http://matzav.com Thu, 17 May 2012 06:21:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 http://matzav.com/todays-yahrtzeits-history-25-iyar-3 http://matzav.com/todays-yahrtzeits-history-25-iyar-3#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 04:24:38 +0000 Matzav Editor http://matzav.com/?p=77119 Rav Yaakov Loeberbaum of Lisa, author of Chavas Daas, Nesivos Hamishpat, and many other sefarim (1760-1832). A great-grandson of the Chacham Tzvi, Reb Yaakov lost his father before his birth. His relative, Rav Yosef Teumim, raised him. In 1809, he agreed to become the Rav [...]]]> http://matzav.com/todays-yahrtzeits-history-25-iyar-3/feed http://matzav.com/habochur-chaim-yosef-meir-berger-zl http://matzav.com/habochur-chaim-yosef-meir-berger-zl#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 00:25:49 +0000 Matzav Editor http://matzav.com/?p=77114 [Levaya info below.] It is with great sadness that we report the passing of habochur Chaim Yosef Meir Berger z”l, who passed away today at age 13. Yosef Meir, son of Rabbi and Mrs. Ezra and Miriam Berger, was injured just before Purim when a bat struck him in the head. 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It is believed that smartphone and laptop use, could cause facial skin and muscle to lose its elasticity as people spend an increasing amount of time sitting with their heads bent. It is now believed that the phenomenon, dubbed ’smartphone face’ could be [...]]]> http://matzav.com/technology-blamed-for-sagging-complexions/feed http://matzav.com/shavuos-night-learning-at-beth-medrash-govoha-4 http://matzav.com/shavuos-night-learning-at-beth-medrash-govoha-4#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 22:47:06 +0000 Matzav Editor http://matzav.com/?p=77111 Lakewood, NJ - On the yom tov of Matan Torah, the Ir HaTorah rejoices. All night long the streets of Lakewood are filled with people streaming to and from hundreds of shuls and batei medrash as thousands of guests and visitors converge on the town, eager to join in the stupendous learning on the [...]]]> http://matzav.com/shavuos-night-learning-at-beth-medrash-govoha-4/feed http://matzav.com/former-top-official-iran-nuclear-program-vastly-expanded-under-obama http://matzav.com/former-top-official-iran-nuclear-program-vastly-expanded-under-obama#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 21:22:11 +0000 Matzav Editor http://matzav.com/?p=77107 The State Department’s former top weapons proliferation official said recently that the Obama administration’s failure to threaten military force against Iran had helped advance the covert nuclear arms program there. Robert Joseph, undersecretary of state for arms control during the George W. Bush administration, also said in a speech that the administration’s push to engage [...]]]> http://matzav.com/former-top-official-iran-nuclear-program-vastly-expanded-under-obama/feed http://matzav.com/with-help-of-chaveirim-police-nab-monsey-burglar http://matzav.com/with-help-of-chaveirim-police-nab-monsey-burglar#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 20:26:37 +0000 Matzav Editor http://matzav.com/?p=77105 Monsey, NY - With help from the frum community, police arrested an 18-year-old man Tuesday on charges he broke into the homes of seven religious families in Spring Valley and others in Ramapo. Obed I. Valle-Moran of Spring Valley gave detectives a statement before they charged him with seven counts of second-degree burglary, a felony, [...]]]> http://matzav.com/with-help-of-chaveirim-police-nab-monsey-burglar/feed http://matzav.com/yisrael-eichler-says-army-and-national-service-in-israel-should-be-voluntary http://matzav.com/yisrael-eichler-says-army-and-national-service-in-israel-should-be-voluntary#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 19:52:41 +0000 Matzav Editor http://matzav.com/?p=77103 Israel should cancel its mandatory draft and turn the IDF into a voluntary and professional army, MK Yisrael Eichler (United Torah Judaism) wrote in a private member’s bill brought to the Knesset on Wednesday. According to the proposed legislation - which would ostensibly moot the issue of chareidi Jews and Arabs not serving in the [...]]]> http://matzav.com/yisrael-eichler-says-army-and-national-service-in-israel-should-be-voluntary/feed http://matzav.com/shapiro-us-military-ready-for-iran-strike-if-needed http://matzav.com/shapiro-us-military-ready-for-iran-strike-if-needed#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 18:54:03 +0000 Matzav Editor http://matzav.com/?p=77102 US Ambassador Dan Shapiro on Tuesday said to a closed meeting that while the US preferred a diplomatic resolution to the nuclear standoff with Iran, that did not mean that the US would not use the military option and it already has such an option ready, Channel 2 news reported Wednesday. The five permanent members [...]]]> http://matzav.com/shapiro-us-military-ready-for-iran-strike-if-needed/feed http://matzav.com/google-revamps-search-tries-to-think-more-like-a-person http://matzav.com/google-revamps-search-tries-to-think-more-like-a-person#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 18:20:44 +0000 Matzav Editor http://matzav.com/?p=77101 So, let’s say you’re doing a Google search for “Kings.” Did you mean the L.A. hockey team or the Sacramento basketball team? Maybe a TV show? Or maybe you actually wanted to know something about monarchs. Google on Wednesday announced Knowledge Graph, a significant change to how search results are delivered that the company believes [...]]]> http://matzav.com/google-revamps-search-tries-to-think-more-like-a-person/feed