can we do in order to be saved and merit a good year, that the next year will be better than the one that passed?” HaRav Chaim answered: “Daven.” “Daven for what?” Rav Kessler asked HaRav Chaim answered: “That Moshiach will come.” (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has stashed $1.6 billion in bank accounts outside Lebanon in case of an urgent need to flee Lebanon, a report by the Jordanian newspaper Al-Hadath said on Sunday, citing the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, The Jewish Press reported.

The Czech Republic wants to buy a new air defense system for its military from the Israeli government, the defense ministry said on Friday. The Czechs want to acquire the SPYDER system, which is made by the Israeli state-run company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. and is capable of providing protection against aircraft, helicopters, bombers, cruise missiles and other weapons. Defense Minister Lubomir Metnar said the Israeli system would be key to modernizing the Czech armed forces. It would replace an obsolete anti-aircraft Soviet-era 2K12 KUB system to defend military and civilian centers such as industrial hubs, nuclear power plants, airports and other important facilities.

Two Magen David Adom volunteers were caught on camera conducting black market corona tests for hundreds of shekel. According to a special report that appeared on Ynet news website, who conducted an undercover investigation, the volunteers are running a network of black market tests. One of the volunteers who was caught on camera, a “high-ranking” volunteer in MDA’s Jerusalem branch, planned an “anonymous” Coronavirus test, that was carried out by a second volunteer. The volunteer who did the testing arrived in a dark vehicle and was not wearing any protective suit, in spite of the danger of being infected by the person who was getting tested. The test was done in exchange for hundreds of shekel.

The United Arab Emirates didn’t need peace with Israel to counter Iran, a top UAE official said Friday, but he said Iran’s aggressive policies over three decades alarmed many Arab countries and made them look at their relationship with Israel “with fresh eyes.” Anwar Gargash, the UAE’s minister of state for foreign affairs, acknowledged at a virtual briefing on the sidelines of the equally virtual U.N. General Assembly’s annual meeting of world leaders that this may not have been Iran’s intention. But its actions had an impact in the region, he said, though he wouldn’t speculate on whether other Arab countries would follow the UAE and Bahrain in establishing relations with Israel.

As Jews around the world gather Sunday night to mark the beginning of Yom Kippur, many in Germany remain uneasy about going together to their houses of worship to pray, a year after a white-supremacist targeted a synagogue in the eastern city of Halle on the holiest day in Judaism. If the assailant — armed with multiple firearms and explosives —had managed to break into the building, there’s no telling how many of the 52 worshippers inside might have been killed. As it was, he turned his attentions on people outside, killing a passer-by and a man at a kebab stand before he was apprehended.

HaRav Yehoshua Rokeach, the Machnovka Rebbe, was detained for a number of hours in London’s Heathrow airport after he refused to sign a form stating that he would agree to enter into self-quarantine for 14 days upon entering the country. According to a report in BeChadrei Charedim, the Rebbe made a surprise trip to London in order to be Menachem Avel R’ Elish Englander while he is sitting shiva for his wife. Rabbi Englander is a major patron of Machnovka. According to British law, all travelers to the country must enter in quarantine for 14 days upon entering. The law is similar to the one in Israel. The British law does state, that a person can return back to where they came from without having to sit in quarantine.

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Dear Parents and Talmidim As of tonight over 50 of our Talmidim have tested positive for Covid-19, and many more have been exposed. We expect this number to climb. So far all the cases have been mild, with many Talmidim feeling only few if any symptoms. Each case is being monitored to ensure the best health outcome. We are working closely with the Baltimore County Department of Health. On Friday we tested the remaining students and staff, and the results are still pending. Once we have the results we will let those who need to isolate or quarantine know. Additionally we will update our parent body tomorrow on what our current numbers are. The Baltimore County Department of Health defines Quarantine as a full 14 days and Isolation as a full 10 days.