In an address to bochrim the Chernobyl Rebbe Shlita stressed the need to maintain an awareness of the holiness of Hebrew, and therefore, one should not speak in Hebrew for divrei chulin, but rather one should speak in Yiddish to address day-to-day affairs, as is the custom in the chassidus. The Rebbe added that he has [...]

Final preparations are underway ahead of the upcoming wedding of the grandson of the Munkatcher Rebbe shlita, hachoson Shloima, son of Harav Chaim Eluzar Rabinowitz Munkatcher Rosh Yeshiva to the kallah, a daughter of Harav Meir Yosef Zeltenreich, son of the Tchakaver Rov and son in law of the Sorvasher Rov. Guests from around the [...]

A bris was held in Bnei Brak on Thursday that brought simcha to many generations. The bris was performed on the son of a great grandchild of Maran HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv Shlita, a great grandson to both HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita and HaGaon HaRav Aryeh Yehuda Leib Shteinman Shlita, as well as [...]

[By: Rabbi Dovid Hoffman author of Torah Tavlin series and Heroes of Spirit] A little more than three years ago, the Telsher Rosh HaYeshivah, Rav Chaim Stein ZT”L, visited Los Angeles, and spent an extended weekend there, from Thursday till Monday morning. All throughout his trip, Rav Chaim continuously gave shiurim in numerous shuls, Batei Medrash [...]

There will be a Kabolas Ponim tonight (Tuesday) for the Loitzker Rebbe Shlita, who is on a visit from Yerushalayim. The Rebbe is a brother of the Stoliner Rebbe. Many Rabbonim are expected to attend the Kabolas Ponim which is being held at Menorah Hall at 14th Avenue and 50th Street, at 9:30PM. The Rebbe arrived [...]

Below are videos and links to albums of hundreds of photos taken at Lag BaOmer events around the world. Our most incredible images this year, were aerial photos taken high above Eretz Yisroel by Kuvien Images for YWN. YWN thanks our photographers, and all those who submitted photos to YWN. You help us keep our photo albums updated daily, [...]

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