Rambam’s Kever to Undergo $10 Million Renovation

The kever of the Rambam in Tiveriah will be undergoing an elaborate high-tech face-lift.

The renovation, according to the Tiveriah municipality, will include a glass enclosure for the entire (more…)

Daf Yomi Begins Kinnim Today, Siyum Hashas at MetLife Stadium Less Than 3 Months Away

Lomdei Daf Hayomi worldwide are concluding Maseches Meilah and beginning Maseches Kinnim today. [Click here for a wonderful kuntrus to aid in the learned of Maseches Kinnim.] (more…)

Sudden Passing of Rabbi Akiva Ehrenfeld z”l

[Levaya info below.] It is with great sadness that we report the sudden passing of Rabbi Akiva Ehrenfeld z”l, the youngest son of the Mattesdorfer Rov, Rav Simcha Bunim Ehrenfeld.  Reb Akiva, a beloved young talmid chochom, resided (more…)

Ohio State Treasurer Josh Mandel To Address Telshe Yeshiva Memorial Tribute Dinner

Ohio State treasurer Josh Mandel will attend the upcoming memorial tribute dinner dedicated to the memory of the Rosh HaYeshiva Harav Chaim Stein ZT”L and deliver a brief message. (more…)

Mistaken Report Says Asifa at CitiField to Be Held on May 28

Matzav.com has confirmed that despite a report in the chareidi media this week indicating a change of date, the upcoming Ichud Hakehillos L’Tohar Hamachane gathering, otherwise known as the “Internet (more…)

Rav Shteinman Cancels Siyum Appearance After Feeling Faint, Siyum Tomorrow L’illui Nishmas Reb Amos Bunim zt”l

Maran Rav Aharon Leib Shteinman had been scheduled today to attend a Siyum Hashas at Yeshiva Bais Matisyahu in Bnei Brak but cancelled after feeling weak. Rav Shteinman had already left his house on (more…)

Kaliver Rebbe is Engaged

The Kaliver Rebbe, Rav Menachem Mendel Taub, is engaged. The Rebbe, who is the seventh in a direct paternal line to the founder of the Kaliver dynasty, Rav Yitzchok Isaac of Kaliv, a disciple of Rav Elimelech of (more…)

Israeli Government Rebuilding Kohanim Pathway in Meron

Three and a half months after demolishing a pathway for kohanim at the kever of Rav Shimon bar Yochai in Meron, the Israeli government is rebuilding it. (more…)

Overwhelming Response to Telshe Memorial Tribute Dinner Prompts Change of Venue to Cleveland Renaissance Hotel

By Nochum Mozes

Momentum has been steadily building over the past months for the Telshe Yeshiva’s upcoming Rav Chaim (more…)

Tefillos for Mountaindale Rosh Yeshiva

Yesterday, Rav Yerachmiel Shlomo Rothenberg, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva of Mountaindale, was taken to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Medical Center in Manhattan. (more…)