Rav Meir Mazuz, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Kisei Rachamim, addressed the issue of rodents that have been causing problems in the city of Bnei Brak and how it impacts the observance of the mitzvah of sukkah.
Rav Mazuz pointed out that individuals whose sukkahs are run over by rodents are exempt from sleeping in them.
He emphasized the unique problem faced in Bnei Brak, where mice have become a rampant plague this year, making it practically impossible to sit inside a sukkah peacefully.
He quoted a Gemara and said, “Mice can harm someone who is sleeping. Imagine sleeping in a sukkah while mice come and bite you – that doesn’t constitute a proper sukkah experience. Such a situation is untenable.”

[COMMUNICATED]
Premier! Simchos Beis Hashevoah of Yeshivas Ateres Shlomo will be broadcasted live from the Yeshivah website!
The Simchos Beis HaShoevah of the Ateres Shlomo Network throughout Eretz Yisroel are famed throughout the country and thousands of talmidim, rabbanim, families and friends attend and participate. The Simchas Beis HaShoevah at the Kiryas HaYeshivah is undoubtedly the height of these celebrations with thousands of bnei yeshivah in attendance.
For the first time ever, per the request of friends and supporters of the yeshivah, the central Simchos Beis HaShoevah will be broadcasted live each evening of Chol Hamoed through Hoshana Rabbah.

Like every year, crowds will descend upon the sukkah of the Slabodka rosh yeshiva, Rav Dov Landau, located at 15 Rechov Harav Rav Sher in Bnei Brak, during Chol Hamoed Sukkos. To accommodate the crowds, preparations have been made to ensure the safety of those entering and exiting the home.
This year, following the petiros of Rav Chaim Kanievsky and Rav Gershon Edelstein, it is expected that more people than ever with visit Rav Landau on Chol Hamoed. Consequently, concerns have arisen regarding potential safety risks.

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rav Shlomo Golovenzitz zt”l. He was 83.
Rav Golovenzitz was a rov in the Machzikei Hadas community in Antwerp, Belgium.
Rav Golovenzitz was a son of Rav Yitzchak and Mrs. Yehudit Golovenzitz.
During his youth, Rav Golovenzitz was educated in mosdos in Yerushalayim. When he came of age, he joined the Ponevezh Yeshiva and benefited from the rabbeim there, primarily Rav Shmuel Rozovsky.
Afterward, he learned at the Kfar Chassidim Yeshiva and became close to Rav Eliyahu Lopian.

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rabbi Yaakov Eliezer Friedrich zt”l, one of the eldest Lubavitcher Chassidim. He lived in Antwerp, Belgium, and passed away at the age of 102.
R’ Yankel was abandoned by his father at the age of 6 and was raised by a Catholic peasant. After many challenges, he was adopted by the Belgian Jewish community and raised in a Torah environment.
In his memoirs, “By the Hand of Hashem,” he describes how he escaped the German blitzkrieg in Antwerp and faced much danger, trials and tribulations with faith in Hashem and great mesiras nefesh. He miraculously survived the war and moved to Belgium, where he rebuilt his life.

The largest daled minim shuk (market) in Eretz Yisroel is set to open for Sukkos in Yerushalayim Valero Square, located adjacent to the Mahaneh Yehuda Shuk.
Dozens of stalls will offer esrogim, lulavim, haddassim, and aravos.
Photo by Reuven Leitush.
The colorful and unique market, which is being held for the 25th year, will have about 40 stalls selling high-quality daled minim, including esrogim imported from Italy and Morocco.

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rebbetzin Miriam Erlanger a”h. She was 89.
Rebbetzin Erlanger was the wife of Rav Avraham Erlanger, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Kol Torah in Yerushalayim and author of the classic seforim Birkas Avraham.
The Rebbetzin was born in Germany, a daughter of Rav Chaim Yosef Jacobovits, who served as the rosh yeshiva of Frankfurt Yeshiva and as the rosh yeshiva of Kol Torah.
Upon reaching marriageable age, she wed her distinguished husband, Rav Avraham Erlanger.

כפרות בבני ברק תשפ”דצילום: שוקי
 
כפרות בבני ברק תשפ”דצילום: שוקי
 

WATCH:

This emotional, passionate expression of soul-stirring hakaras hatov was first shown at the Nshei Adirei HaTorah event on September 20, 2023.
UNSPOKEN WORDS
Composed & Written by: Chayala Neuhaus
Music Produced & Arranged By: Doni Gross
Featuring: Shmueli Ungar
A Mint Media Production