The Smack, the Darkness, and the Light Copy
Jan 21, 2026
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Friday, Jan 23, 2026
We learn in this week’s parsha about the makkah of choshech, a darkness so thick that it paralyzed an entire civilization. Mitzrayim was plunged into
Last week, in these pages, I described how a bochur — a good, fine bochur — was so taken and moved by what he felt
The last editorial of our esteemed editor, Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz, titled “The Art of Holding On,” elicited a footnote from me. In a powerful chizuk
There are moments from one’s youth that blur with time, soften by distance, and get lost in the general haze of growing up. And then
As the United States deploys warships and aircraft to the Middle East, experts warn that the Trump administration is actively preparing for military action against
Yeshiva Bochur Drowns Near Modiin Illit After three days of searching, rescue workers found the body of Moshe Ludmir, a 17-year-old Boyaner chossid who was
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