My Beloved Grandmother Mrs. Irene Klass
She believed in giving people chances in life to be great and to bring out their potential to its maximum.
My Father, Rabbi Sholom Klass, 22 Years
Moish Inker said that you had a photographic mind and everything about you was Torah.
Rabbi David Eliach: A Profoundly Influential Educator
One of his most lasting educational messages is that the best form of classroom management was a lesson that was intellectually engaging and personally meaningful for the students.
Rav Avigdor Miller z”l
About the life of Rav Avigdor Miller z"l
Two Facets Of A Many-Faceted Diamond: In Memory Of Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm
Rabbi Lamm was prepared, indeed proud, to be an “intellectual diplomat” who sought to make peace between competing ideas.
My Friend Ari Fuld, a Hero of Israel
Ari was larger than life. His deeds matched his words. His family, defending the Jewish people, teaching Torah and supporting IDF soldiers – that was his world.
65 & 25: The Jewish Press And Rabbi Sholom Klass
Throughout the years, wherever I’ve traveled, I’ve met people who tell me they became religious through the pages of The Jewish Press. Others, who came from small communities devoid of a large Orthodox presence, have told me that as children they waited by their rural mailbox on Thursdays for The Jewish Press.
My Mother, Ruth Ballabon, a”h
A surprised friend remarked, “I didn’t know your mother was a shadchan.” She wasn’t. She just instinctively helped everyone she could in the way it was most needed – and sometimes that was a shidduch.
From Out Of The Depths: In Memory Of The Piaseczner Rebbe
Before the horrors of the Holocaust began, Rabbi Shapira had become the advocate for Peasecod, the many young people who were struggling with the meaning of the ancient texts and their own identities as traditional Jews.
Rabbi Chaim Malinowitz, Artscroll Editor And Rav, 67
Rabbi Malinowitz maximized his time to an amazing extent. Though busy with his kehillah and other tzarchei tzibur, based on the tremendous amount of work he performed, one would think that he devoted every waking moment exclusively to ArtScroll.
Harvard Professor Dies Climbing World’s 12th Tallest Mountain
Last year, Goldfarb rushed down the eastern seaboard to Elmhurst Hospital in New York to assist overwhelmed staff with treating coronavirus patients.
A Brief, Unpublished Teshuvah From Rabbi Norman Lamm
He was among the first in America to have special tefillot for Israel’s Independence Day, but he was simultaneously least inclined to word these prayer along the lines of the arrival of the redemption or the heralding of the messianic era.
Even An Aravah Can Help – A Tribute To Rabbi Yudi Dukes, 39
One of my Jewish doctors explained to me that the bark of the willow tree was used as a pain reliever. This got me thinking that even an aravah can have a good influence.
Rabbi Dovid Teichman: A Camp Counselor for All
Rabbi Teichman seemed almost allergic to money. He gave his time, money and ideas for the klal. And Jew and non-Jew alike saw this.
The Many Legacies Of Rabbi Wallerstein, zt”l
An ordinary man who led an extraordinary life, Rabbi Wallerstein was never one who chased the limelight or enjoyed the trappings of fame.
Levaya Of Rabbi Mordechai Zev Jofen
Rabbi Jofen was described by speaker after speaker as an illuy, a gaon and baki in all facets of Torah.
In Memory Of Gail Mauer
Mom…a word I don’t normally utter. So much was embodied in those three letters.
Memories Of Rabbi Lamm
Rabbi Lamm was eminently approachable and made himself available to anyone who needed him.
On The 21st Yahrzeit Of Rabbi Sholom Klass
For the sake of peace, we are trying to be silent, and peace is very important. But I fear that is not the way you would want us to be.
Reflections Upon The First Yahrzeit Of Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski, zt”l
With the Novominsker, zt”l, it was more subtle; with Rabbi Dr. Twerski's, zt”l, psychiatric work, it was more explicit. With both, their leadership was towering; their passing left leadership gaps the consequences of which have been deeply painful.
A Tribute to Moshko
The Jewish People and the State of Israel lost a true giant this week with the passing of Moshe “Moshko” Moskowitz Z”L, who died at the age of 96.
Mrs. Chaya Nechama Davidson, 71, Passes Away On Erev Shavuos From Covid-19
Mrs. Davidson always made me feel supremely comfortable, accommodated my peculiar eating habits, and talked to me about school and even politics as if I were 32 rather than 12.
Reflections Of A Second Generation Child Of Holocaust Survivors
During their various escapes across borders with other fleeing refugees, they were strafed by machine-gun fire from airplanes flying low overhead and witnessed others being shot and killed.
Decades Later, Burying The Ashes
Jewish law treats human remains with considerable respect, in accordance with a view of the body as the erstwhile dwelling of the soul.
Rabbi Dr. Isaac Lewin, zt”l – My Father – On His 25th Yahrzeit
My father’s favorite toy was his portable Hebrew typewriter. I would fall asleep each night on the living-room sofa of our one-bedroom apartment to the clickety-clack of that machine.
Remembering One Prominent Brooklyn Rabbi And The Impact Israel Had
My father’s entire rabbinic career was spent in support of the State of Israel including her government, the people, the yeshivot, the IDF [Israel Defense Forces], as well as the immigration to Israel of Jews from the Soviet Union from behind the Iron Curtain as well as Ethiopian Jews...
Miraculous Discoveries By Raphael Mechoulam, The ‘Grandfather Of Cannabis Research’
One of Mechoulam’s most groundbreaking discoveries was that cannabis can stop seizures in people with epilepsy.