$67,000 Fine For Homeschooling Of Children Of Chabad ShluchimThe Swedish Supreme Court rejected an appeal filed by Chabad Shluchim Rav Alexander and Leah Namdar, in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden. As a result, they must pay a fine of $67,000 for the ‘crime’ of their children studying Torah.
Read more on Yeshiva World News

ArtScroll Presents Magnificent New Siddur Designed for the Sephardic CommunityThere 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.

Twitter Deletes Accounts Linked To Foreign GovernmentsTwitter says it has deleted nearly 4,800 suspect accounts linked to Iran that the company says secretly pushed that government’s agenda.
Twitter is adding those accounts and their tweets to a public database it launched last year to track its battle against government-linked misinformation.

 I Will Not Sit In A Government If Health Budget Is CutDeputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman told Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) correspondent Meir Marziano on Thursday that if the Health Ministry’s budget is cut, he will not enter the coalition government.
Read more on Yeshiva World News

 Monsey Cheder Children Pay Respects To Late Fire Chief [PHOTOS]Hundreds of Monsey Yeshiva students line the streets to pay last respects to the late Monsey Fire Dept Chief Richard Lagarde on Tuesday.
Lagarde served the Monsey community for 47 years.
Read more on Yeshiva World News

Flynn’s New Lawyer Is A Mueller Critic, Praised By TrumpFormer Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn has hired a new lawyer, a former federal prosecutor who has repeatedly denigrated the Russia investigation.
President Donald Trump took notice of Flynn’s new legal representation, praising Sidney Powell on Twitter as a “GREAT LAWYER” and wishing them luck.

Milk Price Hike In Israel Begins TodayOnce again, Israelis are facing a price hike as the cost of dairy products increased on Thursday, June 13, 2019. The approval for the price hike was signed by Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon two weeks ago.
Read more on Yeshiva World News

Lawmakers Say Doctored Videos Pose National Security ThreatLawmakers and experts said Thursday that videos altered with artificial intelligence software pose a threat to national security and the 2020 U.S. election.
The technology uses facial mapping and artificial intelligence to produce videos — known as “deep fakes” — that appear genuine, and they “enable malicious actors to foment chaos, division or crisis,” said Rep.

Fatal Drowning In A Tzefas PoolA man in his 50s became the latest fatal drowning in Israel as the swimming season has barely begun. The man drowned in his home and was transported by Magen David Adom to Ziv Hospital in the city, where he was pronounced dead.
Read more on Yeshiva World News

 HaRav Shmuel Kaminetzky Joins Lakewood’s Senior Posek & Pediatrician To Warn About Sexual Abuse In CampIn an unprecedented move, Hagaon HaRav Shmuel Kaminetzky has joined together with the senior Lakewood Posek and Pediatrician to warn about the dangers of sexual abuse over the summer.
As was done last summer for the first time, HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Forscheimer, senior Posek at Lakewood’s Beis Medrash Govoah, Dr.

Pages