Borough Park Chassidishe Mosdos Allow School Bus Advertising
Oren Yaniv of the Daily News reports: Ads are starting to appear on one of the city's last bastions of commercial-free space - the...
Women’s Only Frum Fitness Opens in London
James Martin of the JC reports: A "frum gym" opened this week in Hendon to cater to the Orthodox women's market. Bournemouth-born Ami Winbourne...
Israel Upgrades Travel Warning in India
The Counter-Terrorism Bureau at Israel's National Security Council upgraded a warning to its citizens and Westerners travelling in India, citing a "concrete threat" of...
Alert: Shatnez in Children’s Sweaters
Shatnez has been was discovered in Roberta di Roma (China) children's sweaters, currently being sold in Jewish stores in Lakewood, Boro Park and Williamsburg....
Village of Monroe Police Warning: Lock Your Cars
State Police Monroe and the Village of Monroe Police are investigating several larcenies from vehicles over the past several days in the Monroe area....
Closure of Ateres Shlomo Results in Last-Minute Kops-Tevlowitz Wedding Relocation
Matzav.com has just received a message from a family whose wedding this evening has been moved from Ateres Shlomo Hall to Ateres Chaya Hall....
2,000 People Attend Ground-Breaking Ceremony For Young Israel Of Bnei Dekalim
Four years after the residents of Gush Katif were forcibly removed from their homes and banished from their communities, the families from Gush Katif...
OU Applauds House Passage Of $19 Million In Homeland Security Grants To Jewish Institutions
Today, the Orthodox Union (Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America) applauded the House passage of $19 million in security grants to nonprofits, including...
Sydney Kosher Kitchen Goes Halal
A Lubavitch-run kosher community kitchen has gained halal certification. Our Big Kitchen in Sydney, run by the Yeshiva Center, received halal certification yesterday in...
Editor of Largest US Chareidi Weekly: Rubashkin Has Been Scapegoated
From a report by Paul Berger at thejc.com: The former CEO of America's largest kosher slaughterhouse and meatpacking plant went on trial this week....
Rubashkins to Return Home for Shabbos
Reb Shalom Mordechai Rubashkin and his family, who are currently in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for the trial there, will be returning home for...
Full Report from South Dakota: Matzav Exclusive Roundup of Day 2 – Rubashkin Federal...
Yesterday was the second day of the Rubashkin trial in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Jury selection was held on Tuesday and yesterday opening statements...
Lakewood Challenged By Growing Population, To Reach Over 90,000 By 2010
If projections are correct, Lakewood, NJ, will have a population of at least 90,000 people by 2010 - 30,000 more people than 10 years...
10 Muslims to Join Zaka
The reflective vest is folded in the car, where they hope it will stay. They also hope their radio will remain silent. But if...
30 Palestinians Join Ichud Hatzalah in Yerushalayim
Less than five minutes after the woman from Meah She'arim put down the phone, a paramedic from United Hatzalah was at her door. He...
Giuliani To Appear With Bloomberg Sunday At Boro Park Breakfast
Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be joined by his predecessor, Rudy Giuliani, when he attends Sunday's legislative breakfast of the Jewish Community Council of...
Hekhsher Tzedek Leaders Push for Better Wages, But Don’t Give Them
The following is excerpted from a report by Nathaniel Popper in The Forward:
Rabbi Michael Siegel has been a leading advocate for improving the treatment...
Rabbi Pesach Lerner Calls On US to Condemn Goldstone Report
The National Council of Young Israel (NCYI) today called on the United States to immediately condemn the Goldstone Report, a nearly 600-page report prepared...
Swine Flu and Immunizations for the Frum Community: An Expert Speaks
Vaccines and swine flu are two medical issues that have been consistently in the headlines recently. Vaccines, against the protestations of the medical establishment,...
Mayoral Candidate Bill Thompson to Speak in Flatbush this Sunday
Bill Thompson, Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City, will be appearing at Brooklyn shuls to address neighborhood residents. At an event this...
