Medical crises don’t take a break for Yom Tov. This Pesach, hundreds of families in our community will face the overwhelming challenge of navigating hospital stays and medical treatments while trying to maintain the simcha of Pesach. Lev Rochel Bikur Cholim of Lakewood (LRBC) has been a lifeline for these families, providing comprehensive support through their network of essential services.  The Need Is Urgent As Pesach approaches, LRBC faces a critical funding shortage to provide essential Yom Tov support for families experiencing medical crises.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is making a flash visit to the US on Sunday to meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., following Trump’s invitation. Netanyahu, who was in Budapest over Shabbos, will depart Hungary on Sunday afternoon and fly straight to Washington. According to reports, Netanyahu discussed Trump’s decision to impose a 17% tariff on Israeli goods with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Trump during a phone call in Hungary, and Trump invited him to Washington to discuss the issue in person. “This is an unprecedented moment economically and geopolitically,” an Israeli official said, as quoted by Ynet. “The world’s leading power is imposing tariffs on almost every country, including Israel. We tried to preempt this by lowering tariffs on U.S.

In its latest act of psychological terror, Hamas published a propaganda video on Shabbos of hostages Bar Kupershtein and Maxim Herkin. The families have not approved the publication of the video. Herkin, 36, and Kupershtein, 21, were both abducted from the Nova music festival on October 7. Herkin’s mother has Russian citizenship. Hamas stated in February that it was considering releasing him in the second phase of the deal out of its consideration for its friendship with Russia. Kupershtein’s abduction was the second major blow in the family in recent years. His father was severely injured several years ago when he stopped to help someone on the side of the road and remains severely disabled.

As stock markets tumble in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, Republicans in Congress were watching with unease and talking of clawing back their power to levy tariffs — but almost none seemed ready to turn their words into action. The Republican president is upending longstanding GOP principles like support for free trade, yet despite clear misgivings and a Constitutional mandate to decide tariffs, most lawmakers were not ready to cross Trump. Instead, they were focusing all their attention on advancing the president’s ” big, beautiful bill ” of tax breaks and spending cuts, even as tariffs — in essence, import taxes — threatened to raise consumer prices across the board and push the global economy into a recession.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is being accused by Israel’s ambassador and embassy in the UK of spreading “Hamas propaganda” in his message for Ramadan, according to a statement released Thursday.
In a video posted this week, Khan said that “more than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza as a result of Israel’s ongoing military campaign, including more than 15,000 children.” His figures appear to come from casualty reports issued by the Gaza health ministry, which is under Hamas control and whose numbers have been questioned.

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman There is a now famous quote from Rebbitzen Wein____

The IDF and Shin Bet have successfully eliminated Mohammed Hassan Mohammed Awad, a senior military commander in the Palestinian Mujahideen terrorist organization. He is believed to have personally overseen the abductions of Shiri Bibas and her two young sons, Ariel and Kfir, and was most likely involved in their horrific murders. Mohammed Awad played a central role in the brutal October 7th massacre, infiltrating the Israeli community of Nir Oz multiple times during the attack. Additionally, Awad was responsible for the abduction and burial of Gad and Judi Lynn Weinstein, as well as the kidnapping of several Thai citizens during the same assault.

If you have ever bought a pair of jeans from an American brand like Levi’s or Wrangler, chances are they were manufactured at a factory in the small southern African nation of Lesotho. Textile manufacturing is one of Lesotho’s key industries, exporting some 75% of its output to the United States. This is expected to change after U.S. President Donald Trump slapped a 50% tariff on imports from Lesotho, the highest among all countries. According to Trump, Lesotho charges a 99% tariff on U.S. goods, but the government said it doesn’t know how the U.S. administration calculated that figure. Government officials did not say Thursday what Lesotho’s tariffs on U.S. goods are.