HaRav Shmuel Salant, zt"l - Rov of Yerushalayim
In honor of his yahrtzeit, 29 Av (5667)

A gem that is unique in its multifaceted beauty is not left long at the jewelers. The first buyer with a keen eye recognizes its worth and is ready to pay dearly for it. Rabbi Shmuel Salant was taken as a chosson already at the age of ten, for his exceptional talents were already well-known.

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In Depth Features Working on Kiddush Hashem by Mordecai Plaut The following editorial was written in the wake of the awful terrorist bombing of the Jerusalem Number 2 bus ten years ago. The victims were chareidi Jews. A male reporter with a ponytail visited the Schwartz family early in the shiva. He wanted details about Mrs. Leba Schwartz Hy'd, the mother of the house, who had been among the innocents murdered in the ghastly attack just a few days earlier on Shmuel Hanovi street.

Opinion and Comment Chazal Tell Us How to Overcome Yishmoel by Rabbi Mordecai Plaut based on a shiur of a rosh yeshiva in Yerushalayim With the threats faced by those living in the Middle East, and around the world, from those of Arab extraction, the following penetrating analysis sheds light on important characteristics of the struggle with Yishmoel as described by Chazal. This is not to suggest that every Arab is as detailed here, but that the essential features of the contest are as explained, and the steps we must take -- which are matters of our personal and private avodoh -- are as outlined here.

Opinion and Comment The Goblet FICTION by Channah Regev "Boruch Hashem they've come," Dovid cried with relief. "It's about time, too. Otherwise we would have had a veritable swimming pool here." Reb Aaron got up from his chair and slowly plodded towards the door, taking care not to tread in the puddles which originated from the washroom and threatened to flood the small apartment.