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NEWS
Caution With Regard to Halachic Compilations
Chazal greatly praise the reverence and caution required in the area of Halacha and taught us that ruling Halacha is one of the most difficult procedures since aside from caution and purity of mind required of a scholar in ruling hetter and issur, one also requires great integrity, reliability and meticulousness in sifting through hearsay and judging between one instance and another.
"We Must Reinforce Ourselves in Torah With all our Might"
"When harsh decrees are passed again the [Torah] public, those who are capable of protecting it are only the bnei Torah. This obligates us exceedingly. We must see to it that there is no laxity or shaking off the yoke of Torah during the bein hazmanim vacation period. In this merit, we hope that the yoke of the civil government and of livelihood be removed from us." These words were spoken by HaRav Gershon Eidelstein in a special talk delivered in Yeshivas Ponovezh in response to the difficult, restraining laws being passed against the Torah world and the holy yeshivos.
The name Chozeh of Lublin demands an explanation. "Chozeh" translates as "seer" (one who sees). What did Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok of Lublin see? How did he come to acquire his incredible sight? By way of explanation, we'll answer the second question first.
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