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BDE: Sudden petirah of Harav Chaim Yisroel Weinfeld Ztz"l, Rov of Khal Toras Chaim D'Flatbush, and father-in-law of Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Chaim Berlin, Harav Yosef Halioua.
BREAKING: U.S. President Donald Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.
The family of the composer of this song R' Tanchum Portnoy a"h asks that all shuls sing this song this Shabbos.
*From Rafael to a $300 Million Exit*
Ziv Attar, an Israeli engineer from Afula and a Technion grad, just sold his company Glass Imaging to OpenAI for _over 300 million dollars._ He started out at Rafael, then built the dual camera technology behind iPhone's Portrait Mode, which Apple bought from him in 2015, and went on to found Glass Imaging using AI to make small cameras take incredible photos. Not bad for a kid from Afula.
*TOYS “R” US LAUNCHES MAJOR U.S. COMEBACK*
Toys “R” Us is set to open 120 new standalone stores nationwide, bringing its U.S. total to about 160 locations. The expansion marks the retailer’s biggest U.S. comeback since its 2017 bankruptcy and the closure of its domestic stores the following year, according to Fox News.
The Vizhnitzer Rebbe with a bracha today to the hundreds of seminary girls who participated in this week's campaign, raising money for Keren Olam Hatorah.
Our 'Chashmonaim' brothers.
A bochur speaks with Harav Moshe Hillel about Yom Kippur.
Israeli in the US is pleasantly surprised to hear that his cab speaks Hebrew.
*BUFFETT STEPS DOWN AS BERKSHIRE CHAIRMAN AT AGE 96*
Warren Buffett announced his departure as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, transitioning to Chairman Emeritus while retaining a seat on the board of directors. The shift completes the long-planned succession strategy at the $1 trillion conglomerate.
Harav Moshe Hillel performing the various mitzvos of the season.
The Nadvorna Rebbes, two brothers, met tonight in Bnei Brak, ending a five-year distance between the two courts.
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Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Chaim Berlin, Harav Yosef Halioua, delivers a maamar ahead of Yom Kippur.
*Man Gets 14 Months in Prison for Spraying Ilhan Omar With Vinegar at Minneapolis Town Hall*
Anthony Kazmierczak, 56, was sentenced Thursday to 14 months in federal prison for spraying Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar with vinegar during a Minneapolis town hall in January. He also received three years of supervised release, including a ban on contacting Omar.
During the Jan. 27 attack, Kazmierczak approached Omar from the front row and sprayed her with apple cider vinegar from a syringe before security subdued him. Omar was not injured and continued the town hall after his arrest.
Kazmierczak pleaded guilty in May to assaulting a U.S. officer. During his plea hearing, he admitted planning the attack and said he disagreed with Omar’s political views.
Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst provides an up-close look at the munitions loaded aboard the USS George Washington as President Trump considers his next steps on Iran. Weapons are seen mounted on F-35s and F/A-18s across the carrier’s flight deck, positioned for potential use should the president authorize additional strikes.
Trump, weighing whether to take further military action against Iran, said:
“I have a big decision coming up. Do I want to go in and annihilate them [the Iranian regime] or do I not?”
An F-16 fighter jet crashed in Blair Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, near County Road 633 and Blair Townhall Road. Emergency crews closed local traffic and contained fires at the scene. The pilot ejected and impacted safely.
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