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Torah Versus The Street

About 33 years ago in Toronto where he was rosh yeshiva at the time, HaRav Yaakov Weinberg zt"l said that he was worried about the future.

Our Present Kabolas HaTorah
by HaRav Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz

We are now approaching Shavuos, the yom tov commemorating our receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai, which is a time of genuine simchah for Klal Yisroel. We have a well-based principle: All our yomim tovim teach us invaluable lessons.

The Yeshiva -- Its Form And Methods
By HaRav Moshe Shmuel Shapiro, Rosh Yeshivas Be'er Yaakov

Part I

The Medrash Tanchuma: Rigors and Rewards of the Oral Torah

"Blessed be the Name of the King of Kings, Hakodosh Boruch Hu, who chose Yisroel from the seventy nations. He gave us the Written Torah, replete with allusion and cryptic, hidden meaning, which is explained by the Oral Torah that He revealed to Yisroel. The Written Torah moreover, is composed of general principles and the Oral Torah, of details. The Oral Torah is vast; the Written Torah is sparing.

Torah Studied Through Deprivation
by R' A. Chefetz

"This is the Way of Torah . . . a Crust Dipped in Salt . . . "

Pursuing Happiness: Enjoying the Mitzvah of Hallel on Yom Tov
by Rabbi Daniel Yaakov Travis

Happiness Is Everything

One of the greatest mechanchim of our generation once found himself sitting on an airplane next to a Jewish member of a well-known idol-worshiping cult in America. They were engaged in conversation for many hours, and before the end of the flight they exchanged phone numbers. A few days later, much to the rov's surprise, he received a phone call from this young man, expressing interest in becoming an Orthodox Jew.

Politica: Netanyahu's Immunity
By E. Rauchberger

Ariel Sharon and his associates are very displeased, to put it mildly, with Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's recent conduct. If he could, Sharon would have sent his finance minister packing by now, but, at this stage at least, Netanyahu enjoys full immunity.


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