High Court Outlaws Private Hechsheirim
Following a High Court ruling that eateries may not advertise or present themselves as kosher even indirectly unless they have a rabbinate hechsher, the rabbinate began issuing final warnings to...
View ArticleThe Perplexing Case of a Father’s Promise, a Mother’s Distress, and Rav Chaim...
During a recent shiur that he delivered in Cholon, Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein, rov of Ramat Elchonon, shared the following shailah that was presented to his brother-in-law, Rav Chaim Kanievsky. A man who...
View ArticleVideo: “He’s Not a Chardak! He’s My Father!”
Unfortunately, there are Israeli children – hopefully a rare breed – who curse at chareidi soldiers in Israel. There are some who cross red lines. This is what happened when two children shouted...
View ArticleWatch: Avraham Fried Sings Aleh Katan Sheli at a Special Bar Mitzvah
In the following video, Avraham Fried sings “Aleh Katan Sheli” at a bar mitzvah for a special needs child in Buenos Aires, Argentina. WATCH: {Matzav.com}
View ArticleVideo, Photos: SCHI Challenge 2016
On Thursday, July 14, over 80 riders joined together to ride the SCHI Challenge 2016. After months of training, they were all well prepared to cycle 120 miles from the SCHI campus on Oak Street in...
View ArticleTonight Live on Matzav: Exciting Hatzolah Auction Event
Tonight, Hatzolah of Lakewood’s auction will be broadcast live here on MATZAV.COM at 6:30 p.m. EST. The live stream will feature an exciting program, including interviews with members of Hatzolah, a...
View ArticlePhotos: Farbrengen with Centenarian Chossid
A traditional farbrengen was held this week in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, with the senior Chabad chossid, Rabbi Mendel Morozov, in honor of what is known as the “chag hageulah” in...
View ArticleMother of Adele Biton H”yd Gives Birth to Baby Boy
A little more than a year after her daughter passed away, Adele Biton’s mother, Mrs. Adva Biton, has given birth to a baby boy. Adele was a four-year-old girl who was critically wounded in a terror...
View ArticleFull Video Replay: Exciting Hatzolah Entertainment Event On Matzav.com
Tonight, Hatzolah of Lakewood’s auction will be broadcast live here on MATZAV.COM at 6:30 p.m. EST. WATCH LIVE: The live stream will feature an exciting program, including interviews with members of...
View ArticleRav Shmuel Deutsch Visits Rav Chaim Kanievsky for First Time in Years
For the first time in many years, Rav Boruch Shmuel Deutch this week paid a visit to Rav Chaim Kaniesky on Rechov Rashbam in Bnei Brak. Rav Deutsch, one of the leaders of the Yerushalmi faction,...
View ArticleRav Shmuel Yerachmiel Kaufman zt”l, Legendary Mechanech of Detroit
It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of the Rav Shmuel Yerachmiel Kaufman zt”l, legendary mechanech from Detroit, Michigan, who impacted thousands of talmidim over many decades....
View ArticleThe Matzav Shmoooze: Building Yeshivos For All The Wrong Reasons
Dear Editor@Matzav.com, Sometimes the best intentions are the most damaging. Recently, there has been publicity about creating a yeshiva in the USA catering to Eretz Yisroel-age bochurim. Those working...
View ArticleDetective Agency To Inspect Israeli Yeshivos
The Israeli Education Ministry has hired the A. Chaimowitz Investigative Company of Ramat Gan for a year at the cost of 358,000 shekels to scrutinize Israel’s educational institutions, including...
View ArticleShiva Asar B’Tammuz Program Of Inspiration, Sunday, July 24th, Streaming Live...
Torah Connections, a Flatbush-based group will offer a series of four chizuk lectures to the public on the fast day of Shiva Asar B’Tammuz, this coming Sunday, July 24th at the Yeshiva of Brooklyn...
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