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The “Jewish identity = Israel + antisemitism” equation doesn’t seem to work so well anymore, for many, antisemitism is a “downer.” Rather than inspire Jewish commitment, often it turns people off.
Russian tourism is huge, second in quantity only to that of the US. This amounts to roughly 10% of all foreign tourists coming into Israel.
Rabbi Yitzchok Lowenbraun, or Reb Itchie as he was affectionately called, wasn’t just a rebbi for his students — he was a father. He and his wife, Rebbetzin Miriam Lowenbraun a”h, changed the lives of hundreds, if not thousands, of public school youth and their families The First Bobover in Brooklyn Reb Itchie’s father, Reb Yosef Hersch Lowenbraun a"h, was born in Bochnia, Galicia. He learned alongside Rav Shlomo Halberstam ztz”l, the third Bobover Rebbe, and the two developed a lifelong friendship. In 1939, he left his wife and two sons behind in Poland to visit his parents who ...