by Rabbi Yair Hoffman “Yes, no joke!

CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO — Two Jewish families from Brooklyn, New York, are safe and unharmed after the Gulfstream V executive jet they were traveling on skidded off the runway while landing at Cabo San Lucas International Airport on Thursday afternoon.

Former President Donald Trump revealed on Thursday that he has selected Yehuda Kaploun, a businessman, Chabad rabbi, and active Trump campaign supporter, to serve as his administration’s new special envoy charged with monitoring and fighting antisemitism.
Trump shared the announcement on Truth Social, stating: “I am proud to nominate Yehuda Kaploun as the United States Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, Ambassador-at-Large. Yehuda is a successful businessman, and staunch advocate for the Jewish Faith and the Rights of his people to live and worship free from persecution. With Anti-Semitism dangerously on the rise, Yehuda will be the strongest Representative for Americans and Jews across the Globe, and promote PEACE. Congratulations Yehuda!”

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration can move forward with a controversial initiative requiring undocumented immigrants to enter their personal details into an online database — and face fines or jail time if they don’t comply.
The policy, first unveiled by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in February, is scheduled to go into effect on Friday.
Under the new rule, undocumented immigrants aged 14 and up — including minors — must provide details such as fingerprints and residential addresses. As reported by the Wall Street Journal earlier this year, noncompliance could result in penalties of up to $5,000 and a prison sentence of up to six months.

Agudath Israel of America presents a special Shailos Uteshuvos session on Hilchos Pesach and Erev Pesach Shechal B’Shabbos with Hagaon Harav Shmuel Kamenetsky, member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah and Rosh Yeshiva of Philadelphia Yeshivah. The discussion, originally conducted four years ago, is moderated by Rav Doniel Osher Kleinman, noted rov and author of Kovetz Halachos containing Rav Kamenetsky’s p’sakim. With clarity, Rav Kamenetsky addresses a range of practical halachic questions.
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By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Taanis Bechorim (Fast of the Firstborn) is moved to Thursday this year to avoid fasting

Lakewood, NJ – Lakewood, an area of 26 square miles, has 217 miles of Township streets. It also has thousands upon thousands of garbage receptacles – bins that, while serving town residents, belong to the Lakewood Public Works Department, which is responsible for the maintenance and repair of Township roads and sewers, Township parks and open space, snowplowing of Township streets, leaf and brush collection, and, of course, garbage and recycling collection.

HaRav Meir Mazuz, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Kisei Rachamim, is in critical condition.
Rav Mazuz has been hospitalized at Beilinson Hospital for the past week due to severe heart failure, and his condition has continued to deteriorate.
Doctors have described the situation as life-threatening, and rachamei Shamayim merubim are needed.
Talmidim close to the rosh yeshiva say that the situation is dire.

New York City’s congestion tolling initiative is expected to stay active for at least several more months as legal battles between state leaders and the Trump administration continue to unfold.
A timeline proposed jointly in a legal filing on Friday outlines how the case may proceed, following threats made by President Donald Trump and his transportation secretary in February to halt the tolling system.
If approved by a federal judge in Manhattan, the proposed schedule would allow both parties to submit written arguments over several months, possibly extending into October or later. The toll would remain in operation during that time.

The widespread distribution of kimcha depischa to hundreds of kollel students studying through the Migdal Oz Torah network, headed by the distinguished Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Yechezkel Etrog Shlita. The Kollel network distributed generous food baskets and checks to allow the students to celebrate Pesach in comfort.

On Thursday, Israeli Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich brought together the top officials of the Finance Ministry for a further, more comprehensive meeting focused on how the Israeli government should address the newly introduced tariff policy announced by President Donald Trump.
Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu appointed Smotrich to head the Israeli side of the negotiations with the American administration on the matter.
During the discussion, senior ministry experts outlined a variety of strategic options that could be pursued collaboratively with the US, aiming to strengthen economic ties while avoiding or reducing any harmful repercussions for both nations.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new government task force will consid

Officials from the Trump administration reportedly engaged in three rounds of direct talks with Hamas leaders inside a secure location in Qatar during the month of March, according to a New York Times article published Thursday.
The discussions were centered around efforts to negotiate the release of American hostage Edan Alexander. Despite multiple meetings, all attempts to reach an agreement ultimately collapsed.

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman It is a custom that is far older than many religions, including both Protestant Christi

Today, the Israeli Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking to reinstate the flow of electricity to the Gaza Strip.
Justice Alex Stein, writing on behalf of the court, stated, “From a legal perspective, it is clear that the State of Israel is not obliged to provide electricity to the Gaza Strip, for money or for free.”
He further elaborated: “Israel does not have legal sovereignty over the Strip,” and added, “our enemies, who claim sovereignty over the territory of the Strip, have launched a brutal war against us, partly fueled by electricity, which has claimed many victims among us.”

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announce

There is so much currently happening on the political scene in Eretz Yisroel. Aside from the burning issue of the hostages and the ongoing war in Gaza, there is an entire ruckus over the dismissal of the head of the Shin Bet among other issues.   The Gedolei Yisroel and the Charedi community, as a whole, are very worried and disturbed over the ongoing efforts to try drafting bnei yeshivos.   Much effort has been expended both publicly and through quiet diplomacy to try dissuading the powers that be and those in the legal system from their attempt to curb the koach of today’s “Shevet Levi”.

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