Tuesday, January 6, 2026
UAE Planning Israeli Military Base Near Saudi Border
The UAE is reportedly planning to establish an Israeli military base in the Al-Arada area, near its border with Saudi Arabia.
The facility is expected to host over 800 Israeli soldiers.
A "Chazir" with a Shtreimel
A disturbing incident took place last Friday night in Beit Shemesh.
Two couples who were talking late at night on Rav Chanan Street encountered a Chassid who began to harass them. They asked him to leave, but instead of leaving, he asked one of the couple if he could take his wife. Original au
Record Charedi Enlistment Day in the IDF
More than 530 ultra-Orthodox men enlisted in the IDF on Sunday, marking the largest single-day haredi draft in the military’s history.
Over 230 joined combat units, with others entering support roles, reflecting a growing trend of shared national responsibility as the IDF expands frameworks that allow haredi soldiers to serve while preserving their religious way of life.
Haredi Jews, often called ultra-Orthodox, are deeply religious Jews who seek to preserve a traditional, God-fearing way of life with strict adherence to Jewish law. They are commonly identified by conservative dress and include several sub-groups, with some gradually integrating into Israeli society while others remain resistant to modern influences.
Definitely Not a Bais Yaakov Maideleh
A man was harassing a woman in the elevator. See what she did. pic.twitter.com/4HTEhU26QT
— 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 ✨🎵 (@Hoang_HQ) January 6, 2026
The Special Tzazzdik Rabbi Berel Wein z"l
Rabbi Berel Wein Zt"l, my personal "Renaissance man"
by Dovie Kornreich
I started crying on the Friday night of Parshas Eikev while walking home from Shul. I really didn’t know why I got so emotional so suddenly. It was true that I was going through a stressful time—moving from a wonderful suburban community I had lived in for the past 8 years—and I had grown very fond of the place and was sad to leave. But I don’t usually cry from stress or sadness.
On Sunday morning, I heard the news of Rabbi Wein’s passing, and my sudden crying spell made sense to me. My neshama realized that I was about to lose one of the greatest Jews I will ever come into contact with.
My connection to Rabbi Wein started in 1986 when I became a freshman at Shaarei Torah Yeshivah High School and Beis Midrash. (Little did I realize at the time, that this was the Golden Age of Rabbi Wein’s rabbinical career.) Coming from a sheltered haredi cheder-like elementary school in Brooklyn to a “centrist” high school with a big emphasis on secular studies, there was a lot I needed to adjust to. My father decided to send me there because he was very dissatisfied with the level of education I was getting in frum Brooklyn yeshivah system.
I considered myself a Brooklyn refugee. I was running from a strict, close-minded, narrowly defined sense of what Yiddishkeit should look like and sound like. Black-and-white, tzitzis out, peyos, and no television or movies. (Following professional sports was somehow okay…) There was no State of Israel, there was no discussion of the Holocaust which actually gave rise to much of our immigrant community. There were no Conservative Jews or Reform Jews or Secular Jews. None of them existed in our world. Completely transparent. The Modern Orthodox were the butt of jokes and derision.
And the Goyim? Let’s not go there.
The secular studies teachers openly complained—to us!—that we were worse than the kids they taught in public school. It was a constant, daily chillul Hashem and I was sick to my stomach.
So I found refuge in Rabbi Wein and in Shaarei Torah.
U.S. Collected 600B in Tariffs Including Billions from Israeli Imports
Among those affected is Israel, which has faced a 15% tariff on roughly 60% of its exports to the U.S.* since August 2025.
The policy has added billions in costs to Israeli goods, straining trade ties between the close allies as efforts continue to negotiate relief.
Iranian Regime Hours or Days From Collapse as Security Forces Reportedly Walk Away*
“The Mossad in Persian” account said it is receiving reports and indications that thousands of Iranian security personnel and Basij members have grown fed up with the oppressive regime and are resigning from service.
If confirmed, the development would mark a stunning collapse of internal regime loyalty, a key indicator that Iran’s ruling system may be entering its final phase.
Welcome to the new Brooklyn... Arabs Waking everyone up to Vasikin
The city wakes up early.
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The city wakes up early.
Five daily calls begin at 5:00 AM....
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