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“I don’t speak because I have the power to speak; I speak because I don’t have the power to remain silent.” Rav Kook z"l
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Zionists will deal with the Child Abuser Lev Tahor Leader
A court in El Salvador has granted the request of Israel’s State Prosecution to extradite Lev Tahor leader Elazer Rompler to Israel to face serious charges of child abuse, Kan News reported on Thursday.
Rompler, who fled Guatemala after local authorities raided the cult’s complex, was arrested in El Salvador in January as he attempted to enter the country, unaware that an international arrest warrant had been issued against him by Interpol at Israel’s request.
Israel filed an extradition request for Rompler to El Salvador in February.
Rompler fled Israel in 2020 after being indicted for severe child abuse while serving as a principal of the Lev Tahor school in Canada.
Third Yeshiva Student is Niftar Following Fiery Crash in Jackson, NJ
A third yeshiva student from Lakewood has passed away r”l following a horrific crash early Friday morning that has devastated the tight-knit Orthodox Jewish community.
The latest victim, Refael Faham z”l, succumbed to his injuries just before Shabbos, days after the minivan he was riding in struck a deer and slammed into a tree along North Hope Chapel Road. The impact caused the vehicle to erupt in flames.
Two other students, Dovid Yitzchok Handler z”l and Chaim Zelig Berl z”l, were pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash occurred around 4:30 a.m. when the Toyota Sienna, carrying five teenage bochurim, lost control after hitting the deer. Emergency responders arrived quickly, but the inferno had already engulfed the vehicle. Two survivors were rushed to the hospital; one remains in critical condition.
Law enforcement continues to investigate the incident, which has sparked an outpouring of grief and support from the Lakewood community and beyond. Levayas for the three victims were held over the weekend.
Saturday, May 24, 2025
US Supreme Court Will Not Allow Yeshivos to take $$$$$ From the "Medina"
Powerful Tribute from Rachel Goldberg-Polin mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin
Powerful Tribute at Yeshiva University and Rachel Goldberg-Polin mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin Delivers at Commencement AddressAt Yeshiva University
Rachel Goldberg-Polin—mother of slain hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin—delivered a tearful and inspiring speech after receiving an honorary doctorate.
Hersh, 23, was kidnapped by Ham*s from the Nova Music Festival on Oct. 7, 2023. He lost his arm during the attack while trying to save others and was held hostage in Gaza for months before being executed. His body was recovered from a tunnel in Rafah in August 2024.
Here’s what Rachel told the graduates:
“Graduates! You wise, passionate, brave and intentional young people!
First, THANK YOU.
Thank you for being with us, and all the hostage families from day one. You never once stopped and said ‘hey, they don’t look just like us. They don’t share our exact sheeta (approach to Jewish law), our exact hashkafa (Jewish worldview) and their shul does things differently than ours.’
No! You looked for what connects us. You said, ‘Your agony is my agony. Your pain is my pain. Your son is my mother’s son. And so, your son is my brother.’
Yeshiva University students and graduates—you administered spiritual CPR on us and all of the hostage families. You showed up and you keep showing up.
And you did and you keep DOING.
As you graduates dive into the world outside of the exalted walls of Yeshiva University’s framework, remember to find what binds you with each other, find what binds you with your fellow Jews, find what binds you with your fellow human beings.”
🕯️May Hersh’s memory forever be a blessing.
Guy Christensen an Influencer with millions of followers praises Washington attack
Guy Christensen, an influencer boasting nearly 3.5 million followers on various platforms, has released a video praising the murder of two Israeli embassy workers in Washington.
The video includes a full reading of Elia Rodriguez's manifesto and a lengthy and impassioned list of accusations of genocide against the IDF. Christensen also claims that Israelis greet news of Palestinian deaths by 'rejoicing in the streets'. He speaks at length in favor of 'armed demonstration' to replace unarmed or peaceful protests.
The video has been removed from some platforms since it was posted.
"Hamas is not a terrorist organization; they are resistance fighters," he stresses. "Condemning the elimination of the two embassy workers out of fear that the government will crack down on the resistance movement is like condemning Luke Skywalker for blowing up the Death Star because the Empire might crack down on the Rebellion. We must instead meet this crackdown with escalation.''
LAKEWOOD: Two Bochurim Killed, 2 Critical, In Early Friday Morning Crash
A horrific tragedy unfolded early Friday morning in Lakewood, when a vehicle carrying five bochurim crashed on Hope Chapel between Clearstream and New Central, tragically resulting in the petirah of two of the occupants.
Preliminary reports indicate that the vehicle, a Toyota Sienna, was traveling along Hope Chapel Road when it struck a deer, causing the driver to lose control. The minivan then veered off the roadway and crashed into a tree.
