A reservist who refused a summons to serve in Yehudah and Shomron was sentenced to five days in military prison, Kan News reported on Monday. Reserve soldier Daniel Yahalom, 32, from Haifa, currently a master’s student at Hebrew University, announced to his commanders that he “refuses to serve the occupation in the occupied West Bank and the ongoing war in Gaza.” During his trial, Yahalom said: “I refuse because I am no longer willing to take part in the IDF’s activity in Yehuda and Shomron, and because I see the current campaign in Gaza as clearly illegal.

President Donald Trump announced his endorsement of Jack Ciattarelli for the Republican nomination for governor of New Jersey on Monday, a move that political analysts say effectively ends the competitive phase of the GOP primary race. Ciattarelli, a former assemblyman and the 2021 Republican gubernatorial nominee, was already leading his closest challenger, conservative radio host Bill Spadea, by approximately 30 percentage points in recent polls. In a post on X, Ciattarelli expressed gratitude for the endorsement, stating, “Truly humbled and honored to receive President Trump’s very strong endorsement today.

Lior Suchard, the world’s best mentalist and one of the world’s most famous Israelis, brings his dramatic sell-out show to Los Angeles on June 18. World-renowned master mentalist Lior Suchard, whose inexplicable feats have astounded sold-out audiences from India, and Russia to Australia and New York City, is preparing to unveil dramatic new material at his first-ever West Coast shows—at Los Angeles’ Saban Theatre on June 18 and San Francisco’s San Mateo Performing Arts Center on June 16. As one of the world’s most famous living Israelis, Suchard has never been shy about his roots. But since October 7th, he’s stood even taller. Appearing on the world’s premier late-night shows and television sitcoms, Lior used his international presence to advocate for Israel in the tragedy’s aftermath.

Eden Alexander’s grandmother, Varda Ben Baruch, fought tirelessly for his release, both via diplomatic means and spiritual means, constantly davening, reciting Tehillim, and visiting the homes of Gedolim. She visited the home of HaGaon HaRav Berel Povarsky several times and the Rebbetzin spoke words of chizzuk and also told her that in one moment, Hakadosh Baruch Hu can make a neis and Eden can return. And sure enough, Eden’s release came as a shock to his parents when it was announced. On Monday, before Edan was released, she spoke to the press, during which she said: “Today is Pesach Sheini,” she said. “Edan was redeemed on Pesach Sheini.” She also opened her Sefer Tehillim and said: “This Tehillim is my weapon. I’m with my Tehillim all the time, day and night, and I daven.

Family getting up: Mincha: 7:45 pm Thursday Mincha will be at 7:30Maariv: 8:00 pm Mrs. Yaffa Chamoulian Wife Mr. Moshe Chamoulian Brother Mr. Refael Chamoulian Son Mr.

A well-known Sephardic rov from Netivot is working to launch a new chareidi political movement that would rival Shas on a national scale, following his success in challenging the party’s influence on the local level, according to a report aired Sunday on Israeli television.
Channel 13 reported that Rav Chaim Yosef Abergel is forming a party called “Mayim Chaim,” which will advocate for including general education in chareidi schools and support military enlistment for members of the chareidi community.
Rav Chaim Yosef Abergel is a son of Rav Yoram Abergel, a beloved figure in the Sephardic community who distanced himself from Shas in 2015.

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The U.S. government advised American travelers age 60 and older not get a chikungunya vaccine as it investigates possible side effects. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration posted notices late last week on the vaccine, Valneva’s Ixchiq. Chikungunya, spread by the bites of infected mosquitoes, is a debilitating tropical illness marked by fever and joint pain. About 100 to 200 cases are reported annually among U.S. travelers. Last year, the government began recommending the vaccine, which is made with weakened chikungunya virus, to U.S. adults who travel to countries where chikungunya is a problem.

Israeli National Defense Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Monday urged the Israeli government to “unleash the gates of hell” in the ongoing war against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
“We really need to implement what Trump told us to do,” Ben-Gvir told JNS during the faction meeting of his Otzma Yehudit Party, responding to reports that U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to meet with Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas during his current Mideast trip.
“He told us to unleash the gates of hell. Let’s unleash the gates of hell on them. That’s our mission,” the minister said.