JTA President: JTA is Irreplaceable, So Help Out

The following letter was penned by Elisa Spungen Bildner, president of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), a Jewish news service: Dear Reader: I'm writing to you...

Police: Missing Frum Man from Netanya Still Alive

Police have called off the search for 69-year-old Avraham Lemberger from Netanya, an Alzheimer's patient who has been missing for about 10 days. Nonetheless,...

Tehran Jewish Community Cancels Programs

The JTA reports that the Jewish community in Tehran has canceled social and educational programs out of safety concerns during the current unrest. Sources...

MK Moses: Don’t Ban My Shtreimel

Arutz Shevah reports that Knesset Member Reb Menachem Eliezer Moses, chairman of Yahadus HaTorah, has found that an animal welfare bill supported by the...

NYC Crowned Road Ragin’est City in America

New Yorkers are known for their impatience, but nowhere is their aggression more prevalent than on the road.  The city's reputation of having the...

“Priority 7” Voucher Funding Restored to NYC Budget

According to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office, the city's new budget, agreed to today, now includes the restoration of full funding for Priority 7 after-school...

Kosher Restaurants Use Aggressive Marketing to Survive

A number of kosher restaurants have closed in the past few months, most as a direct result of the ongoing recession. "Owners can't just...

Judge To Decide Who’s In Charge Of NYS Senate

A New York judge may finally settle a weeklong power struggle in the state Senate. State Supreme Court Justice Thomas McNamara is scheduled to...

Hamas Foils Plot to Assassinate Carter in Gaza

Hamas has foiled an attempt by Palestinian militants to attack former president Jimmy Carter during his visit to the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian source...

Mossad Chief: Iran Will Have Nuclear Bomb by 2014

Mossad Chief Meir Dagan warned אםגשט that Iran was capable of developing and launching its first nuclear weapon by 2014. "Launching a bomb these...

Limited Recount Possible in Iran’s Disputed Vote

Iran's Islamic leadership is prepared to conduct a limited recount of disputed presidential elections, a spokesman said today, drawing the ruling clerics deeper into...

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 24 Sivan

-Rav Moshe ben Shlomo HaKohen, a German Tosefist (1198) -Rav Yisrael Chaim Friedman of Rachov, the Likutei Maharyach, a commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, Orach...

Bloomberg and NYC Council Agree on Budget

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the City Council reached an agreement today on the budget for next fiscal year, raising the city sales tax and...

Volover Rov Statement as to Why He Removed His Hashgacha from 15th Avenue Food...

The following is based solely on a report of a mashgiach of the Volover Rov. Nothing written below is conjecture or Matzav.com's own observations....

Brooklyn Bridge Closed Briefly Over Suspicious Package

A report of a suspicious package forced the temporary closing of the Brooklyn Bridge this morning. Police spokesman Paul Browne said the bridge was...

Obama Half Brother, George Obama, Working On Book

Another Obama relative has a book deal. A memoir by George Obama, the president's half brother and a resident of Huruma, Kenya, will be published...

Agudath Israel Announces School Choice Essay Contest

Today, Agudath Israel of America's Government Affairs Division announced it's holding an essay contest on the subject of school choice.   The first place winner...

A Real Segulah – From the Chofetz Chaim

 By Rabbi Abraham Twersky M.D. We've been hit by hard times, and we desperately look for sources of help and chizuk. One great source of...

On Facebook, Ahmadinejad Is a Kid From Jersey

After Facebook opened the virtual floodgates to personalized URLs this past weekend, millions jumped in - including one user who picked "Ahmadinejad." It wasn't,...

Holocaust Museum Killer’s Son Wishes His Father Had Died

The son of James von Brunn says he wishes that it had been his father, not Holocaust Memorial Museum guard Stephen Johns, who died...

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