Chareidi Protesters Block Roads as IDF Holds Chareidi Draft Day
Chareidi demonstrators gathered on Monday outside the Tel Hashomer induction center to protest against the IDF’s efforts to enlist members of the chareidi community. Footage shows activists sitting...
View ArticleMir Yeshiva’s Main Bais Medrash Renovated After Eighty Years
Excitement is in the air at the Mir Yeshiva in Yerushalayim as preparations for the summer zman reach their peak. Over the bein hazmanim break, the yeshiva undertook a renovation of its central beis...
View ArticleBrisk Yeshiva’s New Building to Open to Ease Overcrowding
A major development has taken place at Yeshivas Brisk on Rechov Press in Yerushalayim, led by the rosh yeshiva, Rav Avrohom Yehoshua Soloveitchik. Over the past year, a new building has been purchased...
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Tefillos in Germany at the Kever of the Korban Nesanel for the Release of the...
On the yahrtzeit of the tzaddik Rav Nesanel Weil zt”l, author of the Korban Nesanel commentary on the Rosh, Jews from various communities gathered at his gravesite in Karlsruhe, Germany to offer...
View ArticleRECORDING REVEALS: Rav Gershon Edelstein Urged American Talmidim to Vote in...
In the wake of the public uproar surrounding the World Zionist Organization (WZO) elections — and amid recent shocking revelations that the Conservative movement covertly ran a campaign within the...
View ArticleStoliner Rebbe to Spend Shabbos in Detroit for First Time in 15 Years
The Rebbe of Karlin-Stolin will spend the upcoming Shabbos, Tazria-Metzora, in Detroit, Michigan. The visit marks a rare and significant occasion, as the Rebbe will not only visit the kever of his...
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Why the Fires? The Surprising Response of the Raavad of Yerushalayim
As devastating fires continue to rage across Israel, many were reminded of the massive blaze that swept through Los Angeles just a few months ago. At the time, numerous Jewish communities in California...
View ArticleRabbi Yoram Eliyahu: “We Are Not Families of Bereavement, But Families of...
In a heartfelt interview with Arutz Sheva during their Yom HaZikaron broadcast, Rabbi Yoram Eliyahu, father of Sergeant First Class (res.) Yedidya Eliyahu Hy”d of Karnei Shomron, who fell in battle in...
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Thousands Gather for Central 100th Yahrtzeit Seudah L’illui Nishmas Rav...
Thousands of Yidden from across the globe gathered in Kerestir, Hungary, to participate in the central hilulah seudah marking the 100th yahrtzeit of the tzaddik Rav Yeshayale ben Rav Moshe of Kerestir...
View ArticleVizhnitzer Rebbe Travels to Switzerland for Rest Following Surgery
The Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Bnei Brak, Rav Yisroel Hager, who was in Los Angeles for the past two and a half months following a complex surgery, departed last night on a private jet bound for Switzerland,...
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Rav Avigdor Nebenzahl Issues Call to Vote for Eretz HaKodesh in WZO Elections
In a powerful letter, Rav Avigdor Nebenzahl, rov of the Old City of Yerushalayim and noted posek, has issued a public call urging Torah Jews around the world to vote for the Eretz HaKodesh slate in the...
View ArticleRav Yitzchok Zilberstein on the Wildfires: “Our Protection Is the Fire of Torah”
At a gathering at Slabodka Yeshiva marking the shloshim since the passing of Rav Nachman Plonczek zt”l—one of the roshei yeshiva of Yeshivas Slabodka—the renowned posek Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein...
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Sanzer Rebbe to Spend Shabbos at the Kosel for First Time Since Assuming...
The Sanzer Rebbe will spend a Shabbos at the Kosel HaMaaravi together with a group of Chassidim, marking the first time in his 31-year leadership that he will be spending Shabbos at the site. The...
View ArticleRabbi Sholom Dov Ber Lipskar zt”l
It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rabbi Sholom Dov Ber Lipskar zt”l, rov of The Shul of Bal Harbour, Florida, as well as the founder of the Aleph Institute. He was niftar...
View ArticleDaughter Born to Yungerman from Chadera Killed in Terror Attack
A baby girl was born on Friday to the widow of Rav Refoel Mordechai Fishoff Hy”d, the yungerman who was murdered in a terror attack in Chadera on Erev Yom Kippur. The newborn is the seventh child in...
