It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rav Yechezkel Shraga Dovid Halpern zt”l, who served as the Rav of the Sanzer Beis Medrash in the Ramot neighborhood of Yerushalayim. He was 59 years old.
Rav Halpern passed away at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital after battling illness.
Born in London, Rav Halpern came from an illustrious rabbinic dynasty. His father, Rav Yitzchok Aryeh Leibush Halpern, is the Gaavad of Radomishla, and his grandfather, Rav Elchonon Halperin, served as the Gaavad of Radomishla in Golders Green.

President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from four countries, setting them up for potential deportation. The emergency appeal asks the justices to halt a lower-court order keeping in place temporary legal status for more than 500,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The Republican administration argues that the decision wrongly intrudes on the Department of Homeland Security’s authority. “The district court has nullified one of the administration’s most consequential immigration policy decisions,” Solicitor General John Sauer wrote. The order from U.S.

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WASHINGTON – On Saturday, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee made the media rounds, aiming to reassure the Jewish community that former President Donald Trump’s connection to Israel remains as strong as ever. In a series of high-profile interviews aired across Israeli television and American conservative platforms, Huckabee responded to growing concerns about the state […]

President Donald Trump announced that a ceasefire agreement had been reached between India and Pakistan, following U.S.-brokered negotiations aimed at ending the most dangerous military standoff between the two nuclear powers in recent decades.
“After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Both nations later confirmed the ceasefire deal, crediting the United States for helping mediate the breakthrough.

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A sitting member of Congress has given the public a glimpse of a secret staircase beneath the U.S. Capitol.

During an interview with Kan News, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee issued a stern message to the Iran-backed Houthi militia, warning that continued aggression toward Israel could draw serious consequences from the United States.
“Israel may not be a formal party to the U.S. agreement, but the Houthis understand what’s at stake,” Huckabee said. “If they continue to attack Israel, they are potentially attacking America, since there are 700,000 Americans living in Israel. If they harm an American, they are essentially attacking America.”
Huckabee made it clear that the security of American citizens abroad—especially in regions threatened by terror—is of utmost importance to the U.S. government, and any escalation would be taken seriously.

Mike Herzog, who until recently represented Israel in Washington, criticized Prime Minister Netanyahu on Friday for allowing chances to secure a normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia to slip away—some as recently as a few months ago.
In an interview with Kan News, Herzog reacted to reports that President Donald Trump had dropped the requirement that Saudi Arabia recognize Israel as part of a major nuclear deal with the kingdom. “Since Israel is planning to widen the operation in Gaza, normalization is getting farther away,” he said.