Family: A Tribute To My Zaidy
It is very important to know who and where your family came from since history has a way of repeating itself.
What We Owe The Satmar Rebbe: A Tribute on His 40th Yahrzeit
We all know about the Satmar Rebbe’s anti-Zionist stance, but there was much more to him than his anti-Zionism.
In Memory Of Gail Mauer
Mom…a word I don’t normally utter. So much was embodied in those three letters.
Little-Known Facts About The Chofetz Chaim – On His 86th Yahrzeit
Many do not realize that the Chofetz Chaim's second rebbetzin, Rebbetzin Freida Kagan, died in the United States and is buried in Queens.
Decades Later, Burying The Ashes
Jewish law treats human remains with considerable respect, in accordance with a view of the body as the erstwhile dwelling of the soul.
My Door Is Always Open: HaRav Nissim Karelitz, ZT”L
Tens of thousands of students crowded the streets of Bnei Brak to accompany the man who had been head of the Bnei Brak Beis Din and Rosh Kollel Chazon Ish for many decades.
The Ger Tzedek Of London – On His 226th Yahrzeit
Over the course of his lifetime, Gordon switched faiths fairly often, and following his imprisonment for his role in the riots, Gordon decided to become Jewish.
Rabbi Chaim Malinowitz, Artscroll Editor And Rav, 67
Rabbi Malinowitz maximized his time to an amazing extent. Though busy with his kehillah and other tzarchei tzibur, based on the tremendous amount of work he performed, one would think that he devoted every waking moment exclusively to ArtScroll.
Why Did His Parents Name Him Yitzchak? In Memory of My Father, Dr. Ivan...
How could parents providing such a name know that their son would need it to survive life's trials?
My Beloved Grandmother Mrs. Irene Klass
She believed in giving people chances in life to be great and to bring out their potential to its maximum.
My Father, Rabbi Sholom Klass – 20 Years Later
In 1960, my father started The Jewish Press. It was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream – to launch a newspaper that would teach Torah and be a voice for Jews all over the world.
The Novominsker Rebbe Remembered
Through decades of leadership, Torah and chesed, there is but a void left in the place of the Rebbe on the dais of gedolei Yisrael.
Rabbi Dr. Joseph Breuer – On His 40th Yahrzeit
His fatherly manner of receiving, and maintaining a connection with, the many students who came from across Europe left a lifelong impression on them.
Faiga Korenblit, 96, Holocaust Survivor and Quintessential Rebbetzin
Faiga Korenblit, who passed away last month at the age of 96, could not actually be described as a “survivor,” but rather a “thriver.”
Two Facets Of A Many-Faceted Diamond: In Memory Of Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm
Rabbi Lamm was prepared, indeed proud, to be an “intellectual diplomat” who sought to make peace between competing ideas.
A Brief, Unpublished Teshuvah From Rabbi Norman Lamm
He was among the first in America to have special tefillot for Israel’s Independence Day, but he was simultaneously least inclined to word these prayer along the lines of the arrival of the redemption or the heralding of the messianic era.
The Ending Of All Endings In memory of my Zeida, Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm
There was no pressure, no didactics, just a Zeida who was available to share his passion for learning – if we wished.
Memories Of Rabbi Lamm
Rabbi Lamm was eminently approachable and made himself available to anyone who needed him.
Reflections On Rabbi Dr. Nachum (Norman) Lamm
I feel honored to have attended his sermons and lectures. He would weave a tapestry of ideas and words into a poetic bridging of multiple disciplines.
Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm: Eloquent Spokesman For Orthodox Judaism
He did not take the easy path of avoiding any controversial topic or promoting only safe and popular stances.
Rabbi Dr Lamm – A Generous Mentor
Not only did he respond to those who reached out to him, he proactively reached out to others in order to help, advise, cajole and simply share his rich experience with a tyro.
The Gifts My Mother – Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis – Gave Me: In Honor of...
As I sit now with my book of Tehillim, my mother's words echo loudly in my head. "Pray! Use your ko'ach tefilah and pray!"
In Memory Of My Mother, Peppy Sternheim Lewin, a”h: The Woman Responsible for Sugihara’s...
All who knew her benefited from her wisdom. In fact, her wisdom saved thousands of Jewish lives.
Israel Has Lost A Great Woman: An Appreciation of Helen Freedman, Longtime Executive Director...
Your wonderful smile radiated great happiness for your ability to help, to promote, to lead the vision of clinging to the Land of Israel.
Rabbi Dr. Isaac Lewin, zt”l – My Father – On His 25th Yahrzeit
My father’s favorite toy was his portable Hebrew typewriter. I would fall asleep each night on the living-room sofa of our one-bedroom apartment to the clickety-clack of that machine.
Remembering Gail Mauer, a”h
As this year I am at the age my mother was when she passed away, the awareness of how both precious and precarious life is, is keener than ever.
Rabbi Sacks Passes On – My Memories
There were times when I was carrying out these duties while laden with personal problems that I was able to approach him and ask for a beracha. They always worked.
Rabbi Sacks: The Great Man I Knew
He once confided to me that the rhetoric and backlash was so intense at the time that he contemplated resigning.
In The Shadow Of A Giant
Rav Dovid smiled and asked me, “Are you comparing my father and me to the Rosh and the Tur?”