A PUBLICATION OF THE RABBINIC ALUMNI OF THE ISAAC ELCHANAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY • AN AFFILIATE OF UNIVERSITY CHAVRUSA Volume 52 • Number 1 אין התורה נקנית אלא בחבורה (ברכות סג:) September 2018 • Tishrei 5779

Commemorating the 25th Yahrzeit of the Rav

Remembering Rabbi An Inside Look at the US Ozer Glickman z”l Embassy Move: An Interview Page 17 with Senior Advisor to Ambassador David Friedman Page 23 In This Issue Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Page 3 In Pictures Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut in Yeshiva, RIETS Annual Theological Seminary Evening of Tribute, Yeshiva-wide Siyum on Sukka and Beitza, and Azkara for Rav z”l Rabbi Dr. PRESIDENT, RIETS

Richard M. Joel PRESIDENT-EMERITUS, RIETS Page 7 YU Community News Rabbi Dr. RIETS Annual Evening of Tribute, YU Torah Mitzion of ROSH HAYESHIVA EMERITUS, RIETS Chicago Celebrates 10 Years, RIETS Training Called Out for “Practicing Courage,” Online Course Teaches Art of Rabbi Joel M. Schrieber Public Speaking, Celebrating the Rav’s Torah Legacy and CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, RIETS RIETS Marks the 25th Yahrzeit of HaRav Dovid Lifshitz z”l

Rabbi Menachem Penner MAX AND MARION GRILL DEAN Page 13 Chomer Lidrush RIETS AND UNDERGRADUATE TORAH STUDIES Insights into the Yamim Noraim by Rabbi ’89R and Rabbi ‘90R Rabbi Roshei Yeshiva, RIETS DEAN EMERITUS, RIETS SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT ON YESHIVA AFFAIRS Insights into Sukkot by Rabbi Larry Rothwachs ’01R Rabbi Yaakov Glasser Director of Professional Rabbinics, RIETS DAVID MITZNER DEAN, CENTER FOR THE JEWISH FUTURE AND UNIVERSITY LIFE Page 17 Divrei Hesped Rabbi Chaim Bronstein Remembering Rabbi Ozer Glickman z”l ADMINISTRATOR, RIETS By Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman ‘98R Rabbi Adam Berner • Rabbi Binyamin Blau , RIETS Rabbi Kenneth Hain • Rabbi Elazar Muskin and Rabbi Ariel Rackovsky ‘06R Rabbi, Congregation Shaare Tefilla, Dallas, TX Rabbi Moshe Neiss • Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Rybak Rabbi Shmuel Silber • Rabbi Perry Tirschwell Page 23 Feature Rabbi Elchanan Weinbach • Rabbi Howard Zack An Inside Look at the US Embassy Move: An Interview Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler with Senior Advisor to Ambassador David Friedman RABBINIC ALUMNI ADVISORY COMMITTEE An Interview with Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone ‘05R

CHAVRUSA A PUBLICATION OF RIETS RABBINIC ALUMNI Page 27 Lifecycles and Recent Publications Rabbi Dov Winston EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, CHAVRUSA

Ms. Keren Simon ASSISTANT EDITOR, CHAVRUSA

Rabbi Robert Shur GRAPHICS AND LAYOUT, CHAVRUSA

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2 CHAVRUSA • TISHREI 5779 In Pictures Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut in Yeshiva April 18–19, 2018

RIETS Annual Evening of Tribute May 9, 2018

Yeshiva-Wide Siyum on Sukka and Beitza June 12, 2018

Azkara for Rav Dovid Lifshitz zt”l June 13, 2018

3 CHAVRUSA • TISHREI 5779 Yeshiva University-RIETS acknowledge the members of the Elef L’Mateh Society

is a dedicated group of RIETS ,חברת אלף למטה ,The Elef L’Mateh Society learning הרבצת תורה rabbinic alumni who are committed to supporting the Tens of .כלל ישראל opportunities for the Yeshiva University community and kollelim, and ,שיעורים thousands of Jews around the globe benefit from the educational programming at RIETS as well as from the Marcos and Adina Katz YUTorah.org®, the Benjamin and Rose Berg Torah-To-Go® Series, the Arbesfeld Kollel and Midreshet Yom Rishon® programs, and community visits and faculty. These efforts educate and inspire the ראשי ישיבה by our esteemed .ישיבה global Jewish community, furthering the values and ideals of our

