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Ezra is Burning | Crowds Protest in Front of the Vizhnitz Central Courthouse; Attempts to Incite a Blood Liturgy on the Second Courtyard

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The false plot was exposed. All credit goes to Kikar and David Keshet Huge drama in Bnei Brak, crowds are now demonstrating in a major protest against the Vizanitz Central Court in the city • Behind the scenes - the commotion of the signs that lit up the city and the false rumors that the second courtyard was supposedly attacked • The truth is revealed - young Lithuanians were caught 'red-handed' • For now, no injuries, the police are in reinforced forces (ultra-Orthodox) Is Bnei Brak on the verge of a wave of instability? Ezra Street in the city looks like a battlefield these days. Crowds of demonstrators, affiliated with various sects in the sector, are gathering in front of the Beit Midrash Hall of the Vizhnitz Central Hasidic sect , in a sharp protest against what they define as a personality cult and the unusual behavior of the court Hasidic sects. The tension that erupted this evening began in the early hours of the morning. Kikar learned that several young people from th...

This Fight Is Different By Rabbi Yitzchak Pindrus

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  | Perspectives | All credit goes to Riki Goldstein & The Mishpacha Magazine to the Mishpacha Magazine   | February 10, 2026 Email Print Pressure on those devoted to Torah study is no longer applied indirectly Photo: Shutterstock/MichaelHatzalam IT is no secret that the chareidi community in Eretz Yisrael is facing one of the most severe challenges it has known since the founding of the state. Incitement and polarization have become routine, economic measures are increasingly wielded as political weapons, and pressure on those devoted to Torah study is no longer applied indirectly: It is systematic. In the Knesset, we work toward one clear objective, guided by the  gedolei Yisrael  in this struggle for the soul of the state: securing the status of Torah scholars, who have served as the spiritual shield of the Jewish People in every generation. Yet we must confront reality honestly. The chareidi public is operating under a dangerous misconception. Many still beli...

Rav Zweig Shlita on Parshas Mishpatim

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All credit goes to the Talmudic College of Florida  |  Rohr Talmudic University Campus ,  4000 Alton Road ,  Miami Beach, FL 33140 and the Rosh Hayeshiva Shlita Parshas Mishpatim ..................... .............................. .............................. ............ Shevat 5786 Based on the Torah of our Rosh HaYeshiva HaRav Yochanan Zweig Weekly Insights Printer Friendly Format  Click Here This week’s Insights is dedicated in loving memory of Malka bas Rav Kalman. “May her Neshama have an Aliya!” To sponsor an issue of Insights  Click Here Money Can’t Buy Self-Esteem […] an for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, hand for a hand, a foot for a foot (21:24). This week’s  parsha  devotes quite a bit of space to jurisprudence and judicial matters, with a special focus on torts and assigning compensatory damages for a variety of damages to person and property. An oft quoted  possuk  relating to how Judaism applies justice is likewise found...

Harav Avraham Dovid Atik, zt”l

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  Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 8:58 pm |  ט' שבט תשע"ה Photo Credit goes to bhol.co.il &  יהודה פרקוביץ (Hamodia Staff) - The Torah world mourned news of the  petirah  on Thursday of Harav Avraham Dovid Atik,  zt”l, Rosh Yeshivah,  Yeshivas Be’er Shlomo, renowned  talmid chacham  and  rebbi  to generations of  talmidim . He was 71 years old. Reb Avraham Dovid was born in Yerushalayim in 1944 to Harav Shlomo and Rebbetzin Chayah Leah Atik. His father was among the most prominent Karliner Chassidim of his time, and enjoyed exceptional closeness to Hagaon Harav Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik,  zt”l,  the Brisker Rav. In this unique atmosphere of Torah and  avodah , Reb Avraham Dovid grew towards greatness. During his time studying in Yerushalyim’s historic yeshivah, Eitz Chaim, he distinguished himself for his brilliant mind and tremendous  hasmadah . While still a young  bachur , Reb Avraham Dov...

All credit goes to Rafael Hoffman and The Hamodia

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  Rembering Harav Dovid grossman 8 years after his tragic petirah. Harav Dovid Grossman, Zt”l By Rafael Hoffman Monday, February 5, 2018 at 7:21 pm |  כ' שבט תשע"ח NEW YORK  - Harav Dovid Grossman,  zt”l,  a well-known and beloved  marbitz Torah  in the Los Angeles community, was  niftar  after being injured in a car accident in Staten Island early Monday morning. He was 72 years old. From the day of his arrival as a founding member of the Los Angeles Kollel more than 40 years ago until his sudden passing, Rav Grossman played an integral role in the growth of the  kehillah’s   ruchniyus . His unending  hasmadah, ahavas Torah , and  ahavas Yisrael  left an indelible impression on his many  talmidim  and others who benefited from his Torah and  chassadim . His reputation spread well beyond Los Angeles as recordings of his popular  Daf Yomi shiurim  became a favorite among those studyin...