A passerby who came upon the harrowing scene reportedly called 911 at 4:39 am. Emergency services were dispatched, with Hatzolah being called in for backup.
Two of the bochurim were tragically niftar at the scene. The three others sustained various injuries, including two who remain in critical condition and one who is reportedly in stable condition.
The niftarim have been identified as Dovid Yitzchok Handler z”l and Chaim Zelig Berl z”l. Levaya details will be published when it becomes available.
Authorities are continuing to investigate the crash, and further information will be released as it becomes available.
Please say Tehillim for Meir Moshe Aharon ben Devorah Naomi and Rafael ben Sarah, who are both in critical condition.
OU Withdraws Certification from All Beech-Nut Baby Food
The Orthodox Union (OU), one of the most recognized kosher certifying agencies worldwide, has announced that it is no longer certifying any Beech-Nut brand baby food products. The change in certification status is effective immediately.
In a kashrus advisory released Friday, the OU emphasized that while some Beech-Nut baby food items on store shelves still bear the OU symbol and remain certified kosher, products without the OU symbol are no longer under OU supervision. Due to overlapping inventory, both certified and non-certified Beech-Nut products may currently be found side by side in the marketplace.
Consumers are urged to carefully check each package for the presence of the OU symbol before purchase or consumption.
The advisory did not specify the reason for the discontinuation of certification. Beech-Nut has not yet issued a statement regarding the change.
For more information or to verify specific product status, consumers can contact the Orthodox Union or visit their website at www.oukosher.org.
Friday, May 23, 2025
Houtis Murder 20 Yemenites with the Missile they intended to kill Jews
At least 20 people were killed, and dozens injured in an explosion at an underground weapons depot in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, which occurred after a failed launch from the Houthis.
Heimishe & Yeshivishe Yeedin Feeding the Antisemite Agenda
They don’t check your lineage. They don’t ask which parent is Jewish. They don’t care if you fasted on Yom Kippur or lit candles on Shabbat. They don’t ask if you agree with Israeli policy or if you’ve even stepped foot in a synagogue.
And to those of you posting “#NotInMyName,” or in the Yeshivishe and Chassidishe chats, thinking that somehow your public disavowal of Israel will buy you safety or favor — understand this: The shooter doesn’t stop to ask who you voted for. He doesn’t check your Instagram for hashtags. He doesn’t sort out the Zionists from the anti-Zionists, the religious from the secular, the converts from the critics.
He sees Jew-ish — and that’s enough.. If your grandfather was Jewish — you were marked. And you were hunted.
That’s how antisemitism works. It doesn’t care about nuance. It doesn’t care about politics.It just cares that you’re Jew-ish. And no amount of hashtags will change that.
So if you’ve ever thought: “I’m Satmar, I'm Lakewood, I'm Neturei Karta, I'm not religious. This doesn’t affect me.” Or even, “I’ve distanced myself from Israel, so I’ll be fine.”
Think again.
This is your fight. It’s our fight. Because the people who hate Jews don’t distinguish between denominations, DNA, or degrees of observance. They don’t hate you for what you do — they hate you for what you are.
And while that truth is terrifying, it also holds a strange kind of power.
Because if being Jew-ish is enough to be targeted, then maybe it should be enough to stand up. Enough to speak out. Enough to say: if you come for one of us, you come for all of us. We live in a time where unity is no longer a luxury — it’s a matter of survival.We don’t get to choose how the world sees us. But we can choose how we see each other.
And maybe, just maybe, that’s where healing begins.
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Trump bans Harvard from enrolling foreign students
The Trump Administration has barred Harvard University from enrolling foreign students in the latest escalation in the legal conflict between the government and the Ivy League school that was sparked by Harvard's failure to confront the problem of antisemitism on campus, the Associated Press reported.
According to the administration, this move affects foreign students already enrolled at Harvard, who must now find a new college or university to attend or else leave the US entirely.
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote in a letter to Harvard, “I am writing to inform you that effective immediately, Harvard University’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification is revoked."
Earlier this month, the Trump Administration officially revoked $2.2 billion in federal funding previously allocated to Harvard University, citing the institution's failure to address antisemitism and alleged racial discrimination on campus.
In addition to the funding cuts, President Donald Trump has also advocated for revoking the university's tax-exempt status.
Last month, Harvard initiated legal proceedings in an attempt to lift the grant freeze. In its lawsuit, it says that Harvard is currently covering the lost funding from its $53.2 billion endowment but warns that this is unsustainable. "Without the federal funding at issue, Harvard would need to operate at a significantly reduced level," the lawsuit states.
Several weeks ago, Harvard published two internal reviews detailing incidents of discrimination against Jewish, Muslim, and Arab students during last year’s protests. The reports found that some students feared marginalization for expressing political views.