Picture of the Day
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Thanks MG for snapping this shot of a homeless fellow snacking on
Manischewitz Matza..
save a life (see the sign he is holding) ...and get him something...
Replay: Thousands at Birkat Kohanim at Kotel
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Tens of thousands of worshipers gathered Thursday morning for the
traditional Birkat Kohanim (Priestly Blessing) ceremony during the Passover
holiday at th...
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...
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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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
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A century ago, Jews flocked to the Catskill Mountains, not merely for the summer months, but to live year-round.
One of the primary reasons for the move, was the farming profession, which allowed Jews to keep the Shabbos. Corporate jobs in the city, required working six days a week, with Sunday as the only day of rest.
Monticello, Liberty, Hurleyville, Glen Wild, Woodridge, South Fallsburg, Ellenville, Livingston Manor and Woodbourne, to name a few, built beautiful town Shuls which remain standing to this day.
One of the pleasures of Davening in one of these rustic relics of the past is to admire the artwork on the walls, the high domed ceilings, the stained glass windows, the ancient radiators, the musty basements and the simplistic, yet endearing architecture of the Aronei Kodesh.
Although a few of these Shuls still operate year round, others gather dust until they are revived by their summer guests.
Several years ago, the Nikolsberger Rebbe, Rabbi Mordechai Jungreis, embarked on a plan to restore the Woodbourne Shul to it's former glory. Although Woodbourne hosted a Seforim store, the city was more famous for it's pizza, ice cream and pool tables, not to mention as serving as a meeting place for teenagers.
Rabbi Jungreis instituted round the clock Davening, provides hot food, cake and drinks as well as a listening ear for countless youngsters looking for guidance. The 93 year old Shul now serves as a bustling meeting place for Ruchniyus.
Not only is RJ a "Rebbe", he is also the Rebbe of children. Two of my children were privileged to pass through his classroom.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting man. He is a Rebbe of a Shul in Boro Park, a classroom Rebbe, and now also a Rabbi of a Shul. Big Tzaddik.
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