Yachatz - a broken nation
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Here is a thought I hope to express at the Pesach seder...
Yachatz
Yachatz is a point in the seder that is often overlooked. Many do it "on
the sly" with ...
Books Received
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Midrash David on Pirke Avot by R. David HaNagid, translated by R. Yehoshua
Berdugo (Mosaica) Day to Day: Inspiration and stories for a meaningful
Torah lif...
These Are A Few of My Unfavorite Things
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[with apologies to Julie Andrews] Reasonable people ought to be able to
debate the central issues around the charedi draft. Agree with them or not,
there...
Deja Vu Trailer
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From the producers of ‘Trapped in Iran' comes a new adventure by Chaya
Morgenstern and Chana Rubinstein. Steinhaus Productions Presents: Deja Vu A
suspense...
Pesach – Leaving the Imprisonment of Materialism
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Rav Itamar Schwartz, the author of the Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh Download a
number of Drashos on Pesach On Pesach, when we left Egypt, we left in
haste, and ...
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Redux: adjective – resurgence; refers to being brought back, restored, or
revived; something familiar presented in a new way. Not to see what no one
else h...
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1925-26 broadside from European and EY rabbis, including the (late) Chafetz
Chaim, Rav Kook, Rabbi Meir Hildesheimer, and others, against mechitzaless
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Petition to relaunch the blog
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Adar 2 - Rabbi Yitzchok Wolpin
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As we have already begun the second month of Adar, and we all know that in
this month we are to increase joy and happiness, I’d like to share with you
a t...
Signing Off
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Taking the advice of my mentors and close friends, I’ve decided to bring
this unpopular blog to a close.
I can imagine that many people will be very happy...
The Conservative Mangling of the Word "Halachic"
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Rabbi Student astutely pointed out that because the meaning of 'halachic'
(or 'kosher' or 'rabbi' isn't trademarked, it is wide open to mean anything
you ...
Signing Off
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When I first started blogging, it was before the Asifa. Post-asifa, there
arose the question whether I could (and should) continue. Consulting my
mentor, w...
This Blog Has Moved
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After a great get-together last night, we are ready to move the blog to a
new format that has more functionality and is more esthetically pleasing.
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What really boggles the mind is how certain insignificant videos go viral, while the inspirational variety are relegated to flail in Kansas-land as mere Dust in the Wind.
I was privileged to meet him once, and I can testify to the fact that he is the real Mccoy. His love for all people shines through, as one need not subscribe to his brand or level of religiosity to be on the receiving end of his kindness.
Seven Hundred Paratroopers came under his spell in 2006 en-route to battle in Lebanon. All 700 returned home, complete. Not one casualty. Remarkable.
There is a famous story where he was engaging a wayward youth in conversation and he asked him what it would take to get him to become religious. The young man replied "a porsche". Indeed, The rabbi showed up at his house several days later with the car! See more stories here.
One thing that disturbs me is that when a person of importance passes on, the eulogies praise them to such an extent that one begins to wonder - If there are such amazing people on this earth, why do we only find out about them after they are gone? So please take the opportunity to watch the embedded video, and when in Israel, make it your business to visit Migdal HaEmek.
beautiful post. shkoyakh and thanks for the honorable mention and than HKB"H for the honorable Mentchen.
I wouldn't emphasize the miraculous survival rate aspect. To me that's neither here nor there. The greatest miracle present in the clip is the size to which one human heart can expand.
beautiful post. shkoyakh and thanks for the honorable mention and than HKB"H for the honorable Mentchen.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't emphasize the miraculous survival rate aspect. To me that's neither here nor there. The greatest miracle present in the clip is the size to which one human heart can expand.
Beautiful - thanks for posting
ReplyDeleteWelcome aboard, Moshe.
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