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Rabbi Yaakov S. Gibber Rabbi Yosie M. Levine Rabbi Dr. Eli A. Rybak Boca Raton, FL New York, NY Clifton, NJ Rabbi Yaakov T. Glasser Rabbi Dr. Zalman Levine Rabbi Dr. Solomon F. Rybak Passaic, NJ Teaneck, NJ Passaic, NJ Rabbi Maurice Grebenau Rabbi Marc Liebman Rabbi Mordechai I. Schiffman Dallas, TX Fair Lawn, NJ Brooklyn, NY Rabbi Jonathan D. Grossman Rabbi Dr. Marc Mandel Rabbi Efrem T. Schwalb Flushing, NY Newport, RI West Hempstead, NY Rabbi Baruch Halberstam Rabbi Meyer H. May Rabbi Allen M. Schwartz Clifton, NJ Los Angeles, CA New York, NY Rabbi Abraham I. Halbfinger z”l Rabbi Gary Menchel Rabbi Shmuel Segal Rabbi Basil Herring West Hempstead, NY Flushing, NY Woodmere, NY Rabbi Steven Mermelstein Rabbi Yehuda Septimus Rabbi Shlomo Hochberg Flushing, NY Valley Stream, NY Jamaica Estates, NY Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter Rabbi Dr. Barry Holzer Scarsdale, NY Teaneck, NY Woodmere, NY Rabbi Jeffrey Muehlgay Rabbi Nisson E. Shulman Rabbi David Israel Clifton, NJ New York, NY Stamford, CT Rabbi Fred Nebel Rabbi Dr. Andrew Sicklick Rabbi Dr. Avery Joel South Bend, IN Woodmere, NY Beachwood, OH Rabbi Dr. Joseph Nissenfeld Rabbi Tuvia Silverstein Rabbi Howard S. Joseph Jamaica Estates, NY Far Rockaway, NY Montreal, QC Rabbi Yitz Novak Rabbi Chaim Strauchler Rabbi Milton J. Kain Bergenfield, NJ Toronto, Canada Lawrence, NY Rabbi Emanuel Polak Rabbi Rami Strosberg Rabbi Alan M. Kalinsky Monsey, NY Israel Los Angeles, CA Rabbi Israel Polak Rabbi Yaakov Taubes Rabbi Aaron M. Kaplan Teaneck, NJ Philadelphia, PA San Diego, CA Rabbi Dr. Yale I. Port Rabbi Lawrence Teitelman Rabbi Natan C. Kapustin Jerusalem, Israel New Hyde Park, NY West Orange, NJ Rabbi Adir Posy Rabbi Perry Tirschwell Rabbi Zev Karpel Los Angeles, CA Teaneck, NJ Clifton, NJ Rabbi Jonas Prager Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner Rabbi Joshua Klein Flushing, NY Thornhill, Canada New York, NY Rabbi Mark Press Rabbi Ya’akov Z. Trump Rabbi Dr. Chemia Kleinman Brooklyn, NY Lawrence, NY Jerusalem, Israel Rabbi Daniel Price Rabbi Marc Volk Rabbi Barry Kornblau Passaic, NJ Merrick, NY Bayside, NY Rabbi Dr. Jacob Reiner z”l Rabbi Dov Winston Rabbi Abraham Kramer Rabbi Merrick, NY Englewood, NJ Chicago, IL Rabbi Elliot S. Zwickler West Orange, NJ Rabbi Doniel Z. Kramer, Ph.D. Rabbi Ari Rockoff Brooklyn, NY West Hempstead, NY Rabbi Benjamin S. Krinsky Rabbi Dani M. Rockoff Teaneck, NJ Overland Park, KS Rabbi Gary J. Lavit Rabbi Michael J. Rosenthal Jerusalem, Israel Beit Shemesh, Israel Rabbi Hyman Levine Rabbi Dr. Sol Roth Bayside, NY New York, NY

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As of 7/31/2018 We recognize the following Rabbinic Alumni as members of Amudei HaYeshiva for their 5778 dues gift of $360:

