Major Pesach Program Goes Belly Up right Before Pesach but it Was "Non-Gebroktz"& Offered Hand "Shmurah Matzos"

 

A Pesach getaway program scheduled to take place at the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ, has dissolved into disaster due to what the director of the Pesach program described as a “huge financial scam.”

People who signed up for the Pesach program, which had been slated to run from April 4-14 and featured a full roster of singers and personalities, were notified Wednesday of an “unfortunate and unprecedented situation.”

“While the program was moving along nicely, while our dedicated team was working tirelessly to make it a true success, we were hit with a huge financial scam, and we are not sure at this point if we can continue,” a message from Aryeh Hospitality said.

“We are trying to find an alternative option,” the message continued. “Should we be successful at it, we will notify you immediately.”

It wasn’t clear what the scam alluded to was, though unconfirmed rumors have been spreading like wildfire across social media.

Australian court finds Malka Leifer guilty of rape, sexual abuse

 

Malka Leifer, the former principal of the Adass Israel School in Melbourne, Australia was found guilty of rape and sexual abuse of children Monday.

After six weeks of hearings, a jury in the County Court of Victoria found the 56-year-old Leifer guilty on 18 of 27 counts of rape, indecent assault, child abuse, and other sex crimes, while dismissing 9 of the counts. Earlier, Leifer was acquitted of two other charges.

The charges stemmed from claims of rape and sexual abuse against three sisters – Elly Sapper, Dassi Erlich, and Nicole Meyer – from 2003 to 2007.

The jury found Leifer guilty on all counts with regards to the 18 charges against her pertaining to Elly Sapper and Dassi Erlich, and not guilty on all 9 of the charges linked to her alleged abuse of Nicole Meyer.

When an investigation was launched into the abuse of the three sisters in March 2008, Leifer, a dual Israeli-Australian citizen, fled the country, moving to the town of Emmanuel in Israel.

For years, Leifer evaded extradition, feigning mental illness in order to be declared unfit to stand trial.

While a Jerusalem court ruled in 2016 that Leifer was not fit for extradition, a private investigator later proved that Leifer had deceived the court.

In July 2019, a panel of medical experts working for the court found Leifer fit to strand trial, with a the court ratifying the decision in May 2020.

After nearly 13 years abroad, in 2021, Leifer was finally extradited to Australia.

The County Court of Victoria will reconvene on Leifer's case on April 26th to set a date for the sentencing.

Fox News journalist Kassy Dillon converts to Judaism

 Fox News journalist and commentator Kassy Dillon has completed the process of converting to Judaism.

The journalist took to Twitter to announce the exciting development with a simple picture of her wearing a Star of David necklace overlaid with her new Hebrew name: Devorah Rut. She later added in a comment: "Thank you, everyone. It’s been a very long journey with a lot of ups and downs. I hope to share the story soon. And for those asking: Yes, I converted orthodox."

Later, she explained that although she could trace her lineage back to Jews who were expelled from Spain, the rabbis who converted her are Ashkenazi, and she will therefore follow those customs.

Following the announcement, Twitter was abuzz with the news, with many Jewish users congratulating her and welcoming her to the tribe.

On Saturday night, one Twitter user asked the journalist how her first Shabbat was, she answered: "Beautiful. Lighting candles for a real purpose just brought me so much happiness."

Ami Magazine's Whitehouse correspondent, Jake Turx, shared a humorous conversation between the two when he asked if it ever occurred to her to hold off on the conversion until after Passover. Dillon answered, "Since I have to 'kosher' my kitchen anyway, by doing it before Passover, I get two for the price of one."

Unfortunately, following Dillon's announcement, antisemitism soon followed, with Twitter posts calling her a race traitor, alleging that she was 'groomed' by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire to convert, and sharing despicable Holocaust imagery.

Dillon commented on the antisemitism in a Tweet: "And the antisemitism begins! In reality, they've been sending me this nonsense for years. In a way, the antisemites knew I had a Jewish neshama (soul) before I did."

Earlier this year, Dillon attended the Grammy Awards carrying a luxury purse emblazoned with the Israeli flag.

Dillon later posted a picture of herself with the purse at the awards ceremony, writing on her post: "I heard people here like to boycott Israel. What a shame."

Belz Chasidim Organize Worldwide Prayers On Sunday For Rebbe’s Recovery

 

In the wake of the Belzer Rebbe’s health issues over the past few weeks, chasidim have called for a worldwide prayer vigil to take place at 6:30 PM Israel time (11:30 Eastern Time).

