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Torchbearer: Rav Aharon Kotler Supplement
Rav Aharon Kotler inspired a Torah revolution on three continents — but that’s just part of the story

By Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer

Torchbearer: Rav Aharon Kotler Supplement
Once the boy arrived, it was Rav Aharon who caused the transformation

By Rabbi Aaron Lopiansky

Torchbearer: Rav Aharon Kotler Supplement
Even though six decades have passed, the brilliant shiurim and ma’amarim of Rav Aharon are speaking to a new generation

By Shmuel Botnick

Torchbearer: Rav Aharon Kotler Supplement
In Lakewood, “Torah iz di beste sechoirah” is not a lullaby to put a child to sleep. Rather, it is the clarion call that brought a revolution to America’s yeshivah world.

By Nison Gordon

Torchbearer: Rav Aharon Kotler Supplement
Rav Aharon’s talmidim gained a privileged close-up view to the fiery genius who became the architect of America’s postwar Torah world. 

By Yehuda Esral

Podcast: The Builders
New Podcast: The Builders: Rav Aharon Kotler

By Gedalia Guttentag and Rabbi Ephraim Zalman Galinsky

Podcast: The Builders
The Builders: Rav Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman

By Gedalia Guttentag and Rabbi Ephraim Zalman Galinsky

Windows
How nice it would be to know — with complete certainty — what lies ahead

By Fay Glick

The Beat
The New York Times has a chassidic problem

By Gedalia Guttentag

Family First Serial
“They need words. Persuasion. Reassurance, that they are doing the Will of the Almighty, and that He is orchestrating this crescendo of history”

By Leah Gebber

Cut ‘n Paste
“Every so often I would advertise the lost tallis in various places, but to no avail”

By Russi Deutsch

LifeTakes
Babby promptly hired Rico the Clown for our Chanukah party

By Esther Shaindy Leshkowitz

The Moment
“Here we celebrate the Torah that was already studied”

By Shmuel Botnick and Yosef Herz