Tens of Thousands Bid Farewell to Haredi Leader
Israel National News
Tens of thousands of people came to Bnei Brak Tuesday to pay last respects to Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, a prominent haredi leader, advisor to the United Torah...
Halachic Musings: Lev Tahor and Pidyon Shvuyim
When is it appropriate to raise money to help someone get out of jail?
On motzaei Shabbos, yet another Lev Tahor leader was arrested for kidnapping. The FBI made the...
Jedwab: The Timeless Gift of Torah
By Gila Jedwab, DMD
The Torah is a gift. Why do we call it that? Because it keeps on giving.
The most amazing realization is this. The eyes inside your head,...
The Makings Of A Man
By Rabbi Norman Lamm, zt’l
JUNE 17, 1961—The rebel is sometimes but not always a rogue. Rebelliousness is not necessarily at all times an unmitigated evil.
There are two strains of...
Letter of Encouragement From Gedolim
2 Iyar 5780
To our Honorable Friends, Gaonim. Teachers of Torah, Roshei Yeshiva of our Holy Yeshivos, and Mashgichim, shlita,
With the opening of the post-Pesach zman, with the help of...
Monumental Dirshu World Siyum Ignites Klal Yisrael
By Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetzky
By no stretch of the imagination is Newark, New Jersey, the epicenter of the Torah world. Yet for one evening, the city of Newark hosted the...
Yochanan Gordon: Murder Will Never Be an Accepted Norm
By Yochanan Gordon
The big news this week in the continued breakdown of all standards of morality is the governor of Virginia advocating for infanticide. Late last month, when Governor...
Be The Man
Though surrounded by many people, we often find ourselves in situations where no one else is ready to step up and take responsibility. In these situations—“where there is no...
Can One Cry on Shabbos?
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
Rav Reuvain Feinstein and his rebbitzen were in a terrible car accident this week. The Rebbitzen (Tehillim name Chava Sorah Bas Ita Dvorah) suffered...
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana: Reading
I remember the loudspeaker in summer camp blaring, “Learning never ends, learning never ends,” and I am a strong believer in this idea.
As a chassid it’s not enough to...