Son of Rav Yisroel Belsky Engaged
The engagement of the youngest son of Rav Yisroel Belsky, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas in Brooklyn and noted senior posek, has been announced. Yaacov Binyomin Belsky is engaged to Sora Ruchel...
View ArticleRabbi Yonason Kantor zt”l
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rabbi Yonason Efraim Kantor zt”l of Lakewood, NJ. He was 54. Reb Yony, as he was known, was a beloved member of the Lakewood community, recognized...
View ArticlePhotos: The Skulener Rebbe Serves as Sandek at Bris of Son of Rav Shimon...
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View ArticleReport: New York City Questions English, Math and Science Taught at Yeshivos
The New York City Department of Education plans to investigate whether roughly three dozen private yeshivas are providing an adequate education in secular subjects like English, math and science, in...
View ArticlePhotos: Rav Berel Povarsky, Rosh Yeshivas Ponovezh, Marks Yahrtzeit of His...
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View ArticleRabbi Yisroel Meir Yagen z”l
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rabbi Yisroel Meir Yagen z”l of Lakewood, NJ. Reb Yisroel battled illness for years, displaying great strength and fortitude during the difficult...
View ArticleR’ Mattis Friesel z”l, Longtime Mayor of Shikun Skver
R’ Mattis Friesel z”l, a founder of Shikun Skver, or New Square, and its only mayor since the village formed in 1961, has passed away at the age of 91. R’ Mattis was niftar on Shabbos Nachamu. Born in...
View ArticlePhotos: Rav Chaim Kanievsky Examines Esrogim for Sukkos – During Chodesh Av
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View ArticlePhotos: Talmidim of Yeshivas Belz in Yerushalayim Tested by Rav Gershon...
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View ArticlePhotos: Skulener Rebbe Holds Annual Seudas Hodaah in Boro Park Marking His...
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View ArticlePhotos: Hanochas Even Hapinah for New Girls School in Shikun Skver
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View ArticlePhotos: Kaliver Rebbe Leads Yahrtzeit Seudah, With Siyum Hashas and Release...
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View ArticleVIDEO REPLAY: President Obama Speaks on the Nuclear Deal Reached with Iran
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View ArticlePhotos: Skverer Rebbe Visits Machaneh Yaakov Yosef-Skver in the Catskills
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View ArticlePhotos: Large Siyum On Likkutei Moharan in Breslov in Tzefas
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View ArticleThe Days of Light: When Rav Olshin Visited Sholom Rubashkin
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz We are witnessing the rise of people who have had enough of fraudsters in leadership positions. Politicians who bend to the wind are being swept aside by Donald Trump, the...
View ArticleMenachem Toker Calls New Schmelczer Song “Buha” a Bizayon for Rav Chaim...
[Update below.] When Israeli broadcaster Menachem Toker received a copy of a new song from Lipa Schmelczer’s B Positive album to air on his radio show on Radio Kol Chai, he made an unprecedented...
View ArticleStarbucks CEO References Story With Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel zt”l On America’s...
The following is from an article by Howard Schultz in the New York Times: From the earliest days of Starbucks, I’ve been captivated by the art of leadership. I was mentored over three decades by Warren...
View ArticleResidents of Ocean, NJ, Doing All They Can to Keep Out Rav Shlomo Feivel...
It’s a story that repeats itself every few months: A yeshiva wants to open in a town, and the residents fight it. In the latest case, residents of Ocean Township, NJ, are battling to keep out Yeshiva...
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