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With deep rabbinic lineage rooted in both Brisk and Kerestir, his future as a Torah leader was all but assured Title: Brisk for Hungarians Location: Netanya Document: Postcard Time: 1960s Hungary’s yeshivah world was a rich tapestry of institutions that wove together diverse communities, traditions, and learning styles. While Lithuanian-style yeshivos often dominate the narrative
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A Rare Scare
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It Happened at Midnight: Pesach Theme 5783
And It Happened at Midnight
While the world dreams and the stars twinkle, the Creator neither slumbers nor sleeps. Ten stories of midnight miracles, epiphanies, and revelations
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Oneg Shabbos
Soldier of Fortune
Now that he was in the Czar’s army, he knew he’d take revenge and right the injustice done by none other than his own brother
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And Seal Us for Life
For the sake of saving a life, said Rav Chaim HaLevi of Brisk, we must try everything, even something that goes against logic, even on Yom Kippur
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Driver’s View
In the taxi world, drivers are divided as to whether a “real” nahag uses Waze. For these veterans who know the city’s every highway and byway, the consensus is clear: real drivers don’t rely on it
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Pathways of Peace
Love of the land has been infused in Shuki’s blood since birth; he’s the right man for our challenge
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