Watch: The Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok Rebbe Visiting the Kever of Rav Levi...
The Toldos Avrohom Yitschok Rebbe davening at the kever of Rav Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev from a truck. Since the rebbe is a kohein he is not allowed to enter a cemetery. WATCH: {Matzav}
View ArticleSanzer Rabbe Falls Off Ladder, Taken to the Hospital
The Sanzer Rebbe fell off a ladder this morning in his study in his home in Kiryat Sanz, Netanya, as he tried to take down a sefer from a seforim shrank, injuring himself. Paramedics were called and...
View ArticleImprovement in Condition of Rav Refoel Shmuel Yaakov Borenstein
There has been some improvement in the health of Rav Refoel Shmuel Yaakov Borenstein, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Kiryas Melech, who remains hospitalized in serious condition at Maayanei Hayeshua hospital...
View ArticleRav Shteinman Returns Home From Hospital
The gadol hador shlita returned to his home on 5 Rechov Chazon Ish after a week stint in the hospital. R Shteinman was admitted to the hospital last week after he reported he felt unwell. The tzibbur...
View ArticleRav Mazuz: Make “Maran Rosh Yeshiva” Smaller
This evening, there will be an atzeres hesped l’illui nishmas Rav Moshe Chorev zt”l, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Kisei Rachamim, who passed away after the severe illness. The present rosh yeshiva of...
View ArticleFor First Times in 16 Years, Rav Chaim Kanievsky Leaves Bnei Brak to Be...
After 16 years during which Rav Chaim Kanievsky did not leave Bnei Brak for the kibbud of sandek at a bris, the gaon traveled today to Kiryas Sanz in Netanya to serve as sandek at the bris of the...
View ArticleTefillos Requested For The Skverer Rebbe
After falling ill earlier this week, the Skverer Rebbe was taken to New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital Thursday for an urgent checkup. Following the Admor’s hospitalization, all of his chassidim gathered...
View ArticleWatch: Reb Shayele Kerstirer Yahrtzeit Commemoration With R’ Meilech Biderman...
Reb Shayele Kerstirer Yahrtzei Commemoration With R’ Meilech Biderman In Yerushalayim – 5777 WATCH: {Matzav}
View ArticleGaavad of Pressburg, Rav Simcha Bunim Sofer-Schreiber zt”l
It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of the Gaavad of Pressburg, Rav Simcha Bunim Sofer-Schreiber zt”l, rov of the Pressburg Bais Medrash in Givat Shaul, Yerushalayim, who was...
View ArticleBelzer Rebbe to Visit Belz, Lizhensk, London
Thousands of Belzer Chassidim from all over the world are preparing for a trip to the town of Belz this Tuesday to daven at the kevorim of the admorim of Belz on the occasion of the wedding of the...
View ArticleFabric Belonging To The Baal Shem On Auction
A Yerushalayim auction house is set to take bids for items belonging to two founders of the Chassidus movements. Kedem Auction House Tuesday will auction off a piece of fabric that was part of a robe...
View ArticleRav Yitzchok Yosef: Boys Should Get Married at Age 20, Don’t Listen to Roshei...
Rav Yitzchok Yosef, Sefardic chief rabbi of Israel, has once again stated that yeshiva bochurim must marry at the age of 20, adding that if their rosh yeshiva does not permit this, they should not...
View ArticleHerzog to Rav Chaim Kanievsky: My Sandek Was Your Wife’s Zaide
Opposition leader Isaac (Buzi) Herzog visited Rav Chaim Kanievsky to present him with seforim of his grandfather, former Chief Rabbi Yitzchok Halevi Herzog (1888-1959). Rav Chaim was excited to receive...
View ArticleWatch: The Belzer Rebbe Visits the Kevorim of His Forbears
The Rebbe of Belz arrived in Ukraine on a pilgrimage to daven at the kevarim of his forbears in the town of Belz before heading off to visit London. The visit has been undertaken ahead of the wedding...
View ArticleTel Aviv Great Synagogue Bankrupt
The Tel Aviv municipality reversed a decision to seize the assets of Tel Aviv’s Beis Knesses Hagadol on Allenby Street after the shul president’s announcement that he was closing it down due to city...
View ArticleBan On Kosher Slaughter In Belgium Is “Assault On Jewish Rights”
Kosher meat has been banned in the Belgian region of Walloon, after the region’s politicians outlawed the slaughter of unstunned animals. Moshe Kantor, president of the European Jewish Congress (EJC),...
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