Rabbi Zev Aeder • Rabbi Gershon Albert • Rabbi Dr. Howard Apfel • Rabbi Richard C. Bieler • Rabbi Avraham Billet • Rabbi Yehuda Chanales Rabbi Alan G. Ciner • Rabbi Reuven Escott • Rabbi Herzl Ginsburg • Rabbi Reuven Grodner • Rabbi Yonah Gross • Rabbi Dr. Jacob Jaffe • Rabbi Harold Liebowitz Rabbi Elliot S. Moskowitz • Rabbi Ari D. Perl • Rabbi Azriel Rosner • Rabbi Scott Rothenberg • Rabbi Benjamin J. Samuels • Rabbi Emmanuel I. Sanders Rabbi Ronald L. Schwarzberg • Rabbi Yosef Sharbat • Rabbi Yeshaya Siff • Rabbi Jason Strauss • Rabbi Yaakov Weiss We recognize the following Rabbinic Alumni as members of Amudei HaMusmakhim for their 5778 dues gift of $180:

Rabbi Dr. Elie Abadie • Rabbi Leon Aronsky • Rabbi Bernard Auerbach • Rabbi Kenneth Auman • Rabbi Richard Auman • Rabbi Simon Basalely Rabbi David H. Berezin • Rabbi Eliott Berman • Rabbi Moshe J. Bernstein • Rabbi Mordechai Besser • Rabbi Gideon Black • Rabbi Michael Bleicher Rabbi Daniel Bloom • Rabbi Avi Bossewitch • Rabbi Aryeh Brueckheimer • Rabbi Azaryah Cohen • Rabbi Barry L. Dolinger • Rabbi Joel Y. Epstein Rabbi Amichai Erdfarb • Rabbi Asher Finkel Ph.D. • Rabbi Isaac Furman • Rabbi Dr. Gershon C. Gewirtz • Rabbi David B. Ginsburg • Rabbi David Glicksman Rabbi Jonathan Gordon • Rabbi Joseph Yechiel Gottesman • Rabbi Chaim Hagler • Rabbi Barry David Hartman • Rabbi Yair Hindin • Rabbi Sidney Hook Rabbi Ari Israel • Rabbi Dr. Jason Jacobowitz z”l • Rabbi Eliezer Kaminetzky • Rabbi Raphael B. Karlin • Rabbi Steven Katz • Rabbi Yaakov Krakower Rabbi Dr. Moses N. Kranzler • Rabbi Daniel M. Kroll • Rabbi Ira Kronenberg • Rabbi Dr. John Krug • Rabbi Jonah Kupietzky • Rabbi Natanel Lebowitz Rabbi Ari J. Lipsky • Rabbi Chanan Liss • Rabbi Arieh E. Listowsky • Rabbi Daniel J. Loew • Rabbi Jonathan J. Mandelstam • Rabbi Dr. Abraham Mann Rabbi Morton Minchenberg • Rabbi Steven Pruzansky • Rabbi David Radinsky • Rabbi Stanley Raskas • Rabbi • Rabbi Dr. Israel Rivkin Rabbi Stanley Rosenberg • Rabbi Daniel Rosenfeld • Rabbi Alan Rothman • Rabbi Bernard E. Rothman • Rabbi Ira Rudowsky • Rabbi Yehuda Sarna • Rabbi Ira Schnall Rabbi David Schwartz • Rabbi Shlomo Schwartz • Rabbi Harvey Senter • Rabbi Gideon Shloush • Rabbi Gidon Shoshan • Rabbi Moshe Shulman Rabbi Dr. Eric Siskind • Rabbi Avi Judah Strauss • Rabbi Leonard Tribuch • Rabbi Marvin Waltuch • Rabbi Moshe B. Watson • Rabbi Leonard Weiner Rabbi Lawrence Zierler • Rabbi Oran Zweiter We recognize the following Rabbinic Alumni for their 5778 dues gift of $100:

