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.” Thanks to a complex operation overseas, Gitty survived. But survival came with a heavy price – emotionally, physically, and financially. A Life of Hospitals, Flights, and Fear Since that first surgery, the family has been living a life few could imagine.

Rav Dov HaKohen Kook, the Tzaddik of Tiveria, has issued a directive sharply criticizing a common practice among religious emergency responders—returning home by car after responding to Shabbos emergency calls. The prominent mekubal has labeled the practice a serious violation of Shabbos.
“I was shocked to learn that all the chareidi and religious responders are returning home by car,” Rav Kook was quoted as saying on Kol Chai Radio. He added that he had been unaware of the phenomenon until this week.

Rav Yisroel Bunim Schreiber, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Nesiv Hadaas, is in need of great rachamei Shamayim.
Rav Schreiber, who also serves as rav of the Ashdod kehillah and is the author of the acclaimed sefer Nesiv Binah, was hospitalized last week at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Yerushalayim after suffering from a period of illness. Medical examinations conducted there revealed serious health concerns, prompting widespread concern and tefillos on his behalf.

The Houthis have just issued an evacuation order for Ben Gurion airport.

FLATBUSH: The NYPD and Flatbush Shomrim are investigating a hit-and-run MVA that occurred on East 13th Street between Avenues M and N. Vehicles were seen piled on top of one another at the scene. Two suspects fled the vehicle wearing construction clothing, and both the NYPD and Flatbush Shomrim are actively searching for them. Sources tell Flatbush Scoop that the vehicle driven by the suspects—dressed as construction workers—was reported stolen.

The levaya for habachur Rafael Faham z”l, the third fatality in Friday’s tragic crash in Jackson, will take place at the Lakewood Chapel, 613 Ramsey Ave., at 4:45 PM. Besuros Tovos.

BROOKLYN (Chabad.org/ Menachem Posner) – For much of the Jewish world, Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, whose first yahrtzeit (27 Iyar) is Sunday, May 25, is probably best known as the booming host of the International Conferen

New anti-Hamas protests broke out in the Gaza Strip today. “The world must know, the people of Gaza are not Hamas,” demonstrators chanted.

Undercover Border Police officers from Yehuda and Shomron, guided by the Shin Bet, arrested a wanted terrorist affiliated with the “Lions’ Den” terror organization during an operation in Nablus. The terrorist attempted to flee, was shot in the lower body, and taken into custody.

Leaflets scattered over Deir al-Balah in central Gaza identify local terrorists by name. “Be aware of those near you. They cause destruction and suffering. Expel them to secure a brighter future.”

During a visit to the Gaza Strip this morning, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir says the fighting is “not a forever war… We are intensifying our activity in accordance with the orderly plan. Hamas is under tremendous pressure; it has lost most of its assets and its command and control,” Zamir says during a tour of Khan Younis with Southern Command chief Maj. Gen. Yaniv Asor.

US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker on China: “They do need our market a lot more than we need theirs. But, you know, at the same time, The Iowa farmer—my friends back home that sell their exports to China—also would like those markets opened… what President Trump wants is fair trade.”

The noted posek Rav Ezriel Auerbach will soon embark on a chizuk mission to the United States.
Scheduled to begin immediately after Yom Tov of Shavuos, the weeklong visit will feature Rav Ezriel as the guest of honor at the Adirei HaTorah gathering of Beth Medrash Govoha of Lakewood, to be held at Wells Fargo Arena. Rav Ezriel will deliver the keynote address.
Rav Ezriel will also deliver shiurim in batei midrash and yeshivos across the country.

In recent days, the United States has appealed to Israel to hold off on launching a full-fledged ground invasion of Gaza, according to two individuals with knowledge of the situation who spoke with The Jerusalem Post on Sunday. The appeal is rooted in Washington’s desire to give diplomatic efforts surrounding a potential hostage release more time to bear fruit.
The Biden administration’s request reportedly involved two central elements: holding back on an expansive ground campaign and allowing negotiations to unfold concurrently with military actions already underway.

NEW YORK (AP) — A cryptocurrency investor has been arreste

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