The Jews of Athens
Sabbath morning. I didn’t know what head dress to wear – My regular hat, the “Kova Tembel” I had bought from Israel or a Yarmulke. I decided on the latter. […]
The Offenbach Haggadah, 1722
The Haggadah, which is reproduced here, was printed in Offenbach, Germany, in 1722. It is largely the product of one family: Grandfather, father and son. The commentaries and discussions of […]
Reb Chaim Liberman’s “Ohel Rachel”
Many know Reb Chaim Liberman, more have heard about him, but only very few know of his real greatness in the world of Jewish scholarship. Though he is eighty-eight—until one […]
Takhlit Hayamim—Halaylot
An Old Saying There is an old saying which sums up the Jew’s values and way of life: Takhlit Hayamim—Halaylot (the purpose of the days are the nights); Takhlit HaLaylot—Shabbatot […]
Kol Eliyahu- The voice of Rabbi Eliyahu Lopian zt”l
“Kol Eliyahu.” The voice of Elijah. The voice coming from the tape is that of Rabbi Eliyahu Lopian, one of the last outstanding exponents of the Mussar movement. A student […]
Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch
Twenty-five years ago he was known in the Yeshiva world of Israel as the “Ilui from London”. Now, at the young age of 48, he is regarded as one of […]
The Jewish Historical Museum of Belgrade
The Jewish Historical Museum of Belgrade was founded after World War II by survivors of the Holocaust who felt it their duty to collect material on the crimes against the […]
‘Aliyoth Eliyahu’
In a few weeks it will be five years since the death of Rabbi Eliyahu Lopian, the great, revered Mussar leader. He was ninety-four years of age at the time […]
Rabbi Shmuel Weinberg
Mayor of Bnei Brak According to Don Isaac Abravanel in his commentary on the Passover Haggadah, Bnei Brak mentioned in the story of the five sages was not the name […]
Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin
“The Hebrew word “pras” means prize, reward. It also means a part of something, a piece. On the occasion it means both—it is a prize, but it is only part […]