When a Man with Corona Finally Came Home from the Hospital (1-Minute Rabbi Fischel Schachter Video)
Read MoreViral Jewish Rapper Y. Shofario: From New Orleans’ Stages to Frum Fatherhood
I met Yosef Packer (AKA Y. Shofario) a few years back because he’s my neighbor and the father of my son’s best friend. When we first met I discovered that Yosef and I have a lot in common. We both grew up in Baltimore. We’re both baalei teshuva. And (this was a real shocker for […]
Read MoreYeshiva Principal Makes 85 Personal Graduations for Kids in Covid Lockdown
This story blew me away, it’s been so incredible to see the mind-blowing dedication of educators, like this head of school, through the corona crisis. From The Algemeiner: COVID-19 has sidelined graduation ceremonies around the country, but not so for Yeshivat Noam, a Modern Orthodox Jewish day school in Paramus, New Jersey. Rabbi Chaim Hagler, […]
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Hours After the Rosh Yeshiva’s Home Burned Down, Here’s What He Told His Community (6-Minute Audio)
Last Thursday night, the Jewish community of Johannesberg was rocked by news of a fire that had burned down the home of rosh yeshiva and community Rabbi Yechezkel and Rebbetzin Hadassah Auerbach. Early the following morning Rabbi Yechezkel shared these deeply inspiring reflections.
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