The Great Miracle of the Volcano Shutdown

A universal crisis, millions of people stranded, billions of dollars lost, and one volcanic eruption in Iceland causes chaos across the European continent. Within...

ABC News: Behind-the-Scenes Campaign Waged to Limit Rubashkin Jail Time

The following report appears on ABC News: As a federal judge in Iowa prepares to sentence the orthodox Jewish owner of what once was the...

Lakewood Entrepreneur Manufactures a Haitian Recovery

Sean Gregory reports in Time Magazine: Mesh Gelman, a scarily enthusiastic, in-your-face entrepreneur from Lakewood, NJ,, is standing in a Port-au-Prince factory whose machine are idled...

Effigies of Obama Distributed for Burning on Lag Ba’omer

From IDF Radio: Rino Tzror: Hello to Guy Varon, our correspondent in the territories. So they started to distribute effigies and pictures of Obama? Guy Varon:...

Largest Store in Machane Yehuda Has 2-Year-Old Kashrus Certificate

The largest store in Machane Yehuda has a kashrus certificate from Agudat Yisrael which expired in 5768, two years ago. Jerusalem Kosher News called...

Strained Obama-Israeli Relations Spur NYC Protests

There were strong words and high emotion yesterday as the president faces growing criticism from Israeli advocates who disagree with his hard stance...

Tehillim for Longtime White Shul Gabbai

Yidden in Jewish communities are reciting Tehillim for Rav Yechiel Hecht, the longtime gabbai of Congregation Knesseth Israel, the White Shul, on Empire Blvd....

Advertising that Works: Matzav.com

As Matzav.com continues to grow and our readership expands each and every day, we owe our gratitude to you, our loyal readers, for allowing...

Muslims, Jews Work Together to Help Less Privileged

Robert Little reports in today's Baltimore Sun: Gary Metz and Ayman Nassar have this in common: They are both men of faith, both active in...

Photos: YTT Expo 2010

Yeshiva Tiferes Torah of Lakewood, NJ, is currently holding its annual YTT Expo, titled "Making Each Day Count." The massive event, for women only,...

Complaint Filed Against Radio Host for Calling Chareidim “Parasites”, “Leeches” and “Worms”

Representatives of the "Yerushalayim association for equality," a charedi public group fighting against religious discrimination, on Thursday filed a complaint with the police against...

Tonight: Hatzalah of the Rockaways and Nassau County Annual Reception

Hatzalah of the Rockaways and Nassau County's Annual Sushi and Grill Reception will be held this evening at the Sands at Atlantic Beach at...

Gafni Demands Yeshiva Funding Be Included in Basic Budget

With the 2011 Israeli budget planning under way, Finance Committee Chairman MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni is demanding that the funding for yeshivas, kollelim and...

Video: Psychological Warfare – Hamas Releases Propaganda Cartoon About Gilad Shalit

Hamas has sent a sharp warning to Israel in the form of an animated film about Gilad Shalit, who has been held in Gaza...

Mrs. Ruth Lang a”h

It with great sadness that we report the passing of Mrs. Ruth (Rochel Rus) Lang a"h of Flatbush, Brooklyn. Mrs. Lang, nee Schafheimer,...

Tonight: OU Set for Another Successful ASK OU Outreach in Brooklyn

OU Kashrus' Harry H. Beren ASK OU OUTREACH program journeyed to Brooklyn last Sunday night for the first of a two-part session highlighting the...

Bais Yaakov Mezuraz – A New Five Month Intensive Program in Eretz Yisroel

Parents of English speaking High School graduates wishing to give their daughters the opportunity to spend their seminary year in Eretz Yisroel are faced...

Poll: Shabbos Connects Youth to Israel

Shabbos and Yomim Tovim are what most connects youth to Israel, according to a poll conducted by the "Masa Yisraeli" project at the prime...

Report: “Not Everybody Is Ready for an Orthodox Rabba”

The following report appears in the Wall Street Journal: Enthusiastic applause greeted Sara Hurwitz when she stepped to the podium last month to address...

Winery Credits Shemittah for its Hatzlacha

Wineries in Judea and Samaria shone at the annual Eshkol Hazahav wine competition this year, taking a total of seven awards. A total of...

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