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Friday February 3, 2012 1:37 PM
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rabbi Shlomo Boruch Pomerantz z”l of Chicago, who was niftar after battling a difficult illness. (more…)
Thursday February 2, 2012 5:25 PM
Last Thursday, Lubavitcher bochurim spending their time distributing a chassidic publication were saved from an unexpected car explosion. (more…)
Thursday February 2, 2012 3:20 PM
Alleged low charedi labor-force participation in Israel cannot be allowed to continue, Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer claimed Wednesday at the Herzliya Conference. (more…)
Thursday February 2, 2012 1:15 PM
The Olam Hatorah has paid renewed focus upon Yeshiva Mir-Yerushalayim, the largest Torah institution in the world with over 7,000 talmidim, following the sudden petirah several months ago of Rav Nosson Tzvi
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Thursday February 2, 2012 10:44 AM
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
In last week’s column, we provided an explanation for the custom to say “shalom aleichem” to each other (more…)
Thursday February 2, 2012 10:26 AM
It is with great sadness that we report the passing last night of Mrs. Rufka (Regina) Klein, wife of Mr. Martin Klein z”l, noted Torah supporter and president of Bais Medrash Govoah of Lakewood in the 1960s. (more…)
Thursday February 2, 2012 10:05 AM
By Karen Robbins Krasner, Dovid’s sister
I don’t believe in saying goodbye; saying goodbye is for those who don’t return. (more…)
Thursday February 2, 2012 9:03 AM
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rabbi Avrohom Ginzberg zt”l of Queens, NY. Rabbi Ginzberg served for decades as the executive director of Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim of Queens and served as a (more…)
Thursday February 2, 2012 7:22 AM
The seforim hakedoshim teach that the number of letters in a Torah scroll is 600,000 - equal to the number of souls that went out of Egypt. Only when the Jewish people reached the level of 600,000 people (more…)
Wednesday February 1, 2012 8:20 PM
Matzav.com recently posted Rainbow in the Night, a short YouTube clip, a brief but exceptionally powerful video created specifically for today’s fast paced generation. Using stunning cinematography, a (more…)