Rabbi David Aberbach • Rabbi Moshe A. Abramowitz • Rabbi Mitchell Ackerson • Rabbi Shimon Altshul • Rabbi Ranan Amster • Rabbi Hayyim Angel Rabbi Aharon Angstreich • Rabbi Adam D. Ariel • Rabbi David Arzouane • Rabbi Abraham Avrech z”l • Rabbi Shalom Axelrod • Rabbi Dr. Yonah Bardos Rabbi Manuel J. Behar • Rabbi Dr. David Berger • Rabbi Samuel Berger • Rabbi Reuven Eitan Berman • Rabbi Jeffrey Bienenfeld • Rabbi Yaakov Blau • Rabbi Ellis Bloch Rabbi Akiva Y. Block • Rabbi Irving Yitzchok Bodner • Rabbi Aaron Borow • Rabbi Samuel Bramson • Rabbi Aaron Brand • Rabbi Aaron Brander Rabbi Melvin I. Burg • Rabbi Robert Carroll • Rabbi Noah S. Cheses • Rabbi Jerome Dattelkramer • Rabbi Jeremy Donath • Rabbi Asher Gabriel Dordek Rabbi Mordecai V. Efron • Rabbi David Epstein • Rabbi Shaul Leib Epstein • Rabbi Moshe Erlbaum • Rabbi Mordechai Eskovitz • Rabbi Menachem Feinsod Rabbi Shimon Feld • Rabbi Kalman Feldman • Rabbi Howard Finkelstein • Rabbi Shaya First • Rabbi Caleb R. Fischer • Rabbi Yehuda Fleischmann Rabbi Joshua Flug • Rabbi Stanley M. Fogel • Rabbi M. Maxwell Frank • Rabbi Mervyn Frankel • Rabbi Michael Frankel • Rabbi Sammy Bergman Rabbi Allan Friedman • Rabbi Cary Friedman • Rabbi Dr. Brian Galbut • Rabbi Reuven Garrett • Rabbi Howard Gershon • Rabbi Shmuel M. Gold Rabbi Michael Elimelech Goldberg • Rabbi Jay Goldmintz • Rabbi Bennett Gottesman • Rabbi Mel Gottlieb • Rabbi Joel Green • Rabbi Bernard Greenbaum Rabbi Leonard Greenblum • Rabbi Dr. Isidore Halberstam • Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Handel • Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot • Rabbi Avi Heller • Rabbi David Hertzberg Rabbi Joshua Hertzberg • Rabbi Steven Hirschey • Rabbi Scott Hoberman • Rabbi Murray Hochberg • Rabbi Dr. Samuel N. Hoenig • Rabbi David Jacobowitz Rabbi Gedaliah Jaffe • Rabbi Harry Menachem Kagan • Rabbi Yisroel Kaminetsky • Rabbi Jonathan P. Kaplan • Rabbi Daniel Katsman • Rabbi Raphael Katsman Rabbi Jerome Katz • Rabbi Shimon Kerner • Rabbi David Klavan • Rabbi Gershon Klavan • Rabbi Nuriel Klinger • Rabbi Jonathan Kolatch • Rabbi Ariel Konstantyn Rabbi Lowell S. Kronick • Rabbi Naphtali Lavenda • Rabbi Bertram Leff z”l • Rabbi Eliron M. Levinson • Rabbi Norman Linzer • Rabbi Elchanan Lipshitz Dr. David E. Luchins • Rabbi Solomon Maimon • Rabbi Joseph Benjamin Mandel • Rabbi Marc H. Messing • Rabbi Kalman Meth • Rabbi Michael Miller Rabbi Steven Miodownik • Rabbi Eliezer A. Mischel • Rabbi Eddie Mittelman • Rabbi Joel Morris • Rabbi Israel Moskowitz • Rabbi Rabbi Norman Novick • Rabbi Joseph Oratz • Rabbi Dr. Paul Peyser • Rabbi Kenneth Pollack • Rabbi Aaron I. Reichel • Rabbi Dr. Neal Z. Ringel Rabbi Yitzchak Rosenbaum • Rabbi Dr. Bernard Rosenberg • Rabbi Martin Rosenfeld • Rabbi Dr. Yosef Joel S. Rosenshein • Rabbi Moshe A. Rosensweig Rabbi Dr. Bernard Rosensweig • Rabbi Dr. Howard Rosman • Rabbi Abraham Rzepkowicz • Rabbi Eliyahu Safran • Rabbi Benjamin P. Schafler Rabbi Dr. Richard Schiffmiller • Rabbi Mordechai Schnaidman • Rabbi Avrohom Schnall • Rabbi Mark Isaac Schreck • Rabbi David Seff • Rabbi M. Mitchell Serels Rabbi David Sher • Rabbi Ely Shestack • Rabbi Joseph Siev • Rabbi Zev S. Silber • Rabbi Moshe S. Silverstein • Rabbi Aharon Simkin • Rabbi Yitzchak Sladowsky Rabbi Mordechai Spiegelman • Rabbi Marc Spivak • Rabbi Moshe Stavsky • Rabbi Robert H. Stein • Rabbi Carl Steinhart • Rabbi Dr. Joseph Sungolowsky Rabbi Isadore M. Tennenberg • Rabbi Reuven Tradburks • Rabbi Baruch Tribuch • Rabbi David A. Twersky • Rabbi • Rabbi Richard Vale Rabbi Ronnie Warburg • Rabbi Joel Waxman • Rabbi Zishy Waxman • Rabbi Shmuel Weisberg • Rabbi Samuel A. Weiss, PhD • Rabbi Stanley Wexler Rabbi • Mr. Kenneth Wieder • Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank • Rabbi Akiva Willig • Rabbi Simcha Willig • Rabbi Yehuda Willig • Rabbi David Winter Rabbi Daniel M. Wolfe • Rabbi Michael J. Wolff • Rabbi Yosef Wolicki • Cantor Richard Wolpoe • Rabbi Moshe Yaged • Rabbi Chanoch Yeres • Rabbi Michael Yondorf Rabbi Alan Yuter • Rabbi Dr. Erich Zauderer • Rabbi Eugene Zaveloff • Rabbi Joel N. Zeff • Rabbi Mordecai Zeitz • Rabbi Samuel Zimmerman • Rabbi Myron F. Zundell We recognize the following new Rabbinic Alumni who recently received their smikhah:

