Memorial Event Costs Los Angeles $1.4 Million – For City That’s Already $530 Million...
The memorial service for the avi avos hatumah singer who died this past week after living a life that reflected everything wrong with the...
NYC Adds 200 Miles of Bike Lanes in 3 Years
More than 200 miles of bike lanes have been added to New York City streets in the last three years, and officials plan to...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 17 Tammuz
-Rav Salman Mutzafi (1900-1975). Born in Baghdad to Rav Tzion Meir, who descended from an illustrious family of Torah scholars who first arrived in...
Felder Advocates Eliminating Public Advocate Post
The money spent on the office of the public advocate could be better spent elsewhere -- "for schools, senior centers, child care," for instance....
Turtle Brigade Delays Flights at J.F.K.
Dozens of turtles, presumably on a mating spree, shut down a runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport this morning for 35 minutes, causing...
NJ Man Dies After Falling into Vat of Chocolate
Authorities say a man has died after falling into a vat of melted chocolate in a New Jersey processing plant. The Camden County prosecutor's...
White House Spells Obama’s Name Wrong
Someone might want to look into whether an impostor took President Obama's place during his trip to Russia. In a release touting an agreement...
Gov. Paterson Names Richard Ravitch as Lt. Governor
New York Gov. David Paterson has appointed former MTA Chairman Richard Ravitch as lieutenant governor -- in theory -- being able to break the...
Op-Ed: Russia Should Return the Schneersohn Collection from the Rebbe Rayatz
By Gregg J. Rickman, JTA
During the 1990s, the world was seized with stories of Nazi plunder and heirless property from the Holocaust era. Stolen...
Cyber Attack On the White House
The powerful attack that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean government agencies for days was even broader than initially realized, also targeting the...
Rebbetzin Alta Feiga Feivishevitz a”h
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rebbetzin Alta Feiga Feivishevitz a"h. Rebbetzin Feivishevitz's husband was one of the 'Alter...
Border Crossing to Jordan to Open 24/7
A ministerial committee responsible for ameliorating the economic situation of Palestinians in the West Bank decided today that the Allenby Bridge border crossing between...
A Reader Writes: Yanky Should Not Have Died In Vain
Dear Editor,
The press reported the tragic death of 12 year old Yaakov (Yanky) Shlomo Yudelevitz from Beitar Illit, who drowned on a class trip...
Today is 123456789 Day
Today is 123456789 Day.
At exactly 12:34:56, the time and date was 12:34:56 7/08/09. And you were able to celebrate that exact moment twice in...
Summer City Suppers in BP and Willy
In 1980 almost immediately upon anointment as Satmar Rebbe, Rav Moshe Teitelbaum zt"l, late Satmar Rebbe and author of Beirach Moshe, inaugurated a program...
Mrs. Lifsha Feldman a”h, Founder of Meshi
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Mrs. Lifsha Feldman a"h of Yerushalayim, wife of Rav Shlomo Feldman, a noted...
Gov. Paterson Could End Albany Deadlock By Appointing Lt. Governor
A Queens Assemblyman says he's found a magic bullet to end the five-week-old Senate stalemate. Democratic Assemblyman Mike Gianaris and two good government groups...
Miracle at Camp Kesser: Truck Rolls Down Hill, No One Hurt
In an amazing incident of Hashgacha, no one was hurt yesterday when a truck rolled down a hill at Camp Kesser, which is located...
Book Review: Heroes of Spirit
In the past, when book reviews have appeared on Matzav.com, we have tried to encapsulate the purpose and contents of the book. When reading...
Rav Shalom Menashe Gottlieb zt”l
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rav Shalom Menashe Gottlieb zt"l, a rosh yeshiva at Yeshiva Beis Hatalmud in...
