The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews has mobilized to raise more than 1 million shekels (about $275,000) in emergency assistance for residents of moshav Mevo Modi’im, a small agricultural community west of Jerusalem near the city of Modi’in. The moshav sustained a massive fire on May 23 that destroyed at least 40 out of the community’s 50 homes.
From that, the Fellowship will be providing up to $5,000 in assistance for each family in Mevo Modi’im.

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The New York Times is using an editorial denouncing antisemitism in Europe as an opportunity to take a cheap shot at the Israeli prime minister.

Rav Yaakov Loeberbaum of Lisa, author of Chavas Daas, Nesivos Hamishpat, and many other sefarim (1760-1832). A great-grandson of the Chacham Tzvi, Reb Yaakov lost his father before his birth. His relative, Rav Yosef Teumim, raised him. In 1809, he agreed to become the Rav in Lisa (today known as Leszno, Poland), where he enlarged his yeshiva’s enrollment. In 1822, he left Lisa and moved to Kalish, where he wrote many of his sefarim.
Rav Ozer ben Meir Hakohen of Klementov (now Klimontow, Poland), author of Even Ha’Ozer on Shulchan Aruch (1710)

Israeli authorities have scaled Gaza’s authorized fishing zone back to 10 nautical miles on Wednesday morning, COGAT confirmed.
“This decision was taken after the launching of incendiary balloons in the Gaza Strip towards Israeli territory,” a statement read.
This comes less than three days after the zone was extended to 15 miles, its widest zone in years, and further defines a pattern that sees the area shrunk or expended depending on the launches of incendiary balloons from the Gaza Strip.
Read more at i24NEWS.
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Special counsel Robert Mueller said Wednesday that he would not testify before Congress on Russian interference.
“I hope and expect this to be the only time that I will speak to you in this manner,” Mueller said in remarks from the Justice Department. “I am making that decision myself — no one has told me whether I can or should testify or speak further about this matter.”
Mueller also said that any testimony he would give publicly would not go beyond what is already laid out in the public version of his 448-page report.
Wednesday’s comments marked Mueller’s first public statements on the investigation, which he concluded earlier this year.

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Police are looking for a Lyft passenger who was caught on camera savagely attacking his driver in the middle of a ride in Queens.
Footage shows the male passenger, who was on the way to Sinai Hospital, punching his driver multiple times before running off.
The driver, who was unhurt, says he is not sure if he’ll ever drive a Lyft again.
Read more at NBC News.
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Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign took its strongest position yet on impeachment of President Trump Wednesday, with the campaign saying it “may be unavoidable” in the wake of special counsel Robert Mueller’s remarks earlier that day.
“Vice President Biden agrees with Speaker Pelosi that no one would relish what would certainly be a divisive impeachment process, but that it may be unavoidable if this Administration continues on its path,” the statement reads.
“For all these reasons and many more, Vice President Biden will continue to make the case as to why President Trump should not be re-elected.”
Read more at The Hill.