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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Remembering the Chasam Sofer

One surveying the Hungarian Orthodox scene on the eve of Kristallnacht would have seen the Chasam Sofer’s legacy everywhere

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

They Called Upon Mike

Despite the frustration and the lack of a sense of accomplishment, Mike Tress continued tirelessly in his efforts at fundraising and rescue

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

The Torah Sheleimah Road Trip

All this paled in comparison to Rav Kasher's magnum opus — the multivolume Torah Sheleimah

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Tuesday, July 05, 2022

Vaad Hatzalah Mitzvah Tank

One of the Vaad Hatzalah’s innovations was the “ambulance synagogue” 

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

The Lithuanian Yerushalmi

Rav Yosef Zusmanowitz was born in Yerushalayim in 1894, and henceforth earned the appellation “the Yerushalmi”

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

The POWs of Jerusalem

In Umm el-Jimal they were soon joined by POWs taken captive during other battles, including Gush Etzion and Latrun

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Davening with the Berditchever

Rav Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev (1740–1809) is one of the most beloved figures in the annals of the chassidic movement

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Tuesday, June 07, 2022

“Lomir Lernen a Blatt Gemara”

Rav Teitz launched the first-ever radio broadcast of a Gemara class in the mamme loshen

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

The Great Torah Parade

Those sounds of Torah continue to emanate from the very same building, a full century after its dedication

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

From Shanghai to Seagate

Rav Mendel Kravitz (Krawiec 1907–1992) was undoubtedly one of the postwar builders of Torah

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Divinity Exemptions Denied

Wise as Rabbis Sherer and Neuberger were, they realized they needed a face for this campaign, and both agreed that there was nobody better to represent the group than Rabbi Hersch ...