Rabbi Jacob M. Bernstein • Rabbi Yonatan Dorfman • Rabbi Chezkie Glatt • Rabbi Dubbin Hanon • Rabbi Elliot Heisler • Rabbi Aviyam Levinson Rabbi Jonathan (Yoni) Mitnick • Rabbi David Nagarpowers • Rabbi Steven Nemetz • Rabbi Marc Poleyeff • Rabbi Moshe Radinsky • Rabbi Chaim Benjamin Stepelman Rabbi Motti Sturm

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RIETS Annual Evening of Tribute

RIETS held its annual Gala Evening of in Bergenfield, NJ, and lectures at the Tribute at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New Bergen County Beis Medrash Program York City on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. housed at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun in As in past years, the dinner Teaneck, NJ. He has over 5,000 shiurim acknowledged several people for their on YUTorah.org. contribution to and support of the Dr. Efrat Sobolofsky ’95WZ, ’06WZ RIETS mission. Honorees included two is director of YUConnects, a relationship- guests of honor, Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky building program that recently celebrated and Dr. Efrat Sobolofsky, and four parent its 331st engagement. She also serves as (L-R) Rabbi Yaakov Glasser, Rabbi Menachem honorees, Dr. Barry and Marcia Levinson the coordinator of respite services at the Penner, Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky, Dr. Efrat Sobolofsky and Dr. Daniel and Michelle Berman. Jewish Association for Developmental and Rabbi Joel Schreiber “The Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Disabilities (J-ADD) in Paramus, NJ. Theological Seminary plays a critical Dr. Barry and Marcia Levinson live ’40YC, ’41R. Born in Belarus, he pursued role in shaping its students, their families in Highland Park, NJ and are the parents dual careers as a rabbi and lawyer in and the Jewish community at large,” said of Rabbis Eliron ’16R and Aviyam ’18R. the , and upon retiring Rabbi Menachem Penner ’95R, Max and Dr. Daniel and Michelle Berman live became director of publications for the Marion Grill Dean of RIETS. “The gala in New Rochelle, New York, and are American Law Institute – American Bar dinner is an opportunity to celebrate its the parents of Rabbis Reuben ’13R and Association. His son, Rabbi Dr. Doniel global impact.” Aaron ’20R Berman. Their son-in-law, Kramer ’73R, a YU Guardian, established Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky ’87YC, ’90R, Rabbi Dubbin Hanon ’18R, also recently the Rabbi Meyer Kramer Rabbinic ’96A is currently a Rosh Yeshiva at graduated RIETS. Fellowship six years ago. n RIETS. He also serves as the spiritual The evening also featured a tribute leader of Congregation Ohr HaTorah to the memory Rabbi Meyer Kramer z”l

