Shock: L.I. Caterers Accused Of Serving Treif at Hundreds of Simchos

Melville, NY - According to the general manager and chef of Morrell Caterers on Long Island, people paid a premium for Kosher foods at over 200 weddings, bar and bas mitzvahs, and other events, but everything (more…)

Bnei Brak Miracle: Empty Belz Cheder Floor Caves In

[Photos below.] The young talmidim of the Belzer Talmud Torah in  Bnei Brak were amazed to discover that the floor of one of their classrooms had caved in and collapsed into a gaping hole overnight. Senior (more…)

Yaakov Shwekey to Release All New CD

Yochi Briskman will soon be presenting an all new album from Yaakov Shwekey. The CD includes multiple arrangements from Yanky Briskman and arrangements by Moshe Laufer, Yisroel Lamm, and Jeff Horvitch, (more…)

Thanks Beyond Words: In Tribute to Rav Yosef Tendler zt”l

In 1971, Rabbi Mayer Kurcfeld came to Baltimore to learn at Yeshivas Ner Yisrael. It is difficult enough for the average 15-year-old to adjust to an out-of-town yeshiva. As a stutterer, young Mayer faced even more (more…)

Rav Yosef Tendler zt”l

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rav Yosef Tendler zt”l, longtime menahel of Yeshiva Ner Yisroel High School in Baltimore, a short while ago. (more…)

Rav Druckman: I’ve Signed 50,000 Conversions

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met today with Rabbi Chaim Druckman to thank him for the eight years in which he has headed the State Conversion Array, which handles cases of geirus. The meeting (more…)

Mrs. Brenda Geldwerth a”h

It is with great sadness that we report the petirah of Mrs. Brenda Geldwerth a”h, who passed away a short while ago after battling illness for the last few years. (more…)

BMG Freezer Opens Today

As many are aware, the “freezer” is opening today at Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, NJ. Under the “freezer” rule, new bochurim during their first zeman in the Lakewood Yeshiva are not permittedto enter (more…)

Playgroup Registration Opens in Lakewood

In Lakewood, NJ, playgroup morahs and parents of pre-school children were asked once again this winter to refrain from beginning playgroup registration for the upcoming school year until Tu B’Shevat. This rule (more…)

Leeuwenhoek’s Halachic Legacy

By Rabbi Yehuda Spitz

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632 - 1723), although not the developer of the first rudimentary microscope, (more…)