Rebbe Nachman, Rebbe Shimon, and the Joy of Lag Ba’Omer

By Yaakov Klein | April 22, 2021

There is a lot of interest today in a part of the Torah which is becoming more and more revealed in our time, Penimiyus HaTorah, the inner light of the Torah. What does the inner light of the Torah mean? What does it mean to learn the inner light? Is this part of the Torah for everyone?…

Think Quickly, Act Carefully

By Elisha Bauman | April 19, 2021

As ‘corona zman’ fades, and the nylon walls between us are torn down, Zman Kayitz begins. The Bais Medrash buzzes with new intensity, feeling more open and inviting. There are many new people to meet, new Rabbeim to reach out to, and new opportunities to explore. Much time has been spent last Zman reflecting on the…

BOOK REVIEW: The Remedy I Need

By Neil Harris | April 1, 2021

To sum up a book in one word isn’t an easy task, which is probably why we all had to write book reports in school. But there is indeed one word that kept coming to mind while reading R’ Yaakov Klein’s newest masterpiece, “The Story of Our Lives”: Transformative. Anchored in a short story, “The…

My Chanukah Miracle: Thank You Rabbi Weinberger

By Yaakov Klein | December 9, 2020

The following letter was written to Rabbi Moshe Weinberger shlita by a well-known posek, author, and teacher who discovered Rabbi Weinberger’s shiurim a number of years ago and experienced a paradigm shift in his avodas Hashem. I received permission to share this letter publicly (all details have been changed) as I feel that it powerfully…