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Inseparable from the Kosel: Remembering Rabbi Menachem Mendel Reuven Gefner, zt”l, Upon His 30th Yahrtzeit, 18 Teves
By Rabbi Baruch Gefner Ever since our people were exiled from Eretz Yisrael, the thought of Yerushalayim has intensified in our collective heart. We mourned over it, dreamed about it,…
Brachos by the Billions
By Meir Niv “So, what would you like to receive as your reward?” the king of India asked the honoree of the evening, a man who had recently invented…
The Scud War Remembered
By Baila Marcus Twenty-six years ago, as a newlywed, I learned how to fry schnitzel and iron my husband’s shirts. After several months of marriage, worrying bits of information filtered…
Too Busy to Read This?
By Rabbi Yaakov Barr, MSc, PGDip, BABCP Accreditation Today, everyone is busy. I had a chat with a friend recently that went something like this: “How is everything going?” my…
The Torah Wellspring of Harav Pinchas Hirschprung, Zt”l, Chief Rabbi of Montreal
BY MENACHEM POLLAK Harav Pinchas Hirschprung (5672/1912–5758/1998), whose 20th yahrtzeit was Sunday, 27 Teves, was a gaon olam who would dazzle his audience with his wide breadth of knowledge of…
Beyond Survival: The Incredible Triumph of Reb Mendel Tessler
BY MIRIAM GOTTLIEB The Holocaust. The hate, the horror, the throbbing hurt of a nation in ruin. Rivers of ink, museums of memorabilia, and so many words still falling woefully…
HUMOR: Taking Us to the Cleaners
I will freely admit that I don’t understand how dry cleaners work. How do they get that stuff clean? And without water! Everyone says, “They use chemicals.” They say it…
Glassblower/Artist: Sheva Chaya Shaiman
BY MENUCHA CHANA LEVIN Creative, gracious, original, colorful, inspiring … in these ways Sheva Chaya Shaiman is similar to the unique works of art she produces. An expressive watercolor artist…
Pillar of Fire: Harav Fishel, the Saba Kaddisha of Strikov, on the Occasion of His Yahrtzeit, 17 Teves
BY HARAV NECHEMIA PINKESOVIC Harav Yosef Yehudah was a member of the inner circle of the Maggid of Mezeritch and Harav Yaakov Yosef of Polnoye. While he was living in…
Your Money or Your Life
A true story, as told to RINA BERMAN Though I didn’t know it at the time, my ordeal began when my husband inherited some stocks from his grandfather, z”l, and…
HUMOR: ‘Above Average’ Doesn’t Say Much
BY MORDECHAI SCHMUTTER A new study in Britain says that driving makes people less intelligent. And I say, “Baruch Hashem.” I thought it was just me. But that does explain…
Walls
BY MRS. ROCHEL (SAMUELS) GURION My grandmother, who is less than five feet in height, is the tallest person I know. Tall in perseverance, in emotional strength, in service of…
Duvi Weinroth Speaks
BY SHOSHANA CHEN (SHENKER) I had the best teacher in the world for coping with life. And with death. Chani Weinroth, a”h, who fought against cancer for a decade and…
Finding His Calling
BY D. COHEN Reb Avrohom Meir Carlebach needed a job. It was time to move on after four years of working in property management, his first job after six years…
The Netzach Yisrael Kibbutz in Hénonville, France, for Survivors from Poalei Agudas Yisrael
By RABBI SHMUEL ALBERT Spring 5705/1945 They were a nation of survivors, one from a city, two from a family, in small clusters here and there throughout Poland and Eastern…
In Conversation with Rabbi Shmuel Brody, Rav of Kehillas Ashreichem Yisrael in Seattle, Washington
By YOSEF GESSER Would the Rav please provide a bit of background information? I was born in Syracuse, New York; my parents are Rabbi Moshe and Faige Brody. My…
Silent Epiphany
By MIRIAM GOTTLIEB Change, especially drastic change, sometimes emerges from a clearly identifiable epiphany or watershed moment, causing a “wow” effect and, of course, making for a great story. But…
Medicine and Morals: A Medical School That Can Make a Jewish Heart Proud
By GUR ARYEH HERZIG Meet Dr. Edward Halperin, chancellor and chief executive officer of Touro’s New York Medical College — medical historian, pediatric radiation oncologist and idealist, who expects much…
Fighting for a Cause: A True Story
As Told to ESTHER GROSSMAN In the spirit of Chanukah, we present the heroic struggle of a young girl who fought to free herself from the shackles of her secular…