YU Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago Celebrates 10 Years

A dinner hosted on February 25 It’s mission has been to serve the celebrated the 10th anniversary of religious and educational needs of the Yeshiva University Torah Mitzion Kollel community, said Rabbi Dr. Ari Sytner, of Chicago. The dinner, one of two director of community initiatives at annual fundraising events the Kollel Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish hosts, honored the work that Rabbi Future. Rabbi Brand serves as the liaison Reuven Brand ’02YC, ’05R, ’06A, the between CJF and the Kollel. While founding Rosh Kollel, and his wife, Dr. the Kollel uses “Yeshiva University” Nechama Brand ’03SB, have done over in its name, it is a separate non-profit the past decade to put what is known as organization. the “Beit Midrash Without Walls” on a At the heart of the Kollel, described sound financial footing and extend its as “an open community of learning,” are outreach into the Jewish communities of the Fellows, eight full-time American Rabbi Reuven and Dr. Nechama Brand Chicago. and Israeli Torah scholars who engage The Kollel began in 2008 as a in an intensive study of , Jewish RIETS. They get credit from RIETS collaboration between Chicago’s Jewish law and Jewish thought. “The Kollel,” for their work in the Kollel towards community and Yeshiva University to explained Rabbi Brand, “is a continuation their ordination requirements, and the create a YU “satellite” in the Midwest. of the rabbinic training for students from department of community initiatives

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at CJF provides the Kollel with a lot of support through in-kind services and inservice training.” As part of their work in the Kollel, the Fellows also teach in the many community education programs the Kollel offers. These programs are designed, according to the Kollel’s mission, to “enrich and engage the greater Chicago community with inspired Torah living and learning,” as well as to promote “the importance of positive interaction High school girls enjoy the first Girls Night Out Learning event of the year. with general society and culture and the religious significance of the State of Learning Together), the Chicago Institute programs and resources for individuals Israel.” of Women’s Learning, and the Midwest and families of all backgrounds.” One The Kollel is “without walls” because Center for Jewish Learning (MCJL). example is Jewish Learning Together ( it brings its programs into different Under the direction of Lynn Kraft JLT), led by Rabbi Yakov Danishefsky venues rather requiring participants to ’05SCW, ’08BR, NILI describes itself ’14YC, ’15BR, ’16R and a graduate of the come to a central location. “We have the as “a community of learning offering Wexner Graduate Fellowship. JLT pairs ability,” said Rabbi Brand, “to provide engaging, challenging and inspirational men and women with differing Jewish classes and one-on-one learning that adds Torah-based classes and programs backgrounds with lessons from Torah and value to community institutions. Instead tailored to the specific needs and interests Talmudic passages in a chavruta setting. of telling people, ‘Leave your shul and go of women.” NILI does this by using the The goal is to stimulate friendly thought to another brick-and-mortar location,’ Kollel resources and partnering with and discussion, and for the pairs to end we’re going to bring the class to the shul. local and visiting scholars to offer a the evening knowing a little more about We’re augmenting and strengthening the study of Torah that “enables women to Torah, themselves and their partners than existing institutions and bringing them develop and enhance their Jewish lives, they knew at the beginning. together through this web of programs.” celebrating a commitment to halacha and In these and so many other ways, Because of this approach, Rabbi tradition that includes an appreciation of the Kollel is slowly fulfilling Rabbi Brand said, “people have become more general society and religious significance Brand’s vision of transforming the Jewish engaged in the Kollel—an increasing of the State of Israel.” community in Chicago. He measures the number of donors, an increase in funding One of the crucial services NILI transformation already brought by the year after year—because people see the offers is the NILI Hotline. Women can Kollel in part by the way people have said value added to their community and their contact the hotline by phone, email or to him that, “the community is not the institutions. Everything we do is done a web-based form, and trained kallah same as it was 10 years ago. And by the somewhere where the people are—in the teachers will connect them to confidential way, people have become engaged in the schools, in the classrooms, in different and anonymous halachic guidance world of learning based upon a centrist shuls and in peoples’ homes. It creates a from rabbis in all areas of Taharat religious Zionist philosophy that is now model where we’re bringing the Torah Hamishpacha. Hasten is especially a proud and celebrated vision in our and its values to people.” impressed by what the hotline offers community, strong and thriving.” However, despite 10 years of women “from all over the country who And the next 10 years? “We have a lot vigorous and vibrant Torah learning call in for advice and counsel; it impacts of things to do,” Rabbi Brand said. “We’re brought to hundreds of people and so many lives in a positive way, and by looking to grow organically, we’re looking venues, “there are 300,000 Jews in their own count, I’m told the number of to grow NILI and MCJL, and we want to Chicago, and we haven’t touched all of contacts each month is growing.” strengthen the local programming that them yet,” said Rabbi Brand. MCJL’s mission is to bring “inspired we have. Strengthening, improving and So, to extend the program’s outreach, Jewish living and learning to the greater innovating: that’s our work for the next the Kollel began two initiatives, NILI Chicagoland Jewish community through decade.” n (Nashim Lomdot Yachad, or Women a variety of learning opportunities,