View ArticleRav Zev Hakohein Kopshitz zt”l
Yerushalayim’s Ezras Torah neighborhood is in mourning following the passing of one of its founding pillars, Rav Zev Hakohein (Velvel) Kopshitz zt”l. He was 71 years old and had been battling illness...
View ArticleVizhnitzer and Erlauer Rebbes Hospitalized Over Shabbos
Two rebbes, the admorim of Vizhnitz and Erlau, were hospitalized over Shabbos in separate incidents. On Leil Shabbos Kodesh, the Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Bnei Brak, Rav Menachem Mendel Hager, was...
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Photo Essay: 100th Yahrtzeit of Rav Shaya ben Rav Moshe zt”l Marked in Kerestir
מראות מהילולת קרעסטיר תשפ”הצילום: מאיר אדרי מראות מהילולת קרעסטיר תשפ”הצילום: מאיר אדרי מראות מהילולת קרעסטיר תשפ”הצילום: מאיר אדרי מראות מהילולת קרעסטיר תשפ”הצילום: מאיר אדרי מראות מהילולת קרעסטיר...
View ArticleCoalition Source: Draft Law Will Not Advance in the Near Future Amid Reserve...
Amid the mass mobilization of IDF reservists for the anticipated expansion of the IDF’s ground maneuver in Gaza, a senior figure within Israel’s ruling coalition has clarified that the Chok HaGiyus...
View ArticleWATCH: Rav Reuven Kamenetsky: My Uncle, Rav Shmuel, Strongly Endorses Eretz...
Rav Reuven Kamenetsky, a respected Rosh Kollel in Yerushalayim, has released a recorded message delivering a clear and urgent message regarding the opinion of his revered uncle, Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky....
View ArticleRabbonim Issue Public Warning Over Shabbos Violations in Beit Shemesh
In response to an alarming uptick in public chillul Shabbos, leading rabbonim from across Beit Shemesh and beyond have issued a strongly worded kol koreh, calling on residents to strengthen their...
View ArticleRebbetzin Chaya Sarah Koledetzky a”h of Givat Shaul
it is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rebbetzin Chaya Sarah Koledetzky a”h, who passed away at the age of 80. She was a long-time resident of the Givat Shaul neighborhood and...
View ArticleLag Ba’omer: Visitors To Be Allowed Only Five Hours In Meron
The Israeli Ministry of Transport issued a statement today outlining new regulations intended to maintain seder at the kever of the Tanna Rav Shimon bar Yochai in Meron on Lag Ba’omer. To help manage...
View ArticleFamilies of Meron Tragedy Victims Issue Emotional Plea Ahead of Lag Ba’omer:...
As tens of thousands prepare to ascend Har Meron for the annual Lag Ba’omer hilula at the kever of Rav Shimon bar Yochai, the families of the 45 victims who perished in the 2021 Meron disaster have...
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Roshei Yeshiva and Mechanchim Gather for Lev Shomea Chinuch Conference in...
Hundreds of leading roshei yeshiva, ramim, mashgichim, and educators from across the country took part this year in the annual kinus of Lev Shomea, an organization dedicated to strengthening chinuch...
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Rav Yitzchok Ezrachi to Undergo Medical Procedure
All are asked to daven for the refuah sheleimah of Rav Yitzchok Ezrachi, one of the roshei yeshiva of Yeshivas Mir-Yerushalayim. Rav Ezrachi, who is 90 years old, was hospitalized earlier this week at...
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Lechayim Celebrates the Release of 35th Volume of Rav Asher Weiss’s Minchas...
A special l’chaim took place in the study of the Gaavad of Mosdos Darchei Torah, HaGaon Rav Asher Weiss, in celebration of the publication of the 35th volume of Minchas Asher. The event was held at...
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Photo Essay: Mounted Police, Water Cannons, and Clashes: How the...
Dozens of demonstrators affiliated with the Retzafnikim faction gathered Monday evening in central Yerushalayim, staging a protest that quickly escalated into confrontation with security forces. The...
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At Emergency Gathering, Rav Dov Landau Cries Out: “They Threaten to Draft...
At a dramatic emergency meeting held Monday evening at the home of Rav Dov Landau, rosh yeshiva of Slabodka, dozens of prominent roshei yeshiva convened to raise their voices against the ongoing legal...
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