New Course: ‘How to Get Along With Your Shvigger’
The community council of the Yerushalayim neighborhood of Har Nof recently launched a new workshop for wives and mothers-in-law. Included among the topics on...
FBI Joins Investigation to Find Mr. Menachem’s Killer
The FBI major-crimes unit has joined the investigation of the fatal robbery at a Madison Avenue jewelry store in which the thief gunned...
Egged Compensates Passenger for Lost Tefillin
We were always taught to never check in our tefillin in our luggage when flying, but to take them in our carry-on luggage. Now,...
Many Types of Heroes
By Yonason Rosenblum
What a difference a year makes. Last year, I wrote just before Pesach about Pesach hotels. The impact of my words was...
What Hostess Gift Do You Like Best?
By A Mother in Israel
My husband and I host guests regularly and have received our share of appreciative gifts. I do not invite guests...
The Missing Parsha: A Story of Amazing Hashgacha Protis
It was a fascinating turn of events, to say the least, but a story that was left for coffee room conversation, until now.
A month...
Videos: Benjamin Brafman, Esq. On Living the Life of a Frum Yid in Our...
Earlier this week, an important gathering for men was held at the Ohr Hachayim Vizhnitz Hall in Boro Park, Brooklyn. The asifa focused...
Tailor Mendy Sacho Brings His Flair to New York
Rebecca Dube of The Forward reports: To outsiders, the long black coats worn by Haredi men might all look the same. Upon closer inspection,...
Rav Shmuel Brazil to Spend Shabbos in Detroit
Rav Shmuel Brazil, a maggid shiur in Yeshiva Sh'or Yoshuv in Far Rockaway. will spend this Shabbos, Parshas Mishpatim, in the Detroit community. As...
Agudah and OU Applaud Senate Passage Of $19 Million In Homeland Security Grants To...
Today, the Orthodox Union applauded the Senate passage of $19 million in security grants to nonprofits, including many Jewish institutions. The Senate voted on...
Special Report: Lakewood Deals With Latest Storm
Matzav Report: Updated: Following a meeting of officials on Friday ahead of the Shabbos snowstorm, the Township of Lakewood, NJ, was better prepared to...
Vending Machines Dispense Torah Learning
Learning Torah has replaced chips, candy bars and pretzels at a vending machine on the second floor of the Yerushalayim Central Bus Station. Passengers...
Photos: Birchas Hachama in Amsterdam
This morning, in Amsterdam, Birchas Hachama was led by Rav Pinchas Padwa, rov of Beis Medrash Eits Chaim there. Over 60 men attended...
Dog Magazine Slammed For Use Of Jewish Star
An Austrian dog magazine has pulled a flyer that showed a pit bull wearing a yellow star after protests from the country's Jewish community.
Wuff...
Lakewood School Board Chief Quits Amid Hiring Furor
Lakewood Board of Education President Chet Galdo resigned yesterday , ending a five-year reign just days after the board infuriated many residents by hiring...
Initiative: Special Hospital Just For Chareidim
A group of Satmar chassidim is considering buying Bikur Cholim Hospital in Yerushalayim and turning it into a medical center that will cater mainly...
Meah Shearim Mother Undergoes Psychiatric Evaluation
The Meah Shearim mother suspected of starving her child underwent a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation last night. According to the reports, the woman was examined...
Miracle in Beer Sheva: Or’el’s First Words: “Shema Yisroel!”
Just over a month ago the prognosis was very grim. After being hit with shrapnel from a Grad missile three days before the end...
Rubashkin Trial Roundup: Shabbos in Postville, 50th Birthday, Sioux Falls, and the Trial Goes...
The Rubashkin trial continued yesterday as it entered its second week. Afterwards, yesterday evening, Reb Shalom Mordechai Rubashkin could be found in Sioux Falls...
Subway May be First Successful “Kosher Restaurant Franchise”
Store #11 in North Miami Beach will by far make Subway the largest kosher franchise. Numerous attempts by both kosher owned restaurants and chains...
