Rav Itzeleh Volozhiner and the Bi’ur
Rav Itzeleh (Yitzchak) Volozhiner succeeded his father as rosh yeshiva of the premier yeshiva in Europe. A Torah scholar and famous orator, he also served
January 19, 2025
Rav Itzeleh (Yitzchak) Volozhiner succeeded his father as rosh yeshiva of the premier yeshiva in Europe. A Torah scholar and famous orator, he also served
Reviewing “Tzadka Mimeni: The Jewish Ethic of Personal Responsibility,” by Rabbi Steven Pruzansky. Gefen Books. 2018. 320 pages. ISBN-13: 978-9652296498. The order of the nesi’im,
Reviewing: “Siddur Avodat HaLev,” by Rabbinical Council of America (Rabbi Basil Herring, editor). Koren Publishers Jerusalem. 2018. Hebrew/English edition. Hardcover. 1346 pages. ISBN-13: 978-9653019362. The
Who wrote Kohelet, the biblical book of Ecclesiastes? The traditional answer to the question of Kohelet’s authorship is Shlomo HaMelech, King Solomon, who according to
Reviewing “Depths of Yonah: Unleashing the Power of Your Yom Kippur” by Rabbi Chaim Jachter and Binyomin Jachter. 182 pages, ISBN: 9780464990123, 2018. The biblical
I. What a Rabbi Does Most of us have been to enough Jewish weddings that we know how they work. We can easily officiate. Even
I. Which Charity? Many people in the Jewish community have achieved varieties of financial success, allowing them the privilege of supporting many charities. This raises
I. Kosher Pig The news recently carried a report that Rav Yuval Cherlow said that cloned pigs are kosher. This is clearly wrong. A cloned
I. Belief and Knowledge Pesach is often called Chag HaEmunah, the holiday of faith or, more accurately, belief. But what is belief and how do
I. Freedom of the Will Pesach is the holiday of freedom, when God redeemed us from slavery. But has that freedom continued with us, even
I. Extent of the Prohibition Music, the Talmud says, is forbidden. How do we know this? The Gemara (Gittin 7a) answers with a few possible verses,
I. Whose Oil? Around 150 years ago, a Warsaw rabbi attempted to introduce a new chumra, a stringency regarding Chanukah lights. The reason for rejecting
