Parshas Vayeishev – Crafty or Considerate?
When the brothers come to tell Yaakov that a tragedy has befallen Yosef, they present the bloody coat to him and Yehuda asks (37:32) “Haker na…”, do you recognize if this is your son’s coat? The gemara (Sotah 10b) says that just as Yehudah used this method of informing his father, the same method was used by […]
Parshas Ki Seitzei – Marriage, Divorce, and the Unique Gematria of “Geit”
A Weekly Shtikle mazal tov to my nephew Nochum Aharon Shonek on his marriage last night to Chaviva Rosenfeld of Monsey, NY. Mazal Tov to the extended Shonek, Bulka and Jakobovits mishpachos. One of the many topics covered in this week’s parsha is that of marriage and divorce. The term used for the divorce document is geit. The […]
Parshas Vayikra – Just the One
Today, 2 Nissan, is the 17th yahrtzeit of my Bubbie. This week's shtikle is dedicated le'iluy nishmasah, Yehudis bas Reuven Pinchas. Also, I must mention the loss of a great man and master mechaneich – Rabbi Moshe Juravel z”l – who passed away this past week after battling illness for a number of months. He was my […]
Parshas Vayikra – Just the One
Today, 2 Nissan, is the 17th yahrtzeit of my Bubbie. This week’s shtikle is dedicated le’iluy nishmasah, Yehudis bas Reuven Pinchas. Also, I must mention the loss of a great man and master mechaneich – Rabbi Moshe Juravel z”l – who passed away this past week after battling illness for a number of months. He was my […]
Parshas Vayikra – Just the One
Today, 2 Nissan, is the 17th yahrtzeit of my Bubbie. This week’s shtikle is dedicated le’iluy nishmasah, Yehudis bas Reuven Pinchas. Also, I must mention the loss of a great man and master mechaneich – Rabbi Moshe Juravel z”l – who passed away this past week after battling illness for a number of months. He was my […]
Parshas Ki Sisa – What's Going on Hear?
This past Wednesday marked the 1st yahrtzeit of HaRav Chaim Kanievsky. The shtikle is dedicated le'iluy nishmaso, Shemaryahu Yosef Chaim ben Yaakov Yisrael, zt”l. When Moshe returns from the mountain to the horrific scene that was the worshipping of the Golden Calf, he is first greeted by Yehoshua who was waiting for him at the […]
Parshas Ki Sisa – What's Going on Hear?
This past Wednesday marked the 1st yahrtzeit of HaRav Chaim Kanievsky. The shtikle is dedicated le’iluy nishmaso, Shemaryahu Yosef Chaim ben Yaakov Yisrael, zt”l. When Moshe returns from the mountain to the horrific scene that was the worshipping of the Golden Calf, he is first greeted by Yehoshua who was waiting for him at the […]
Parshas Ki Sisa – What's Going on Hear?
This past Wednesday marked the 1st yahrtzeit of HaRav Chaim Kanievsky. The shtikle is dedicated le’iluy nishmaso, Shemaryahu Yosef Chaim ben Yaakov Yisrael, zt”l. When Moshe returns from the mountain to the horrific scene that was the worshipping of the Golden Calf, he is first greeted by Yehoshua who was waiting for him at the […]
Sounds of Silence
Rabbi Zvi Teichman The Torah world is stunned by the sudden and tragic loss of the beloved and venerated Gadol HaDor, Harav HaGaon R’ Chaim Kanievsky zt”l.Unparalleled in his Torah knowledge, unequaled in his diligent devotion to the study of Torah, and incomparable in his devotion to people and their needs, we are at a […]
Rav Chaim Kanievsky, shlita, on Megillas Esther
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, shlita, typically answers questions in a short, concise fashion. HaRav Zev Aryeh Steiglitz, shlita, had the opportunity to ask him many questions about Megillas Esther. Below is an adaptation in English of a selection of the questions and answers HaRav Steiglitz recorded. Please attribute any errors to the English […]