FINALLY: Yeshiva and Seminary Students to Be Able to Return to Israel for Elul

The Israeli government has approved the entry of all yeshiva and seminary students into Israel starting Elul of this year, Matzav.com has learned. This development...

EXCLUSIVE: Brisk to Open Branch in Lakewood

Matzav.com has learned exclusively that Yeshivas Brisk, led by Rav Avrohom Yehoshua Soloveitchik, will be opening a branch in Lakewood, NJ. The news comes as...

תורה תורה חגרי שק • עולם התורה באבל • נפלה עטרת ראשינו • Maran...

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Maran Hagaon Rav Dovid Feinstein zt”l, one of the gedolei haposkim and rosh...

Why Is An Open Orthodox Rabbi Seeking More Punishment For Rubashkin?

By Rabbi Avraham Gordimer We have all read about Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, who calls himself the "Social Justice Rav". Yanklowitz, who was recently referred to by the...

Rav Shmuel Berkovicz zt’’l

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rav Shmuel Zvi Berkovicz zt"l, menahel of Yeshiva Ktana of Passaic and rov...

IKVESA DEMESHICHA: Rav Elya Ber Wachtfogel Dons Shabbos Clothing as Russian Warships Move In

Rav Elya Ber Wachtfogel, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Moshe of South Fallsburg, put on Shabbos clothing last week when he heard news...

Reb Moshe Bistricer z”l

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Reb Moshe Bistricer z”l. He was 101 years old. Rav Moshe was a survivor...

OU Offers Response To Its Affiliation With Open Orthodoxy

Dear Editor, In response to inquiries and questions regarding the OU’s position regarding recent reports on your website, you should note the following: It is the...

The Story of How Rav Boruch Kaplan, Rav Shachne Zohn and Others Said Birchas...

Birchas Hachama, we are all familiar by now, is said only once every 28 years when the sun, which was created on the fourth...

Rav Belsky’s Stance on the Kashrus of Worms in Flesh of Fish

The following is an article written for Matzav.com by a talmid of Rav Yisroel Belsky shlit"a explaining Rav Belsky's stance on the anisakis parasite...

Details of Levayah of Hagaon Rav Dovid Feinstein zt”l [Livestream]

The levayah of Maran Hagaon Rav Dovid Feinstein zt"l will be held outside of Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem, located at 145 East Broadway in New...

Photos: Toldos Aharon Rebbe and HaRav Shlomo Yehuda, ‘The Yanuka,’ Share a Warm Conversation...

 An historical and rare scene of unity in the Toldot Aharon beit midrash has taken place. Last Thursday, the Admor, the leader of the community...

The Matzav Shmoooze: A Plea from Yerushalayim – Where Are Our Vaunted Chareidi MKs...

Dear [email protected], There’s total chaos here in the streets of Yerushalayim. The Israeli police continue to lock down and cordon off chareidi areas without reason,...

Photos: Inspecting Lulavim at Rav Chaim Kanievsky’s Home On Rechov Rashbam in Bnei Brak

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Photos: Thousands Attend Shiur of the Yenukah in Tzefas

Thousands from the Galilee region and beyond gathered for a shiur from the “Yenukah,”   Rav Shlomo Yehudah Beeri, in Tzefas. In honor of the...

WATCH LIVE NOW: Groundbreaking for Ciudad de la Torá – New City of Torah...

Hundreds of members of the Jewish community of Mexico participated in a rare and uplifting Shabbat at the Marriott Hotel in Extep de la...

תורה תורה חגרי שק • עולם התורה באבל • נפלה עטרת ראשינו • Hagaon...

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rav Yitzchok Scheiner, rosh yeshiva of the Kamenitz Yeshiva, a member of...

Rabbi Moshe Rapps zt”l

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rabbi Moshe Rapps zt”l, one of the first talmidim of Mesivta Torah Vodaas...

Controversial Chovevei Torah Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Linzer to Address “Modern Orthodox” Siyum Hashas Also...

Rabbi Dov Linzer, rosh yeshiva and dean of the highly controversial and "Open Orthodox" Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School, will be one of the...

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