About the Asifah The evils/challenges of the internet. English and Yiddish in front of 40,000 men in Citi field. Minefield of immorality, opposite of Kedushah, shmutz, vanity of vanities (Hevel Havalim). Rabbi Ephraim Vachsman: The internet is the test of…
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Rabbi Akiva Tatz – Summary of Shomrai Shabbos Chevrah Mishnayos (SSCM) Speeches on Shavuos 5772- Notes
by Rafael (Rafi) Hecht • • 2 Comments
We all know and love Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz. This past Shavuos Rabbi Tatz spoke at SSCM (Shomrai Shabbos Chevrah Mishnayos) on the second day of Shavuos, this past Monday. Very inspirational. He’s surprisingly short – about 5’4″ in height!…
THE CHIEF RABBI’S FUNERAL
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In a recent front-page essay (May 30, 2008) and in last month’s “Glimpses” column we traced the life of Rabbi Jacob Joseph (1840-1902). Rabbi Joseph, who studied in the famed Volozhiner Yeshiva, was an outstanding Talmudic scholar and one of…
Rabbis Mordechai and Sroya (Sam) Sorscher – A Unique Approach to Chinuch
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Many years ago, I transferred over to a small Yeshiva in Brooklyn which Rabbis Mordechai and Sroya (Sam) Sorscher ran. At the time they called it “Yeshiva Gedolah of Madison/Mesoras Moshe.” Today it’s known as the Rabbi Jacob London High…
THE CHARACTER OF RABBI JACOB JOSEPH
by Professor Yitzchok Levine • • 0 Comments
The Jewish Press recently published three articles about the life of New York’s chief rabbi, Rav Jacob Joseph (1840-1902): “Failed Experiment: New York’s Only Chief Rabbi” (front-page essay, May 30); “The Chief Rabbi Encounters Opposition” (Glimpses Into American Jewish History,…
Bizarro on Shavuos
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In honor of Shavuos – a Bizarro comic on Blintzes!
THE CHIEF RABBI ENCOUNTERS OPPOSITION
by Professor Yitzchok Levine • • 0 Comments
Note: Unless otherwise indicated all quotes are from “New York Chooses a Chief Rabbi” by Abraham J. Karp, Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society (1893-1961) Sep 1954-Jun 1955, 44. The article is available at http://www.ajhs.org/references/adaje.cfm. In “Failed Experiment: New…
The MOST Important Video About Israel You’ll Ever See!
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Can ancient prophecies about Israel be true? Is the Bible true or relevant today? This video will put those questions to rest!!
Kosher Cake- Shlock Rock Official Video
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Shlock Rock’s Latest Music Video filmed at Butterflake in Teaneck, New Jersey. Kosher Cake is the title cut of the new Shlock Rock album by the same name and will be released on January 30th in honor of the 25th…
Internet Asifah – Hypocrisy?
by Rafael (Rafi) Hecht • • 1 Comment
Look at these pictures: Yup, the Internet Asifah at Citi Field in New York, which promotes the stoppage of the internet, is on UStream! The sad part is that they probably sold more tickets than the Mets have all year.…