One of the final remnants of Torah sanctity in eastern Europe to survive World War II and put down roots in the fresh potential of America, the 95-year-old Skulener Rebbe, Rabbi Yisroel Avrohom ...

Today is the yahrzeit of the Sekulener Rebbe zts"l. When a man, by his actions, by his wisdom and insight shows us his holiness and erudition, we should believe our eyes and hearts and be grateful to ...

Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in Brooklyn Tuesday for the funeral of a popular rabbi who survived the Holocaust and despised the internet. Huge crowds were pictured in Borough Park for the ...

Enormous crowds lined the streets to pay respects to revered rabbi Yisroel Avrohom Portugal BROOKLYN’S streets were filled with an estimated 100,000 Hasidic Jews yesterday for the funeral of a rabbi ...

Rabbi Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, who was born in Romania, died at Johns Hopkins Memorial Hospital Monday at the age of 95. He took over as Skulener rebbe from his father. Community members prayed and ...

Two New York police officers were injured Tuesday at a funeral for a prominent rabbi. The New York Post reports the funeral procession for Rabbi Yisroel Avrohom Portugal drew thousands of mourners, ...

Rabbi Eliezer Zisu Portogal, the Skulener Rebbe, who was arrested last year by Rumanian authorities for aiding and maintaining homeless Jewish children, arrived here today to settle in the United ...

The Jewish Press joins K’lal Yisroel in mourning the death, at age 95, of the Skulener Rebbe, zt”l, Harav Yisroel Avrohom Portugal. A long revered fixture in New York’s Jewish community, he was for ...

As thousands of Skulener Chasidim prepared for Saturday night’s celebration of the 44th anniversary of their rebbe’s liberation from a Romanian prison, many had their hearts set on a different ...

BROOKLYN'S streets were filled with an estimated 100,000 Hasidic Jews yesterday for the funeral of a rabbi who was famous for his hatred of the internet. Mourners with smartphones in their pockets ...