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Philadelphia Yeshiva Selects New Mashgiach

Thursday March 11, 2010 6:08 PM

phillyYeshiva Gedolah of Philadelphia has selected a new mashgiach for the yeshiva. The position of mashgiach has remained vacant since the petirah in July 2008 of the beloved Rav Avrohom Golombeck zt”l, who served (more…)

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Tehillim Gathering in Tosh for Tosher Rebbe

Thursday March 11, 2010 12:30 PM

tosher-rebbeAt the present time, 12:30 EST, a gathering is being held in Kiryas Tosh, Canada, to recite Tehillim for the Tosher Rebbe, Rav Meshulam Feish Segal-Lowy, who is in critical condition. (more…)

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Rav Chaim Kanievsky Expresses Support for Effort to Prepare for Korban Pesach

Thursday March 11, 2010 11:35 AM

rav-chaim-kanievsky[Links in article.] A new effort to prepare Yidden for the coming of Moshiach in time for Pesach 5770 has received the approval from gedolim. The project is aimed at having Yidden organized (more…)

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Fifth Arrest Made in Robbery at Rav Shteinman’s Home

Thursday March 11, 2010 11:04 AM

rav-shteinman2A fifth arrest has been made in the theft of a tremendous sum of money from the home of Rav Aharon Leib Shteinman reported first here on Matzav.com back in January. (more…)

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Drama in Bnei Brak Matzah Bakery

Wednesday March 10, 2010 7:58 PM

matzoh-bakeryThere was drama at the Mishmeres Hamatzos Matzah bakery in Bnei Brak that has brought about major changes there. After baking their matzos, members of a chaburah noticed wheat kernels on some of the (more…)

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Peres in Bnei Brak: I Would Have All Jews Keep Shabbos

Wednesday March 10, 2010 3:37 PM

peres[Video below.] Today, Israeli President Shimon Peres paid a rare visit to the Ponovezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak, where he was greeted by Rav Leizer Kahaneman, the nosi of the Ponovezh Yeshiva. Peres was given (more…)

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We Protest Bizayon Hatorah

Wednesday March 10, 2010 10:45 AM

matzav_networkThe staff at Matzav.com hereby protests the bizayon haTorah propagated by the Vos Iz Neias website, which has once again demonstrated a complete lack of kavod for rabbonim. The aforementioned website last night (more…)

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Tonight: Second Yahrzeit Commemoration for Rav Henach Leibowitz zt”l

Tuesday March 9, 2010 4:13 PM

rav-henach-leibowitz1Tonight, a kinnus in memory of Rav Henach Leibowitz zt”l, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisroel Meir Hocohen (Choferz Chaim), will be held at  the main bais medrash of Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim in Queens, (more…)

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Tonight: Hespeidim for Second Yahrtzeit of Rav Elya Boruch Finkel zt”l

Tuesday March 9, 2010 3:47 PM

rav-elya-baruch-finkelTonight, a gathering will be held at Esther Gerber Hall in Lakewood, NJ, to mark the second yahrtzeit of Rav Elya Boruch Finkel zt”l, beloved maggid shiur at Yeshivas Mir-Yerushalayim (more…)

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