Miriam Yarimi gets sweetheart plea from judge for killing mom, 2 young kids in NYC horror crash

 

Victims Diana (right), 7, and Deborah (left), 5, were killed, while 4-year-old Philip (middle) was severely injured.

Natasha Saada (right) was killed.

The wacky wigmaker who wantonly mowed down a Brooklyn mom and her two young daughters scored a sweetheart plea deal over the objections of prosecutors.

Miriam Yarimi, 33, pleaded guilty last month to manslaughter after Judge Danny Chen offered a 3-to-9-year sentence, records show.

The deal was far less than the 15-year maximum sentence sought by Brooklyn prosecutors, who plan to submit a letter ahead of her Wednesday sentencing detailing the many reasons they contend Yarimi should be locked up longer, officials said.

Yarimi rocketed her luxury Audi A4 down Ocean Parkway in March and crashed into an Uber, sending her sedan careening into mom Natasha Saada and her three children — killing her daughters Diana, 7, and Deborah, 5, and leaving her 4-year-old Philip grievously injured.

“The lives of Natasha Saada and her young daughters were stolen by the callous choices of a chronically reckless driver on Ocean Parkway,” said Eric Gonzalez, district attorney for Brooklyn, in a statement.

“Though the proposed sentence falls short of the maximum we sought, it will still send a clear message that reckless driving that ends in tragedy will be met with serious penalties.”

The horrific crash devastated south Brooklyn’s tight-knit Jewish community and resurrected long-standing concerns over the dangerous stretch of Ocean Parkway.

Yarimi, a wigmaker whose car sported the license plate “WIGM8KER,” drove on a suspended license after racking up more than 93 traffic violations, including 20 speeding tickets that led to more than $10,000 in fines, according to online records.

She also rattled off a long trail of unhinged, hateful rants after the crash, telling first responders she was “possessed” and “had the devil in me,” sources said.

“The devil’s in my eyes,” she told cops, according to a criminal complaint. “I’m haunted inside. I didn’t kill anyone. I didn’t hurt anyone. Prove it. Show me proof.”

Friends have revealed that Yarimi, who had a “nerdy” religious Jewish upbringing, long showed erratic behavior simmering beneath the flashy lifestyle she displayed on social media — with posts highlighting high-end fashion, fast cars and sultry vacation bikini pics.

She won $2 million from a 2023 lawsuit against the the NYPD, contending when she was 14-years-old she was coerced into sex with a uniformed cop, court documents show.

Postings on her Instagram and TikTok accounts are also laced with bizarre and paranoid conspiracy theories.

One bizarre post from 2024 showed her scantily clad and raging at cops as they conducted a psych arrest.

Har Hazeisim To Receive Major Security Overhaul With $7.7 Million Education Center

Israel is moving forward with a major project to build a new visitor education center on Har Hazeisim, part of a broader effort to upgrade security and deepen public understanding of one of the world’s most significant religious and historical sites.

The 1,500-square-meter complex — a joint initiative of the Israeli government and the International Committee for Har Hazeitim (ICHH) — is now under construction amid the ancient tombstones of the cemetery, the oldest and largest Jewish burial site in the world, which holds the graves of roughly 150,000 Jews.

In a statement, the ICHH described the Mount of Olives as “the pantheon of the Jewish people — an unrivaled center of Jewish history and education.” The committee was created in 2010 after a State Comptroller report found years of neglect and recurring vandalism at the site.

Security issues have long been a central concern. “One of the biggest challenges we faced was the lack of security: the desecration, the vandalism by adolescents from eastern Jerusalem,” said Jeff Daub, the ICHH’s Israel chairman.

The new center is designed to tackle those vulnerabilities. Plans call for a police substation, undercover officers, reinforced fencing and gates, upgraded lighting, more than 230 security cameras, and 24/7 monitoring. The project’s total budget is 25 million NIS, or more than $7.7 million. The facility will serve both as a security hub and as an orientation and touring center for the hundreds of thousands who visit the site annually.

“ICHH and the Government of Israel quickly understood that the best way to ensure the safety of tourists, students, and mourners was to attract more visitors — and that required a permanent police presence,” the committee said.

Daub emphasized that the center is intended to serve all who come to the Mount of Olives, regardless of background. “Everyone is welcome — Jews, Christians, Muslims, tourists, soldiers, students,” he said. “But its purpose is to highlight the Jewish presence on the Mount of Olives.”

Construction is slated for completion in December 2026, with an opening targeted for February 2027.

 

F-35 sale to Saudis endangers Israeli security

 

The IDF sent a professional document at the beginning of the week to the political echelon containing warnings against the American agreement to sell F-35 stealth fighter jets to Saudi Arabia

According to a Ynet report, the document emphasizes the importance of Israel's air superiority in the Middle East, which could be significantly set back if other countries were to acquire the fighter or other advanced aircraft, due to their extraordinary capabilities, which give Israel an edge over other countries in the region.

The military also clarified that if such jets are sold to the Saudis, Israel would have to significantly increase its purchases of new aircraft and ensure they are delivered quickly, as the Saudi order would occupy production lines and delay the arrival of new Israeli jets.

