The Sanzer Rebbe, who once again has opted not to take a vacation this year, came close to collapsing on Shabbos, echoing a similar incident from several months ago.
The episode occurred during Shacharis on Shabbos morning, at the conclusion of Shemoneh Esrei. As the Rebbe attempted to step back, he suddenly halted after taking just one step. His gabbai, quickly recognizing the severity of the situation, immediately rushed to bring a chair for the Rebbe.
The Rebbe remained seated through the recital of Kedusha, after which he quietly exited to his adjacent room.

It is with great sadness that Matzav.comreports the petirah of Rebbetzin Chaya Miriam Weinberger a”h, widow of the Gaavad of Tchaba, author of Birchas Shalom. She was 84.
Rebbetzin Weinberger was born on 2 Teves in 1940, a daughter of Rav Dovid Yosef Ungar.
She married her illustrious husband, the Gaavad of Tchaba, Rav Shalom Meshulam Weinberger, renowned author of Birchas Shalom, who was niftar in Cheshvan 2014.

Rav Dov Landau, Rosh Yeshiva of Slabodka Yeshiva in Bnei Brak, who was hospitalized on Thursday, was released this morning from Maayanei Hayeshua Medical Center and has returned to his residence on the Slabodka Yeshiva campus in Bnei Brak.
The Rosh Yeshiva had been admitted on Thursday morning and underwent surgery to repair a fractured hip.
He then remained at the hospital for Shabbos.
According to those close to him, Rav Landau continues to gain strength and is steadily recovering. He has resumed his daily learning schedule, and, with Hashem’s help, is expected to begin receiving visitors again in the coming days.
All are asked to daven for Rav Efraim Dov ben Devorah.
{Matzav.com Israel}

A fierce wildfire broke out Sunday in the Nachal Prat area, near the community of Nofei Prat in the Binyamin region, prompting an urgent rescue operation for dozens of hikers trapped by the flames.
Firefighters from the Yehuda and Shomron District, supported by four firefighting planes and an aerial rescue unit, have been working intensively to evacuate the hikers who found themselves stranded due to the sudden blaze.
According to a statement from Israel’s Fire and Rescue Authority, as of this time, the fire has been largely contained. There is currently no immediate danger to either the hikers or local residents. Approximately 100 hikers are still in the area, divided into three groups, all of whom are situated in safe zones.

The Trump administration is considering a major policy shift that could have serious repercussions for Israeli yeshivos and kollelim that rely heavily on donations from abroad.
According to reports previously disclosed here on Matzav.com, President Donald Trump is reviewing a proposed executive order that would prohibit American nonprofit organizations from transferring charitable funds to causes outside of the United States. If enacted, this measure would eliminate tax deductions for donations directed to foreign-based activities — a move expected to dramatically affect financial support for Torah institutions in Israel.

הרבי מרחמסטריווקא במוצ”ש באלעדצילום: שוקי לרר
הרבי מרחמסטריווקא במוצ”ש באלעדצילום: שוקי לרר
הרבי מרחמסטריווקא במוצ”ש באלעדצילום: שוקי לרר

The Slabodka Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Dov Landau, successfully underwent surgery on Friday to repair a fracture at Maayanei HaYeshua Hospital in Bnei Brak.
As previously reported on Matzav.com, Rav Landau had suffered a fall at his home and was subsequently transported to the hospital.
Following medical consultation and a series of tests overseen by the renowned medical advisor Rav Elimelech Firer, the decision was made to proceed with surgery to address the fracture.
The procedure was performed by Dr. Itay Holzer, director of the hospital’s Orthopedic Department. Boruch Hashem, the Rosh Yeshiva emerged from surgery and was transferred to the recovery room, where he remained over Shabbos.

Minister Meir Porush paid a visit to the home of Maran Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, one of the Rosh Yeshiva of Slabodka, and during the visit, a conversation unfolded between the minister and the Rosh Yeshiva, centering on the grave situation currently facing Eretz Yisroel. Porush asked Rav Hirsch about the challenges surrounding the ongoing war and the looming gezeirah of forced conscription.
In the conversation, Porush asked, “What will be with our situation?”
Rav Hirsch replied, “Hashem will help. What can we say? We have no one to rely upon except Avinu Shebashomayim. That is clear in such a situation. The entire Eretz Yisroel is in a terrible state.”

During a visit that the Rebbe of Toldos Aharon paid to the home of the senior posek, Rav Moshe Sternbuch, in the Har Nof neighborhood of Yerushalayim, the meeting quickly turned into a weighty and emotional discussion on the looming threat of the Israeli military draft of bnei yeshivah.

In a powerful reiteration of his support for Torah-oriented engagement with the World Zionist Organization (WZO), HaGaon Rav Avrohom Gurwicz, Rosh Yeshivas Gateshead, has released an updated endorsement, urging all shomrei Torah umitzvos to register and vote for the Eretz HaKodesh party in the current WZO elections.
The new statement, dated today, 26 Nissan 5785, follows and builds upon a foundational letter issued by Rav Gurwicz earlier, in which he echoed the directive of Gedolei Yisroel—Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt”l and Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky shlit”a—emphasizing the critical importance of Torah Jewry having a voice in decisions affecting Eretz Yisroel through the WZO.