The chasidus announced that “in light of the call by the Rav Hatzadik [Rav Aharon Mordechai Rokeach, the only son of the rebbe] that everyone should pray for the health and speedy recovery of strength for our father, our guide and leader the Rebbe Shlita, the Belz chasidim around the world will unite in a worldwide Tefillah. Today, the 11th of Nissan, with Mincha at 6:30 PM in the Beis Midrash Hagadol, and a public tefillah at the same hour in every location.”

On Wednesday Hatzalah organizations were summoned to the Rebbe’s house after he felt unwell. The rebbe’s situation stabilized afterwards but he has remained in his home and it is estimated that he suffered a hypoglyclemic incident.

The chasidus announced that the rebbe had undergone thorough tests by a specialist doctor who reported that the rebbe is now feeling better.

During the course of Shabbos the rebbe did not leave his home, and was under observation by a resident physician. It is presumed that he will not be leading a communal Seder this year as is his annual custom.

Government Caves in to Chareidie Amateurs as Meron Bill Passes In Knesset, Allowing Meir Porush To Regulate Lag Ba’Omer Festivities

 

Big Trouble! Huge Trouble! Giving into these gangsters. 45 Korbonos weren't enough? Haven't we learned a lesson? 

The Knesset passed the Meron law regulating the Lag Ba’Omer festivities for 5783. Seven MKs supported the bill and there was no votes against it.

The Jerusalem Ministry headed by Meir Porush submitted the bill as a temporary bill allowing the regulation of the current year’s festivities while maintaining the safety of participants and without harming the joyous atmosphere at the site.

The new law regulates the number of people who can ascend to the tomb of Rabbi Shimon in accordance with safety officials advice as well as the recommendations of the Meron Investigative Committee. The recommendations take into account the significant renovations at the site enabling larger numbers of participants to gather there.

There will be just one Hadlakah (ceremonial lighting of a fire) on the roof of the tomb as it previous years. Other lighting ceremonies will take place in large areas which have been restructured near Moshav Meron to serve as assembly sites for additional ceremonies.

The law also says that “The Ministry for Jerusalem and Jewish Tradition will be authorized to grant permits for other events based on the recommendation of the director of events who will allow additional events according to the professional conditions required at the main lighting ceremony.”

The law allows for various temporary structures to be erected for the festivities, including food tents and other temporary structures approved by relevant engineers.

In the wake of the committee’s recommendations, safety inspectors can warn in real time of dangerous crowding and can disperse the crowds and even shorten various events for this purpose.

Minister Porush said that “we have presented a bill allowing us to organize the current festivities in a safe and joyous manner, with the maximum permitted number of people participating in the Hillula, while maintaining the safety of all the visitors. With the cooperation of the public and the able efforts of project manager Yossi Deitch, we will G-d willing reach the best possible results. Immediately after Lag Ba’Omer we’ll begin to work on the next year in order to make it as perfect as possible.”

Noa Tishby Finally Fired as Israel’s "Antisemitism Envoy" After Siding with the Anarchists

 

Israeli actress Noa Tishby revealed on Sunday that she was dismissed from her position as Israel’s special envoy for combating antisemitism.

The move comes just weeks after she denounced the government’s judicial reform program as a “coup.”

“It is with disappointment and sadness, but an enduring determination, that I can confirm that the current Israeli government has dismissed me as Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism and the Delegitimization of Israel,” Tishby wrote in a letter posted to social media.

“It is not possible for me to know if their decision was driven by my publicly stated concerns about this government’s ‘judicial reform policy.’ But given the reality that antisemitism continues its dangerous rise globally, and the threat to Israel’s existence through delegitimization policies has not slowed, it is difficult to come to any other reasonable conclusion,” she added.

Tishby was appointed to the role in April 2022 by then-Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.

Ambassador Nides Sits With the Convicted Felon Ehud Olmert As Long As he is Against Netanyahu

 

Last Tuesday, US Ambassador Tom Nides told Army Radio (US Ambassador: Netanyahu Will Be Invited to the White House after Passover) that Benjamin Netanyahu “is the prime minister, he is in charge, he was democratically elected, he is the prime minister of this country and the president has confidence that he will do the right thing.”

Also last week, an image that was posted by Itay a Lapid Official on Instagram featured mostly Itay, in a restaurant, but behind him sat Ambassador Nides and Ehud Olmert, one of the hardcore organizers of the anarchist protests. In fact, Olmert, who did a stint in a white-collar prison cell on corruption, is on the record as advocating moving the protests to real war, head-to-head war, the whole combat thing.

