The NYPD says it is deploying additional resources to Jewish and Israeli sites across New York City as a precautionary measure amid Israel’s relentless strikes deep inside Iran.

New York Mayor Eric Adams confirms that he is being briefed on the unfolding Israel vs. Iran situation, and is deploying resources to protect Jewish and Israeli sites

“In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious and Most Merciful The great nation of Iran! At dawn today, the Zionist regime opened its dirty and bloody hand to crime in our beloved country and exposed its evil nature more than ever by attacking residential centers. The regime must expect severe punishment. The strong hand of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic will not abandon it, God willing. In the enemy attacks, a number of commanders and scientists were killed. Their successors and colleagues will immediately return to their posts, God willing… With this crime, the Zionist regime has prepared for itself a bitter and painful fate, and it will certainly accept it.”

Additional footage from Iran shows citizens fleeing in panic in the immediate aftermath of an IDF missile attack on an unknown Iranian military target.

In a dramatic display, a group of bochurim from Yeshivas Zvhil in Yerushalayim staged a provocative mock funeral inside the yeshiva beis medrash, protesting the recent closure of the yeshiva and their expulsion.
Approximately 60 talmidim were dismissed from the yeshiva as part of a move by the hanhalah to close and reopen the yeshiva under new terms. The yeshiva’s management says it will soon relaunch in a revised format.

Can a child really grow up to be a gadol? That’s the powerful and inspiring question at the heart of When They Were Young, a new release from ArtScroll by renowned mechanech Rabbi Yerachmiel Garfield, Head of School at the fast-growing Yeshiva Torat Emet in Houston, Texas. In this beautifully designed and engaging book, Rabbi Garfield invites young readers, their parents and teachers, into the formative years of Torah giants like Rav Chaim Kanievsky, Rav Aryeh Levine, Rav Elyashiv, and many others. With captivating stories, rare childhood photographs, and interactive sidebars, When They Were Young brings our greatest Torah leaders to life in a way children can relate to and be inspired by.

Statement put out by the U.S. Embassy in Israel: As a result of the current security situation, the U.S. Embassy has directed all U.S. government employees and their family members to shelter in place until further notice.

Sen. John Fetterman releases a statement on X nodding in approval of the IDF’s widespread airstrikes in Iran tonight that have reportedly wiped out Iran’s top military leadership.

BREAKING: Reports suggest that Israel has eliminated Iran’s top military leadership, including IRGC Chief Salami, General Gholamali Rashid, Dr. Tehraniji, and Fereydoun Abbasi.