Rabbi Emanuel Holzer z”l
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rabbi Emanuel Holzer z”l, former chairman of the Rabbinic Kashrus Commission of the RCA and member of the OU’s Joint Kashrus Commission. A talmid...
View ArticleRav Moshe Litka zt”l
Rav Moshe Litka zt”l of Manchester, England, passed away today at Ben Gurion Airport. He was 54 years old. Rav Moshe, a maggid shiur in Manchester, had been on a ten-day visit to Eretz Yisroel with his...
View ArticlePhotos: At the Levayah of the Erlauer Rebbe zt”l in Yerushalayim (JDN)
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View ArticleHow a Matzav Report Led SY Rechnitz to Sponsor a Boy’s Dream Trip to Eretz...
A trip of a lifetime for a special bochur was facilitated by a report here on Matzav.com last week. Matzav.com reported that Chaim Leiby, a 20-year-old student at Yeshiva Mayan Hatorah of Lakewood and...
View ArticleRav Nissim Amsallem zt”l
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of He was 97. Rav Amsalem was born in Algeria, where he lived for many years. He then resided in France, where he served as a rov in Leon and drew...
View ArticleA Special Kid: Yair Levie Raises Over $2,500 for Biermacher Family
Tragedy struck the Jewish community when Rabbi Reuven Biermacher Hy”d of Aish HaTorah in Yerushalayim was walking though Shaar Yaffo and was brutally stabbed to death. Yair Levie of Teaneck, New...
View ArticleKeren to Assist Family of Rav Moshe Litke zt”l
Rav Moshe Litke zt”l, a much loved and admired teacher and rebbi for over twenty years, had a massive heart attack on Monday evening at Ben Gurion Airport while boarding a plane back to Manchester, as...
View ArticleDeterioration in Condition of Rav Chaim Shlomo Leibowitz
The condition of Rav Chaim Shlomo Leibowitz, rosh yeshiva of Ponovezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak, has deteriorated and he is in critical condition. The rosh yeshiva remains at the intensive care unit at...
View ArticleToldos Aharon “Freezer” Opens, Shidduch Every Fifteen Minutes
In recent years, a rule was instituted in the mosdos of Toldos Aharon in Yerushalayim that bochurim are not to get engaged before the 15th of Adar. This week, with the arrival of Tes Vov Adar,...
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