January 11, 2025

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Rabbi Judah Mischel

Articles by Rabbi Judah Mischel

A Hot Knish

Universally beloved and respected for his righteousness and scholarship, Rabbi Yisrael Meir haKohen Kagan, “the Chofetz Chaim,” was both a leading ethicist as well as

Personal Guidance

Rav Pinchas Teitz, zt”l, the legendary teacher and builder of Torah in Elizabeth, New Jersey, was one of the influential educators of the generation. A

Illuminating the World

The author of Pri Haaretz, Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk, zt”l, was considered the primary successor to the path of the Baal Shem Tov after

Sigd Sameach

During his address to the United States Congress this summer, Prime Minister Netanyahu recognized a number of heroes present in the hall—among them, Lieutenant Avichail

Sacrifice and Honor

The jihadist pogroms of 1929 referred to as, “Meorot Tarpat” (literally, the “events of 5689”), claimed the lives of 133 Jews, and injured hundreds more.

‘What Can I Get You?’

The founder and rosh yeshiva of ITRI (Israel Torah Research Institute), Rav Mordechai Elefant, was a unique talmid chacham and builder of Torah. A scholar

#Blessed

Renowned for their selfless hospitality and legendary hachnasas orchim, the Machlis family is a paragon of self-sacrifice in generous giving. The kiddush Hashem and positivity

Build

Reb Avraham Mordechai Alter—the “Imrei Emes” of Gur, zt”l—transplanted seeds of the nearly decimated chasidic community of his father (the Sefas Emes), and his grandfather

Simchas Torah, One Year Later

Each Sukkos, Rabbi Berel and Esther Raskin would host a big kiddush and Yom Tov get together in their sukkah with an open invitation to

Shabbos Shuva: Easy Does It

Reb Yaakov Krantz—the great Maggid of Dubno—related a timely anecdote: “There was a day laborer working as a porter who made his parnassa doing odd

Chodesh Elul

Reb Tzvi Hersch HaKohen of Rimanov, zt”l was a humble and unassuming tzaddik—unique among the rebbes of his generation. He was orphaned as a young