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RIETS Training Applauded for “Practicing Courage”

A unique training program at RIETS supportive demeanor with congregants has been cited as an example of how who may be intensely emotional. consciously being “in the moment” can The RIETS program came to the be applied to counselor education, in the writers’ attention in 2010, when it was book The Power of Moments: Why Certain featured in The New York Times. Rabbi Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact, Menachem Penner ’95R, the Max and by Chip and Dan Heath (Simon and Marion Grill Dean at RIETS, was then Shuster, 2017). director of rabbinical training at the The Heaths’ book explores the school and introduced the use of the potential of brief experiences to impact actors in the sessions. The program had our perceptions and actions. The authors been using students to act out the roles of look at our tendency to recall extreme troubled congregants, but some felt the moments, both positive and negative, sessions were not effective. “It wasn’t real while we forget less dramatic moments. enough,” Rabbi Penner told The Power of They go on to suggest real-life examples Moments authors. “It was instructional of people who consciously take action but not experiential. It was the difference during particular, defining moments. between reading something in a book social good. They have published three The authors then use these examples and living through it. The actors created New York Times bestselling books: Made to suggest how we might improve our the level of tension that really made it to Stick, Switch, and Decisive. experiences. valuable.” The audience forThe Power of The Heaths include the RIETS The Heaths explain that during these Moments, according to Dan Heath, is training program in the chapter on sessions, the students are “practicing anyone who cares about improving “Practicing Courage.” The training courage,” as they rehearse how to control the experience of other people. “That uses paid actors to role play counseling the moment as it happens, despite their might be doctors thinking about the sessions with rabbis, including own fears, and gaining confidence in the patient experience, or business people conversations with suicidal individuals, process. thinking about the customer experience, abuse victims, those struggling with Chip Heath is a professor at Stanford or teachers thinking about the student aging and people who are grieving. Graduate School of Business, where experience,” he said. “Our book aims to Communicating directly with actors, who he teaches courses on strategy and show that great experiences hinge on a make the interactions more realistic, calls organizations. Dan Heath is a senior few critical moments and that we can for courage from the seminary students fellow at Duke University’s CASE center, learn to design those moments.” n as they learn to maintain a professional, which supports entrepreneurs fighting for

Yeshiva University, celebrated the to give extra depth and breadth to the second group of semikha students who students who will face various mental received certificates upon completing health issues in their positions in the the RIETS/Ferkauf Joint program in Jewish community. Mental Health Counseling on Sunday There is a special application morning, June 24. This is an 18-credit, process for acceptance to this program, graduate-level program for semikha and some of the students continue for (L-R) Rabbi Chaim Bronstein, Rabbi Menachem students bound for leadership positions the full master’s degree in Mental Health Penner, Evan Genachowski, Matthew LeVee, Daniel Reich, Judah Kerbel, Jonathan Drory, in the Jewish community. It is taught Counseling in Ferkauf. Yechiel Neuburger, Yonah Hazan, Dr. Norman by Ferkauf professors and is designed Blumenthal, Rabbi Neal Turk, Professor Laura Turk, Dr. Arlene Steinberg and Dr. Rosalyn Sherman

