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Harav Elimelech Biderman Leads Shabbos in Tzfas
Hanachas Even Hapinah for Hachnasas Orchim Building in Rimanov
BD’E Reb Yosef Reichbard Z”l
On 7 Kislev, a large contingent of relatives, friends and associates gave the kavod acharon to Reb Yosef Reichbard Z”l as they attended his levayah and accompanied him to kevurah…
Chicago Rabbanim Address Measles Outbreak
Staten Island Man Arraigned for Hate Crimes on Jews in Boro Park
The cabdriver caught on video last month viciously beating an Orthodox Jew on 13th Ave. was arraigned by a judge Thursday on 17 charges, including as a hate crime, weeks…
Beth Medrash Gevoah Warns of Measles Exposure
A day after more cases of measles were confirmed in Lakewood, a sign posted by Beth Medrash Gevoah warned its talmidim and others who have been in its buildings of…
Toms River Votes Down Proposal to Raise Money For Land Purchases
Voters in Toms River soundly voted down a proposal to raise tax funds earmarked for the purchase of open spaces. The vote handicaps the township’s ability to act on a…
Ground-Breaking for New Medical Building
Builders have started work on a new building complex designed to attract more medical professionals to establish offices in Lakewood. The construction is taking place on Airport…
Measles Outbreak Reaches 68 Confirmed Cases in New York
New York officials have confirmed 68 cases of measles in one county, making it the largest outbreak in the state in decades. The Journal News reports Rockland County’s outbreak originated…
NY High Court Dismisses Kapparos Challenge
New York state’s highest court handed a victory to the Orthodox community in its latest legal standoff to preserve the right to perform the custom of kapparos using live chickens.…
Calabasas Orthodox Community Saved From Wildfires
As wildfires threatened areas in both southern and northern California, the Orthodox community of Calabasas was one of many deeply impacted by evacuation orders issued suddenly last Friday afternoon. Despite…
Burglar Steals Cash and Laptops from Skvere Cheder
The NYPD is looking for a burglar who broke into the Skvere cheder last month. At 5:22 p.m. on Shabbos, October 27, the man broke into Talmud Torah Toldos Yaakov…
Roof of K’hal Arugath Habosem in Baltimore Collapses While Under Construction
The roof of a Baltimore shul under construction collapsed Tuesday, just as it was nearing completion injuring three workers. K’hal Arugath Habosem on Clarks Lane has been undergoing construction for…
Schools Taking Stricter Approach as Measles Outbreak Continues in Lakewood
Three weeks into Lakewood’s measles outbreak, reports of new cases have stabilized, as record numbers raced to receive vaccinations, and more schools have taken steps to insist that all students…
Tefillos for Harav Mendel Atik, Shlita
Klal Yisrael is urged to daven for the refuah sheleimah of Hagaon Harav Mendel Atik, shlita, of Yerushalayim, who is hospitalized in Hadasah Ein Kerem in Yerushalayim, in a serious condition. Harav…
“Miraculously,” No Injuries in Lakewood Gas Leak Fire
In what was described as “a miracle,” a fire caused by a ruptured gas line that set off an emergency evacuation caused no injuries and left homes with only minor…
Tehillim Needed for Harav Dovid Trenk Shlit”a
Harav Dovid Trenk shlit”a, a noted mechanech, is in need of rachmei shamayim. All are asked to daven for Menachem Yechiel Dovid ben Bas Sheva for a refuah sheleimah besoch she’ar cholei Yisrael.
Reb Akiva Tzvi Berliner, Z”l
The Gerrer community in New York and Eretz Yisrael is mourning one of the elder Chassidim, Reb Akiva Tzvi Berliner, z”l, who was niftar Sunday morning at the age of…
Breakfast on Behalf Of Masbia
The Laubs’ home in Kew Gardens Hills filled with community members, local Rabbanim and local politicians on Sunday morning, October 28, for the annual Masbia breakfast. The fundraiser included horse…
Peh Tahor Event
The fourth Peh Tahor Live Event was held at Congregation Shaaray Tefila in Lawrence and 150 boys from many local yeshivos attended. It was a tremendous kiddush Hashem. The program…