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HaRav Shteinman's Response to the Tragedy on the Highway
Halachic Psak to Undergo a Colonoscopy
The welfare organization Amalia reports that the central shul in Aleppo (Chalab), Syria, one of the most ancient synagogues in the entire world, is being threatened with demolition. The report, adjoined with a unique photo, was received together with the news of the completion of a military cordon around the city by Assad's forces and an escalation of the fighting between the government forces and the rebels in the city. The organization is calling upon the Jewish public to send funds to at least rescue the sifrei Torah and other tashmishei kedusha contained therein.
The ancient Rema Shul on Soroka 40 in the Jewish quarter of Cracow in Poland has been closed to visitors for the past year due to cracks and fissures in its walls. The shul administration, which is under the authority of the "Committee of Sacred Communities of Poland," decided to close the place for extensive renovation and repair so as to restore it to its former glory and grandeur, as it enjoyed upon its foundation in 5413 by Rav Yisrael, father of the Rema.
Rain and Kinneret Watch
Our weekly report of the rain and the level of the Kineret.
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Halochoh and Yir'oh
Compiled from the sichos of Morenu HaRav Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, shlita
The main theme of HaRav Scheinberg is that yiras Shomayim is essential to success in learning Torah generally and to success in determining halochoh particularly. He explained the gemora that says that a talmid chochom must be like the Aron Hakodesh - golden on the outside and on the inside - because such a result is an indication of the amount of yiras Shomayim the person has. He also explains that yiras Shomayim will drive a person to persist in his learning in order to arrive at the truth. Discovering the truth takes effort, and one will only invest the effort if he is driven by yiras Shomayim. Even great geniuses like Do'eig and Achitofel will not arrive at the truth unless they are driven by yiras Shomayim. Once someone's efforts are based on yiras Shomayim he will also merit special siyata deShmaya that will ensure that he reaches the truth. This was illustrated with the story of HaRav Yisroel Salanter and HaRav Yitzchok Elchonon Spektor, and the remarks of the Urim veTumim about the Shulchan Oruch and the Ramo.
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