[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The last official Israel Police estimate regarding the number of participants in the levaya of Mir Rosh Yeshiva HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel at 4:00pm Israel time spoke of �tens of thousands�. Chareidi news services are reporting upwards of 100,000 people. Words including �Like Mama Rochel, who sacrificed for […]
Occupy Wall Street is going on the road � a two-week walk to Washington. A small group of activists plans to leave Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park at noon Wednesday and arrive by the Nov. 23 deadline for a congressional committee to decide whether to keep President Barack Obama’s extension of Bush-era tax cuts. Protesters say the […]
Another federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that President Obama�s healthcare reform law is constitutional. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the law�s requirement that almost all Americans buy health insurance. In a symbolic win for the law�s supporters, the opinion was written by Judge Laurence Silberman � a Reagan appointee. Legally, the decision is […]
According to Rabbi Shachar Nachman Fireberg, who is overseeing events at Kevel Rachel today, 11 Cheshvan, her yahrzeit, 60,000-70,000 mispallalim have already visited the holy site. Police and other officials appear pleased with the day�s events, with all in agreement that it is passing with considerably less friction that last year. 16:00 IL: According to […]
Likud MK Danny Danon has called on US President Barak Obama to apologize to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and the State of Israel following his disparaging remarks in what he
Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday morning, 11 Cheshvan, spoke with Israel Radio host Yaron Dekel, addressing a number of current event issues. IR: What is your feeling regarding the
It may not have been the plan of Jerusalem police, but the large number of spectators and participants in the levaya of HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel spilled over onto the Cord�s Bridge, bringing light rail service to an abrupt halt. While the train attempted to slowly make its way over the bridge, there were […]
Despite the growing popularity among secular couples to seek out a Rabbanei Tzohar rav to perform their wedding, these couple will now be compelled to deal directly with the state�s rabbanut, the agents of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. According to rabbonim affiliated with Tzohar, Minister of Religious Services (Shas) Yaakov Margi has put an […]
Sen. John McCain said Tuesday that derogatory �hot mic� comments from President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are �indicative of the attitude and policies that this administration has had towards Israel.� �I happen to be a great admirer of Prime Minister Netanyahu,� McCain said on Fox and […]
Last night, Monday, the eve of 11 Cheshvan, the Mir Rosh Yeshiva HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel Zatzal phoned Minister of the Interior Eli Yishai to personally thank him for arranging a reduction in arnona property tax for yeshivos gedolos. The Rav zt�l is quoted as telling Yishai that his actions have lifted a major […]
16:00 IL: The levaya of Mir Rosh Yeshiva HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel Zatzal continues in Yerushalayim as this time. The levaya has arrived at the entrance to the city
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] As the Torah community seeks to digest the bitter news of the petira of the Mir Rosh Yeshiva, HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel Zatzal,
The levaya for the Mir Rosh Yeshiva HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel Zatzal is scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon at the Mir. Leading roshei yeshiva and admorim are expected
[VIDEOS & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The following is a collection of more than 200 photos of Hagon Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ZATZAL. In addition to the large album of photos, there are three albums of photos taken just a few weeks ago on Sukkos by Kuvien Images for YWN. Below the album links are�videos […]
The following are two videos of Hagon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ZATZAL, Rosh HaYeshiva Mir Yerushalayim, as he delivered Divrei Chizuk and Hisorerus at the tenth and eleventh Annual Agudath
Mir Rosh Yeshiva HaRav HaGaon Nosson Tzvi Finkel�s Zatzal petira was sudden, sending a shockwave through the international Torah community. The rosh yeshiva maintained his schedule until his petira. On Monday, 10 Cheshvan, he arrived in Bnei Brak to make a shiva visit to the family of Rav Yosef Aryeh Halperin ZT�L on HaRav Hirsch […]
MDA EMT Akiva Pollack was the first on the scene at the home of the Mir Rosh Yeshiva, HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel Zatzal on Tuesday morning, 11 Cheshvan. He spoke of the experience with Kikar Shabbat; explaining what it was like after the Rosh Yeshiva collapsed in his home. �The rebitzen called the moked […]
The Levaya of the Mir Rosh Yeshiva, HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel Zatzal will begin at 12:00 noon at the Mir Yeshiva in the Beis Yisrael neighborhood of the Yerushalayim. The levaya will then continue to Har Menuchos�for kvura. (YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
07:03 IL: YWN-Israel has just learned of the petira of the Mir Rosh Yeshiva, HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ZT�L, the Mir Rosh Yeshiva. The rav zt�l was the Mir rosh yeshiva since 1990. Based on the conflicting reports received this morning, the rosh yeshiva went into cardiac arrest and EMS personnel were unsuccessful in […]
06:50 IL: According to preliminary reports, MDA has been summoned to the home of Mir Rosh Yeshiva HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel Shlita, who reportedly lost consciousness. No additional information is available at this time. YWN-ISRAEL will continue providing updates as confirmed information becomes available. (YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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