A fringe group of Breslov Chassidim were arrested on Wednesday after they rioted at the Kever of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov in protest of the strict regulations and lack of agreement regarding the number of Chassidim who will be allowed to visit the site during Rosh HaShanah. The rioters broke down barricades that were put in place to keep order and adherence to Corona regulations at the site. The rioters were arrested and the barricades were put back. The majority of the Breslov Chassidim supported the idea of putting up the barricades to help direct people where to go and keep a distance from one another while visiting the site. On Wednesday, a group of Chasidim arrived at the site and claimed that the barricades prevented access to the grave and began to riot.

The head of Israel’s first coronavirus ward in Sheba Medical Center slammed the Israeli public for disregarding human lives by failing to adhere to health regulations, Ynet reported. Dr. Gadi Segal wrote a post on Facebook urging Israeli to start viewing the coronavirus pandemic more seriously. “I’ve posted the names of the people who have died as a result of the disease,” Segal wrote. “Many of them I knew, some died in my arms,” “Their blood is on the head of anyone who thinks that his theories, his parnassah, his personal liberty, his freedom of speech, his right to refuse and in general, he himself, is more important than the lives of others.

Not everyone will have the privilege of mastering Shas in their lifetime. According to the Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav Yitzhok Scheiner, shlita, Avraham Moshe Yavrov has already done that and he is only 23. He has even authored books on Shas and Halacha. When one considers that he lost his father at 13, his accomplishments in learning are the more incredible.  Recently, Avraham got married to Devora, a girl from a family of Yirei Shamayim. His mother, a widow with 10 kids, had a hard time paying for the wedding. At one point, it looked like the wedding wouldn’t be able to take place but with Hashem’s help last minute, she was able to provide a beautiful wedding for her son, giving the family a welcome respite from their usual hardships. After the wedding, the chassan’s hardships continued.

The U.S. Embassy announced on Tuesday that the State Department has sold the U.S. Ambassador’s official residence in Herzliya as the final step of the US embassy’s move to Jerusalem. “Planning for the sale of the former US Ambassador’s residence in Tel Aviv began in 2019 with marketing of the property beginning in January of 2020,” the statement said. “The Department of State has recently selected the buyer for the sale of the former Chief of Mission Residence in Herzliya Israel. The buyer was selected solely on the basis of having submitted the highest and best offer. The selected buyer and the unsuccessful bidders have been notified.

A 39-year-old man from Haifa passed away on Tuesday due to the coronavirus, Yediot Aharonot reported. The man’s lungs had collapsed after falling ill with the coronavirus and he was attached to an ECMO machine. He survived for another eight days and then unfortunately succumbed to the virus. The man’s father is also hospitalized due to the coronavirus in Bnei Tzion hospital in Haifa and several other family members are also positive for the virus. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Ukrainian President Zelensky said that Israel requested that his country put restrictions on Jewish pilgrims visiting Rebbe Nachman’s Kever this year during Rosh Hashanah. Zelensky told Israeli reporters that the request came amid rising COVID-19 cases in Israel. The Jerusalem Post quoted Zelensky as saying that Ukraine is “very proud of this gathering and does everything to welcome our guests. This year, as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, we had to implement very strict policies at the request of Israel to ensure the safety of both the citizens of Ukraine and our visitors coming from all around the world.” Zelensky also mentioned that he would like to see closer cooperation between the two countries, specifically with regard to security issues.

Wildfires raged unchecked across parts of the western U.S. on Wednesday amid gusty and dry conditions, but forecasters said some weather relief was in sight that could help firefighters overwhelmed by the blazes. In California, winds stoked unprecedented numbers of fires that have forced rescues and evacuations. In Washington, more acres burned in a single day than firefighters usually see all year. Fires also forced people to flee in Oregon and Idaho. A temperature plunge of as much as 60 degrees (15 Celsius), caused by a dramatic intrusion of polar air, helped slow wildfires that spread in Colorado and Montana.

Rav Yonatan Markovitch, a Chabad Rav in Kiev, was the first Rav to receive a Medal of Honor from the Ukrainian Parliament on Monday. The medal is awarded to public leaders who made a significant contribution to Ukraine. Rav Markovitch was honored for his 20 years of service to Kiev and his contribution to the welfare of Ukrainian citizens. Rav Markovitch, 53, was born in the city of Uzhgorod (Ungvar), Ukraine, where his maternal grandfather had served as the Rav and shochet years before. In 1972, he immigrated with his family to Israel. In 2000 he moved back to Ukraine with his family and began serving as a Chabad Rav in Kiev, overseeing the establishment of schools and communal institutions.

U.S. employers advertised more jobs but hired fewer workers in July, sending mixed signals about the job market in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The Labor Department said Wednesday that the number of U.S. job postings on the last day of July rose to 6.6 million from 6 million at the end of June. A year earlier, employers posted 7.2 million job openings. Hiring dropped to 5.8 million from 7 million in June. The number of Americans laid off or discharged fell to 1.7 million from nearly 2 million in June. “Overall, this report confirmed a continued but decelerating recovery for the labor market,” Contingent Macro Advisors said in a research note. The government reported last Friday that the U.S.

It’s possible that Israel’s citizens will be placed in a full national lockdown for at least a month as the coronavirus infection rate continues to soar, according to Israeli media reports based on leaks from a Zoom meeting of senior Health Ministry and hospital directors on Tuesday night. During the meeting with coronavirus czar Prof. Ronni Gamzu, Health Ministry officials, and the directors of Israel’s largest hospitals, Health Ministry Director-General Prof. Chezy Levy said that if a lockdown is implemented, it will be for at least a month, saying that two or three weeks will not be sufficient to curb the infection rate.