It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rabbi Mordechai Kokis zt”l.
Rav Mordechai was a yungerman from Bais Medrash Govoah in Lakewood who had battled illness for the last couple of years.
A talmid chochom and yorei Shomayim who possessed extraordinary emunah and bitachon, Rav Mordechai inspired thousands with his avodas Hashem and reinkeit, before his illness and throughout his medical ordeal.
When others might have been weakened and dispirited, Rav Mordechai seemed to just keep going, learning Torah, being mechazeik others, and constantly speaking of the chesed of the Ribono Shel Olam.

“Knowing Shas is incredible – but not impossible!” 

The Daf Puts Entire Torah Within our Reach

“I am a working man, not the Gadol Hador. Knowing ‘kol haTorah kulah’ is out of my realm.”

This sentiment may be common, but it is untrue. No yid is complete without completing Shas. Even if one is familiar with all the practically relevant halachos, he is missing “the full picture” of the gift that Hashem has given Klal Yisroel. These holy words – and the values and vision behind them – are the core of who we are, and who we will continue to be throughout the generations.

How can one accomplish this without having all day to learn and focus on Torah?

Daf Yomi changed the landscape…

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rav Yitzchok Asher Roszansky zt”l, dean and founder of Tiferes Bais Yaakov Elementary School of Lakewood.
Rav Roszansky had been feeling unwell and was in the hospital, where he suffered a heart attack.
The levayah is being held tonight at the Congregation Sons of Israel Holocaust Memorial Chapel, located at 613 Ramsey Street, in Lakewood NJ.
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Everywhere you go, people are gearing up for The Siyum. It’s on our minds, the topic of our conversations, and in our newsfeeds. Ok, maybe it’s in our newsfeeds a little too much, sorry. What will the weather be like? Who cares about the weather? Who will be speaking? Who will be singing? I can’t wait to dance!

Why? Simple. There is nothing more monumental and exciting than more than 100,000 yidden gathering together to celebrate Torah together with millions more around the world. The Siyum will be the most memorable and exciting yet, with historic numbers of participants from all over the world.

But, there is one question that remains. Where will you be on January 1?

Askanim in Jersey City, NJ have informed Matzav.com of the levayah details for the two frum victims of the Jersey City domestic terror shooting.
Both levayos will be held tonight.
The levaya of Mrs. Leah Mindel Ferencz Hy”d will take place at 8 p.m. at 127 Martin Luther King Boulevard in in Jersey City, NJ.
The levayah of habochur Moshe Hersh Deutsch Hy”d will take place at 8 p.m. at the Congregation Yetev Lev D’Satmar, located at 152 Rodney Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
A fund has been started to help the victims of Jersey City. Click HERE to donate.

Agudath Israel of America and its constituents were heartbroken and outraged over the murders of three civilians and a police officer yesterday at a kosher market in Jersey City, N.J. We offer our deepest condolences to the families of the innocent people who were killed, and we pray for the speedy recovery of those who were wounded in the brazen attack.
We commend the law enforcement teams that arrived so quickly at the scene of the shooting and whose members put their lives on the line to protect their fellow citizens.

Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fox, director of Project Chai, the crisis intervention, trauma and bereavement department of Chai Lifeline, is available tyo offer practical suggestions and words of chizuk for parents, educators and community leaders on dealing with the tragic shooting in Jersey City.
People can call to hear a recording. Dial-in number: (605) 313-5716 Access code: 730435 Reference number 3
Project Chai’s 24 Hour Crisis Helpline can be accessed at 855-3-crisis or via email at crisis@chailifeline.org.
A Yiddish recording option is available from Rabbi Meir Chaim Fried, Project Chai Team Member, at (605) 313-5112, access code 429088, Reference 2.
Besuros tovos.
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All are asked to daven for the refuah sheleimah of Rav Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik, rosh Yeshivas Brisk in Yerushalayim, whose condition, we are told, has taken a turn for the worse.
He is in the ICU of Hadassah hospital in Yerushalayim and is in need of rachamei Shomayim.
Rav Dovid is the fifth of twelve children – and the third son – of the Brisker Rov, Rav Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik, and Rebbetzin Alte Hendel.
All are asked to daven for Rav Meshulam Dovid Halevi ben Alte Hendel.