Thanksgiving Shabbat In The Gush
Thanksgiving is a very important holiday for me, and my family and we celebrate it by incorporating both Jewish and American traditions. Our seudah is lavish with extended family...
Cholent As A Sign Of Strength
I would like to do an imagination exercise with you. I know it’s been a while, six weeks to be precise, but we’re old friends, so bear with me.
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A Terrible End To A Beautiful Chag
By: Josiah N. Gampel
An intense Elul Zman flowed into a beautiful and uplifting Yamim Noraim season, culminating in the conclusion of Yom Kippur at the Kotel. I ended the...
The Taste of Yerushalayim
One month in, I’m no longer considered a newbie, although I don’t think anyone will confuse me with a Sabra just yet either! It’s been an interesting few weeks,...
Shabbat In Neve Daniel
An important part of Elul Zman, along with long hours in the beit midrash, are frequent bonding exercises that foster camaraderie among Yeshivat Hakotel’s diverse student body. One of...
Shanah Bet
I would like to ask the klal a question.
How many of you thought I was going to Stern this semester? (I’ll raise my hand for this one.) After my...
Transitions Are Always Challenging
Year In Israel
By Josiah N. Gampel
As soon as I completed the last of my AP exams in my senior year at DRS, I was ready to graduate and head...
Parashat Ki Teitzei: Help Not Wanted
By Eytan Libkind
Rule #1 of scaling a steep mountain with your unit: Push the person in front of you. This practice makes a lot of sense—a line of twenty...
The Olim Of Nefesh B’Nefesh
Three weeks ago, I received a phone call from Larry Gordon asking if I would be interested in covering the 64th Nefesh B’Nefesh chartered aliyah flight on El Al...
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