HaRav Yisroel Yehoshua Trunk, zt"l, Rov of Kutna
In honor of his yahrtzeit, 25 Tammuz (5653)

"One cannot say that this generation is a dor yosom — an orphaned generation," commented once the Chiddushei Harim, "for we have in it R' Shiele!" This, when the latter was just a young man.

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Hand in Hand FICTION by N. Sheinberger Two hands grip each other. Two soft and warm hands lovingly clasp each other every morning anew, as a mother and her son pass through the narrow alleys of the Beis Yisroel neighborhood.

Opinion and Comment Chareidim and Geirim and the Jewish People by Mordecai Plaut There are a number of topics about which chareidim are criticized, even by their friends. This article is intended to give an exposition of the chareidi position and attitudes in several areas that seem to invite criticism that is based largely on misunderstanding of what we believe and false impressions of what we do (see box).

Opinion and Comment Searching for Our Roots by Mordecai Plaut This was the time when our forefathers who lived during the great Churban felt their world collapsing. On 17 Tammuz the walls of the city were breached. After years of strife, both internal and external, the final defenses were crumbling. For many who were slaughtered in the terrible final destruction, their own end was drawing near.