‘The Last Lion’: The Satmar Rov, Rav Yoel Teitelbaum zt”l, On His 30th Yahrtzeit
Remembrances of a talmid, as told to Rabbi Nisson Wolpin
The Satmar Rav, a direct descendant of both the famed Yismach Moshe and the Chavas...
Rav Gedalia Schorr zt”l, On His 34th Yahrtzeit, Tomorrow, 7 Tammuz
By Rabbi Nosson Scherman
The last day of Rabbi Gedalia Schorr's life was typical of so many others, especially in his later years. It ...
The Chasam Sofer zt”l, Upon His Yahrtzeit, Today, 25 Tishrei
Rav Moshe Sofer - the Chasam Sofer - was born in 1766 to Rav Shmuel and ...
Video: Fascinating Divrei Zikaron On the Satmar Rov zt”l
Last Tuesday was the 33rd yahrtzeit of the Satmar Rov, Rav Yoel Teitelbaum zt"l. The following is a video of fascinating - and...
Rav Mordechai Marcus zt”l
It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rav Mordechai Marcus zt”l. He was 78 years old.
Rav Marcus, rov of the...
Sarah Schenirer a”h, the Mother of the Bais Yaakov Movement, On Her Yahrtzeit, Today,...
Sarah Schenirer a"h was not blessed with children of her own. And yet she was a mother. In fact, one could rightly say that...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 29 Cheshvan
Today's Yahrtzeits - 29 Cheshvan
Rav Yitzchak Eizik Chover, author of Responsa Binyan Olam and Si'ach Yitzchak. One of his talmidim, HaRav Yitzchak Kahane, wrote...
My Rebbi, Rav Eliyahu Meir Bloch zt”l, On His Yahrtzeit, Today, 28 Teves
By Rav Chaim Dov Keller, Rosh Yeshivas Telshe Chicago
I did not realize it, but it was to be the last time I would see...
What Did Shlomo Do On His Last Day On Earth?
By Rabbi Chaim Dalfin
It was an ordinary Brooklyn fall day, Thursday, October 20, 1994 when Rabbi Yosef Wineberg (a grandson of the Slonimer Rebbe...
Rav Mendel Kaplan zt”l, On His 26th Yahrtzeit, Today, 13 Nissan
By Yisroel Greenwald
It is amazing to witness the strong impact Rav Mendel Kaplan zt"l continues to have more than two decades after his passing....
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 7 Tammuz
Rav Pinchas Halevi Horowitz of Nikelsburg (1730-1805), Rav of Frankfurt, the Baal Hafla'ah. His father was the Rav of Tchortkov. His brother, Reb Shmuel...
The Fire of Telshe: Rav Mordechai Gifter zt”l, A Void of Ten Years
Rav Mordechai Gifter, son of Reb Yisroel, zt"l, was born on 7 Cheshvan, 5676 (1915) in Richmond, Virginia. Throughout his life he frequently referred...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 29-30 Sivan
Yahrtzeits, Shabbos, 30 Sivan
Rav Shlomo Kluger (1783-1869), author of Sefer HaChaim (a commentary on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim), and Chochmas Shlomo. Rav ...
Rav Zelik Epstein zt”l – A Tribute, On His First Yahrtzeit, Tomorrow, 13 Av
Early Monday morning, one year ago, on 13 Av, August 3, 2009, at 3:30 a.m., the holy soul of Rabbi Aaron Zelig (Zelik) Epstein...
The Manchester Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Yehuda Zev Segal zt”l, On His Yahrtzeit, Today
It is said that Rav Yehuda Zev Segal underwent a marked transformation in his outlook and behavior at the age of 8....
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 28 Cheshvan
Rabbeinu Yonah (ben Avraham) of Gerondi, France(1200 -1263). The Ramban's mother and Rabbeinu Yonah's father were siblings. Many years later, the Ramban's son, Rav...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History, 13 Tammuz
Rav Moshe Rivkash (Rivka's), author of Be'er Hagolah on Shulchan Aruch (1684). He was one of four great tzadikim of Vilna who lived at...
The Bobover Rebbe, Rav Shlomo Halberstam zt”l, On His 11th Yahrtzeit
Today is the 11th yahrtzeit of the Bobover Rebbe, Rav Shlomo Halberstam (1908-2000), son of Rav Benzion, grandson of Rav Shlomo, founder...
Today: 111th Yahrtzeit of Rav Yaakov Yosef zt”l, New York’s Only Chief Rabbi
Thousands will participate today in visiting and davening at the kever of Rav Yaakov Yosef in the Union Field Cemetery, located at 82-11 Cypress...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 5 Av
Rav Yitzchak Luria Ashkenazi from Tzefas, the Arizal (1534-1572), born in Jerusalem, son of Rav Shlomo Luria Ashkenazi, who is believed to be descended...
