The Gerrer Rebbe arrived in the United States for a historic and urgent mission to rescue the Gerrer Olam HaTorah. The “Keren Hatzalas Olam HaTorah – Gur” campaign was launched with the Rebbe’s arrival, rallying the support of leading philanthropists across the U.S. to stand with Ger amid unprecedented financial hardship.
When the Rebbe’s plane touched down, in accordance with Gerrer tradition, there were no welcoming banners or public fanfare, only a devoted group of several hundred chassidim who came to greet their Rebbe.

NEW YORK – The Democratic primary for New York City mayor is shaping up as a two-man race between former Governor Andrew Cuomo and progressive Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, according to new internal polls released by both campaigns. A Data for Progress poll commissioned by pro-Mamdani PACs shows Cuomo leading Mamdani by just 2 points in […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Terminally ill New Yorkers would have the legal ability to end their own lives with pharmaceutical drugs under a bill passed Monday in the state Legislature.

A major development emerged this evening in the investigation into the arson attack at the beis medrash of the former Rishon LeTzion, Rav Yitzchok Yosef, in the Sanhedria neighborhood of Yerushalayim. Authorities have confirmed that a suspect has been arrested.
According to sources in the Shin Bet and Israel Police, the suspect is a man in his twenties and a resident of Yerushalayim. He was located and taken into custody earlier in the evening and is currently being interrogated at a police station.

DETROIT (AP) — A Chinese scientist was arrested while arriving in the U.S.

Today is a dark day in New York State, as the Senate voted, 35 to 27, to pass the Medical Aid in Dying Act (S.138) to legalize physician-assisted suicide. The Assembly passed the same bill in April; it now goes to Governor Kathy Hochul for signature.
The bill would allow physicians, at the request of patients, to write prescriptions for lethal drugs for patients who are believed by two physicians as having less than six months left to live.

Today is a dark day in New York State, as the Senate voted, 35 to 27, to pass the Medical Aid in Dying Act (S.138) to legalize physician-assisted suicide. The Assembly passed the same bill in April; it now goes to Governor Kathy Hochul for signature. The bill would allow physicians, at the request of patients, to write prescriptions for lethal drugs for patients who are believed by two physicians as having less than six months left to live. As an Orthodox Jewish organization, Agudath Israel of America is guided by the timeless principle that life is sacred. Our tradition teaches that every human being is created in the image of G-d, and that every moment of life has infinite value.

A scientist from China has been accused of attempting to bring biological substances into the United States from Wuhan and of misleading authorities about the operation.
Authorities arrested Chengxuan Han on Sunday after she arrived in the U.S. at Detroit Metropolitan Airport following a flight from Shanghai. According to federal documents, she now faces charges of illegally importing items into the country and providing false information to government officials.
This incident marks the third time in recent weeks that a Chinese researcher has been implicated in trying to transport biological materials into the state of Michigan.

Television personality and commentator Phil McGraw, widely known as Dr. Phil, spent the day immersed in the vibrant pulse of Boro Park, Brooklyn.
Dr. McGraw’s itinerary began with an introduction to emergency response work at the Boro Park Hatzolah facility. Inside the bustling nerve center, he observed dispatchers in action and listened intently to volunteers who serve on the front lines of medical emergencies. The commitment and efficiency of the Hatzolah team clearly struck a chord.

US Marines prepare to depart for Los Angeles area today, to assist in the Anti-ICE protests.

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After mobilizing 700 Marines for L.A. deployment, President Trump has ordered an additional 2,000 National Guard Troops to the city, Newsom says.

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The long-simmering crisis over Israel’s proposed draft law has reached a boiling point. In a dramatic late-night meeting on Monday, the leaders of Degel HaTorah- HaGaon Rav Dov Landau shlit”a and HaGaon Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlit”a-declared that they will support a motion to dissolve the Knesset this Wednesday, potentially triggering new elections and threatening the survival of the current government. During an in-depth conversation between the two Gedolei Yisroel, it was determined that, in the absence of a finalized and acceptable version of the draft law, the chareidi parties have no reason to remain in the coalition.

At today’s ReDeal Conference, R’ Ruby Schron, ever gracious, expressed heartfelt gratitude, publicly thanking Ralph Herzka of Meridian for decades of remarkable financing achievements.

Crews on Monday worked to remove graffiti splashed across the streets of Los Angeles, after immigration riots roiled the city over the weekend.

Likud Member of Knesset Galit Distel Atbaryan sparked a storm on Monday after suggesting during a parliamentary session that adherents of Reform Judaism should not be considered part of the Jewish people.
The incident took place during a meeting of the Subcommittee for Jewish Thought in the Education System, where Distel Atbaryan serves as chair. In a heated exchange, she ordered MK Gilad Kariv of The Democrats party to be removed from the discussion, declaring, “Remove the Reformist, [the] Jews here want to continue.”

The Shas party has announced that unless a last-minute agreement is reached over legislation addressing chareidi military enlistment, it will back the initial vote to dissolve the Knesset scheduled for Wednesday. This was confirmed by party spokesperson Asher Medina in an interview with Kol Berama Radio on Monday.
“If there is nothing serious…that we can bring before the rabbis and say, ‘Here is an achievement we can discuss, that we can put our minds to,’ then as we promised and said, we will need to vote for dispersing the Knesset,” Medina stated.

President Donald Trump announced that he had a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu on Monday to discuss matters related to Iran. He described the exchange as positive and noted, “trying to avoid death and destruction.”
Trump also remarked that the United States is currently heavily engaged with Iran diplomatically, commenting, “a lot of work with Iran now,” and characterizing the Iranians as “tough negotiators.”
The timing of the call coincided with Trump’s efforts to expedite humanitarian assistance into Gaza and to push Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions.

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