Rav Lazer Shach – the Transmitter of Mesorah

A shiur in honor and memory of Rav Shach, whose yahrzeit is on the 16th of MarCheshvan.

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

The subject of this article is Rav Shlomoh Levitan, whose yahrzeit falls out this week.

Rabbi Akiva Eiger (Introduction)

Maran HaRav Shaul Yisraeli Z.T.L.

Rabbi Ovadyah Yosef ztl

Rabbi Ovadyah Yosef served as a magnetic core that bridged communities, differing customs and varied historical and socialexperiences and events

Rav Lazer Shach – the Transmitter of Mesorah

The Literary Legacy

of Horav Shlomoh Wolbe

The seventh yahrzeit of Rav Shlomoh Wolbe, the most published mussar and hashkafah author of our generation, falls on the 17th of Nissan. I would like to share with our readers what I wrote at the time: Rav Shlomoh Wolbe passed on to the yeshiva shel maalah during Chol HaMoed Pesach, leaving the following tzavaah:

Rabbi Nachum Zev Dessler

The Man Who the Angels Were Envious of

Only a Tzaddik like Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev could arouse the envy of the Angels. But making the Angels jealous could be dangerous...

That a Cohen May Not Marry a Divorcee

A few days later, a royal emissary of the Empress Maria Teresa appeared at the rabbi’s home. The surprised rabbi realized that the wealthy Jew had broken the convention by which Jews did not involve non-Jews in their inner disputes. He had no choice.

Equality before the Law

The Story of the “Unetaneh Tokef” Prayer

The holiday approached and Rosh Hashanah arrived. Rabbi Amnon of Mainz asked his relatives to bring him to the synagogue with all of his dismembered organs and to place him by the prayer leader. We can well image the atmosphere in the synagogue.

Rabbi Akiva's Trademark

In trying times the spirit of Rabbi Akiva illuminates the path of the Jewish People.

Shifting the Focus of Lag Ba'Omer

Focus on R. Akiva The Spokesman Who Were the "Students"? His Greatness