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I n the dormitory at Lakewood’s Beth Medrash Govoha, there is a certain tension in the air as Tu B’Shevat approaches: it’s the day the “freezer” opens, revealing a fresh crop of eligible young men lined up like the display in front of an Infiniti dealership. Bochurim who haven’t really shaved since erev Sukkos look
Some people today won’t give their child a bris milah on the eighth day unless they have proof that it’s safe, and at the other end of the world, young men are opting for the holy ritual even though they don’t even have two Jewish parents. What they do have is the answer to Yishmael
In Sefer Koheles, Shlomo HaMelech, the wisest of all men, underscores for us that life is filled with challenges and opportunities — sometimes even conflicting ones. One of his examples is that there is a time to cry and a time to rejoice. Finding the way to balance the two is probably the greatest challenge
Among the letters I received in response to last week’s column “I’m in Kollel but My Life is a Sham ” was one from a reader in Beit Shemesh that expressed skepticism not only regarding basic emunah but also regarding some of my views on the matter. Here is a passage in the letter-writer’s own
