Rabbi Yaakov Bender is a gifted mechanech, a distinguished talmid chacham, a visionary Rosh Yeshivah, a community builder, a man completely devoted to his talmidim. We have all been inspired by his initiatives, his ceaseless effort for the Klal, his … Continue reading
AS: Rabbi Gissinger was amazing. He was a pioneering community rabbi. A medical “askan.” A fertility expert. A world-class posek. An advocate for every child who needed a school. A father figure to youth in crisis, and a trailblazer in … Continue reading
It all began with a man named Reb Yisroel Zilberberg, who established an organization called Maftei’ach Shel Banim, which focused on offering spiritual assistance to couples waiting to be blessed with children. His involvement in their lives began in a … Continue reading
In the tiny shtiebel, the beautifully appointed shul, the backyard minyan. At the Kosel in the middle of the night. In ER waiting rooms and people’s kitchens. With hearts bursting with joy or breaking with sorrow. Wherever Jews are, whatever … Continue reading
Here’s a super-quick peek at our new titles: Enjoy absorbing and inspiring biographies? This Chanukah season we’ve got two for you: Rav Kulefsky: The beloved American-born rebbi whose geshmak for Torah lit the fire in thousands, by Rabbi Yechiel … Continue reading
AS: Your new book focuses on amazing stories showing the power of hafrashas challah, told by Nava Ben Moshe, who has touched the lives of literally thousands through her kiruv and especially through her challah bakes. You’re a man and, … Continue reading
AS: First things first — Can you tell us a little about Shaar HeBechinah? What exactly is “bechinah”? RDK: Bechinah means to observe, reflect, and look into. It shares a root with the “bechinah” that students take in yeshivah, designed … Continue reading
He didn’t come from the little town of Mir. Or from Vilna, Baranovitch, or Radin. He didn’t even come from Brooklyn! Yet as he grew up in Depression-era St. Louis, a city far from any Torah center, Yaakov Moshe Kulefsky, … Continue reading
A candid interview with the creators of Between Carpools and the latest cookbook sensation, Dinner Done! With preorders already breaking sales records, everyone, it seems, is talking about Dinner Done, the fantabulous (no other word describes it!) soon-to-be-released cookbook, created … Continue reading
AS: You’ve been in chinuch for decades, as a rebbe and a menahel, as well as in teacher training. Did you use some of your chinuch techniques in The Jaffa Family Edition: The Weekly Parashah? RNZ: Many, many techniques. The … Continue reading
