18 Teves is the yarzeit of the author of B’nei Yissaschar, Rav Tzvi Elimelech (ben Pesach) of Dinov zy”a. He was a prolific writer, leaving us with a treasure trove of Seforim on all areas of Torah; Halacha, Tanach, Gemara, Zohar and much more,expounding on them according to Peshat, Remez, Drush and Sod. He wrote…

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I received the following question and thought it might be something others have wondered about as well. I know the answer is more complicated than can be properly treated over a short Facebook message, but I think it is a start. Question: Hi! I have a question about the different sects of chassidut… These sects…

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birds flying over sea with boat

Two of the many thoughts that came to me during the levaya of R’ Cheshin zt”l and the ensuing processing of this loss (which is yet very much incomplete): 1] If we do not “mourn” our loved ones when they are alive, yearning for them and appreciating them as much now as we would were…

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