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Rabbi Aharon Shmuel HaCohen of Stepin (1739 – 1813), was a prime disciple of both the Maggid of Mezritch and Rabbi Pinchas of Koritz and he quotes them in his sefer. He also brings down Torah teachings from the Baal Shem Tov, Rabbi Zev Wolfe of Zhitomir and Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik of Koritz, author of Bris Kehunas Olam.
He was a descendant of the Maharal of Prague and Rabbi Naftali Katz, author of Smichas Chachamim, and he also quotes them.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise: “Medicaid still grows under this bill… if somebody’s able-bodied and they can go get a job… you got to go get a job. This program was designed for the truly needy — the disabled people, pregnant women, seniors. Those are the people we’re going to help more…”

WH PRESS SECRETARY: “I can summarize the President’s foreign policy agenda with two words: America First. And that means putting the American people and the American taxpayer first. That’s why the President is moving as quickly as he possibly can, and working overtime, to end these conflicts in both Israel and in Gaza and also the Russia/Ukraine war.”

The families of the hostages from the right-wing Tikva Forum spoke to the press on Monday following Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s decision to allow the entry of humanitarian aid into the Strip. The families vehemently called on the government to stop “courting Hamas” and to act to release all the hostages in a decisive and uncompromising military operation. Boaz Miran, brother of hostage Omri Miran, said: “The Prime Minister justifies his surrender and the entry of humanitarian aid with the risk to the military operation. Following the entry of this aid, soldiers will be killed and the release of the hostages will be delayed, as has happened throughout the war until now. They talk about international pressure – I ask, does Hamas abide by humanitarian laws towards our hostages?

The military says it demolished a tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip used by Hamas operatives in an attack that killed two soldiers earlier this month.

An Indonesian volcano erupted, sending an ash cloud soaring over a kilometer into the sky.

Senator Rand Paul appeared on ABC’s This Week Sunday and challenged the notion that trade deficits reflect any meaningful economic concern, calling the idea an “economic fallacy.”
Host Jonathan Karl brought up the issue of tariffs, noting, “Let me turn to tariffs. The president also announced a temporary reduction to those big China tariffs, still 30% tariffs on goods coming in from China as he negotiates, tries to negotiate a new deal. Walmart has warned this will result in higher prices. What is your assessment?”

Two people were killed and at least one person was missing after multiple pedestrians were struck by a train in northern Ohio, authorities said. The group was hit Sunday evening in Fremont, near Lake Erie between Toledo and Cleveland, WTOL-TV reported. Fremont Mayor Danny Sanchez confirmed two fatalities, telling reporters they were a 58-year-old woman and her 38-year-old daughter. He said a toddler was hurt and that the missing person is a 5-year-old child. He said crews were searching the Sandusky River near the Miles Newton Bridge. Sanchez said the group was from Fort Wayne, Indiana, and on a fishing trip. Freemont police said on X that the bridge was closed and urged people to stay away from the area. Multiple law enforcement agencies were on the scene.