It’s No Time For Vacation
The Jerusalem Post has summarized the intent of the declarations from leading Torah Sages in Israel posted by Rabbi Rosenblum: Haredim cancel vacations due to war. Thanks to ak for the tip. As one...
Category: Religion
Rabbis Call for Partners to Pray and Study for Soldiers
An open letter to all Achenu Bene Yisroel [Our Brethren, the Children of Israel] After hearing the heart rendering appeal of the Gedolay Torah to intensify our Tefilos and Torah learning during this very...
Gedolei Yisrael on Bein Hazmanim
A Call to Bnei Hayeshivos from Rav Y. S. Elyashiv, Rav A. L. Steinman and Rav M. Y. Lefkowitz We currently find ourselves in a time of communal suffering, when Klal Yisrael is threatened...
Overcoming the Separation
A resident of Haifa sent out a plea for forgiveness last week. He has been forced to close his business because of the katyushas falling on Haifa, and he and his family now find...
What do They Know that I Don’t Know?
I was holding up fairly well under the pressures of this war until four things occurred. First: e-mails and calls from family and friends in the US who wanted to know how we were...
Charedim LaMatzav — Trembling about the Situation
Friday’s Yediot Acharonot carried an extraordinarily positive article about the Charedi community’s reaction to the current situation in Israel. For those unable to read the Hebrew, here are the first three paragraphs in translation:...
Tehillim Pey-Gimmel (Psalm 83) found in Irish Bog
Some people are calling this an important omen. Irish archaeologists Tuesday heralded the discovery of an ancient book of psalms by a construction worker while driving the shovel of his backhoe into a bog....
Saving Tommy
I had to rub my eyes as I tried to absorb the news. Prime Minister Olmert could not be that insensitive. But no matter how many times I rubbed, the story remained the same:...
Our Children Lead Us
One of our grandchildren attends a summer day camp for six- and seven-year-olds in Jerusalem. A few days ago the group was scheduled to spend the entire morning at the beach. They waited expectantly...
Israel vs. Hamas: Is Hamas Blinking?
From Ha’Aretz: According to reports Sunday, the Hamas leadership in Gaza is ready to halt Qassam fire as part of a cease-fire deal that would involve an end to IDF action in the Gaza...
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