Olmert did his IDF service writing for the IDF magazine. Yair Lapid also did his army service there. Probably not much hand-to-hand combat was involved.

Now, this could be Photoshopped fake news, but according to Channel 14th Gilad Zwick, he inquired with the former prime minister/convict, who orchestrated the expulsion of some 8,000 Jews from Gush Katif back in 2005, and confirmed: “I had lunch with the American ambassador and we really enjoyed the food.”

Olmert was not the only man with violent ideations at that table. On March 3, Nides told reporters about Minister Bezalel Smotrich: “I’m really angry with him, he’s stupid. He has a flight to Washington with [Israeli businessman and former Likud MK] Danny Naveh and if I could, I’d throw him off the plane.”

Temper, Mr. Ambassador.

Leftist March Like Nazis "goose-stepping" in Tel Aviv

 

The Advice That the Holy Piasecner Gave the Cleaner in Tel Aviv that Kept Him Alive in the Camps

What Happens When Your Parents Leave Their Home to Go to a Hotel for Pesach?

 

The Vacuum Cleaner that Cleans and Complains while Working Just Like Your Wife

Free Distribution of Matzos in New York City 100 Years Ago

 

The Dark Side of Ukraine: Its History of Nazi Collaboration and Animus Towards Israel

 

As the war that Russia launched on Ukraine in early 2022 continues unabated, it has become abundantly clear that the international community of nations, for the most part, are throwing their support behind Ukraine as they battle for their survival against the Russian onslaught.

Earlier this year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky even addressed a joint session of Congress and is the recipient of tens of billions of dollars in US military aid.

Since the war began between Putin’s troops and the civilian army of Ukraine, the one nation that has provided extensive humanitarian aid to Ukraine but not military aid, despite the repeated requests and even demands from President Zelensky has been Israel. The question that begs to be answered is why has Israel taken this position of reluctance to in helping to arm Ukraine with technologically advanced military hardware.

Ukraine has had an historically adverse relationship with Jews and were unapologetically supportive of the Nazi regime during World War II. Moreover, Ukraine has consistently voted against Israel in the United Nations and has taken positions that foster the support of Israel’s hardened foes.

In January 2020, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported that Ukraine’s ambassador to Israel told Jerusalem to butt out of the debate about the country he represents honoring Nazi collaborators.

Zera Shimshon Parshas Tzav

 

Here’s what happens next for Donald Trump now that he’s been indicted

 

Former President Donald Trump will likely dodge a perp walk but still be fingerprinted, have his mugshot taken — and possibly be led into Manhattan court in cuffs — following his criminal indictment by a Manhattan grand jury.

The stunning turn — marking the first ever criminal case against a former US president — will propel the country’s legal system into “unprecedented territory,” experts say — with court officials adding that the publicity surrounding the event will mirror that of convicted Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.  

The charges contained in the indictment were not immediately made public. But the grand jury that voted to indict the ex-president has been probing “hush money” payments made by Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen ahead of the 2016 election. Trump has vehemently denied any claims of wrongdoing.

Here is what happens next now that Trump has been indicted:

What is an indictment?

An indictment solidifies the charges against a defendant, meaning a grand jury has determined there is enough evidence to warrant a trial after reviewing testimony presented solely by prosecutors.  

Grand jury proceedings are held in secret, and their findings are usually first released by a judge at the suspect’s arraignment.

Still, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg could make the finding public beforehand, given the importance of the case. And there are always leaks.

“This is unprecedented territory,’’ defense lawyer and former Manhattan prosecutor Mark Bederow told The Post this month.

Charedi couple brutally beaten by Leftist protesters in Tel Aviv

 

A haredi couple who were driving through Tel Aviv on Sunday night found themselves in the midst of an anti-judicial reform demonstration. The demonstrators surrounded the car and proceeded to attack them, lynching the husband. Israel National News spoke with the victim's wife about the traumatic incident and the media's silence.

"We were in Tel Aviv. We wanted to go home. We didn't know that there was a protest. There were no police there. We wanted to turn left with another car, and we found ourselves in the middle of the rage," she recalls. "They banged on the car and shouted curses at us. There was no option to drive in reverse, and my husband stopped when he saw that the protesters were blocking the road.

When he stopped, they surrounded us again, banged on the car, and tried to break the windows. The whole time I was screaming so people would see that we were just a lost couple and not someone who wants to cause harm," she states. "My husband said he'll open the door so they won't break the window. We didn't do anything. What do you want? They began beating him up. They got into the back of the car since the back seat was folded down. They beat him, I saw the blood, and he told me, 'take me to the hospital. I can't see out of this eye, and I'm going to faint.' I cried. I asked them to let us go, and they just continued."

