Rebbetzin Yehudis Yoffe a”h
It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rebbetzin Yehudis Yatel Yoffe a”h, wife of Rav Ezriel Yoffe, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Tiferes Yaakov and Yeshivas Ohr Hatalmud in...
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Jackson’s No-Eruv Ordinance Added to Agudath Israel of America Lawsuit
A lawsuit filed by Agudath Israel of America charging Jackson Township with violating the constitutionally protected religious rights of Orthodox Jewish residents has been amended to include an...
View ArticleRav Abba Brudny Appointed as a Mashgiach at BMG
Bais Medrash Govoah of Lakewood, NJ, has announced the appointment of Rav Abba Brudny to its hanhalah and its team of mashgichim. Rav Abba is a son of Rav Shmuel Brudny zt”l, rosh yeshiva of Mirrer...
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Registration Opens for Agudath Israel’s 18th Yarchei Kallah “Yeshiva for a...
By Shimmy Blum Hundreds shteiging at the 17th Yerushalayim Yarchei Kallah in 2017 HaRav Yitzchok Zilberstein speaking at the opening of the 17th Yarchei Kallah, in Bnei Brak HaRav Chaim Kanievsky...
View ArticleChinuch
By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld Chinuch is a loaded topic of discussion. A few points and details will be discussed here. Does being mechanech a child only apply to a kotton or does it apply to a gadol also?...
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Agudah Workshop Provides Guidance on Land Use and Zoning Laws as New Jewish...
By Sandy Eller An informative workshop presented by Agudath Israel of America’s New Jersey office addressed what has become a hot button issue throughout the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area: land...
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Rivie Schwebel Named Chairman of Agudah Convention
With just weeks left to go until its landmark event of the year, Agudath Israel of America has named Flatbush resident Rivie Schwebel as chairman of the 95th annual Agudah Convention. Never one to pass...
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From Wheatfield to Pesach Table: Star-K Kosher Certification Takes You Behind...
By Margie Pensak The hefty $20-$50 price per pound of handmade shemurah matzah may cause you to raise your eyebrows, especially when comparing it to the price of machine-made matzah, but if you only...
View ArticleBaal Shem Tov’s Cave Purportedly Discovered By Chassidishe Researchers
Chassidic researchers claimed that they have discovered the meditation cave of Reb Yisrael Baal Shem. The Baal Shem Tov was known to have spent much of his time doing hisbodedus, davening and learning...
View ArticleRebbetzin Yenta Gittel Schwab a”h
It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rebbetzin Yenta Gittel Schwab a”h. The Rebbetzin was the wife of Rav Mordechai Menachem Schwab zt”l, mashgiach of Mesivta Bais Shraga of...
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Rav Shteinman Released from the Hospital
Rav Ahron Leib Shteinman has been released from the hospital after being hospitalized at Maayanei Hayeshuah Medical Center last Sunday. Rav Shteinman had been suffering from weakness and fever, but...
View ArticleSiyum Sanhedrin Tonight — November 5th
Hundreds are expected to participate this Sunday night, November 5-Cheshvan 17, at Agudath Israel of Long Island, for the worldwide siyum on Maseches Sanhedrin; as Agudath Israel of America’s Daf Yomi...
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