CONG OHR YISROEL VILEDNIK

Leading Rebbes and Roshei Yeshiva traveled to Washington Thursday for a historic White House visit, meeting President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Jared Kushner and senior administration officials on issues affecting Chareidi communities in the United States and Eretz Yisroel. The delegation included the Satmar Rebbes of Kiryas Yoel and Williamsburg, the Bobover Rebbe, […]

A yeshiva bochur was seriously injured early Friday morning after falling from a significant height while working on an air-conditioning unit inside Yeshivas Rabbeinu Chaim Ozer in Bnei Brak. The incident occurred at approximately 3:00 a.m. as the bochur was helping prepare the bais medrash ahead of the Yamim Noraim. According to reports, he was […]

Israel’s security establishment is preparing for the possibility that Iran will intensify its efforts to target Israelis and Jewish communities abroad during the upcoming Yomim Tovim, with particular concern over a significant attack carried out through cooperation between Iran’s Quds Force and Hamas abroad. The concern has intensified due to what security officials describe as […]

In a powerful display of achdus and cooperation ahead of the Yomim Noraim, Achiezer convened a high-level security meeting Thursday morning bringing together senior leadership from the NYPD, Nassau County Police Department, members of the Nassau County Executives office, along with Rabbanim, community organizations and community leaders from Far Rockaway, Bayswater and the Five Towns. […]

More than 60 Chareidi bochurim classified by the IDF as draft evaders are expected to spend this coming Shabbos in military prison, marking a dramatic increase in the number of detained Bnei Yeshivos. According to organizations assisting detained Bnei Yeshivos, the sharp rise comes amid a growing wave of arrests, including numerous detentions at Ben […]

Hate crimes in New York City rose sharply during the first eight months of 2026, with more than half of all recorded incidents targeting Jews, according to newly released NYPD data. The figures, released ahead of the Yomim Tovim, show 425 hate crimes were recorded across the city during the first eight months of the […]

The High Court on Thursday unanimously ordered the cancellation of a law freezing arrest and enforcement proceedings against Chareidi men who have not reported for military service, following five petitions filed against the legislation, including one by the Israel Hofsheet organization. All nine judges ruled that the legislative process contained a fundamental flaw because the […]

Preparations for the annual Rosh Hashanah gathering at the kever of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov in Uman are accelerating, with approximately 2,000 mispallelim already arriving in the Ukrainian city and an estimated 40,000 expected despite the ongoing war. Polish authorities are urging travelers to avoid the Medyka-Shehyni border crossing between Poland and Ukraine, where major […]

A Russian media outlet has identified the Israeli-Russian dual citizen arrested by the Shin Bet last month on suspicion of maintaining contact with a foreign intelligence operative and involvement in foreign influence activities targeting Israel. According to the report, the suspect is 51-year-old Artyom Kirpichonok, who was arrested by Shin Bet agents at Ben Gurion […]

Mossad Director Roman Gofman has decided that Brig. Gen. G., the former head of the IDF Military Intelligence Operations Division, will not continue serving in the Mossad or elsewhere in Israel’s security establishment, according to a Channel 12 report. Brig. Gen. G. headed the Operations Division in Military Intelligence on the morning of the October […]