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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

The Holy Crown of Brownsville

Rav Moshe Rosen — the Nezer Hakodesh emerged as one of the country’s most active rabbinical leaders

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Tuesday, March 07, 2023

Misunderstood Mekubal

Under the charismatic leadership of Rav Nosson Adler (1741–1800), a young cadre of followers studied mysticism and engaged in Kabbalistic customs

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

First Annual “For The Record” Yichus Forum

Recently, we asked some of our regular petitioners to participate in an online forum where they shared the “unique” story of their forebear

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

The Spread of Chernobyl

The House of Chernobyl was founded by Rav Menachem Nochum Twersky, a talmid of the Baal Shem Tov

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

The Alter Convention in New York

For some four decades, Slabodka yeshivah alumni held an annual convention on or near 29 Shevat

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Tuesday, February 07, 2023

A Quaker’s Quest for Clarity

Finally, at the age of 49, this restless soul had found its calling

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

The Rav Hanazir

“I didn’t realize that live mekubalim still walked the streets of Yerushalayim until I encountered the Nazir”

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Herr Rabbiner Comes to Haifa

Rav Shimon Schwab referenced the danger he experienced at sea in his sefer Iyun Tefillah

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Naming the Unknown Soldiers

And so the goral continued, clearly indicating each and every unknown fighter

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Rabbi Levin’s Adding Machine

In 1897, Rabbi Yehuda Leib Levin’s travels finally came to a close when he accepted the offer of the Detroit community

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Tuesday, January 03, 2023

A Walking Kiddush Hashem

In addition to serving two terms in Congress before retiring, Tenzer was a renowned champion for the Orthodox community