The 350 Mehadrin bus from Bnei Brak to Ashdod is normally jammed, but at 3 PM more than half the seats were still vacant. Four young women in slacks, obviously not from the charedi or religious neighborhoods along the route, boarded the bus at the stop adjacent to the Coca Cola factory in Bnei Brak….
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Statement from Agudath Israel of America: Beit Shemesh, Israel
Upon consultation with its rabbinic leadership, Agudath Israel of America issued the following statement today. Congregation Toras Chaim of Dallas supports this view: Reports of recent events in the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh are deeply disturbing. Violence of any sort, whether physical or verbal, by self-appointed “guardians” of modesty is reprehensible. Such conduct is…
Supreme Court Hears Case to List “Jerusalem, Israel” on Passports
Hamodia (Binyan Magazine), November 19, 2011 The Zivotovskys are Americans who moved to Israel. When their third child was born in Yerushalayim in 2002, they applied for his U.S. passport. They wanted “Israel” listed as his birthplace. The State Department refused, listing only “Jerusalem.” The Zivotofskys sued, and the case has reached the Supreme Court….
Baruch Dayan Emmes: The Jewish People Mourn the Death of HaGaon Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ZT”L, Rosh Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim
HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 12, 1943 to Eliyahu Meir Finkel. He married the daughter of Rabbi Beinish Finkel, who was the son of Rabbi Eliezer Yehudah Finkel, and Sara Greineman. Rav Finkel himself is a direct great-grandson of the Alter of Slabodka, whose name he bears. His…
Meet the “Rabbi Boxer”
Middleweight Boxer and World Champ hopeful Yuri Foreman came to Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn in 1999 looking to fulfill his vision of the American Dream. After achieving the pinnacle of athletic success in winning the WBA Super Welterweight title in 2009, Foreman is now training to achieve a higher level of connection with his faith….
Hurricane Irene and Halacha
The following is reprinted from the Halacha Hurricane Manual published by Agudath Israel of Florida, based on questions asked to Rabbi Moshe Heinemann, Rav Agudas Yisroel of Baltimore. 1. In case of an impending hurricane predicted to hit on Shabbos, may one leave the radio on? Yes, leave the radio on in a private area…
Baruch Dayan Emmes: Passing Of Hagon Rav Chaim Stein, ZTâ€L
We regret to inform you of the passing of Hagon Rav Chaim Stein, ZT”L, the Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe Cleveland, who died today. He was close to 100-years-old. Rav Chaim Stein, was the senior Rosh Yeshiva in the United States, and was one of the few remaining links to pre-war Europe, Rav Chaim served as…