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Heat Wave Predicted for Lag BaOmer in Israel
Rabbi Akiva Stefansky, z”l
Lakewood Briefs
Vaad Urges Reporting of Bias Incidents After a serious of meetings with the Ocean County Prosecutor’s office, the Lakewood Vaad issued a statement urging members of the community to step…
1,250 Yemenite Shofars Stolen From Crown Heights Garage
1,250 Yemenite shofaros were stolen last week in Crown Heights, the NYPD said. The owner, a 70-year-old man, was in his garage at Montgomery Street and Albany Avenue around 5:45…
BDE: Rav of Shomrei Emuna Shul, Harav Toviya Yaakov Pollak Z”L
We regret to inform you of the petrira of Harav Toviya Yaakov Pollack Z”L, Rav of Shomrei Emuna at the age of 93 years.The levaya will take place today at…
Days Before Lag BaOmer: Bird’s-Eye View of Meron
Fires Set at 2 Chabad Houses in Single Night in Massachusetts
A Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating suspicious fires set at Centers in Arlington and Needham in Massachusetts, MassLive reported. A fire was set Thursday evening at the Chabad Center…
Imposters Revealed in Chicago
A couple in Chicago posing as a Chasiddishe family has been exposed as missionaries who were attempting to infiltrate the frum community and entrap them with their heretical faith. With…
Hagaon Harav Meshulam Dovid Soloveichik shlit”a Hospitalized, Tehillim Requested
Hagaon Harav Meshulam Dovid Soloveichik, shlita, Rosh Yeshivas HaGrach (Brisk) in Yerushalayim, was hospitalized this evening. Tehillim should be recited for Meshulam Dovid ben Hendel.
Levayah of Habachur Yisroel Schwartz, z”l
N.J. Governor Murphy Opens Grant Application for Security Funding for Yeshivos at OUs Teach N.J. Dinner
One Week Till Lag BaOmer – Preparations in Meron Proceeding Apace
BD’E – Habachur Yisroel Schwartz, z”l
With sadness and grief Hamodia reports the tragic petirah of Yisroel Schwartz, z”l, after being hit by a vehicle in Boro Park. Yisroel, a 10 grader in Yeshivas Novominsk, was…
Tefillos Called for as Pittsburgher Rebbe Undergoes Medical Procedure
Klal Yisrael is urged to daven for the refuah sheleimah of the Pittsburgher Rebbe, shlita, of Ashdod, who underwent a medical procedure on Wednesday morning. The Rebbe’s family have updated…
NYC DoE Hosts Meeting With Yeshivos on Transportation
Representatives of mosdos around the city, bus company representatives, and the city office that links them–the New York City Department of Education’s Office of Pupil Transportation (OPT)– came together Tuesday…
Thirty-first Conference of European Rabbis Takes Place in Antwerp
Just ten days before Europeans start voting in the European Parliamentary Elections, the biennial convention of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER) took place in Antwerp, Belgium, from Monday until…
Kesivas Sefer Torah by the Home of Reb Itchy Goldbrenner
Queens Yeshivah Closed for Violating Commissioner’s Order During Measles Outbreak
A yeshivah in Flushing, Queens, has been closed for failing to heed New York City Health Department orders related to the recent measles outbreak in the city. The measles outbreak…
Rebbetzin Rochel Leah Brudny, A”h
With sadness Hamodia regrets to inform you of the petirah of Rebbetzin Rochel Leah Brudny, a”h, wife of Hagaon Harav Shmuel Brudny, zt”l, Rosh Yeshivah in Mirrer Yeshiva, at the…
BD’E Harav Meir Weissblum z’l Shenitza Rebbe
We regret to inform you of the petirah of the Shenitza Rebbe, Harav Meir Weissblum at the age of 92 years. The Levaya will take place today at 3:00 P.m.…