White House Asks Congress For $1.8 Billion To Bolster Coronavirus Response
The White House late Monday asked Congress for $1.8 billion in emergency spending to respond to the coronavirus as the epidemic spread around the...
The Clevelander Rebbe zt”l of Ra’anana
It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of the Clevelander Rebbe, Rav Yitzchok Isaac Rosenbaum zt"l, of Ra'anana, who was niftar...
Bernie Sanders Says ‘Major Plans’ To Be Funded In Part By New Taxes, Lawsuits
Bernie Sanders released a fact-sheet Monday night explaining that he’d pay for his sweeping new government programs through new taxes and massive lawsuits, as...
Calm Returns After Two Day Flare Up In And Around Gaza
Calm returned on Tuesday after a two-day flare-up between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad that raised fears of an escalation a week before Israel's...
Hosni Mubarak, Ousted Egyptian President, Dead At 91
Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian leader who for nearly 30 years was the resolute face of stability in the Mideast before being forced by the...
Listen: The 20-Minute Daf Yomi Shiur By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld – Brachos 53
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Pence To Address Audience At Annual AIPAC Conference
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to address the annual AIPAC Policy Conference next week, announced the pro-Israel lobby on Monday.
Pence has spoken...
Hamas Fails To Curb Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Which Has No Interest In Stabilizing Gaza
For months, the Israeli government has pursued the objective of trying to stabilize the Gaza Strip. It tried to reach new truce understandings with...
Lindsey Graham To Begin Investigation Into Potential FISA Abuses
Sen. Lindsey Graham joins ‘Sunday Morning Futures.’
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Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 30 Shevat
Rav Moshe of Zaloshin, author of Mishpat Tzedek, Tikkun Shabbos, and Geulas Yisrael (1788-1831). In 1815, he was appointed leader of the chassidic community...
N.Y.’s Schumer Admits To Spending Nearly $9,000 On Cheesecake, ‘My Guilty Pleasure’ And A...
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is not about to apologize for spending thousands of dollars on cheesecake.
"Guilty as charged," he told reporters at...
Palestinian Islamic Jihad Announces Gaza Ceasefire, IDF Warns Of Escalation
Palestinian Islamic Jihad announced a unilateral ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Monday evening after two days of heavy fighting between Israel and the...
Watch: Will Biden Maintain His Self Proclaimed ‘Fire-wall’ In South Carolina?
Other 2020 Democrats trail Sanders ahead of next primary; Peter Doocy has the report.
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Julian Assange Fights Extradition To The United States In Court
Attorneys for Julian Assange argued Monday that the Trump administration is targeting the WikiLeaks founder for political reasons and that he will be denied...
Nikki Haley Slams Bernie Sanders Over AIPAC Boycott: ‘Go Back to Defending Castro’
Ex-US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley slammed 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Monday over his announced boycott of next week’s American...
55,000 Students Miss School As Rockets Rain Down On Southern Israel
At least 14 Palestinian rockets rained down on southwestern Israel on Monday, with one striking and damaging a playground in the town of Sderot...
U.S., Global Markets Plunge As Coronavirus Cases Spike, Creating ‘Economic Pandemic’
Financial markets plunged Monday as the spread of the coronavirus that has ravaged China threatens economic havoc on a global scale.
The Dow Jones industrial...
Steyer Will Return To Debate Stage In South Carolina
Tom Steyer is coming back to the debate stage.
The billionaire, who failed to qualify for last week’s debate ahead of the Nevada caucuses, has...
Here’s The Average American’s Credit Card Debt – And How Much It’s Costing Them
The average American consumer now has $6,194 in credit card debt, according to Experian. This is up from $6,040 in 2018.
As of November 2019,...
Most New Yorkers Believe President Trump Will Be Reelected, New Poll Says
A strong majority of voters in New York believe that President Trump will win a second term in the White House, a new poll...
White House To Ask Congress For Emergency Coronavirus Funding
The White House will soon ask Congress for emergency funds to fight the coronavirus outbreak, after weeks of hesitation by the administration to press...
Watch: New Music Video: Chasdei Hashem | Simcha Jacoby {Mordechai Shapiro Cover}
Simcha Jacoby is back with another cover, Chasdei Hashem! Originally sung by Mordechai Shapiro, this majestic song was featured on his second album, Machar....
Bernie Sanders Tells Russia to ‘Stay Out’ After Briefing on Meddling
Bernie Sanders warned Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday to stay out of U.S. elections after confirming that American intelligence officials had briefed him last...
AOC Trashes Hillary Clinton For Failed Presidential Campaign
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez offered a brutal assessment of Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 campaign for president, saying excuses such as “misogyny” among the electorate were...
