
Shavuos: All for One and One for All
Although Menachem Mendel Beilis came from a chasidishe family, he was “indifferent” to religion and assimilated—working at a brick factory, seven days a week in
Although Menachem Mendel Beilis came from a chasidishe family, he was “indifferent” to religion and assimilated—working at a brick factory, seven days a week in
The heilige Ribnitzer Rebbe, Reb Chaim Zanvil Abramowitz, zt”l, was an extraordinary tzaddik and a legendary baal avodah, whose sacrifice for Yiddishkeit and holiness suffused
In the height of the High Holiday celebrations in autumn of 1978, the Lubavitcher Rebbe suffered a heart attack. Dr. Ira Weiss of Chicago, a
Rav Yisroel Yitzchak haLevi Reisman, zt”l, was a Lelover chasid, born in the Old City of Yerushalayim. A trusted gabbai tzedaka, he served Hashem with
Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Shurkin—a long-time maggid shiur at Yeshivas Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin—learned in the yeshiva of Radin for 15 years and had a close relationship
The tzaddik, Rebbe Naftali of Ropshitz, zt”l, was beloved for his sense of humor, holy laughter and frank and pithy observations. A brilliant talmid chacham,
In a small village, near the town of Kolbisov, there lived a simple Jew who made his living from the kretchma, the little inn that
Rav Yitzchok Breiter, HY”D, was one of the great Breslover manhigim of pre-war Europe. As one of the first Jews in Poland to make the
Rebbe Yeshaya Steiner of Kerestir, zt”l, “Reb Shayaleh,” was beloved and respected as a tzaddik, rebbe and miracle worker, who dedicated his life to the
Rav Simcha Wasserman—the renowned rosh yeshiva and pioneering educator—was the eldest son of the martyred gaon, Reb Elchonon, Hy”d. A “down to earth” talmid chacham,
Rav Baruch Ber Leibowitz, zt”l, was a renowned gaon and lamdan (rabbinical scholar). The rosh yeshiva of Kaminetz was a talmid muvhak (outstanding student) of
Rabbi Irving Levy was a wise and respected talmid chacham and businessman, who together with his wonderful wife, Shirley, a”h, were legendary baalei chesed, and