RAA/Igud offers condolences to Rav Mendy Mirocznik, Executive Vice President, and family over the passing of his father-in-law, Dr. Stanley Sussman z”l. May the Mirocznik and Sussman families see comfort, together with the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. יהי זכרו ברוך [...Click headline above for more...]
An Urgent Letter to the Boro Park Community Regarding NYPD and Following Laws
Please see the attached letter, signed by RAA/Igud Executive Vice President, Rav Mendy Mirocznik. This Shabbos is an opportunity to speak about dina demalchusa dina, the importance of following secular law. [...Click headline above for more...]
New Book: Rav Yosef Salamon
Mazal tov to RAA/Igud Vice President, Rav Yosef Salamon, on the publication of his Sefer Likutei Ohavei Yei”sh Al HaTorah. The sefer contains short, impactful divrei Torah on the weekly parashah, perfect for use in a droshoh. The sefer begins with haskomos from Rav Yechezkel Roth, Karlsburger Dayan; Rav Chaim Yehoshua Eichenstein, Zidichover Rebbe of Boro Park; and Rav Naftali Weisz, Spinka Rebbe. [...Click headline above for more...]
Tu BiShvat Seder
More than in the past, many Jews today celebrate Tu BiShvat. Machon HaTorah VeHaAretz, founded in Gush Katif and devoted to the study and implementation of the mitzvos hatluyos baAretz, published this free online Tu BiShvat Seder which rabbonim might find helpful in turning this into an opportunity to learn Torah.
Webpage: https://www.toraland.org.il/en/beit-midrash/articles/around-the-jewish-year/digital-seder-tu-bishevat/
Direct link to PDF: http search https://www.toraland.org.il/media/5270681/tu-bishvat-digital-version-activity-kit.pdf [...Click headline above for more...]
New Book by Rav Steven Pruzansky
Congratulations to our chaver, Rav Steven Pruzansky, on the publication of his new book: The Jewish Ethic of Personal Responsibility Volume 2: Vayikra, Bamidbar, Devarim.
The notion of “personal responsibility” has long been associated with maturity, reason, accountability, thrift, decency, and concern for others and for society at large. Yet, the modern world has largely abandoned it – and its implications for our ethical development are enormous. [...Click headline above for more...]
Sixth Yahrzeit of Harav Avraham Dov Hecht zt”l to be Observed
Tuesday, January 1, 2019 – the 24th day of Tevet 5779 – at 12:30 p.m. a Memorial Observance for the sixth Yahrzeit of HaGaon Harav Avraham Dov Hecht a”h will be held at the Ohel Chabad Lubavitch 226-20 Francis Lewis Blvd. Cambria Heights, New York 11411. [...Click headline above for more...]