A federal court intervened on Wednesday to block the planned deportation of Mohamed Sabry Soliman’s wife and children following his arrest in connection with Sunday’s firebomb assault targeting Jews in Boulder, Colorado, according to The Associated Press.
Judge Gordon P. Gallagher of the US District Court approved an emergency request to pause deportation procedures against Soliman’s family, who were taken into custody by immigration enforcement officials on Tuesday.
The individuals include Soliman’s spouse, his 18-year-old daughter, and four younger children. All of them are Egyptian nationals and have not been implicated in the criminal act. Soliman, 45, is currently facing both federal hate crime allegations and attempted murder charges under state law.

In a pointed message, Rav Avrohom Yehoshua Soloveitchik, rosh yeshiva of the Brisk Yeshiva in Yerushalayim, addressed a group of new talmidim and urged them to refrain from davening in the shtieblach of Zichron Moshe, warning that doing so often leads to bitul zman (wasted time).

In a series of bombshell recordings aired for the first time Wednesday evening on Channel 13, Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu is heard speaking in English with Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, pleading for more time to pass the chareidi draft law. Netanyahu tells Rav Hirsch that the reason he removed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi was because they stood in the way of the legislation.
“We need to save not just the State of Israel, but also the Torah world,” Netanyahu is heard saying in the recording. “That is what I strongly believe in. With G-d’s help, that’s what we’ll do. In order to do it, we need time to pass the law properly, so it can’t be challenged.”

A new survey conducted by Channel 12 reveals that if national elections were held in Israel today, the coalition currently led by Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu would only secure 48 Knesset seats—well below the 60 seats needed to maintain power.
The poll shows that opposition parties, led by Naftali Bennett under the banner of his newly established political party, would garner 72 seats. Even without the backing of Arab-majority factions Chadash-Ta’al and Ra’am, Bennett’s alliance would still cross the majority threshold with 62 seats.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy issued a stern ultimatum on Wednesday to California’s High-Speed Rail Authority, warning that the federal government may revoke billions in grant money after the agency spent close to $7 billion over fifteen years without constructing a single inch of track.
A comprehensive 310-page review outlined numerous missed milestones and runaway costs. Duffy gave the state agency until July 11 to justify its performance or risk losing nearly $4 billion in federal funding. “This report exposes a cold, hard truth: CHSRA has no viable path to complete this project on time or on budget,” he stated.

Donald Trump has denounced what he calls a major deception involving Joe Biden’s mental condition and the use of an autopen during his time in office, describing it as one of the most significant scandals in U.S. political history. He asserted that only the 2020 election ranks higher in terms of political wrongdoing.
“With the exception of the RIGGED PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2020, THE AUTOPEN IS THE BIGGEST POLITICAL SCANDAL IN AMERICAN HISTORY!!!” Trump declared in a post on Truth Social early Wednesday morning.

For the first time in 17 years, a new Sefer Torah was brought into the main beis medrash of Ponovezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak. The event, held on Tuesday, Isru Chag Shavuos, marked a poignant milestone and drew thousands.
The Sefer Torah was dedicated l’ilui nishmas the Rosh HaYeshiva, HaRav Gershon Edelstein zt”l.

President Trump held a phone call on Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, describing it as a serious exchange but cautioning that it was “not a conversation that will lead to immediate Peace” in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.
Following the 75-minute discussion, Trump revealed, “We discussed the attack on Russia’s docked airplanes, by Ukraine, and also various other attacks that have been taking place by both sides,” emphasizing that both countries had carried out recent strikes.
He added that Putin was adamant about retaliating for the latest Ukrainian strike, stating, “President Putin did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attack on the airfields.”

Rav Avraham Yosef publicly criticized the growing practice of drinking coffee inside shuls during Shacharis, calling the phenomenon deeply inappropriate and widespread in many communities.
Speaking on Kol Chai Radio, Rav Yosef addressed a listener’s question regarding whether a tired individual may drink coffee during the zemiros section before Baruch She’amar. His response was unequivocal: “It’s unthinkable,” he said. “If someone wants to drink coffee, they can do so outside the shul—not inside. A shul is not a coffee shop.”

A rabbi in Normandy was assaulted on Friday afternoon, suffering multiple blows to the abdomen, according to both the victim and regional law enforcement.
Rabbi Elie Lemmel shared a statement—later circulated on social media—describing the incident. “I received a blow and was insulted in a language I didn’t understand,” he wrote.
Despite the attack, Rabbi Lemmel sought to reassure others, saying, “Thank God, everything is okay.” He also offered a message of resilience: “If we are feeling delicate when a person in our community is physically harmed, then let us strengthen ourselves spiritually.”