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U.S. Captain Freed, 3 Pirates Killed, 1 Captured in Swift Firefight off African Coast

April 12, 2009 3:28 pm
An American ship captain was freed unharmed today and three of the pirates who held him for days in a lifeboat off the Somali...

Living in Learning – Lernen Un Noch Lernen

April 12, 2009 1:24 pm
By Yonason Rosenblum Whenever I ask myself precisely what makes me chareidi, I come back to a story I read recently about Maran Rav Aharon...

UJO’s Fifth Legislative Breakfast

April 12, 2009 12:15 pm
On Sunday, March 29, UJO (United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg) held its Fifth Annual Legislative Breakfast. The breakfast has become an important event for...

Tiverya Kashrus Mashgichim to Fight Tolaim With Laser Guns

April 12, 2009 11:41 am
Ahead of the summer season, kashrus mashgichim in the northern city of Tiverya will be equipped with laser guns designed to eliminate bugs, the...

Rebbetzin Malka Mashinsky a”h

April 12, 2009 11:01 am
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rebbetzin Malka Mashinsky a"h, noted mechaneches and baalas chesed who was niftar on...

13 Israeli Companies On Forbes Global 2000

April 12, 2009 10:22 am
Thirteen Israeli corporations have been included in Forbes magazine's annual ranking of the top 2000 public companies in the world, compared to only 10...

Abbas Calls Netanyahu to Wish Him a Happy Pesach

April 12, 2009 9:24 am
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas telephoned Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu this morning and wished him a happy Pesach. The telephone conversation was the first...

Today’s Yahrtzeits – 18 Nissan

April 12, 2009 8:26 am
-Rav Meir Halevi Abulafia, the Yad Rama, 1244. -Rav Yosef Dov Soloveichik (1903-1993). Son of Rav Moshe Soloveitchik, and older brother of Rav Ahron Soloveichik....

Birchas Hachama Was Said from Atop US Naval Observatory

April 12, 2009 1:21 am
A group of Yidden said Birchas Hachama on Erev Pesach from atop the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington. Rabbi Levi Shemtov of Washington, D.C.,...

Bloomberg Will Run as Republican in Bid for Third Term

April 11, 2009 10:53 pm
Mayor Bloomberg will run for reelection as a Republican this fall, the Daily News is reporting, after successfully courting the party to let him...

Stolen Car Crashes in Frum Lakewood Neighborhood, Driver Held

April 11, 2009 10:11 pm
A car reported stolen in Howell was recovered in Lakewood after a driver tried to speed away from an officer attempting to pull him...

Frum Man Suing for Cash and Jewelry in Astoria Bank Theft

April 11, 2009 10:07 pm
A frum Brooklyn man who lost $300,000 in cash and jewelry when robbers cut through the roof of Astoria Bank on 18th Avenue in...

Protestors Demand Name Change Over Obama Chicken

April 11, 2009 9:36 pm
Protesters returned to the Obama Fried Chicken eatery, demanding that the Brooklyn restaurant change its name. New York City City Councilman Charles Barron was among...

New York: The Tax Capital of the Country

April 11, 2009 9:23 pm
Like the old competition to have the world's tallest building, New York can't resist having the nation's highest taxes. So after California raised its...

Pirates Seize Italian-Flagged Tugboat, 16 Crew

April 11, 2009 9:02 pm
Pirates captured an Italian-flagged tugboat with 16 crew including 10 Italians today, in the latest hijacking in the busy Gulf of Aden. The tugboat,...

Obama Hosts First White House Pesach Seder

April 11, 2009 8:48 pm
President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle hosted a private Pesach seder in the White House Thursday, fulfilling a campaign-trail promise he made a...

Chag Kosher Vesomeiach from the Matzav.com Team

April 8, 2009 3:53 pm
The staff at Matzav.com would like to wish all of our readers around the globe a chag kosher vesomeiach and a kosheren Pesach. We...

Photo: Snow Delays Birchas Hachama in Toronto

April 8, 2009 3:31 pm
This morning, the Toronto frum community awoke to daven k'vosikin but discovered after davening that the sun was nowhere to be seen. The snow...

A Pesach Message from Rav Yaakov Hillel

April 8, 2009 2:05 pm
The following is a message from Harav Yaakov Hillel, rosh hayeshiva of Yeshivat Ahavat Shalom, in advance of the Yom Tov of Pesach: To my...

Cheirus – Tzu Ligen in Lernen

April 8, 2009 1:12 pm
A shmuess delivered by Rav Ahron Walkin, Rosh Yeshivas Ohel Simcha Transcribed by Yitzy Diskin Chag HaPesach, also called Zeman Cheiruseinu, is the Yom Tov...