Ron DeSantis: Florida won't assist in any extradition request of Trump

 

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday called the indictment of former President Donald Trump “un-American” and said the state would not assist in any extradition request, The Hill reported.

“The weaponization of the legal system to advance a political agenda turns the rule of law on its head. It is un-American,” said DeSantis.

“The Soros-backed Manhattan District Attorney has consistently bent the law to downgrade felonies and to excuse criminal misconduct. Yet, now he is stretching the law to target a political opponent,” DeSantis continued, adding that Florida would not assist in an extradition request “given the questionable circumstances at issue.”

The comments came after a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Trump on criminal charges for his role in organizing hush money payments made to an adult film star during his 2016 campaign.

Trump, who is a Florida resident, is expected to be arraigned next week.

The former President is expected to turn himself in early next week, his attorney Joe Tacopina told NBC News.

DeSantis is seen as the most serious challenger to Trump for the Republican 2024 presidential nomination. While he hasn’t announced a bid yet, he’s been actively preparing for a campaign and is widely expected to make a final decision later this year.

Chaya Raichik and AOC Finally Friends? NOT!

 

AOC has absolute TRIGGERED tantrum, storms off like toddler after Libs of TikTok founder confronts her in public for smearing her:

"You're actually super transphobic and I never wanna share a space with you." 🤣🤣🤣

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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 30, 2023

Trump Indicted

 

A lawyer for Donald Trump said Thursday he’s been told that the former president has been indicted in New York on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter.

It becomes the first ever criminal case against a former U.S. president and a jolt to Trump’s bid to retake the White House in 2024.

Joe Tacopina, a lawyer for Trump, told The Associated Press he had been told that a grand jury that had been meeting for months voted to indict Trump. The specific charges were not immediately made public.

Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing and has attacked the investigation, was expected to surrender to authorities next week, according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to discuss a matter that remained under seal.

The grand jury indictment of Trump, 76, is an extraordinary development after years of investigations into his business, political and personal dealings. It is likely to galvanize critics who say Trump lied and cheated his way to the top and embolden supporters who feel the Republican is being unfairly targeted by a Democratic prosecutor.

R' Moshe Wolfson's "Moonies" Granddaughter Chavie Weisberger Tells her Story

 

Chavie Weisberger reveals what it was like to grow up as a Chasidic Jew in an extreme branch of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in New York started by her own grandfather, R' Moshe Wolfson, founder of the Sect, Amunas Yisrael (Moonies). I have a friend who is a "moonie" more on that another time.

In episode 240 of "On the Edge" with Andrew Gold podcast, she talks of some aspects of her ultra orthodox Jewish wedding, and losing her kids .

The reason I decided to post the above video of Chavie Weisberger's story is because of a recent encounter that I had here in Israel with a member of the extremist Chassidic sect that follow the Toldos Ahron Rebbes and who are referred to as "arrelich."

The "aarilich" are extreme anti-Zionists, and they are the ones that yell "nazi" on firefighters that come to put out fires in their communities and throw stones on police who return their lost children. The Todos Ahron Rebbe is a leader of a cult that worship him. Hence their total disrespect of other Jews and even other Chassidic sects. I became pretty close to one of them who confided to me what really goes on behind the scenes. I will one day write about that, it is truly fascinating. He was telling me how he met his wife and a little bit of their relationship, sounds a lot like Chavie's story.

The story of Chavie Weisberger is her own unique story with her very own experiences and is really not a reflection of every Chassidic family, but what I found very telling was that rabbonim would make fundraisers that raised over a million dollars to take children away from a mother because she doesn't follow their values! I find that very disturbing.

It reminds me of the Yossele Shumacher Story in the 1960's when a grandfather decided to kidnap his own grandchild, decided to rip a child from his mother, and shipped him off to another country because he wanted the child to be a shomer shabbos. Mind you, this grandfather brought up his daughter the mother of this child as a chiloinie, he later became frum. I don't care what his reasoning was, you don't rip children away from their mother, period!

You may disagree with Chavie's lifestyle, her values, but one has to respect that she is a mother and as a mother she has the same entitlements to bring up her children as her ex-husband. One could argue, well, they married, with both on the same page, hashkafa wise, and she is changing the script. To that I say, well just too bad. When you get divorced, they both have the same rights to bring up the children the way they see fit. The mother is still a mother, and she should have custodial rights and if she is the one who changed the rules, then so be it; this is what happens when there is a divorce.