The Arugas Habosem HaRav Moshe Grunwald, zt'l, rov of Chust
In honor of his yahrtzeit, 7 Av, 5670

Anyone who has heard of the Chuster Rov, has certainly heard of his great hasmodoh. Nothing would distract him from his learning. Even matters of great importance had to wait until Rabbenu closed his sefer.

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Opinion and Comment What is the Tikkun for Baseless Hatred? Not Ahavas Chinom! Opinion by Mordecai Plaut We are speaking about the tikkun of the problems that led to Tisha B'Av and, as Tisha B'Av is far from pleasant, we might expect that its tikkun is also difficult and unpleasant.

Opinion and Comment Zevulun And Yissochor In Transition: A Shmuess Delivered By HaRav Moshe Shmuel Shapiro Part I While on a visit to Switzerland some thirty-five years ago, HaRav Moshe Shmuel Shapiro, the Rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Be'er Yaakov, delivered the following shmuess at a gathering of baalei batim, in which he discussed several issues whose relevance has in no way lessened in the interim. The current pressure generated by the recent governmental economic decrees as an attempt to draw avreichim out of kollel and into higher education, which is strongly opposed by the Torah leaders in Eretz Yisroel, lends the shmuess special interest at present. The Rosh Yeshiva's opening remarks dealt with the particular trials of the present period of Ikveseh Demeshicah and with ways of overcoming them. He continued with the following observations on the supreme importance of widespread dedication to Torah study at all times and under all conditions.

Opinion and Comment Lessons of the Churban: A Letter From the Alter of Kelm Zt'l The Alter of Kelm zt'l wrote the following letter and had copies sent out to the members of his circle. A copy of the letter, originally taken from a copy handwritten by the Alter's talmid HaRav Shmuel Hillel Sheinker zt'l (whose role in founding Yeshivas Or Chodosh in Yerushalayim was the subject of an article in the parshas Terumoh edition of our paper), recently came to light. At the end of the general letter, there is a personal note to the Alter's son, HaRav Nochum Zeev Ziv zt'l, which has never previously been published with the Alter's other writings and which is relevant to the present period of bein hametzorim.