Express Moral Outrage But Avoid Simplistic Thinking
By Rabbi Moshe Taragin
Thoughts about the terrible crimes committed by a trusted leader.
In 1993, when the Lubavitcher Rebbe passed away, I was a young rabbi listening to troubling statements...
Parashat Vayigash: Do You Speak Hebrew?
By R' Moshe Taragin
They couldn’t believe their eyes. Having assumed for 22 years that Yosef was lost to slavery or even murdered, they could hardly imagine that he currently...
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana
By R' Chaim Bruk
Chanukah is universally appreciated. It’s not just the light itself that attracts us, but the fact that it’s everywhere. It’s in our homes, in the public...
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana
We are now halfway through the beloved days of Chanukah, ingesting the incredible delicacies that come with tradition and hopefully being inspired by the light of the menorah. In...
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana
By R' Chaim Bruk
Last week I had the honor of visiting the Whitehall Public Library, about an hour west of Bozeman, to speak to the community about the Holocaust. A...
Love To Give
By R’ Mordechai Young
There is a famous story of a Yid who traveled and lived among the Native Americans in his younger years.
He came to one of the chiefs,...
Parashat Toldot: Esav’s Folly
Parashat Toldot: Esav’s Folly
Legend has it that 400 years ago, local Native Americans relinquished ownership over the Island of “Manhattes” for the modern equivalent of about $1,000. In the...
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana
By R' Chaim Bruk
Yom Kippur 5782
Dear Mommy,
It’s been a while since I last wrote, but Yom Kippur is coming soon, and I wanted to touch base. I am clueless...
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana
By R' Chaim Bruk
Very soon, we will usher in a New Year with Rosh Hashanah 5782. During the holiday service, we read the haftarah about Chana and her infertility....
BMG Rosh Yeshiva -Rav Dovid Schustal shlita: Sefardim vs. Ashkenazim on Slichos
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
The material below is based upon Maamar #1,2, and 8 of Vaadim published last Elul delivered by Rav Schustal Shlita and published by Rabbi...
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