The Health Ministry on the Thursday before Shavuos, surprised bochrim in Yeshivas Tifrach as inspectors arrived and entered the kitchen, confiscating cheesecakes that were prepared by the talmidim. The cakes which were confiscated by health inspectors were taken from refrigerators.

Comedian Jon Stewart scolded Congress Tuesday for failing to ensure that a victims’ compensation fund set up after the 9/11 attacks never runs out of money.
Stewart, a longtime advocate for 9/11 responders, angrily called out lawmakers for failing to attend a hearing on a bill to ensure the fund can pay benefits for the next 70 years.

The Health Department announced today that it has closed a school in Williamsburg for failing to comply with an Order of the Health Commissioner in response to the current measles outbreak.

An Israel Police marine unit rescued two adults and four children who left port for a leisurely time on the Kinneret in a rubber raft but were pulled out by the current and strong wings.
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The directorate of Israel’s Chief Rabbinate Batei Din on Tuesday released data regarding 2018, including divorces in chareidi cities.
Documents state that the number of couples divorced in 2018 stands at 11,145, as compared to 10,661 in the year 2017, a 5% increase.
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A pack of delinquent youths used Shabos and Shavuos night to terrorize many people around Bnei Brak, smashing windows and light fixtures, eventually ending their Shavuos night by storming the Dorog Bais Medrash, leaving 20 Chassidim injured.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif issued a warning on Monday, stating that in the face of threats from Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, his country would respond. He questions how Mr.
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There is something unique and overwhelming about the Sephardic Bet Hakenesset. It’s not just the stately décor and handsome furniture.It’s the respect for tefillah that reverberates from the walls, the tangible commitment to prayer, its chants, tunes, and laws, the total communal participation, its customs, and its atmosphere.

A motorized scooter driver was killed as a result of an accident with a pedestrian in Jerusalem’s Kiryat Menachem neighborhood. The fatal incident occurred on Monday evening at 7:58PM on Derech Chaim Kulitz.
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Breslov mashpiah, HaGaon Rav Shlomo Zalman Cheshin Z”L, 73, was niftar on Tuesday. The niftar was a maggid shiur at Yeshivas Torda for several decades and was among the prominent Breslov Chassidim.
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