Despite Israel's objections, US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he would agree to sell F-35s to the Saudis."They've been a great ally," the President said of the Saudis.

Israel has opposed the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. Outgoing Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer visited Washington last week, where he met with senior Trump administration officials and delivered Israel’s message on the matter.

According to Kan News, Dermer reportedly made it clear that Israel fears such a sale could lead to the leak of sensitive security information to Russia and China, Saudi Arabia’s strategic partners, and could also undermine Israel’s qualitative aerial edge in the Middle East-a cornerstone of the country’s national security and regional deterrence.

Trump is scheduled to meet later today (Tuesday) with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House. The sale of the F-35s is expected to be one of the main subjects of conversation at their meeting.

Great Take on the Charedie Psyche

 

Will Satmar learn from what happened to the Mexican President????? Naaaaaaaaa!!

 

“P*ta Judía” (Jewish wh*re) — Sprayed on the Supreme Court in Mexico City.The slur isn’t about the Mexican President’s policies; it’s about her Jewish identity.Claudia Sheinbaum welcomed the Palestinian ambassador, recognized a Palestinian state and condemned Israel multiple times.But the antisemites don’t care that she is as anti-Israel as they are. They care that no matter what she says or do, she remains a Jew.Antisemitism doesn’t need a reason. It just waits for a target.

Reb Aron Teitelbaum Flying to the Zionist State !

 The RBS"O not too happy with one who constantly speaks against the majority of the Jewish people in the Jewish State shows his disapproval! 

Following the heavy rain in Bnei Brak , the main stage that had been built in preparation for the visit of the Satmar Rebbe collapsed.

 The Satmar Rebbe will land in Israel today along with 3,000 Chassidim who will come from the United States. 

The Rabbi will stay in Jerusalem until Thursday, and from there he will continue to sit with all the Chassidim in Meron. 

Next week he will stay in Bnei Brak

 IDF RECEPTION FOR THE REBBE 

The Frum Battalion "Givati" Was Chosen for the Ceremony 

How an Amish Girl Found Her Way to Orthodox Judaism

 

See the 1.38 mark how emotional she becomes talking about going to visit Israel for the first time!

Can a Rabbi make a mistake?

Rabbi Shlomo Aviner

This article was translated from Hebrew!

 Question: I belong to the Charedi community. I have been teaching Torah for twenty years. I happened upon a book from one of the students of Rabbinu Avraham Yitzhak Kook and read it out of curiosity to understand how he had made such a big mistake in finding positive value in the secular Zionist pioneers.

But the opposite occurred and I found myself enlightened by his teachings. I then read other books from his stream of thought, and I reached the clear conclusion that I had been mistaken in my relationship to Zionism and the centrality of the Land of Israel to Jewish life.

My question is: 

How can I follow a different path than my Charedi Rabbi? I am full of respect and love for him, since I owe everything to him. Moreover, how can it be possible to imagine that so many great Charedi Rabbis erred in their opposition to Zionism?

Why Mamdani calls for Starbucks boycott

by Duvi Honig

 New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani recently called on his followers to boycott Starbucks, framing it as an act of support for striking workers. However, this move represents something far more dangerous: an abuse of commerce as a political tool to promote anti-Israel extremism by rewarding a union that openly aligned itself with Hamas. This must be called out clearly, forcefully, and immediately.

It is important to clarify at the outset: Starbucks corporate leadership never took a pro-Hamas stance. Rather, it was certain unionized Starbucks stores and union activists who pushed extremist, pro-Hamas messaging in the days following the October 7th massacre. They tore down hostage posters-even images of kidnapped babies and elderly Holocaust survivors-and created environments where Jewish customers and employees felt unsafe and intimidated.

Charedi MKs to get increased security because of Chareidim Themselves

 Police on Monday morning said that the threat level against haredi MKs has escalated amid the government’s push to advance the Draft Law.

As a result, the head of the Israel Police Operations Division decided to increase security and assign personal protection to MK Moshe Gafni, chairman of the Degel Hatorah faction, and the faction's MK Yakov Asher, following a rise in protests and threats directed at them in recent days.

On Sunday night, Kan News reported that Shas chairman Aryeh Deri refused the Knesset’s offer of additional security.

Deri has recently faced several intense protests, including confrontations that occurred on Shabbat (Sabbath), due to the discussions he has been holding with leading haredi rabbis in an effort to advance the Draft Law.

Despite the tension around the issue and the threats made against him, Deri declined the Knesset’s proposal for reinforced protection.

Outside MK Asher’s home, wild demonstrations by the Jerusalem Faction (Hapeleg Hayerushalmi) took place both on Saturday night and again on Sunday night.

On Saturday night, dozens of haredi draft opponents blocked the vehicle of Shas MK Yoav Ben Tzur in Jerusalem after he visited a synagogue in the Bukharim neighborhood. Some protesters jumped on the car and caused damage, while cardboard boxes and trash bags were thrown at the vehicle in protest of the Draft Law.

A Border Police unit was dispatched and extracted Ben Tzur after his car windows were smashed by the rioters. The incident was described by his office as an “attempted lynching,” and it drew condemnations from the Prime Minister, the President, and across the political spectrum.