The IDF on Motzei Shabbos announced that an IDF officer fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip on Shabbos. He was identified as Cpt. Avraham Ben Pinchas, H’yd, 24, from the yishuv of Charasha in Binyamin. He served as a platoon commander in the 46th Battalion, Iron Trails Division (401). About two months ago, Avraham, z’l was seriously injured in battle in Gaza. After a period of recovery and rehabilitation, he insisted on returning to battle. He left behind his parents and nine siblings. Another sister, Efrat, a’h was killed in a traffic accident about four years ago. Yisrael Gantz, the head of the Binyamin Regional Council, said: “We bow our heads in mourning on the fall of Avraham the hero, a respected officer who led his soldiers in the war against the enemy in Gaza.

US intelligence officials say that the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon, which was significantly compromised militarily by Israel in the recent war, is already engaged in rehabilitating its forces and replenishing its weapons caches, Reuters reported. The officials said that Hezbollah still poses a long-term threat to the US and its regional allies. Four sources updated on US intelligence told Reuters that even while the war between Israel and Lebanon was still ongoing, Hezbollah began to recruit new members and was assessing ways to rearm through domestic production and by smuggling materials through Syria.

Last month, Mike Weber got the news every poultry farmer fears: His chickens tested positive for avian flu. Following government rules, Weber’s company, Sunrise Farms, had to slaughter its entire flock of egg-laying hens — 550,000 birds — to prevent the disease from infecting other farms in Sonoma County north of San Francisco. “It’s a trauma. […]

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is called, “B’Ikvei HaGalus”, and its over 700 pages makes it, in all probability, the most comprehensive Torah work on the Churban and subsequent galus  – ever printed. Written by Rabbi Yaakov Beer an Avreich in BMG and a grandson of Rav Mordechai Gifter zt”l, the sefer is structured as a running and deep commentary on Perek HaNizakin in tractate Gittin.  Rabbi Beer shlita cites the questions, he explores the responses in the rishonim and acharonim, and he contrasts the different views with his very powerful analytic skills.

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com In the early 1900’s, Judaic studies professors applied mathematical models to estimate the devastating impact of the Roman Catholic Church upon a specific subset of our holy texts.  Namely, the impact was upon the Midrashim. They determined that 90% of the Midrashim that we had in Europe, sadly, are no longer.

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com A woman who is in the process of a divorce had explained to her husband that her lawyer had told her that she should lie and say that her husband had physically abused her in order to gain an advantage in terms of custody and child support. The lawyer is ostensibly an observant Jew who is well-regarded in the community in which he resides. This example begs a number of questions:  How often do people lie?  Why do they lie? To whom do they lie? And most importantly, what can we do to make sure we and our children don’t fall victim to it as well?

Volunteer EMTs from Hatzolah of Los Angeles came under fire on Shabbos as they were treating a patient near a shul on Ventura Boulevard in Tarzana, California. Hatzolah was called for a patient suffering a medical episode at the shul when an unrelated fatal shooting at a marijuana dispensary located near the shul occurred. The shooting suspects, panicking at the sight of emergency vehicles rushing to the area, began firing at Hatzolah members on the scene. Thankfully, none of the Hatzolah members were hit, and the suspects fled the scene. A 30-year-old was subsequently found by LAPD officers shot to death at the dispensary. Police are now searching for 6 suspects and are requesting assistance from the public. “All of a sudden we hear like five gunshots, bam! bam! bam! bam!

A madman has been charged with attempted murder after he purposely chased down a Jwoman and ran her over multiple times with his vehicle in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on Tuesday. Shocking video from the incident, which was recorded by bystanders, shows the woman running from the man driving the vehicle driving onto a lawn and running her over. He then backs up the vehicle and runs her over a second time. The appalling display of murderous rage took place at the intersection of Salem and Aberdeen, in the heart of the frum community and just a block away from the Jewish girls school. The woman was rushed to the hospital with severe injuries, and is currently listed in critical but stable condition.

The man who has been charged with carrying out a carjacking, three rammings, and a near-fatal stabbing attack in Lakewood and Jackson last Friday told police following his arrest that “Hasidic Jews” are “the real devil.” READ THE FULL STORY ON LAKEWOOD ALERTS. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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Multiple people have been shot and possible homemade explosive devices have been found at and near the subway station at 4th Avenue and 36th Street. According to initial reports, there are at least 10 victims spread across multiple locations in the area, and one of the IED’s may have exploded. The suspect is still on the loose and was reportedly last seen wearing a transit worker uniform. Developing. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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