The Rogatchover Gaon brought a fascinating proof that the world is round from the Gemara: “In Megillah 11, we find a dispute between Rav and Shmuel as to whether Hodu was next to Kush or at opposite sides of the world. The only way they could both be correct is if it was obvious that the world is round. That way they could be adjacent yet very distant from one another” (HaRogatchover, p. 117).
Elul, the month of introspection and preparation for the Days of Judgment—Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur—is always a serious period. As the Days of
As the war in Gaza started by the Hamas attack on October 7 enters its twelfth month, pinpointed Israeli attacks continue to deplete the
Three Killed at Allenby Crossing Once again, this week’s news begins with the tragic deaths of three Jews murdered in a terror attack. You
This year, the month of Elul started with deep sadness. During the first days of Elul, the American chareidi community lost two massive spiritual
He was a rebbi’s rebbi. That’s the description that long-time menahel, Rav Chanina Herzberg, used to describe, Rav Yaakov Pressman, who was a devoted
We all heard and hopefully absorbed Parshas Shoftim last Shabbos. The very first posuk taught us the very personal words titein lecha, which are
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