HIKIND’S LEGAL SEMINAR A HUGE HIT FOR COMMUNITY
A Legal Services Forum on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Boro Park Y, sponsored by Assemblyman Dov Hikind, saw a turnout of nearly one hundred Boro Park and Flatbush...
Rabbis Launch War on Self-Locking Doors
Prominent Hasidic and Lithuanian Ultra-Orthodox rabbis are demanding that public institutions avoid installing self-locking door handles, which make it impossible to open rooms' doors from the outside.
According to the...
Yeshivat Torah V’avodah Appoints New Rosh Yeshiva
Bnei Akiva of North America (BANA) (www.bneiakiva.org) and Yeshivat Torah v’Avodah (YTVA) (www.tvaisrael.org) are excited to announce the hiring of Rav Yair Eisenstock (HaLevi) as rosh yeshiva to work...
Insights on The Torah
Reclaiming Our Free Choice
By Five Towns Marriage Initiative
The Midrash Rabbah on Parashas Bo (13:3:2) says that when Pharaoh witnessed the plagues and did not take their lessons seriously, he...
Former Rabbinic Aide, Ex-Fundraiser for NYC Congressman, Charged with Immigration Fraud
A former rabbinical aide who may hold the fate of a United States representative in his hands has been arrested on immigration-fraud charges, federal authorities said on Friday.
According to...
Welcome Back To Har Torah
Yeshiva Har Torah welcomed back its students for the start of its 26th year. Over 600 students gathered in the school parking lot for a welcoming assembly. Tehillim, the...
“Women Of The Wall” Director arrested
Anat Hoffman, Executive Director of the Israel Religious Action Center and Chair of Women of the Wall, was arrested at the Western Wall mid-prayer.
Last night, Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan eve,...
Kosher Diapers a Hit with Orthodox Brooklyn Moms
We got a Kosher Kitchen, Kosher Food, Kosher Soap and now there are Kosher Diapers
Observant Jews aren’t supposed to open regular disposable diapers with adhesive glue-laden fasteners during the...
Bushwick Musician an Underground Stylist for Chasidic Women’s Wigs
BUSHWICKÂ –Â In her makeshift salon stuffed with hair color vats, vintage mirrors, a swirly leather chair and a helmet-style hairdryer, Sarah Nowicki juggled multiple clients to kick off the week....
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The Week In Review at MTA
MTA Juniors Volunteer At Koshertroops
Chesed is an integral part of programming at MTA, as well as a core value the yeshiva instills within its...
MTA Juniors Spend Inspiring Shabbos In Yeshiva
By: Elishama Marmon (‘20)
On Shabbos, November 9-10, Rabbi Mendelson’s Eleventh Grade shiur enjoyed a Shabbos in yeshiva with their rebbe. In addition to inspiring...