The Rabbinical Alliance of America — Igud HaRabbonim, representing over 950 American Orthodox rabbis — joins Klal Yisroel in mourning the passing of HaGaon HaRav Aharon Schechter, ZT’L, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin. Rabbi Mendy Mirocznik, executive vice-president of the Rabbinical Alliance of America and a talmid of Rav Schechter, ZT’L, stated, “Rav Schechter […]
A shaila about an incident that began 12 years ago was recently asked to HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilberstein, who printed the story and shaila in a booklet
A Window Into the Past, Looking Towards the Future: A Tribute to Rabbi William Millen, zt”l By Shmuel Lesher | January 21, 2021
Usually we only get to know gedolim once they have clearly established themselves as being in a category of their own. I knew of the greatness of Rav Aaron Lichtenstein, zt”l. But what was he like when he was a teenager? What were his years studying at Harvard like? Through a brief encounter with Rabbi William Millen, zt”l, I caught a glimpse of his childhood friend, the young Aaron Lichtenstein. As Rabbi Millen shared his story with me, he also gave me a window into the incredible evolution of Orthodoxy in America.