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The self-sacrifice of Rabeinu in tzedakah-related matters was famous, and yet few knew how deep and strong was the connection between Rabeinu and the mitzvah of tzedakah in general and his tzedakah organization, Kupat Ha’ir, which he founded and developed for tens of years - in particular.
US Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, last week issued the following statement ahead of pending news on the United States’ return to the Iran nuclear deal.
On January 1 of 2020, approximately 100,000 people joined together at MetLife Stadium to celebrate the completion of the seven-and-a-half-year cycle of Daf Yomi.
Normally, in an arts and crafts activity, you make something and keep it for yourself. Well, for Purim, v’nahafoch hu means you make something and give it away.
Rav Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky, one of the generation’s leading Lithuanian Torah scholars, passed away at his home in Bnei Brak on Shushan Purim (March 18). He was 94 years old.
