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Tosh: A Chassidic Oasis in Quebec

Wednesday September 1, 2010 4:32 PM

tosher-rebbeBy Yitzchok Cohen

The Tosher Rebbe, Harav Meshulam Feish Lowy, shlita, attributes his deliverance from the Holocaust to the merit (more…)

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Mayor Barkat Visits Rav Boruch Mordechai Ezrachi

Wednesday September 1, 2010 1:56 PM

rav-ezrachi-barkat[Photos below.] Mayor of Yerushalayim Nir Barkat visited Bayit Vegan last night as schools in the city mark the beginning of the school year. The highlight of the visit was a visit to Yeshiva Ateret Yisroel and (more…)

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Rav Avrohom Yaakov Zelaznik zt”l

Tuesday August 31, 2010 6:24 PM

rav-avrohom-yaakov-zelaznik1It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rav Avrohom Yaakov Zelaznik zt”l, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Eitz Chaim and member of the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah of Eretz Yisroel. (more…)

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Video: Rav Amnon Yitzchak Blasts Use of Holy Words to Unholy Songs

Tuesday August 31, 2010 10:24 AM

rav-amnon-yitzchak [Video below.] Rav Amnon Yitzchak has been highlighting what he feels is a drastic change needed in the style and tone of contemporary Jewish music, as indicated in yesterday’s Matzav report on (more…)

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Lakewood’s Bais Hatorah to Reopen Under New Leadership

Tuesday August 31, 2010 7:10 AM

bais-hatorahJust over two weeks after Yeshiva Bais Hatorah in Lakewood, NJ, was forced to close due to a financial shortfall, it was announced last night that the school will be reopening under new (more…)

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Lederman Shul Finally to Install Air Conditioner

Monday August 30, 2010 12:45 PM

rav-chaim-kanievskyLast Shabbos, a monumental decision was made at the Lederman Shul in Bnei Brak where Rav Chaim Kanievsky davens and where his father, the Steipler Gaon, davened. (more…)

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Video: Rav Amnon Yitzchok Tells Rav Shteinman About Today’s ‘Jewish’ Music

Monday August 30, 2010 11:36 AM

rav-shteinman-rav-amnon-yitzchak[Video below.] Recently, Rav Amnon Yitzchak went to Rav Aharon Leib Shteinman to discuss the problems that he feels have emerged in contemporary Jewish music and the effects of the non-Torah (more…)

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Rav Yechezkel Greenberg Installed as Rov of Cong. Bais Yisroel of Minneapolis

Monday August 30, 2010 10:13 AM

rav-yechezkel-greenbergCongregation Bais Yisroel of Minneapolis celebrated the inauguration of its new rov on Sunday, August 22. Rav Yechezkel Tzvi Greenberg has assumed the position of full-time rov of the vibrant, (more…)

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