The Quest To Find The Schindler Of Kristallnacht
My initial search for heroes of Kristallnacht came up empty. Surely there must have been upright Germans who shielded their Jewish friends and neighbors from the angry mobs seeking them out. Sadly, my detailed research yielded only a pitiful, nameless few.
The Man With The Greatest Foresight
Let's look at the realm of vision and focus on a man who had unsurpassed foresight. I refer to none other than Rav Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman, zt”l, better known, and revered by all, as the Ponevezher Rav.
The Yale Five
Yale argued living on campus meant living in the "real world," with its complexities and challenges
The Ever-Amazing Reb Elimelech (Conclusion)
Reb Elimelech personally selected his burial spot, explaining that on that location he perceived the soul of the Baal Shem Tov. Reb Elimelech returned his pure soul to his Maker on 21 Adar, 1787 at the age of 70. Ever since, his burial plot has become a center for prayer and personal requests.
The Auschwitz Protocols
A great story told by a master storyteller--better still--it's TRUE!
The Rubashkin Saga
Rubashkin’s idea was sound. A kosher slaughterhouse located in Pottsville, Iowa provided many benefits for consumers of kosher meat and the local economy.
The Quality Of Life
Axel Pflueger then turned to the head of the committee, acknowledged to be one of the most celebrated medical ethicists in the world, and inquired, What precisely are the criteria to determine one’s quality of life?
Ascending The Ladder
One-out-of-three is not the kind of language that Dr. Weinblatt would ever employ, let alone even allow himself to think. The man is a fount of hope.
The Exodus – The Novel, The Film, And The Reality
Witnessing the British brutality was an exclamation point for UNSCOP. Wherever the delegates went in Palestine they saw elaborate military precautions, barbed wire, armored patrol cars, searchlight beams at night – all compelling evidence of a doomed political entity.
The Rubashkin Saga – VIII
Another installment on the ongoing assault against Agriprocessor. This week's article discusses unions taking on the Rubashkins.
The Rubashkin Saga – VII
The ongoing Rubashkin saga has a new character--the unions.
Light Bulb Lady
A bright idea...
A Tribute For The Lion Of Justice, Norman Rosenbaum, z”l (Part 1)
Lifsh immediately attempted to pry the car off the children. His efforts were in vain as a mob began to attack him.
The Rubashkin Saga – V
These PETA people are not Orthodox Jews. So, why would they so strongly criticize a kosher packing plant for what they believe to be violations of kosher practice? They are using tactics similar to the Nazis.
The Yale Five (III)
The Yale 5 were treated liked pariahs by their fellow Jewish students; their beliefs rejected
A Humbling Lesson (Part IV)
“he’s my rabbi” the Black painter said with pride, pulling out a photo of the Rebbe from his wallet
The Kielce Pogrom
The Poles were also fearful that the Jews who had returned to Kielce would reclaim their prewar houses and businesses.
The Rubashkin Saga – VI
The desire to build a social justice program with a huge lucrative potential, required an appalling trigger. Agriprocessors and Rubashkin fulfilled that need
Perhaps The Chofetz Chaim Never Imagined; But He Did Predict
If the walls have ears (as the Midrash points out) then how much more so, human beings.
The Origin Of The Floating Underground Railroad
He left the meeting with no doubt that if Hitler only could, he would destroy European Jewry.
The Typewriter Repairman Who Saved Lives
Since the restructuring of my column at The Jewish Press, we have been focusing on the Jewish tenet that whatever G-d does, His interest is our good – even if we fail to see how events are for our betterment. Here is an example with a compelling script.
The Belzer Rebbe’s Flight To Freedom
Beginning in the tiny Galician town of Belz, Rabbi Aharon Rokeach, better known as the Belzer Rebbe, maintained his chassidic court despite the constant danger.
Israel’s Burma Road
Whatever the proposal would be to supply Jerusalem, it would have to circumvent the Latrun fortress equipped with Jordanian artillery that peered over the single artery into the city. The motherhood of necessity was deeply challenged by Jerusalem’s existential predicament.
The Rubashkin Saga (Conclusion)
The conclusion to Shalom Rubashkin's circuitous route through the US legal system that ultimately led to justice
Rabbi Yehuda Kelemer, zt”l, And The Gedolim
The technician was certain that the Rabbi intended to upbraid him personally for having caused him discomfort and for attempting to continue against his will. Rav Moshe, however, had something else in mind.
A Successive Tribute For The Lion Of Justice, Norman Rosenbaum, z”l (Part 4)
Norman responded, “Captain, nobody is going to storm City Hall, but go and tell the mayor that he’s got to come out and see all of us.”
The Rubashkin Saga – XVII
Another installment in the Rubashkin saga.
The Impetus For Two Improbable Movements
By 1939, not only had Novardhok reestablished itself on Polish soil, but it also had a network of 85 yeshivos! This dynamic phenomenon, unparalleled in Jewish history, came about as a result of a single statement.
Jewish Practice In The U.S. Military (VI)
The Air Force’s defense was that the Constitution only protected a genuine religious law; not a personal preference. Wearing a yarmulke, they argued, was not the law.
The Rubashkin Saga – XI
Rubashkin was treated like no other defendant ever arrested on illegal immigration violations. The federal prosecutors sent marshals to handcuff and shackle him as they led him past a phalanx of waiting photographers and TV crews