Without rehashing the whole article, you can go back and read more below: Doing a pidyon nefesh before Rosh Hashana ==== Bottom line: [E]veryone undergoes a certain amount of suffering. There is no such thing as a person going through life with everything going exactly according to his desire. What comes out of these teachings […]
The low tide
From where I sit, I see so many of us are running out of steam for all this.
I just got an email from a good friend in the US, who was telling me about all the scary 'pro-Palestinian' stuff (aka: 'anti-Jewish) going on there.... And the never-ending…
Things are starting to move…
Yesterday, the Rav was back at the prayers again.
He looked good, BH, he sounded strong, he was singing very loudly. Indeed.
It's a good sign.
I would even go as far as to say the Rav appeared to be in quite a good mood.
Yes, I know…
Erev Rab-beim Part 3 – The ‘evil cult’ of Sadigora
Those aren't my words.... they are the description of R Chaim of Sanz.
In this post, we’re going to continue investigating the ‘dispute’ that erupted between R CHAIM HALBERSTAM of Sanz and the extended ‘rebbes-with-palaces’ family…
Sobering up
Yesterday, I went to the graduation for my daughter.
I thought we'd at least get to see her walk across the stage, to get her diploma, but apparently, that's not how they do things anymore. At least, not at her university.
Instead, we had…
Erev Rab-beim – Part 2 – Berenyu of Leova
So, how did this next chapter of the saga of the EREV RAB-BAIM begin?
The story begins with a book called:
The Jewish World of Yesterday (1860-1938), which one of my readers dropped in, as he had a hunch I might find something interesting…
The Erev Rab-beim – Part I
Twenty-five years ago, when I was a journalist working for a Jewish paper, I lost my job thanks to a ‘celebrity rabbi’ who was embezzling charity funds to buy a massive house, and a lot of airtime and media exposure, in order to sell his…