Singing Acheinu in Kerestir for the hostages still languishing in Hamas captivity

According to local sources, tonight’s U.S. airstrikes on the outskirts of Deir ez-Zor targeted equipment and positions in the vicinity of the Al-Omar Oil Field, left behind by the U.S-led Coalition during their recent drawdown of forces in Northeastern Syria.

After an uplifting Shabbos in Kerestir, Havdalah tonight at the new “Kerem Yeshaya” tent, built by Reb Yaakov Eliezer Shisha.

END OF AN ERA: Warren Buffett announced at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Omaha that he will soon propose Greg Abel as his successor as CEO by year-end, surprising shareholders despite Abel’s designation as successor in 2021, with the decision to be discussed at a board meeting with his children, Howie and Susie, already informed.

Do not do this! A driver stopped in the middle of Interstate 71 in Ohio after they missed their exit, causing a multi-car pileup before driving off.

Singapore’s long-ruling People’s Action Party won another landslide in Saturday’s general elections, extending its 66-year unbroken rule in a huge boost for Prime Minister Lawrence Wong who took power a year ago. The Election Department announced the PAP won 82 Parliamentary seats after vote counting ended. The party had earlier won five seats uncontested, giving it 87 out of a total 97 seats. The opposition Workers Party maintained its 10 seats. The PAP’s popular vote rose to 65.6%, up from a near-record low of 61% in 2020 polls. Jubilant supporters of the PAP, which had ruled Singapore since 1959, gathered in stadiums waved flags and cheered in celebration.

Yerushalayim’s Ezras Torah neighborhood is in mourning following the passing of one of its founding pillars, Rav Zev Hakohein (Velvel) Kopshitz zt”l. He was 71 years old and had been battling illness over the past year.
Rav Kopshitz passed away on Leil Shabbos Kodesh, leaving behind a legacy of dedication to Torah, community, and kedushah. He was among the early builders and shapers of the Ezras Torah neighborhood and played a key role in its spiritual development.

Legendary investor Warren Buffett said today that he plans to step down from his role leading Berkshire Hathaway.
Buffett, 94, serves as the conglomerate’s chairman and chief executive. He said today that he will recommend to the Berkshire Hathaway board that longtime executive Greg Abel become CEO at the end of 2025.
“I think the time has arrived where Greg should become the chief executive officer of the company at year end,” Buffett said onstage at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Omaha.
Buffett has previously signaled that his successor as CEO would be Abel, who already oversees Berkshire’s Wall Street investments. Abel has spent more than two decades at Berkshire.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to travel to Israel shortly ahead of President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to the Middle East later this month.
According to Axios, Hegseth is scheduled to land in Israel on May 12, a day before Trump begins his regional tour, which includes stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
This visit will mark Hegseth’s first time in Israel since taking on the role of defense secretary, and during his stay, he is set to hold meetings with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yisroel Katz.
{Matzav.com Israel}