Rabbi Yisroel Rapoport, OB”M

New question on AskTheRav.com: How particular should one be to wear a silk kapoteh, and is there any times where silk is not necessary? What is our view on wearing a kapoteh which is partially silk, since silk can be quite costly? See Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Braun‘s response • Full Story

In a shocking abuse of power by an airline, a family has been banned from flying three weeks after their flight. A family member tells YWN that they flew from a NY area airport to Florida in mid-January in a noneventful flight. The mom, dad, and their five children were masked as required by law, and had no altercation with any of the flight crew. They never left their seats, and sat in their assigned seats the entire flight. Not a word was said to the family about any mask issue or any other issues during the entire duration of the flight • Full Story

With Covid-19 still ravaging many communities in Eretz Yisroel and across the globe, The Rov of the Lubavitch community in Tzfas, Harav Mordechai Bistritzky, issued a sharp letter giving members of his community permission to inform the police of anyone who is breaking these regulations put in place to protect the community as it is Pikuach Nefesh • Full Letter

In connection with the Israeli Supreme Court’s decision to recognize ‘conversions’ done by the reform and conservative movements, read a fascinating part of a Farbrengen of the Rebbe from the year 5734 with a free translation from ChabadInfo.com where the Rebbe connects this topic of Mihu Yehudi with terrorists infiltrating the land of Eretz Yisroel • Full Story