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B”hEvery parent dreams of watching their child grow up healthy and happy. For Racheli, that dream was shattered the moment her youngest daughter, Gitty, was born.
Three years ago, Gitty came into the world with a rare combination of severe heart defects. From her very first breath, she was in danger.
“She was so tiny,” recalls Racheli, her voice trembling. “We were told there was no option but to fly her to Boston immediately for surgery. She was just a month old.”

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he’s weighing a decision regarding whether to take the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public, saying the idea is under “very serious consideration.”
Writing on Truth Social, Trump shared that he plans to consult with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and William Pulte, who heads the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
“Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are doing very well, throwing off a lot of CASH, and the time would seem to be right,” Trump posted, without elaborating on specifics.

Yerushalayim remains the most populous city in Israel, with a total of 1,046,300 residents, according to new statistics released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) ahead of the upcoming Yom Yerushalayim celebrations. The report notes that approximately one out of every ten Israelis lives in the capital.
Jews account for 57% of the city’s population, while Arabs make up 38%. The data from 2023 reveals that within the Jewish population, 51% are identified as part of the chareidi community.

Rav Dov Landau has finalized the launch date and structure for the second global fundraising campaign under the banner of Keren Olam HaTorah. The major initiative is set to begin on Sunday, 19 Sivan, and will span approximately ten days across various U.S. states, with potential follow-up events in other countries across North and South America, as well as Europe.

South African politician Julius Malema, the leader of the radical Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, responded to President Donald Trump’s claims about “genocide” Wednesday by reiterating calls to kill white farmers, Breitbart reports.
Earlier that day, Trump had shown visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa video of Malema leading rally chants of “Kill the Boer!”, “Kill the farmer!”, “Shoot to kill!”, and other incendiary slogans.

In a discussion with Arutz Sheva, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee addressed mounting concerns surrounding the American approach to ongoing nuclear talks with Iran.
The full conversation with Huckabee is scheduled to air on Thursday.
“They’re not going to have a nuclear weapon. They’ve got to agree to total dismantlement and complete loss of capability. They’re not going to have enriched uranium, centrifuges, and reactors. You don’t get any clearer than that. If the Iranians think they can gain Donald Trump, they’ve never dealt with him,” Huckabee stated, emphasizing the non-negotiable stance of the Trump administration regarding Iran’s nuclear program.

Residents of a southern Israeli kibbutz that suffered casualties during the brutal October 7, 2023, Hamas attack expressed outrage following Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s statement in a press conference earlier today, in which he claimed that “nothing” occurred in their community on that day.
Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha, located near the Gaza border, issued a response condemning the statement: “We were surprised and shocked by the prime minister’s blatant inaccuracy as if ‘nothing happened in Ein Hashlosha.’ This is an outrageous and grave remark that harms the memory of those murdered and the entire community.”

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Reb Simcha Yissachar Dov Steinmetz z”l, a prominent member of the Spinka chassidus and longtime rosh hakahal of the Ner Baruch Linz Bais Medrash in Boro Park. He was 100 years old.
Born in the Hungarian town of Tetch to his father Rav Yechiel Michl Steinmetz zt”l, Reb Simcha survived the horrors of the Holocaust as a true ud mutzal mei’eish. He was a talmid of the Shefa Chaim of Sanz and carried the legacy of his rebbi with him throughout his life.
In the aftermath of the devastation of World War II, he succeeded in rebuilding and establishing a flourishing Torah home and family.

Andrew Cuomo, who has entered the race for New York City mayor, launched a campaign ad on Wednesday that paints him as a direct counterforce to President Trump—just hours after reports surfaced of a Justice Department investigation into his conduct.
The ad showcases a sequence of well-known political figures who have clashed with Trump and are now under federal scrutiny, concluding with Cuomo himself, who is reportedly being investigated over testimony he gave to Congress regarding his handling of the COVID-19 crisis.
“If Donald Trump doesn’t want Andrew Cuomo as mayor, you do,” the ad boldly proclaims.

Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu held a press briefing from his office in Yerushalayim—the first time in six months that he has done so.
He opened by asserting that Israel is operating according to a comprehensive wartime strategy, and emphasized that there are still at least 20 hostages known to be alive.
He made clear that while Israel is open to halting combat temporarily if it would enable the safe return of the hostages, it will not scale back military pressure. “If there is a chance for a temporary ceasefire to bring back hostages, we are ready for it.”