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Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein joined yeshiva leaders and administrators in a meeting to thank State Senate candidate Sam Sutton for his critical contributions to a bill supporting yeshiva education. The gathering focused on the legislation’s importance, which aims to bolster and protect a proud and esteemed education system within the yeshiva community—a priority for many stakeholders. Eichenstein, participating via Zoom from Albany, emphasized Sam Sutton’s collaborative efforts that helped drive the bill’s success. Sutton’s role was a focal point of the discussion.

Avigdor Lieberman, leader of Israel’s opposition Yisrael Beiteinu Party, on Monday denounced the Trump administration’s plan to let aid supplies into the Gaza Strip as a “very, very negative development.”
“In my opinion, humanitarian aid—of any kind—should not have been allowed to enter since the start of the war, as long as our hostages are rotting in Hamas’s tunnels,” Liberman stated in response to a question from JNS at his party’s faction meeting at the Knesset in Yerushalayim.
“We just need to say it out loud to everyone and stand by it,” Lieberman said. “You want humanitarian aid? First, return the hostages, then we’ll talk. And therefore, for me, this is a very, very negative development.”

A 19-year-old from Yerushalayim has been taken into custody and formally charged with intentionally damaging vital emergency and security infrastructure in the vicinity of the kever of Rav Shimon Bar Yochai in Meron.
The arrest took place just days ahead of the Lag Ba’omer gathering, an annual pilgrimage expected to bring in hundreds of thousands of attendees.
The indictment accuses the young man of purposefully sabotaging essential systems designed to ensure the safety of visitors making the trip to Meron.
In recent weeks, Northern District police received several reports of deliberate destruction to safety-related installations around the Meron area.

Family getting up: Friday (5/16/25)Morning R’ Avrohom WechterHusband R’ Pinchus WechterSon R’ Moty WechterSon R’ Mendy WechterSon

Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said today that the Biden administration is to blame for the ongoing air traffic control failures at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport.

Family getting up: Sunday (5/18/25)Morning R’ Harry ShlingerSon

Family getting up: Friday (5/16/25)Morning R’ Leon PorterSon

Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu held talks on Monday with US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and US Ambassador Mike Huckabee just before the expected release of American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander.
After the meeting concluded, Netanyahu had a phone call with US President Donald Trump, during which he expressed gratitude for the president’s role in helping to bring about Alexander’s release.
As reported by the Prime Minister’s Office, the US President affirmed his steadfast support for the State of Israel and emphasized his strong interest in maintaining close coordination with Netanyahu going forward.