Czech Doctors Apologize to Jews for Persecution

A Czech doctors organization has apologized to Jewish doctors for the persecution they endured in pre-World War II Czechoslovakia before the Nazis invaded, an official said today. Before the war broke out, (more…)

Dems Vote 222-203 To Move Health Bill Sunday

Republicans have lost an effort to force House Democrats to hold a direct vote on the health overhaul bill. Democrats want to use a special procedure that would let the House automatically approve the (more…)

Letter from Rav Shlomo Miller Regarding Bugs in Fish

[Letter below.] In light of the recent tumult regarding insect infestation in fish, Rav Shlomo Miller, rosh kollel of Kollel Avreichim of Toronto, head of the Bais Horaah of Lakewood, and one of the gedolei (more…)

BMG Poskim and Roshei Yeshiva Release Letter Regarding Permissibility of Participating in 2010 Census

[Letter link below.] More than 120 million U.S. census forms began arriving this week in mailboxes around the country, in the government’s once-a-decade population count that will be used to divvy up (more…)

Carter: Dramatic Change Needed in Policy of Government of Israel

Former President Jimmy Carter today called U.S. plans to mediate the dispute between the Israelis and Palestinians by shuttling back and forth between the two parties a “feeble effort” toward bringing lasting (more…)

Tefillos for Rav Yisroel Elya Weintraub

Yidden across the globe are asked to daven for Rav Yisroel Elya Weintraub, renowned mashpiah and mekubal from Bnei Brak, who is in need of rachamei Shomayim. The name for Tehillim is Rav Refoel Yisroel (more…)

Massachusetts Lawmakers Reject Circumcision Ban

A bill calling for prison time and fines for those who perform circumcision on any male under the age of 18 was rejected by the Judiciary Committee of the Massachusetts state legislature. The text of the (more…)

Video: Rav Pinchos Bodner Delivers Shiur On Shiurim for Pesach

[Video below.] Earlier this afternoon, Rav Yisroel Pinchos Bodner delivered a fascinating shiur on shiurim, measurements, for the Leil HaSeder of Pesach. The shiur took place in Lakewood, NJ, at Bais (more…)

Yidden and Their Money: A “Mi Ke’amcha Yisroel” Moment

By S. Friedman, Matzav.com

I recently came across a news tidbit involving a famous football player generously sponsoring scholarships for 9 graduating high school students.  (more…)

Photos: Vizhnitz Celebrates Seventy Years of Chinuch Under the Leadership of the Rebbe

[Photos below.] Earlier this week, thousands of Vizhnitzer Chassidim gathered in Yerushalayim to mark 70 years of chinuch under the guidance of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Bnei Brak, Rav Moshe Yehoshua (more…)