Renowned and beloved composer Yossi Green has unveiled a special musical composition for Purim, Shoshanas Yaakov, written in honor of the Munkatcher Rebbe, Rav Moshe Leib Rabinowitz.
Sung by Yossi himself, the production below features the musical arrangements by Mendy Hershkowitz and the masterful vocal production by Yossi Tyberg.
From conception to completion, the entire production was accomplished in less than 36 hours in an effort to present the song to the Rebbe before Purim this year.
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Credits:
Composed by: Yossi Green
Produced by: Yossi Tyberg
Arranged by: Mendy Hershkowitz

Rabbonim from Yerushalayim and other cities have urged people to avoid traveling between cities on Friday, recommending that if travel is absolutely necessary, it should be done in the morning hours.
This year, the majority of Israel will observe Purim on Friday, while in Yerushalayim and a few other locations, the Yom Tov is on Shabbos and Sunday, for a Purim Meshulash.
This cautionary advice has been issued due to concerns that there could be severe traffic congestion on the highways, particularly given the timing of the Yom Tov.

In a surprising development, Matzav.com and Yeshiva World News have jointly announced that they are merging into a single powerhouse of online news, bringing a seismic shift to the frum media landscape.
Sources close to both websites have confirmed that the merger, which is set to take effect on Shushan Purim, is in response to the overwhelming realization that two separate sites simply aren’t necessary anymore.
“After all,” said one anonymous insider, “why the need for two websites when you can have one mega-site that covers every angle of frum life, from shidduch suggestions to political opinions, from COVID-19 updates to the latest yeshiva drama?”

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.