In response to a wave of public inquiries amid ongoing rocket attacks and wartime anxiety, the Rosh Yeshiva of Orchos Yosher and Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah member Rav Shraga Shteinman offered detailed guidance on practical and spiritual matters, ranging from the use of bomb shelters to yeshiva operations and travel during the crisis. Central to his remarks was a powerful reaffirmation of the Chazon Ish’s historic assurance regarding the spiritual protection of Bnei Brak.

During a moving address at a welcome reception held in his honor in the United States, Slabodka Rosh Yeshiva Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, who is currently visiting America to lead a fundraising campaign for the Keren Olam HaTorah fund, delivered heartfelt words about the ongoing crisis in Eretz Yisroel.
Rav Hirsch implored American Jews to deeply feel the pain and anxiety of their brethren in Israel. “Moshe Rabbeinu went down to Mitzrayim, saw the suffering of his brothers, and cried with them,” he said. “He wished he could help. Chazal say that Moshe acted with true brotherhood—achvah—and that’s why he merited the sneh (burning bush).”

The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem will be closed from Wednesday through Friday. “As a result of the current security situation and ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, the U.S. Embassy has directed that all U.S. government employees and their family members continue to shelter in place in and near their residences until further notice,” a security alert states. The closure includes the consular sections in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. There will be no passport or consular report of birth abroad services, either. “We have no announcement about assisting private U.S. citizens to depart at this time,” the alert said. “The Department of State is always planning for contingencies to assist with private U.S. citizens’ departure from crisis areas. We will alert the U.S.

The U.S. is shifting military aircraft and warships into and around the Middle East to protect Israel from Iranian attacks as President Donald Trump warns Tehran to step back from the conflict. Trump’s social media posts saying his patience with Iran was “wearing thin” have raised the possibility of deepening U.S. involvement, perhaps by using its bunker-busting bomb to strike a key Iranian nuclear site built deep underground in the mountains. Israel doesn’t have the massive munition it would take to destroy the Fordo nuclear fuel enrichment plant, or the aircraft needed to deliver it. Only the U.S. does. As America’s national security leaders discuss the next steps, the Pentagon has moved to ensure that its troops and bases in the region are protected. Here’s a look at the U.S.

A missile launched by Iran almost destroyed a parked car in a Chareidi neighborhood in Haifa but the tefillin inside it were unharmed. B’Chasdei Hashem, no one was injured in the incident. Deputy Transportation Minister Uri Maklev traveled on Tuesday to the impact site and spoke with the residents of the neighborhood, who have been under continuous threat. Iran has been targeting Haifa in their barrages, as there are many strategic assets in the city: the Haifa Port, the city’s industrial zone and oil refineries (the largest of which was hit and is currently closed down), and a naval base. The owner of the car told Maklev that part of the neis was that the missile first hit the nearby water pipe, which quelled the fire before it hit the car.

A dramatic scene unfolded directly in front of the Beth Rivka girls school in Montreal this afternoon – just as girls were leaving and beginning to walk home. There was no indication that the incident was security related.

According to The New York Times, Iran has put its missile systems and other military assets on alert in preparation for potential strikes targeting American military positions across the Middle East.
U.S. officials cited in the report say Tehran is preparing these moves as a contingency plan in case American troops become involved in Israeli military operations against Iran.
The officials note that any U.S. strike on Iran’s Fordo nuclear site could prompt the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen to launch attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, a tactic they have previously used.

At the mass Atzeres Tefillah in BMG’s Bais Yitzchok, as thousands daven for the safety of Acheinu Bais Yisroel under the shadow of war in Israel. Participating in the atzeres are Gedolei Eretz Yisroel, including Harav Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlit”a and Harav Dovid Cohen shlit”a. The call-in number for the atzeres is 857-347-0100 (125005).

Iran has released a new AI-generated video implicitly threatening a nuclear attack on Israel. There is no evidence to suggest the genocidal regime has any such capabilities.