Shavua Tov! I am bringing a large chunk of the Rav’s chesped for R Moshe Tzanani, zt’l, who was buried last motzae shabbat. As well as more of the history and connection between Shuvu Banim and R Tzanani, the Rav also explains that a terrible decree was sweetened by his passing. Personally? I am really feeling […]

Moshiach will come the moment people break their smartphones – more comments from the Rav

This is a harif shiur from the Rav. Most people won't like it, I'm sure, most people won't take it seriously, and tell themselves that they can't skip out on their Whatsapp groups, all the toyrah they are learning via their phones, etc etc…

A change of perspective

Perhaps, you’ve been wondering where I’ve got to the last couple of weeks. The short answer is, I burned out, and I’ve been taking an extended break offline during ‘chochmas’, to work on re-energising mind, body and soul. As part…

A short break

I'm having a break from the blog for a few days. Be back in a week or two, BH.

Trump, real estate deals, and an old article that you should really read again

I remembered this old article from Politico, written in April 2017. Amazingly, it's still up. For now. You can find it HERE. It's entitled: The-Happy-Go-Lucky-Jewish-Group-That-Connects-Trump-To-Putin And most of those connections…

The Cantonist Decrees: betrayed from within

So, some of the recent comments here got me thinking about the Cantonist Decrees in Russia. I have barely looked into this subject before, although Rebbe Nachman spoke a great deal about these decrees, which were first mooted by Tsar Alexander…

Another day in Chelm

Baruch Hashem, I made it to the prayer gathering yesterday. It was very good to be there, but the Rav unfortunately couldn't come to join, as was advertised, because he is currently unwell again, and is in the middle of a course of 50 daily…