OPINION
& COMMENT
Our Relationship with the Satmar Approach
The passing of the Satmar Rov zt"l is certainly an
appropriate occasion for reflection and clarification of our
relationship to that large and very successful community.
Everything Depends on One's Starting Point
A Mussar Talk of the Mashgiach HaRav Yechezkel Levenstein
zt'l, delivered Lag BaOmer 5702 (1942) in Shanghai.
Transcribed by his talmid, Rav Moshe Binyamin Bernstein
zt"l
The gemora (Yevomos 62b) says: "R' Akiva had twelve
thousand pairs of disciples." This implies that there were no
individuals among them; thus the sages specifically use the
word "pairs."
Entering the Yeshiva Reflects the Idea of Osuroh No
Ve'ereh
From an unpublished talk given to the graduates of
Yeshivas Hanegev, Nisan 5748, by HaGaon Hatzaddik R' Reuven
Yosef Gershonowitz zt'l, rosh Yeshivas Hanegev
"For Hashem grants wisdom; from His mouth knowledge and
understanding" (Mishlei 2:6). Wisdom emanates only
from Hashem.
Lag B'Omer — A Lesson of Illumination
by Rabbi Yechezkel Spanglet
Lag B'Omer, the 33rd day of the counting of the Omer, is one
of the most enigmatic days of the Jewish calendar.
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