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HaRav Gershon Eidelstein Speaks on the Responsibility and Task of Mechanchim in Emunah

In a special talk given by HaRav Gershon Eidelstein in Yeshivas Ponovezh, he conveyed words of poignant guidance regarding the chinuch of boys and girls by their melamdim and teachers.

 

 

Prayers Continue

In all yeshiva halls and kollelim throughout the country and the Diaspora, the intensification of prayer and Torah study continues, especially during, in between and after the regular study sessions, for the complete and speedy recovery of HaRav Aharon Yehuda Leib ben Gittel Feiga Shteinman.

 

 

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An Evil Decree is Annulled

A True Story by R. Chadshai

The year is 1929. The Jews of the Old Yishuv are still reeling from the shock of the Hebron massacres and the ensuing violence which threatens to engulf the settlers of Holy Land. The situation is very tense. Jews walk around depressed and anxious, and the future looks extremely bleak and threatening. Everyone fears that this horrible massacre may not be the last and that more Jewish blood might be spilled, G-d forbid.


The Miracles and the Masks

by HaRav Moshe Avidan

This week is parshas Shekolim, and our thoughts naturally turn to Purim. The following essay is about some of the less amusing aspects of the period, and about the preparations we make for Purim.

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