It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rav Yosef Zev Feinstein zt”l, the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Amalah Shel Torah in Beitar Illit. He passed away at the age of 54 at Shaarei Tzedek Hospital in Yerushalayim.
Rav Feinstein had been battling a severe illness for the past several months. In recent weeks, the name “Alter” was added to his name as a segulah.
The levayah is taking place place tonight at Yeshivas Amalah Shel Torah on Ohev Yisrael Street 2 in Beitar Illit, and will proceed from the Shevet HaLevi shul on Ohel Yosef Street 17 in the Gush Shemonim neighborhood of Yerushalayim to Har HaMenuchos for kevurah.

Milwaukee’s Jewish community is filled with joy and gratitude as Rav Michel Twerski and Rebbetzin Twerski have returned home after undergoing successful surgeries in Chicago.
The beloved rov and rebbetzin, who have been away for the past two months, were warmly greeted today by members of the community eager to welcome them back.

The health of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Bnei Brak, Rav Yisroel Hager, who is currently in Los Angeles for medical treatment, has shown notable improvement, according to sources in the Vizhnitzer kehillah.
The Rebbe is expected to be hospitalized this Friday—on Purim itself—in preparation for a medical procedure scheduled for Monday at a Los Angeles hospital.
In a recorded message sent to thousands of chassidim, Vizhnitzer leaders shared the encouraging update, attributing the improvement to the heartfelt tefillos of Klal Yisroel. They urged the public to continue davening for the Rebbe’s refuah, particularly on Ta’anis Esther and Purim.

Rav Yitzchok Berkovits, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Aish HaTorah and rosh kollel of the Jerusalem Kollel, has issued a strong statement regarding the current World Zionist Organization (WZO) elections, emphasizing the critical importance of participation for the Torah community.
“The election is not about us becoming Zionists,” Rav Berkovits clarified. “They are to prevent the Reform from siphoning off money and using it to bring Reform to Eretz Yisroel. They openly say it is about undoing all the accomplishments of [Eretz HaKodesh].”
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A storm of controversy is swirling following the publication of footage from the wedding of a son of Rav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Ateres Shlomo, last night.
The video, originally broadcast by Sparks of a Nation, shows the rosh yeshiva leading thousands of his talmidim in singing the Neturei Karta anthem, igniting fierce political backlash.

Rav Avigdor Nebenzahl, senior posek and rov of the Old City of Yerushalayim, quoted the opinion of his rebbi, Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zt”l, regarding the Purim seudah this year in Yerushalayim.
Rav Auerbach ruled that it is not mandatory to have the Purim seudah on Shabbos, although it is customary to add one additional dish to the seudah.
It is also advisable, he said, to increase wine consumption, but one should be careful not to become intoxicated.
Why avoid drunkenness? Because “there is a requirement to ‘remember the Shabbos day’ — and the sanctity of Shabbos must take precedence,” he said.

Three years ago, on Purim d’mukafin, while the residents of Yerushalayim celebrated the joy of Purim, the Torah world came to a standstill. The great heart of the gadol hador, Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt”l, whose guidance the entire Torah world followed, ceased to beat. The entire Torah world mourned the loss.
Beginning this coming Motzoei Shabbos, thousands are expected to visit the kever of Rav Chaim at the cemetery in Bnei Brak. The mass visitation will take place from Motzoei Shabbos until Monday at sunset.

All are asked to continue davening for Rav Chaim Abadi, the esteemed head of Minyan Shelanu in Lakewood and one of the prominent figures in the field of chinuch in the United States, especially known for his incredible work with at-risk teens.
Rav Abadi has been battling serious illness and is currently hospitalized at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
As of this morning, Rav Abadi remains on a ventilator but is expected to be taken off shortly. He requires tremendous rachamei Shomayim for his full recovery.

Matzav.com previously reported the petirah of Rav Zev Berlin zt”l, the Rosh Yeshiva of Gaon Yaakov in Bnei Brak, who passed away on Motzoei Shabbos.
After consulting with leading gedolim, Rav Naftali Zuchovsky, one of the heads of the yeshiva, announced that the late Rosh Yeshiva‘s wish was for his son, Rav Shraga Berlin, to succeed him as the new Rosh Yeshiva of Gaon Yaakov.
Rav Shraga, 53, is already a well-known figure among the talmidim of Gaon Yaakov, having stood alongside his father in the leadership of the yeshiva for the past six years.