A new poll released by political consulting firm Slingshot Strategies paints a grim picture for Mayor Eric Adams’ reelection prospects, with support for the incumbent barely cracking into double digits as voters look elsewhere in a crowded general election field. According to the survey, Democratic nominee Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani holds a commanding lead with 35% of the vote, followed by former Governor Andrew Cuomo at 25%. Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa trails in third with 14%, while Adams sits in a distant fourth place with just 11%. “Mamdani’s lead is far from a majority, but it’s clear the momentum is his,” said Evan Roth Smith, founding partner at Slingshot. “The problem is the ballot is already set.

El Al announced it will significantly expand its U.S. flight schedule starting this October, adding more direct routes in what the airline called a response to “growing demand” from the business sector and Jewish and Israeli communities across America. Beginning in late October, El Al will operate 42 direct flights per week to four major American cities: 27 weekly flights to and from New York, six to and from Florida, six to and from Los Angeles, and three to and from Boston. The expansion marks one of El Al’s most ambitious U.S. schedules in years.

A terrifying incident unfolded Wednesday afternoon in Monsey, as a young child riding his bike was struck by a truck — leaving his bike partially crushed beneath the vehicle. Hatzoloh EMS and Ramapo Police swiftly responded to the scene, where onlookers feared the worst. The mangled remains of the boy’s bicycle were pinned under the truck, painting a chilling picture of what could have been a tragedy. But in what witnesses are calling an open neis, the child miraculously escaped with only minor injuries. He was transported by Hatzoloh EMS to Nyack Hospital for evaluation and is expected to make a full recovery. The shocking incident left neighbors visibly shaken, many attributing the boy’s survival to clear Divine protection.

The proposal to spread yeshiva tuition payments over 50 years is simple and compelling: instead of cramming 15 years of heavy tuition payments into the most financially stressful stage of life, why not spread them out evenly over half a century? After all, we pay property taxes for public school our entire adult lives—whether or not we have kids in school—so why not apply the same logic to yeshiva tuition? But let’s take a step back and think this through. The person who came up with this plan is likely in the thick of tuition-paying years, probably with a brood of young children and an inbox full of monthly statements. Understandably, this parent sees a mountain of bills and wonders how they’ll possibly make it through.

A newly published psak by HaRav Yitzchok Zilberstein is stirring discussion across the olam hatorah, particularly among bochurim accustomed to Thursday-night cholent. In a teshuva released this week in Divrei Chemed, the world-renowned posek sharply criticizes the growing trend of eating Shabbos-specific dishes — such as cholent — during the week, warning that it dilutes the kedusha of Shabbos. The question posed to the Rav came from concerned bnei yeshiva, who described the now-common scene of Thursday-night cholent gatherings. These events often include large pots of cholent prepared not for kavod Shabbos, but simply for enjoyment — with some yeshiva bochurim partaking as early as Thursday afternoon.

Helping kids with their anxiety is not something they teach you in birthing classes, but it’s rare to meet a parent who doesn’t have to utilize these skills. In fact, close to ten percent of children struggle with anxiety. Child anxiety can be deeply emotionally triggering to parents as well as make life practically and logistically difficult. The summer flow is different from the school year routine and for some kids this can be a highly welcome change. For others- not so much. Anxiety about going to camp, being in a new environment with potentially less structure – even fears about swimming can sometimes create a flare up in a child’s anxiety. Let’s discuss a three step approach to helping your child with their anxiety, focusing on the first two steps now and step three next time.

X CEO Linda Yaccarino said she’s stepping down after two years running Elon Musk’s social media platform. Yaccarino posted a positive message Wednesday about her tenure at the company formerly known as Twitter and said “the best is yet to come as X enters a new chapter with” Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, maker of the chatbot Grok. Musk hired Yaccarino, a veteran ad executive, in May 2023 after buying Twitter for $44 billion in late 2022. He said at the time that Yaccarino’s role would be focused mainly on running the company’s business operations, leaving him to focus on product design and new technology.

More than 80 years after the Holocaust decimated world Jewry, the global Jewish population has yet to recover to its pre-war numbers, a new study from the Pew Research Center reveals. In 1939, on the eve of World War II, there were approximately 16.6 million Jews worldwide. Today, that number stands at about 14.8 million — still more than 1.8 million fewer than before the Holocaust, which claimed over six million Jewish lives. Between 2010 and 2020, the global Jewish population grew by just 6.2%, from 13.91 million to 14.8 million. In comparison, the overall world population grew by 12.3% during the same period — nearly double the Jewish growth rate. “Have Jews made up for the loss of people killed in the Holocaust?

The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread in more than three decades, with a total of 1,288 cases nationally and another six months to go in 2025. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that the national case count surpassed 2019, when there were 1,274 cases for the year and the country almost lost its status of having eliminated the vaccine-preventable illness. That could happen this year if the virus has nonstop spread for 12 months. This year’s outbreaks, some of them interconnected, started five months ago in undervaccinated communities in West Texas. Three people have died — two children in Texas and an adult in New Mexico — and dozens of people have been hospitalized.

The British Medical Association (BMA) officially voted to suspend its ties with the Israel Medical Association (IMA) at its annual conference last month, claiming that it “did not condemn attacks on the health system in Gaza.” The decision was approved by a majority of over 80% and became the official policy of the association, although it has not yet been decided how it will be implemented in practice. The Israel Medical Association is working diplomatically in an effort to influence the implementation of the decision. IMA chairman Prof. Tzion Hagai told Ynet, “This is a declarative step that could encourage other countries to adopt similar measures.