by Rabbi Yair Hoffman This guide is presented, as a last minute “just in case.”  It is presented in honor of an old friend, Rabbi Yitzchok Scherman, who made the request a while back.  Also, the Chofetz Chaim tells us that if we learn the halachos – it is as if we had actually brought […]

The United States has put forward a fresh proposal to Hamas, utilizing Qatari mediators, in an attempt to free American hostage Edan Alexander and break the deadlock in the ceasefire talks in Gaza, according to a report from Axios, referencing US and Israeli officials.
The plan is based on the idea that Hamas would release Alexander in exchange for a public message from President Donald Trump urging for calm in Gaza and the revival of broader ceasefire discussions. “There is no deal yet,” one US official told Axios.
After Israel resumed military actions in Gaza, efforts to secure a hostage release and ceasefire agreement have come to a standstill, sources mentioned.

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On Thursday, a large asifa of primarily Sefardic bnei Torah was held on Rechov Shmuel Hanavi in Yerushalayim against military conscription for bnei yeshiva.
The event was attended by prominent rabbonim and roshei yeshiva, who delivered impassioned drashos condemning the draft.
“Who went to war against Amalek?” said one speaker. “Moshe Rabbeinu himself did. The great leaders and righteous figures of the generation went out to battle. How do we fight? By refusing to hand over even a single neshamah to spiritual destruction!”
The participants began the event by reciting Tehillim together.

On Wednesday evening, Flatbush Hatzolah welcomed a distinguished group of NYPD Community Affairs Officers to their headquarters on Ocean Avenue for a memorable meet and greet. The event highlighted the strong partnership between the two organizations, fostering mutual respect and collaboration in serving the community. Representing Hatzolah were coordinators Moshe Wulliger, Jack Rothernberg, Avrumi Rubin, Alan Esses, and Issac Unger, who greeted the NYPD delegation with warmth and hospitality. The NYPD was represented by Community Affairs Commanding Officer Chief Richie Taylor, 70th Precinct Commanding Officer Greg Mackie, newly assigned Brooklyn South Community Affairs Lieutenant Duran McLean and NYPD Clergy Liaisons Yehuda Eckstein and Avrumi Brown.

The IDF struck a Hezbollah drone storage facility in southern Beirut, targeting Unit 127, the terror group’s aerial force responsible for drone attacks and surveillance operations against Israel. The military emphasized Hezbollah’s use of civilian areas for terror operations, calling it a “cynical use of Lebanese citizens as human shields.” Prior to the strike, the IDF issued evacuation warnings and fired warning shots. The strike was in response to this morning’s rocket fire from Lebanon into northern Israel, which the IDF labeled a “blatant violation” of the ceasefire agreement.

The United States has deployed between five and seven B-2 “Spirit” Long-Range Strategic Stealth Bombers to the remote island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, a mere 2,000 miles from Iran’s doorstep. The bombers, launched from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, arrived under a shroud of secrecy, their sleek, bat-like silhouettes slicing through the skies as a silent warning to Tehran. According to a U.S. official who spoke to Axios on condition of anonymity, this escalation is “not disconnected” from President Donald Trump’s recent ultimatum to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei—a stark two-month deadline that has set the world on edge.

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A Michigan resident died earlier this year after contracting rabies from an organ transplant, health officials said. The patient had the organ transplanted at a hospital in Ohio in December and died in January, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson Lynn Sutfin said. A subsequent investigation that also involved the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ohio Department of Health determined the patient got rabies from the donated organ. Sutfin did not specify which organ was transplanted. Rabies is a deadly viral disease that can spread to humans through contact with saliva or blood from infected animals. As rabies progresses, it worsens in severity from flu-like symptoms to hallucinations and difficulty swallowing.