Live Webcast: Tomorrow 9:30 AM – Multimedia Presentation on Bircas Hachammah with Rabbi J....
Rabbi J. David Bleich, Rosh Yeshiva at RIETS and author of Bircas HaChammah (ArtScroll), will be featuring a multimedia presentation tomorrow on Bircas Hachammah at...
Audio: Rav Chaim Mintz on the Parsha
Each week Rav Chaim Mintz, Mashgiach of the Yeshiva of Staten Island and founder and head of Oorah Kiruv Rechokim, offers, via telephone,...
Israel to Hamas: Deadline for Prisoner Exchange Deal is Tonight
Israel sent a message to Hamas today that the final date for reaching an agreement on a prisoner exchange will be Sunday night. The...
Kadima, Likud Renew Coalition Efforts
Even as a narrow right-wing coalition takes shape, a senior Kadima official confirmed tonight that Kadima and the Likud have renewed discussions on a...
MTA Looks To Hike Fares, Cut Service
The situation for the MTA is dire and commuters are going to have to pay one way or the other. "It's going to be...
Shalit Family Holds Shabbos Seudah in Protest Tent
A sad Shabbos seudah was held Friday evening at the Shalit family's protest tent outside Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's residence in Yerushalayim. Some 40...
NYPD Issues 9,016 Tickets During 24-Hour Crackdown
New York City police issued a whopping 9,016 tickets during a 24-hour crackdown on phoning-while-driving. Department spokesman Paul Browne says that compares to 500...
Rav Yechezkel Levenstein zt”l, Mashgiach of Mir and Ponevezh, On His 35th Yahrtzeit, Tomorrow
There is scarcely a yeshiva today whose leaders have not been influenced to one degree or another, by the strong yet gentle character and...
Rav Boruch Shimon Salomon zt”l, Chief Rabbi of Petach Tikvah
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rav Boruch Shimon Salomon zt"l, rov of Petach Tikvah for 30 years and...
Mercaz Chinuch Founding Ceremony at Rav Elyashiv’s Home
Rav Shmuel Auerbach was among a number of roshei yeshivos and rabbonim who came together at the home of Maran Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv...
Rabbis After Pope Meeting: ‘Crisis Over’
"The Jewish people, who were chosen as the elected people, communicate to the whole human family knowledge of and fidelity to the one, unique...
Chassidishe Williamsburg Extends Its Domain
With explosive chassidishe population growth in Williamsburg, the problem of affordable housing takes priority in all community planning issues. In recent years, a number...
Madoff’s New Home: Cell the Size of Walk-In Closet
Bernard Madoff's new Manhattan home is the size of a walk-in closet, with cinderblock walls, linoleum floors and a bunk bed. Breakfast will be...
Google Voice: A Push to Rewire Your Phone Service
Google unveiled a service called Google Voice yesterday that indicates Google wants to do with your telephone communications what companies such as Yahoo have...
Video: Horseplay in Lakewood EMT Vehicle
Lakewood, NJ, Township officials are reviewing a video clip posted on the Internet that apparently shows an ambulance and another emergency medical service...
Parshas Parah: This Shabbos
This Shabbos we read Parshas Parah (at the beginning of Parshas Chukas). Parshas Parah discusses the preparation of the Parah Adumah, the Red Heifer,...
Zaka, Israeli Hatzolah Groups Struggling
From a Ynet report:
The emergency and rescue organizations, the flagship of the chareidi volunteer projects, are rapidly collapsing. The financial crisis, amongst other...
Thursday The ‘Rabbi’ Got Fooled
By Moshe Phillips, Matzav.com Newscenter
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield (seen at left) can be counted among the foolish people who thought that they knew Muzzammil Hassan...
The Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation Announces a Global Learning Event: The Inner Meaning of...
This year, on Erev Pesach, Klal Yisroel will be granted the rare opportunity to recite the bracha of Birkas Hachamah, the blessing on the...
Illinois Income Tax May Jump 50 Percent
To our friends in Chicago, we feel for you. Income taxes in Illinois could soon be going up by as much as 50 percent...
