Rav Chaim Brim Refers To His Blank Notes; His Yahrtzeit, Today, 26 Adar

We share the following for the yahrtzeit today of Harav Chaim Brim z"tl, known gaon and tzaddik from Yerushalayim and rosh yeshiva...

Matzav Mazon: Demystifying Tofu

By GourmetKosherCooking.com for Matzav.com Everyone has their own ideas about this mysterious food called tofu. Some consider it to be one of the wonders of...

Today’s Yahrtzeits – 26 Adar

-Sarah Schneirer, mother of the Bais Yaakov movement (1935) -Rav Eliezer Lippa, the son of Rav Elimelech of Lizhensk (1813). -Rav Avraham Chaim Brim of Yerushalayim...

Julian Assange Says “Jewish” Conspiracy Behind WikiLeaks Smear Campaign

According to a column in a British magazine, Julian Assange complained that he believes a "Jewish" conspiracy is bent on smearing WikiLeaks. Private Eye,...

Gov’t Shutdown Averted as House Votes $4B Cuts

The House passed emergency short-term legislation today to cut federal spending by $4 billion and avert a government shutdown. Senate Democrats agreed to follow...

Huckabee Says Obama Was Raised in Kenya

Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee mistakenly said President Obama was raised in Kenya during an interview yesterday in which he argued that the president's upbringing...

U.S. Seizes $30 Billion from Gaddafi

President Obama ordered the Treasury to block $30 billion worth of Libyan assets on Friday, the "largest amount of foreign assets ever seized in...

Community Board Approval Paves Way for New Flatbush Shul

Courier Life reports: A local civic gave its blessing last week to an Orthodox congregation looking to build a shul on E. Second Street...

Rabbi to Netanyahu: We Are Not the Enemy

Rabbi Chaim Druckman, a leading figure in the religious-Zionist world, has voiced his disapproval of police and army violence at Gilad Farm in Samaria....

Chavez: U.S. Distorting Situation in Libya “To Justify an Invasion”

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez claims U.S. criticism of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has a clear aim: military invasion. "Let's not get carried away by the...

Kremlin Calls Gaddafi “Living Political Corpse”

A Kremlin source this morning called Muammar Gaddafi a "living political corpse", and said the Libyan leader should step down, Russia's Interfax news agency...

The Troubling Implications of the Government’s Recent Effort to Block Amicus Curiae Briefs in...

In an unusual move, the United States - by far the most frequent amicus curiae in the federal appellate courts - has sought to...

President’​s Foreign Intelligen​ce & Homeland Security Advisor Calls For Pollard’s Release

Lee H. Hamilton, a former U.S. Congressman from Indiana who served as Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee at the time of Jonathan Pollard's...

New Attacks Against Jews on Har Hazeisim

Visitors to Har Hazeisim were attacked by Arabs on Friday and on Motzoei Shabbos, according to eyewitness reports received by the International Committee for...

Gmail Glitch Deletes 150,000 Email Accounts

Thousands of Gmail users logged in on Sunday to find their account emails deleted. In what is currently being described as a Gmail glitch,...

Update: More RIF Soap Delivered to Misaskim

On January 25, 2011, Matzav.com reported that Nazi-era RIF soap was handed over to the Misaskim organization for burial. The incident received much attention as...

Frum Communities Vulnerable With Easy-to-Pick Shabbos Locks

By Marc Weber I have received a plethora of e-mail from concerned security officers and locksmiths throughout the world in both commercial and government sectors,...

Video, Photos: Rav Zalman Leib Teitelbaum Visits Home of Rav Malkiel Kotler Ahead of...

Rav Zalman Leib Teitelbaum of Satmar paid a special visit to Lakewood, NJ, yesterday to participate in and address an asifa for Asra...

As Fuel Price Soars, El Al Raises Fares

The soaring price of oil is driving up prices of fuel, including jet fuel for airlines. El Al Israel Airlines today announced that it...

Japan Update: Yaakov Yosef’s Hearing Concludes

The hearing held today  in the Tokyo High Court in the appeals case of Yaakov Yosef ben Raizel  concluded at 4:55 PM Tokyo time....

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