Israeli Supreme Court Sides With Bais Din
After years of legal wrangling, the Supreme Court rejected the appeal of a woman who wanted the court to annul a siruv issued by Bais Din Hayosher Vehatzedek of Elad. The story began after the woman...
View ArticleSefer Review: Sichos im HaRav Shlomo Hoffman
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times One of the most remarkable Mussar Seforim that has emerged in recent years is entitled, “Sichos im HaRav Shlomo Hoffman” – no relation to this...
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Reb Shlomo Hill z”l
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Reb Shlomo (Steven) Hill z”l of Monsey, NY. He was 94 years old. Reb Shlomo, born February 24, 1922, was a famed American film and television...
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Kollel Ner Hamizrach Begins New Zeman – During Chodesh Av
While most bnei Torah are now in bein hazemanim mode, at Kollel Ner Hamizrach (KNH) of Atlanta, the new zeman has already started. The zeman usually starts on Rosh Chodesh Elul, but because Elul is so...
View ArticleLegend in Kiruv: Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis a”h
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis a”h, founder of Hineni and pioneer in the world of kiruv. Rebbetzin Jungreis was born in Szeged, Hungary in 1936,...
View ArticleRabbi Yankel Stern z”l
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rabbi Yankel Stern z”l of Flatbush. The levaya will be held at 6 p.m. at the 7th Street Chapel in Lakewood, NJ, followed by kevurah in the...
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Longer Hours For Chareidi Teachers
Former education minister Gideon Sa’ar introduced a reform called Oz Latemurah which is due to begin next year. The new program offers high school teachers higher wages in return for longer work hours....
View ArticleRav Boruch Yosef Levin zt”l
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rav Boruch Yosef Levin zt”l of Yerushalayim. He was 81 years old. Rav Levin was a mythological figure in Meah Shearim, Yerushalayim. He was a...
View ArticleRav Don Segal to Visit Israel for First Time in Years
After more than three years since leaving Eretz Yisroel, the senior mashgiach and mashpiah Rav Don Segal will visit Eretz Yisroel shortly, barring any last minute changes. In recent years, Rav Segal...
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Rav Chaim On How Much to Learn During Bein Hazemanim
As reported on Matzav.com yesterday, Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva of Philadelphia and member of the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah of Agudas Yisroel, is visiting Eretz Yisroel to attend the...
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Photos: At the Completion of the Rubashkin Sefer Torah in Kazakhstan
Over 6,500 people contributed to the writing of a special Sefer Torah in the zechus of bringing Sholom Mordechai Halevi ben Rivka home to his family and Klal Yisroel. The following are photos of the...
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Tragedy in Monsey: Shaindy Mashinsky a”h
It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the tragic passing of Shaindy Mashinsky a”h of Monsey, NY. She was 18 years old. Shaindy was a daughter of Rav Yosef Mashinsky, menahel of Yeshiva Bais...
View ArticleRav Moshe Cohen zt”l
It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rav Moshe Cohen zt”l. He was in his 90s. A son-in-law of Rav Shmuel Ehrenfeld zt”l, the previous Mattersdorfer Rov, Rav Cohen was a rebbi...
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