Rav Avraham Eliezer Kviat Appointed as Rov of Agudah of 18th Avenue
Last night, Agudas Yisroel-Snif Chofetz Chaim, otherwise known as Agudas Yisroel of 18th Avenue, in Boro Park, Brooklyn, formally named Rav Avraham Eliezer Kviat...
Rav Leib Mintzberg Collapses at Masmidim Dinner
Last night, Rav Leib Mintzberg, head of Kehal Adas Yerushalayim-Yeshivas HaMasmidim, collapsed at a dinner being held in honor of 60 years since the...
Rav Yaakov Leib Breski zt”l
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rav Yaakov Leib Breski zt"l of Boro Park, Brooklyn. Rav Yankel was one of...
Rav Yaakov Pinchos Shir zt”l
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rav Yaakov Pinchos Shir zt"l, longtime Ashkenazi rov of Kfar Saba, Israel, who...
Rav Ovadiah Yosef: Pesach Cakes and Maris Ayin
As we know, chometz is defined as grain flour that touched water and remained for a period of time until it became chometz. How,...
Philadelphia Yeshiva Selects New Mashgiach
Yeshiva Gedolah of Philadelphia has selected a new mashgiach for the yeshiva. The position of mashgiach has remained vacant since the petirah in July...
Tehillim Gathering in Tosh for Tosher Rebbe
At the present time, 12:30 EST, a gathering is being held in Kiryas Tosh, Canada, to recite Tehillim for the Tosher Rebbe, Rav Meshulam...
Rav Chaim Kanievsky Expresses Support for Effort to Prepare for Korban Pesach
A new effort to prepare Yidden for the coming of Moshiach in time for Pesach 5770 has received the approval from gedolim. The...
Fifth Arrest Made in Robbery at Rav Shteinman’s Home
A fifth arrest has been made in the theft of a tremendous sum of money from the home of Rav Aharon Leib Shteinman reported...
Drama in Bnei Brak Matzah Bakery
There was drama at the Mishmeres Hamatzos Matzah bakery in Bnei Brak that has brought about major changes there. After baking their matzos, members of...
Peres in Bnei Brak: I Would Have All Jews Keep Shabbos
Today, Israeli President Shimon Peres paid a rare visit to the Ponovezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak, where he was greeted by Rav Leizer...
We Protest Bizayon Hatorah
The 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...
Tonight: Second Yahrzeit Commemoration for Rav Henach Leibowitz zt”l
Tonight, a kinnus in memory of Rav Henach Leibowitz zt"l, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisroel Meir Hocohen (Choferz Chaim), will be held at ...
Tonight: Hespeidim for Second Yahrtzeit of Rav Elya Boruch Finkel zt”l
Tonight, a gathering will be held at Esther Gerber Hall in Lakewood, NJ, to mark the second yahrtzeit of Rav Elya Boruch Finkel zt"l,...
Agudah: RCA and Avi Weiss Agreement On “Rabba” is a “Superficial Move”
Upon consultation with its rabbinic leadership, Agudath Israel of America issued the following statement today:
The leadership of the Rabbinical Council of America and Rabbi...
Chief Rabbi Metzger Visits Miami Yeshiva
Israel's Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yona Metzger paid a visit today to the Yeshiva Gedola Rabbinical College of Greater Miami. He was greeted by the...
Rav Porush’s Tzava’ah to His Sons: Daven Ashkenaz
Following the recent petirah of Rav Menachem Porush zt"l, the noted askan and longtime shliach tzibbur who served as a Knesset member for Agudas...
Shimon Peres to Visit Ponovezh Yeshiva
Israeli President Shimon Peres will be paying a rare visit to the Ponovezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak this Wednesday, Matzav.com has learned. According to...
Three Arrests Made in Massive Theft at Rav Shteinman’s Home
Just in, 8:02 p.m. IDT: After intensive police investigation, the Israel Police yesterday arrested three suspects in the theft from the home of Rav...
Rav Eliezer Wenger zt”l
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rav Eliezer Wenger zt"l, rov of Kehillas Oneg Shabbos in Montreal and a...
