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Rabbi Shlomo Boruch Pomerantz z”l

Friday February 3, 2012 1:37 PM

candle-small5It 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…)

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Car of Lubavitch Bochurim Traveling To Lakewood To Distribute “Likras Shabbos” Booklets Explodes

Thursday February 2, 2012 5:25 PM

car-explodes-9Last Thursday, Lubavitcher bochurim spending their time distributing a chassidic publication were saved from an unexpected car explosion. (more…)

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Fischer: “If More Chareidim Don’t Work, It’s Going To Be Very Difficult To Supply Standard of Living That Keeps Improving”

Thursday February 2, 2012 3:20 PM

stanley-fischerAlleged 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…)

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Mir-Yerushalayim Pays Off All Monies Owed to Avreichim

Thursday February 2, 2012 1:15 PM

rav-nosson-tzvi-finkelThe 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 (more…)

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Tear Down That Wall

Thursday February 2, 2012 10:44 AM

belzer-rebbe-rav-ahaon-teitelbaum-satmarBy Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz

In last week’s column, we provided an explanation for the custom to say “shalom aleichem” to each other (more…)

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Mrs. Rufka (Regina) Klein a”h

Thursday February 2, 2012 10:26 AM

candle-small6It 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…)

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In Memory of My Brother, Dovid Robbins z”l

Thursday February 2, 2012 10:05 AM

dovid-robbinsBy Karen Robbins Krasner, Dovid’s sister

I don’t believe in saying goodbye; saying goodbye is for those who don’t return. (more…)

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Rabbi Avrohom Ginzberg zt”l

Thursday February 2, 2012 9:03 AM

rabbi-avrohom-ginzburg-rav-henach-leibowitzIt 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…)

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Aish HaTorah Embarks On Kesivas Sefer Torah L’illui Nishmas Rav Noach Weinberg zt”l

Thursday February 2, 2012 7:22 AM

rav-noach-weinbergThe 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…)

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Rainbow in the Night Holocaust Clip Cost Whopping $100,000 to Make

Wednesday February 1, 2012 8:20 PM

rainbow-in-the-night-8Matzav.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…)

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