AS: What is the backstory of this sefer? Why is there a need for a halachah sefer for women, and how did it come about? REK: I have had the zechus of teaching halachah to high school and seminary-age girls … Continue reading →

AS: Quite a zechus, to work so closely with Rav Grossman. What was it like, meeting with a “Living Legend”? RNS: Out of this world. He is without a doubt one of the most unique and special individuals I have … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →