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This Google Custom Search looks only in this website. HaRav Boruch Povarsky kissed the Hand of a Shmittah Farmer — and Told Stories about His Moving to Israel
Our rabbonim and gedolim are going into high gear in preparation for the upcoming shmittah year to stand by those farmers who keep shmittah according to the strict halacha in spite of all the trials and difficulties involved. This past week, this was given a poignant and moving expression at the special event organized by the Keren Hashevi'is at Moshav Chemed, the home town of Yossele Koch and his son, Avichai from Moshav, a family of shmittah observing farmers which leaves fallow its olive groves and cucumber fields during shmittah.
Rabbi Avrohom Rubinstein, mayor of Bnei Brak and member of the Keren Hashevi'is administration, opened the event by thanking the Rosh Yeshiva of Ponovezh , member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, HaRav Dov Povarsky, for the tremendous effort he has invested towards this important subject. Director General of the Keren, Rabbi Binyomin Cohen, also thanked the Rosh Yeshiva emotionally for his having come, despite the difficulties involved.
In the course of the signing of the partnership, which took place in the very heart of the olive grove, the guest of honor related a story which took place in the period when he was in Lebanon.
The planning of the mega project, the biggest transportation project for Israel today known as the Metro, is in advanced stages, including the necessary government certifications. It hopes to solve the serious transportation problem by creating three underground subway lines which will include 22 districts and 110 stations over 140 kilometers, from Petach Tikva in the east, Rechovot in the south and Ranaana in the north at the cost of 150 billion shekel.
An intensive and detailed appraisal carried out by Yated Ne'eman together with the accompaniment of the Union of Kohanim indicated a serious problem regarding the sanctity of kohanim.
Agudath Israel is grateful to Mount Sinai Hospital for highlighting the important work done by Chayim Aruchim, a project of Agudath Israel. In a press release on June 3, 2021, Mount Sinai hospital recognized the important role Chayim Aruchim played in ensuring a 104 year old woman was able to receive heart surgery. See here for more about Chayim Aruchim.
When Shirley Farca was told by a New Jersey hospital where her 104 year old mother had been admitted for heart failure that there was nothing they could do in the early summer of 2020, and she should consider hospice, Shirley thought perhaps that was a good idea.
Since the very establishment of the State, many parties have served as balance and counterbalance. These were usually small parties representing a very specific voting public but seeking to justify their power in the Knesset. They sought budgets for this and that legislation which would somewhat improve their constituents' conditions, and other coalitionary requests.
None of these parties even dreamed of demanding the most significant position in the government - the role of prime minister. It was clear that this was the prerogative of the head of the largest party which had received the most votes. Naftali Bennett, head of the small Yeminah party, is the biggest extortionist in the history of the State. Barefacedly, from a niche party which received a bare 5% of votes, he is demanding the top position. He demanded - and received it.
Originally published in our print edition in 5756 (1996) for the 60th yahrtzeit, we are publishing it now on the web in honor of the 85th yahrtzeit of the Mashgiach whose influence is still felt today. These articles are a serious appreciation of the legacy of that great man.
Part iI
Return To Mir (Adapted from Ho'odom Biyekor)
In 5683 (1923), Reb Yeruchom finally returned to Mir and the period in which the yeshiva was to attain its greatest prominence in the yeshiva world, began. Most of the three hundred bochurim whom Reb Yeruchom found in the yeshiva upon his return had arrived during the years of his absence. Such was the effort which he invested in tending the bochurim in his care that a mere three months later he was able to remark to a close associate that he had already succeeded in identifying each bochur's worthy traits and in some cases, their unworthy traits too.
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