The Mensch of Malden Mills by Rabbi Yoel Gold
I watched this on Tisha b’Av as part of “Illumination,” Rabbi Gold’s super inspiring movie about Jews who have made a positive impact on the world. When I saw the movie, I desperately wanted to share this specific story about a heroic Jewish factory owner who made an incredible Kiddush Hashem. B”H, today Rabbi Yoel […]
Read MoreWhat My Friend Sent
I’m having a tough day today. And I vented to a friend who sent me this picture. And it made me feel loved and understood. So in case you’re having a tough day too, I’m passing it on to you.
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A Remarkable Story from the Mother of Aryeh Schopak HY”D
Today I sat with the mother of Aryeh Schopak HY”D at the shiva in Har Nof. And this was the story she shared with the 20 or so women present: “Sue Koltai, the mother of Azi Koltai z”l who died in the Meron tragedy, came to visit me on the 1st day of the shiva. […]
Read MoreIranian World-Cup Team Refuses to Sing National Anthem in Protest
In my lifetime I’ve merited to witness several geopolitical miracles, the fall of empires and rulers who were enemies of Israel and the Jewish people. The fall of the Soviet Union. Of Saddam Hussein. And now, please G-d, may the rulers of Iran who are in a race to develop a nuclear weapon to commit […]
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The Final Davar Torah of Aryeh Schopak HY”D
Yesterday, hundreds attended the Jerusalem funeral of 16-year-old Aryeh Schopak, a Canadian-Israeli yeshiva student who was brutally murdered by a Palestinian terrorist while on his way to yeshiva. Every week Aryeh’s yeshiva, the Harei Yehuda Yeshiva in Beit Meir, distributes a newsletter highlighting ideas that came up during the boys’ discussion of the weekly Torah […]
Read MoreThe Victim from Today’s Jerusalem Bombing: 16-Year-Old Aryeh Schupak HY”D
Like every morning, this morning my daughter, Maayan, got dressed up in her IDF uniform and left our house early to travel to her base in Tel Aviv. But shortly after she started her bus ride, she heard a loud explosion. A Palestinian terrorist had set off an explosive at her bus’s next stop. B”H, […]
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