Rabbi Chaim and Brian laying Tefillin last week Rabbi Chaim Bruk and Sgt. Mordechai Shenvald Zeesy and Charna Rochel at...
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Read MoreExcitement is already building as residents prepare for the annual visit of the Biala Rebbe of Bnei Brak. Barely a...
Read MoreIn parashat Pinchas, we discuss the preparations for the war against Midian. Although this week’s parashah does not go into detail about that war, the...
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Read MoreLast Tuesday, the wedding of Miriam Shani and Ofek Dotan took place at the “Tzon Kedar” farm near Ma'ale Adumim....
Read MoreRabbi Mendel Spiero laying tefillin with soldiers Rebbi Mendel Spiero with soldiers Three times a day, we recite the berachah in the Shemoneh...
Read MoreIn 2017, Israeli singer-songwriter Hanan Ben Ari released a song called “Wikipedia”. It quickly became one of the most popular...
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Read MoreAny comprehensive series on hashkafah must address perspectives on the State of Israel. This issue represents a major dividing point among Torah-observant...
Read MoreRav Yitzchok Zilberstein, shlit”a, Rav of Ramat Elchanan, is a celebrated Torah gadol and a posek at Mayanei Hayeshua Hospital in Bnei Brak. Rav Zilberstein...
Read MoreHashem had told Moshe that he would not lead the people into the Land of Israel. Yet perhaps he still...
Read MoreHashem said to Moshe, “Take for yourself Yehoshua bin Nun, a man of spirit, and you shall lay your hand...
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