It was announced today that the Gerer Rebbe will be traveling to the United States to take part in the monumental Keren Olam HaTorah initiative.
The Rebbe is expected to arrive in New York for the week of Parshas Shelach, joining a massive effort to raise over $100 million for yeshivos and kollelim in Eretz Yisroel, which have been deeply impacted by recent government budget slashes.
The Rebbe’s participation in the campaign highlights the unprecedented unity being forged across the Torah world.

A deeply moving tefillah gathering was held on the eve of Rosh Chodesh Sivan at the kever of the Shelah HaKadosh in Tiveria, organized by the Vaad HaRabbanim L’Inyanei Tzedakah B’Eretz HaKodesh. Gedolei Yisroel and roshei yeshiva from across the country came together, reciting the Tefillas HaShelah.
The highlight of the event came during the fiery and emotional address delivered by the renowned mashpia, Rav Elimelech Biderman. With heartfelt words that stirred the crowd, he spoke about the power of the moment and the holiness of the place.

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rabbi Getzel Segal z”l, a devoted askan, loyal Agudist, and passionate servant of the tzibbur, who dedicated his life to hachzokas haTorah and strengthening Yiddishkeit.
Rabbi Segal was the son of the legendary tzaddik, Rav Yehuda Zev Segal zt”l, the Manchester Rosh Yeshiva. He was steeped in the hashkafah and values of his illustrious father, which guided his every endeavor.

In a wide-ranging interview marking the halfway point of his term, Israeli President Isaac Herzog hosted Kikar HaShabbat at the Presidential Residence for a frank conversation with journalist Yishai Cohen. The discussion covered some of the most urgent and divisive issues in Israeli society today, including the chareidi draft law, judicial reform, the ongoing hostage crisis, and Herzog’s role as a unifying figure in a fractured nation.

In a powerful address delivered this week at the Ponovezh Kollel in Bnei Brak, Rav Tzvi Drebkin, Rosh Yeshiva of Grodno in Be’er Yaakov, offered words of chizuk for Shavuos, focusing on the challenges of our generation, particularly the overwhelming flood of information confronting all of us.
Rav Drebkin spoke about Klal Yisroel’s elevated capacity to receive the Torah, before turning to the modern reality of non-stop news and information flowing from every corner of the globe. He warned that the constant exposure to media, current events, and chatter can dull one’s spiritual senses.

In an interview with Kan, singer and actor Shuli Rand opened up about the emotional toll of instability, the power of music to soothe the soul, and his thoughts on chareidi enlistment and fostering meaningful discussion.
“I see myself as part of the broader Jewish community here in Israel,” Rand explained. “I’m involved with the chareidi community, the religious-national community—really, all segments. I’m part of it all.”

Over 600 guidance counselors from chareidi schools throughout Israel have successfully completed an intensive training course designed to equip them with the knowledge and skills to detect domestic violence and identify warning signs of troubled relationships.
The curriculum, crafted by Bat Melech’s team of therapists, was created in collaboration with the Chareidi Department of the Education Ministry and the Drawing the Lines initiative, a project founded by the nonprofit Sheatufim.
The sessions covered how to spot patterns of abuse, offer support to women trapped in harmful domestic situations, and understand the toll these experiences take on children raised in such homes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stationed approximately 50,000 troops along the northern edge of Ukraine, even as Washington and Kyiv urge Moscow to engage in substantial ceasefire discussions.
Speaking on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cautioned that Putin is assembling forces for a sweeping summer campaign aimed at pushing Ukrainian soldiers out of Russia’s Kursk region and initiating a fresh assault into Ukraine’s Sumy region, located just 200 miles from Kyiv.
Zelenskyy repeated his willingness to meet with Putin directly, and added that if a one-on-one meeting is not acceptable to the Russian leader, he would be open to a three-way summit involving President Donald Trump.

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At the holy kever of the Shelah HaKadosh in Tverya, on erev Rosh Chodesh Sivan—the most mesugal time for tefillos on behalf of our children—Gedolei Yisrael and Ziknei Hador gathered for an unprecedented tefillah gathering, organized by Vaad HaRabbanim L’Inyanei Tzedakah B’Eretz HaKodesh.

When HaGaon Rav Elimelech Biderman Shlit”a Spoke, Hearts Were Transformed

The United States delivered a clear message of opposition at the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, pushing back against France’s stance by declaring it would “firmly reject any attempt to unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state.”
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot had spoken a day earlier, reaffirming France’s advocacy for a two-state resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He further revealed that France, together with Saudi Arabia, would host an upcoming United Nations conference on the matter, scheduled for June.