Read the full interview by Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt in the latest issue of Kol Echad ou.org/kol-echad/sing…

“ When we think of Chabad, we think of the Shlichim who are willing to go to the farthest places on earth to inspire Jews and we give credit to the seventh Rebbe. I would argue that the culture of self-sacrifice really began with Rav Yosef Yitzchak. He understood that communism

Years ago, while learning in the Mir, a protest that had gotten somewhat violent took place in front of the yeshiva. Some bochrim joined in. The next day Rav Yosef Elefant got up to speak and declared, “People who throw rocks at police officers are the same people who beat

🔥 BREAKING FROM RAV LANDAU & RAV HIRSCH: To the yeshiva students: It is strictly forbidden under any circumstances to participate in or be present among those who are going to places where there is confrontation with the police. One must remain in the yeshiva, dedicated to

When her book, Unmatched, came out, Jewish Action was considering writing a book review. I read it and loved it, but thought Rabbi Hauer zt’l would push back as the author writes about her struggles with negiah. Rabbi Hauer: “Are you kidding me? This woman is a model that we

For decades after WWII, my grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, would light a candle in memory of a pregnant woman that was taken away from their work camp by the Nazis. Then one day she was speaking to our next door neighbor and made a shocking discovery. The woman's sister

“The bookcase in a Jewish home is not a piece of furniture, it is where the past, present, and future of Judaism merge. Dusty books with broken spines inherited from a grandparent. Tear-filled Siddurim into which you poured your greatest dreams. Books with underlines and

Who plays a more important in the Purim story? The Jews gathering together to pray, or Esther who is all alone, risking her life, to save the Jewish People? It may have been exhilarating gathering with all the Jews, but without Esther we’d be lost. To all the Esthers on the

“Does G-d love you? Does G-d, who knows exactly what you did and did not do, who knows what you are capable of and how far you are from where you should be, does He still care about you? Or is He just so disappointed that He has moved on? That’s a question I recently received

His name was Mohammad. Of course it was. Due to engine problems on my train, I was forced to get an Uber. I hadn’t yet davened and at this point had missed any of the minyanim in the vicinity of my destination. So I planned on Davening in the Uber. Only that the driver who

Unpopular opinion: I will miss tachanun for the next month. We could probably use a few more שומר ישראל׳’s right now…

Those of you who come here regularly know that I like to talk about current events on Shabbos morning. One of the fundamental ideas that I learned from Rabbi Moshe Hauer zt”l is that the Torah is a Toras Chayim, a living Torah. Yes, it was written thousands of years ago, but it

A yearly reminder - Must couches/ beds/ fridges be moved when cleaning for chameitz? No. Absolutely not. The Gemara writes that one must search "until one's hand reaches/ ad sheyodo ma'ga'as." This means that if chameitz is not readily accessible, one need not clean it. This

Rabbi Danishefsky excellent as always. I Read This Over Shabbos™️ Attached

Shabbos Hagadol Drasha “One morning, in a certain yeshiva that will not be mentioned, at some point in my teenage years, I was in middle of shacharis when my Judaic teacher, my rebbi, came storming into the Bais Medrash. To paint a picture, the Bais Medrash had roughly 150

"Three Day Yom Tov" - 72 hours without my devices, no tweets, no texts, no calls. 72 hours with my community; my spouse, my children, my G-d. 72 hours with unhurried prayer, with seders late into the night, 72 hours of unhurried meals, when body and soul reunite. Just down

Forty-two years ago, there was a family in Bnei Brak. They were a loving family with many children, all of them doing well, except for one child, Avrami. Avrami was struggling. At home, in school, with his friends and with his teachers. Erev Pesach could be a tense time in many