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We spend more time emphasizing consolation than grief, because consolation is a far more challenging task.

Efrat, Israel – “And Moses and Aaron assembled the assemblage [kehal] before the rock; and said to them, “Listen now, rebels, from this rock shall we extract water for you?”

The eternal influence of the Alter of Slabodka

Play audio 1XChange playback rate from 1 to 1 Mute audio The tension between the Israeli government and Haredim has generated enormous attention in Israel, but has been met mostly with silence from American Jewish leaders and organizations.  Perhaps this is not the kind of feel-good story that the U.S. Jewish establishment prefers. That’s unfortunate, given that the outcome of this crisis will determine the kind of Jewish state that Israel will be.   How serious is this crisis? Very serious. Israeli COVID deaths continue to climb, and will soon reach 5000.  Despite an impressive vaccin...

By Pearl Markovitz | December 24, 2020 The seemingly hackneyed phrase “The more things change, the more they stay the same” appeared to be the overarching theme in Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman’s recent Zoom presentation, sponsored by the Dr. Bertram z”l & Ann Newman Adult Education Program of the Young Israel of Teaneck. Throughout his lecture, Rabbi Dr. Reichman addressed the halachic issues that have been raised during the past almost 10 months as compared with discussions of these same topics as far back as the Black Death in 1347. Rabbi Dr. Reichman is highly qualified...