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Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein is driven by a mission to show that there’s no sweetness like Torah when it’s practical and clear

“And you shall make holy garments for Aaron, your brother, for honor and for glory.” One of the eight garments that the High Priest was expected to wear was a cloak with a distinctive detail in its design. At the bottom of the hem, it was decorated with small golden bells and pomegranates alternating with each other. The torah specifies the purpose of this detail: A golden bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate all the way round the skirts hold of the cloak this will be worn by Aa...

Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik attends an event in Jerusalem on August 10, 2020. Thousands were thrown into mourning earlier this week with news of the passing of Rav Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik, the last remaining son of the Brisker Rav, R’ Velvel Soloveitchik, at the age of 99. Rav Dovid – who is my great uncle – is survived by his wife, Rebbitzen Judy, sister of Rav Moshe Sternbuch; two sons; and a daughter. His levaya on Sunday morning, attended by tens of thousands, began ...