Rephael Goldberg A’H had 2 special passions in his short, impactful life; LEARNING TORAH & BRINGING YIDDEN TOGETHER.
In his final days, he succeded in reaching, inspiring and uniting brothers and sisters from all across the globe, showing just how powerful those invisible strings really are.

The Trump administration’s new restrictions on travel to Cuba have made it harder, but far from impossible, for Americans to visit the island nation.
Cruises offered easy, one-stop shopping for legal trips across the 90 miles that separate the two nations, but those appear to be over for now, after the federal prohibition took effect Wednesday.

(Los Angeles, CA, June 5, 2019) – On a recent evening, Israelis, Egyptians and Americans of all faiths, gathered together in Beverly Hills to celebrate the enduring peace between Egypt and Israel. The night was headlined by acclaimed speakers: Ambassador Lamia Mekhemar, the Consul General of Egypt, and Eitan Weiss, the acting Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles

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Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a Crown Heights man has been sentenced to 24 years to life in prison for the kidnapping and murder of Williamsburg businessman Menachem Stark during a botched abduction in 2014.

The following is via Breaking911.com:
A massive search is underway in Brooklyn for a missing NYPD Homicide Detective.
Detective Joseph Calabrese’s car was found abandoned near Plumb Beach in Brooklyn.
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A 22-year-old yeshiva bochur fell from an upper floor window of Yeshivas Chevron on Chaim Heller Street in Yerushalayim and was very seriously injured.
The incident occurred close to 2:00PM, and EMS personnel found the young man in very serious condition.

Police departments in at least five states are investigating their officers’ social media feeds after the weekend publication of a database that appears to catalogue thousands of inflammatory posts by active-duty and former cops.
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There is a storm brewing among leaders of the Bayit Yehudi party, which is the major member of the United Right-Wing party, headed by Rabbi Rafi Peretz. The dispute between Peretz and the number two man on the list, MK Betzalel Smotrich, from the Ichud Leumi faction, surrounding the appointment of Peretz as education minister.
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If milk is a few days past its “Sell By” date, is it safe to drink?
U.S. regulators are urging food-makers to be more consistent with labeling terms like “Best By” and “Enjoy By” that cause confusion.
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