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Click HERE for photos taken at the recent Hachnosas Sefer Torah to the Munkatch bais Medrash in Boro Park. The Sefer Torah was donated by the Steinberg family. (YWN Desk - NYC)

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The Chasanah of the oldest grandson of the Belzer Rebbe was held last night in the Belzer Court in Yerushalayim. Tens of thousands were in attendance to partake in the simcha. The Chosson is R’ Sholom, who is the eldest grandson of the Belzer Rebbe Shlita, a son of HaRav Aaron Mordechai Rokeach (the Rebbes only ...

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The chasenah in the Belzer Court in Yerushalayim that has brought thousands of chassidim from around the world will take place on Tuesday night the eve of 13 Sivan 5773. The chosson, R’ Sholom, is the eldest grandson of the Belzer Rebbe Shlita, a son of HaRav HaTzaddik R’ Aaron Mordechai Rokeach. A massive ...

HaGaon HaRav Yehuda Fischer Shlita has been appointed as a dayan for the Eida Chareidis. The appointment fills the void created in Shevat when HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Blau ZT”L was niftar. Dayan Fischer is among the rabbonim of the Perushim kehilla in Yerushalayim. The Yehuda Fischer is the second son of Jerusalem Ravaad HaGaon ...

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] It’s been at least four years since the Tosher Rebbe Shlita has left Kiryas Tosh in Boisbriand, but this past weekend the Rebbe took a private jet to New York where he laid a cornerstone of a new Beis Midrash in Monsey and celebrated the Bris of a great-grandson. His travels started at Motzei Shabbos at ...

Thousands of Belzer Chassidim were on hand to spend the Shabbos Aufruf with the Rebbe Shlita ahead of the chasenah on Tuesday night of his oldest grandson. Among the guests were chassidim from all of Eretz Yisrael as well as many thousands from abroad who came to take part in the chasenah. The Friday night tisch was held outside the main ...

HaRav HaTzaddik R’ Aaron Rokeach, the son of the Belzer Rebbe Shlita, arrived at the Har Nof home of Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita to personally invite the Gadol Hador to the chasenah of his son, which will take place IY”H next week. Accompanying the rebbe’s son was the chosson, who is the eldest grandson of the ...

[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The Satmar Rebbe of Williamsburg, HaRavi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum Shlita, spent this past Shabbos in Borough Park to celebrate the opening of the new Satmar Bais Medrash. The new facility, located on 52nd Street between 13th and 14th Avenues, has been under construction for the past seven years, and ...

The Bostoner Rebbe, HaRav Naftoli Horowitz, Shlita was in Tiveria for the lighting the bonfire at adjacent to the tziyun of Rabbi Akiva on Lag B’Omer, continuing the time hallowed tradition revived by his father the previous Bostoner Rebbe ZT”L thirty years ago. Attended by the faithful gabboim of his late father, the Rebbe was ...

The Belzer Rebbe Shlita visited the Kosel at 2:00am Wednesday morning 10 Adar 5773 ahead of his grandson’s bar mitzvah, celebrated a few hours later in the Belz Beis Medrash. The rebbe assisted the chosson bar mitzvah Elimelech Nosson to put on tefilin as thousands of chassidim looked on. When the Rebbe arrived at the Kosel ...

Thousands are expected to visit the tziyun of the Nadvorna Rebbe ZT”L on Har HaZeisim today, Thursday 4 Adar 5773. The preparations for the yahrzeit include a large tent for mispallalim, light refreshments, a special ezras noshim, and increased security. Egged has stepped up service and arrangement were made to bring chassidim for the ...

The thousands of Satmar Chassidim accompanying the Rebbe Shlita during his visit in Eretz Yisrael are in the north today, Tuesday 11 Shevat 5773, Election Day, visiting kivrei tzaddikim. According to chareidi media reports, this was done intentionally to pull many chassidim out of Yerushalayim on Election Day to prevent ...

A delegation of rabbonim and leaders of Agudas Yisrael in the United States met on Wednesday with the Vishnitzer Rebbe Shlita, who is being hosted in Boro Park. The rebbe inquired into the activities of Agudas Yisrael in America and praised the organization’s efforts in combating efforts to ban/limit bris milah. The rebbe reportedly ...

Shortly before leaving for a trip to the United States, the Vishnitzer Rebbe Shlita released a letter to the directors of his mosdos in which he bans multimedia presentations at dinners held in honor of the chassidus’ mosdos. The rebbe tells them that one may not display photos of such events in any venue, adding there may not ...

Following a three-day delay due to Hurricane Sandy, the Vishnitzer Rebbe Shlita has arrived in the United States where he plans to attend a simcha and meet with supporters. For some of the wealthier chassidim the highlight of the rebbe’s visit will be a private shabbos with him, an event that carries a hefty price tag, $50,000 a person. ...

A planned trip to the United States by the Vishnitzer Rebbe, Rav Yisroel Hager Shlita, has been placed on hold because of Hurricane Sandy. The rebbe was scheduled to leave for America on Sunday night the eve of 13 Cheshvan 5773. Reports from Vishnitzer officials state the rebbe was planning to travel on Sunday night for a three-week visit ...

The Vishnitzer Rebbe Shlita (HaRav Yisroel Hager) has instructed talmidim and avreichim to begin reciting tachnun at mincha gedolah. The minhag in the past among Vishnitzer chassidim was not to recite tachnun at mincha with the exception of a period during the life of the Imrei Chaim and the start of the leadership of the Yeshuos ...