What’s Hidden Inside Old Bindings Might Surprise You
Wolfson Yeshiva, a highly esteemed haredi yeshiva in Jerusalem, was struck by turmoil over the past day.
According to Channel 13's Yoely Brim, three young students from the yeshiva announced their decision to enlist in the IDF, leading to an emergency assembly at the establishment on Tuesday.
Two of the students are expected to join the IDF's "Kokod" program for programming and development, and another student will probably enlist in a combat unit.
The announcement surprised many in the yeshiva, among the reasons being that two of the young men were alumni of Kol Torah, one of the oldest and most respected yeshivas in the haredi world.
During the emergency assembly, the Dean, Rabbi Daniel Wolfson, stood before the students and expressed opposition to the move.
The rabbi claimed that there are no programs in the IDF that could protect a haredi lifestyle and added that he feels great sorrow and pain for the students' decision to leave the yeshiva.
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Iran is attempting to obscure one of the most significant military and intelligence defeats in its history, which reportedly occurred during the first four days of Operation Rising Lion [Operation Am K'Lavi].
The opposition outlet Iran International revealed new details of a series of precise assassinations targeting senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officials.
According to the reports, the Mossad carried out a counterintelligence operation in which the timing of the strike was deliberately leaked through a trusted agent close to IRGC commander Hossein Salami. The leak was intended to ensure Salami's presence at the predetermined location of his planned assassination
A similar incident took place within the IRGC's missile command. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the IRGC’s Aerospace Force, was invited to a coordinated meeting—reportedly arranged by the Mossad—along with his deputies. Once all participants had arrived, a precision missile struck the location, eliminating everyone present. Although the invitation was forged, the voice delivering it was familiar enough to convince the commanders to attend.
Another deep infiltration was reported at the Khatam al-Anbiya command. Just four days after the elimination of Gholam Ali Rashid, his successor was also killed, based on highly accurate intelligence.
Western sources claim the Mossad obtained a DNA sample of another senior official, Shadmani, and deployed facial recognition and AI-based genetic profiling. Through malware that infiltrated Tehran's security cameras, Shadmani was identified on June 27 in the Zaferaniyeh district, where he was subsequently eliminated by a drone strike.
The IRGC’s head of intelligence, Mohammad Kazemi, and two of his deputies were also killed in a separate operation. A Mossad agent reportedly led them to a safe house in Kordbacheh Alley on Sabounchi Street. The strike was executed only after all children from the nearby “Avaye Shadi” kindergarten had vacated the area.
The location’s proximity to kindergartens and a girls’ school underscores the IRGC’s alleged practice of using civilians as human shields.
December 16, 2016. Eight days after Obama received the report that Russia had no effect on the outcome of the election and that Russian election interference was negligible at best.
— MAZE (@mazemoore) July 20, 2025
Watch how Obama carefully lays the groundwork for the Russia hoax.
Reporter: "Did Clinton lose… pic.twitter.com/814Cq7ycwg
This is what happens when you have Chareidim run cities!
n Bnei-Brak rats rule, and the city is filthy, in Beit Shemesh, developers build without caring if there is infrastructure in place causing chaos. Beitar Illit has been rated as the worst as far as poverty is concerned!
The gerer chusid who gave the fatwa stands there without a care in the world!
זו תורה וזו שכרה
Dozens of people, including families with children, found themselves stuck outside the city of Beitar Illit on Friday after the gate to the city closed 20 minutes before sunset.
Footage obtained by Arutz Sheva shows around twenty vehicles standing at the entrance to the city, with the gate closed and entry not permitted. The footage was taken after the start of Shabbat but before sunset —when one may only carry out prohibited activities if left no choice.
Further in the footage, parents, children, and babies with strollers and luggage are seen walking toward the city. Some had to carry heavy packages for hundreds of yards, if not further, turning their arrival to Beitar Illit into an exhausting march.
An Arutz Sheva inquiry found that this is an old policy, stating that the gates to the city close on Friday from 20 minutes before sunset. The municipality explains that the decision was made by the city's rabbis.
Maor Ktuvim, who filmed the footage, described to Arutz Sheva how dozens of people were forced to take the exhausting walk. He noted that the area is dangerous, causing the people to be afraid to leave their cars on the side of the road.
He recounted how last Friday, an accident on the road leading from Jerusalem to the city caused many to arrive late.
As a result, many visitors had to leave their cars at the entrance to the city and walk to their destinations.
While the municipality apparently relies on the sign at the entrance to the city that states that there is no entry on Shabbat and Jewish holidays, residents complained in a conversation with Arutz Sheva that there is a need to consider the access roads and allow those arriving to enter the city until sunset.
It is worth noting that several years ago, a court acquitted a driver who had received a ticket for driving on Friday evening after the start of Shabbat in Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter, ruling that the legislature had not defined the term “Shabbat.”
According to the judge, “The message conveyed by the road sign is not sufficiently clear, raising doubt regarding the defendant’s guilt. I believe the phrase ‘Shabbatot and holidays’ is ambiguous and allows for more than one interpretation, thereby creating reasonable doubt in favor of the defendant.”
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A federal appeals court on Monday overturned the conviction of Pedro Hernandez, who was serving a 25-year-to-life sentence for the 1979 killing of 6-year-old Etan Patz - one of the most high-profile missing child cases in US history.
According to The Associated Press, the court ruled that the trial judge gave a “clearly wrong” and “manifestly prejudicial” response to a jury inquiry during Hernandez’s second trial in 2017. The first trial ended in a deadlock in 2015.
Unless retried within a “reasonable period,” Hernandez, now 64, must be released, the court said.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is reviewing the ruling.
Hernandez, then a teenager working in a local store, was arrested in 2012 following a tip that he had made past statements about killing a child. He later confessed to police, claiming he lured Etan into a basement with a soda and choked him. His attorneys argued the confession was coerced and influenced by mental illness and a low IQ.
The case became a national symbol of missing child tragedies. Etan was one of the first children featured on milk cartons, and his disappearance helped inspire the creation of a national hotline and National Missing Children’s Day, observed each year on May 25.
Forget their lying assurances to the Jews, American leftists will always oppose the very existence of Israel, as we plainly saw over the 12 years of the Obama and Biden White Houses.
Which is why Israel must prepare for another four to eight years of American hostility and hate when the leftists inevitably regain the White House
And they will return to power, either in 2028 or later.
In a wide-ranging and unexpected conversation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat down with the Nelk Boys for The Full Send Podcast, revealing intimate details about how he and his family observe Shabbos.
The interview was recorded earlier this month while Netanyahu was in Washington, D.C., and was released Monday.
“Every Shabbos, we put our phones away,” Netanyahu shared. “We have a family meal, talk about the Torah — and no politics.”
The Nelk Boys — social media stars based in California — covered topics ranging from global affairs and antisemitism to personal faith, family life, and leadership.
The episode gave viewers a glimpse into the Prime Minister’s more personal side, with his Shabbos tradition standing out as a moment of calm in contrast to the intensity of political life.