Greenblatt: Sanders Showing Total Disregard For Israel
Jason Greenblatt, the former US envoy to the Middle East, on Sunday night criticized Senator Bernie Sanders following his announcement he would boycott the...
Rebbetzin Leah Necha Goldstein a”h
It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rebbetzin Leah Necha Goldstein a"h, wife of Rav Sholom Goldstein of Detroit and...
Impressions of the Eleventh Annual Project Inspire Convention
Ira was taking his family on a mini-summer trip to a fair in Lancaster County, PA, home of the Amish. There was a bearded...
Photos: Gerrer Talmud Torah Imrei Emes Holds Annual Dinner in Boro Park
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Biden Blames Steyer For South Carolina Slide
Though former Vice President Joe Biden still leads the South Carolina primary race, according to the polls, his advantage has shrunk dramatically in recent...
Mandelblit: Decision To Probe Gantz’s Former Firm Not Driven By Politics
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit on Monday rebuffed claims that the launch of a criminal probe into a failed cybersecurity firm led by Blue and...
Gimmel 2020
By Dov Fuchs
It baffles the mind. Israel is actually holding another election. If the prospects for the upcoming campaigns would vary, even slightly, from...
Israel Considering Quarantine Of Travelers From Italy And Australia Due To Coronavirus
Israel's Health Minister Yakov Litzman announced Monday that Israel may impose a quarantine on travelers returning from Italy and Australia over coronavirus concerns.
"I suggest...
AIPAC Hits Back At Sanders Over ‘Odious’ Criticism: ‘Truly Shameful’
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) fired back at Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday night after he said he would not attend...
Art Wine Show In Lakewood at the Lakewood Residence – This Wednesday Night!
Please join us, Wednesday evening, February 26th from 7 - 9 PM at the Lakewood Residence for an evening of Art, Wine and Cheese.
Amid Rocket Barrage United Hatzalah Hands Out Specially Designed Protective Vests and Helmets To...
As rockets from Gaza once again rained down on Israeli civilians on Sunday, United Hatzalah distributed specially designed protective tactical vests and helmets...
IDF Kills 6 Islamic Jihad Fighters During Overnight Strikes In Damascus
At least six Islamic Jihad fighters were killed when Israeli planes bombed the Syrian capital Damascus, the militant group announced Monday.
A statement from Islamic...
Trump Receives Warm Welcome In India, Announces $3 Billion Defense Deal
President Trump on Monday was offered a warm welcome during his first trip to India and announced that the U.S. and India would sign...
Gov. Murphy Has Kidney Tumor That’s Likely Cancerous
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has a likely cancerous tumor on his left kidney that will be surgically removed in March, Murphy confirmed late...
Bernie Sanders Becomes First Candidate, Democrat Or Republican, To Win Popular Vote In All...
Bernie Sanders made political history Saturday and solidified his front-runner status atop the Democratic presidential candidates with his Nevada caucuses victory, becoming the first...
Second Israeli From Japan Cruise Ship Infected With Coronavirus
A second Israeli passenger travelling on board the Diamond Princess cruise vessel that was recently quarantined in Japan is confirmed to have contracted the...
Marianne Williamson Endorses Sanders At Texas Rally
Former 2020 candidate and author Marianne Williamson endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination on Sunday at his rally in Austin, Texas.
In a...
Listen: The 20-Minute Daf Yomi Shiur By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld – Brachos 52
AMUD ALEF:
AMUD BAIS:
TOSAFOS IN SUMMARY:
HALACHOS OF THE DAF:
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Listen: The 4-Minute Daily Chumash Shiur on Matzav – How Important Are My Donations?
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Kuwait Airways Faces New Legal Challenge to ‘Discriminatory’ Ban of Israeli Passengers
Kuwait Airways is once again facing legal action over its refusal to fly Israeli passengers.
On Thursday, The Lawfare Project — a US-based pro-Israel nonprofit...
New York Times Bares Bias in Attack on Jerusalem Housing Plan
The New York Times has abandoned even the pretense of evenhandedness when it comes to its news coverage of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A Times news article about Netanyahu’s announcement...
Clyburn To Endorse Biden Ahead Of S.C. Primary
South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn will reportedly endorse former Vice President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination on Wednesday, days before the state's primary...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 29 Shevat
Rav Eliyahu Habachur Halevi "the Ba'al Hatishbi," famous Hebrew grammarian (1549).
Rav Yitzchak Yerucham Diskin (1839-1925), born in Valkovisk, Russia, the son of Rav Yehoshua Leib...
