Senate Republicans on Monday proposed deeper Medicaid cuts, including new work requirements for parents of teens, as a way to offset the costs of making President Donald Trump’s tax breaks more permanent as they unveiled draft legislation for his “big, beautiful bill.” The proposals from Republicans keep in place the current $10,000 deduction of state and local taxes, called SALT, drawing quick blowback from GOP lawmakers from New York and other high-tax states, who fought for a $40,000 cap in the House-passed bill. Senators insisted negotiations will continue. The Senate draft also enhances Trump’s proposed new tax break for seniors, with a bigger $6,000 deduction for low- to moderate-income senior households earning no more than $75,000 a year for singles, $150,000 for couples.

Staff Sergeant Naveh Leshem, z”l, 20, from Nokdim, a fighter in Battalion 12 of the Golani Brigade, was killed in combat in southern Gaza. In the same incident, an officer and three fighters from Battalion 12 of the Golani Brigade were seriously injured. The wounded were evacuated to hospitals for medical treatment, and their families have been informed. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

JERUSALEM  – In a marked shift from the massive missile barrages that defined the early days of the conflict, Iran launched a series of small,

Over the last 48 hours, numerous Israelis were targeted with deceptive text messages falsely attributed to the IDF Home Front Command. The bogus alerts warned of impending terror attacks inside bomb shelters and advised people to stay away from those shelters until further instructions were issued.
The texts appeared under the sender name “OREFAlert,” mimicking official messaging systems. However, authorities were quick to announce that the messages were fraudulent and had no connection to the IDF.
Security experts suspect the messages are part of a broader psychological manipulation effort, likely driven by Iranian or Iran-affiliated operatives, seeking to incite fear and confusion amid Israel’s ongoing military effort, Operation Rising Lion.

In light of the escalating security situation and the threat of missile attacks, Rav Dov Landau, rosh yeshiva of Slabodka, has issued a clear directive to immediately close Yeshivas Torah B’Tifarta in Elad due to the absence of proper protected areas (mamadim) on the premises.

Judaism teaches that the world will exist for 6,000 years, followed by a 1,000-year “Shabbat” — the Messianic era. This is based on the Talmud (Sanhedrin 97a) and reflected in Kabbalistic sources such as the Zohar and writings of the Ramchal and Vilna Gaon. As of today, the Jewish year is 5785. That means: 6000 − 5785 = 215 years remain in the pre-Messianic era. Kohelet Chapter 3: The 28 “Times” In Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) Chapter 3, King Shlomo writes: “לַכֹּל זְמָן, וְעֵת לְכָל-חֵפֶץ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם” – “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.” He then lists 28 distinct “times” (עֵת) — 14 contrasting pairs: 1.עֵת לָלֶדֶת – A time to be born/עֵת לָמוּת – A time to die 2.

In the past hour, additional U.S. Air Force KC-135 and KC-46 Aerial-Refueling Tankers have taken off from U.S. airbases, heading northeast toward the Atlantic. This includes some of the tankers that were repositioned to Northeast U.S. bases last night.

In an emotionally charged moment during the chuppah of his granddaughter on Sunday evening, the Bobover Rebbe used the occasion to call upon his chassidim and all present to direct their thoughts and hearts toward the dire situation unfolding in Eretz Yisroel.
The wedding took place at the main Bobov beis medrash in Boro Park, a large and festive gathering celebrating the marriage of the Rebbe’s granddaughter, the daughter of Rav Chaim Dovid Wachsman, Dayan of Bobov-Monsey, to the son of Rav Moshe Horowitz, son of Rav Boruch Avrohom Horowitz, Rosh Yeshiva of Bobov and son-in-law of Rav Chaim Yaakov Horowitz.