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Online Course Teaches Rabbis Art of Public Speaking

Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish equip rabbis with the tools they need to Future and RIETS announced the launch maximize every speaking opportunity as a of “Drashas and Shiurim: From Good to vehicle for connecting with and inspiring Great,” a continuing rabbinic education their audiences.” (CRE) course that aims to provide Throughout the course, participants communal, campus and outreach rabbis will receive a thorough selection of with the tools they need to prepare for reference materials and related articles. and deliver timely, engaging and inspiring In between classes, participants will drashas and shiurim. interact with one another via the The eleven-part online lecture series course’s dedicated online forum and leverages the communication expertise of schedule offline conversations with the longtime community rabbis, experienced instructors and experts in the fields of educators, acclaimed authors and communications and entertainment. storytellers, successful entrepreneurs, “We live in a world in which a rabbi and award-winning producers and must compete for his congregant’s Rabbi Naphtali Lavenda entertainers. It explores methodologies attention with an array of highly for research, content development and developed technological devices,” said Woodmere; Rabbi Shlomo Einhorn ’04R, delivery, as well as best practices for Rabbi Yaakov Glasser ’01R, David dean of Yavneh Hebrew Academy, rabbi adding depth and dimension to all public Mitzner Dean of YU’s Center for the of Kehillat Yavneh and author of speeches by weaving in historical facts, Jewish Future. “In order to pierce the Alive; as well as numerous members of the current events, psychology, pop culture, distractions of the modern world and Yeshiva University and RIETS faculties. humor, business knowledge and personal hold people’s focus, drashas and shiurim “Drashas and Shiurim: From Good to experiences. Presenters will also share must be substantive, creative and highly Great” was created by Rabbi Lavenda and tips for perfecting storytelling techniques engaging. This course will elevate a Rabbi Glasser with input and guidance and locating interesting and relevant rabbi’s capacity to serve as an educational from Rabbi Menachem Penner ’95R, materials for inclusion in sermons and and inspirational force of religious and Max and Marion Grill Dean of RIETS, lectures. spiritual transformation in people’s lives.” and Rabbi Efrem Goldberg ’01R, senior The course, which has more than The course’s impressive lineup of rabbi at Boca Raton . The fifty participants from around the world, instructors includes David Sacks, Emmy course is the eighth virtual continuing including rabbis in the United States, Award-winning Hollywood screenwriter; rabbinic education course organized Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Ashley Blaker, internationally acclaimed and run by the CJF in coordination with South Africa and Israel, began on January comedian and award-winning comedy RIETS. In previous years, CJF ran online 7 with an in-depth look at the ultimate writer and producer for radio and courses on issues surrounding infertility, goal of giving sermons, lectures and Torah TV in the UK; Charlie Harary, noted rabbinic marriage counseling on a range classes. motivational speaker; Lior Arussy, of pastoral issues, child abuse, end of life “Public speaking is one of the prolific author and president and CEO issues, the fundamentals of fundraising most important skills for every rabbi to of Strativity Group Inc.; Rabbi Dovid and cultivating lasting relationships with develop, and their abilities to craft and Bashevkin ’14R, director of education congregants, chosson teacher training, deliver powerful and informative drashas for International NCSY; Rabbi Binny and confronting mental health issues. and shiurim will determine their impact Freedman, rosh yeshiva of Orayta and Some of these past courses are available in the communities they serve,” said director of Isralight in Jerusalem; Rabbi on demand at www.cre.rabbanan.org. n Rabbi Naphtali Lavenda ’09R, director of Aryeh Lebowitz, of the popular “Ten online rabbinic programming at the CJF. Minute Halacha” series on YUTorah “This webinar series was developed to and rabbi at Beis Haknesses of North

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Celebrating the Rav’s Torah Legacy

In commemoration of the 25th yahrzeit served as a Scholar in Residence at the

This Week! of Rav Soloveitchik, z”l, the Yeshiva Young Israel of Fort Lee, NJ. Yeshiva University Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary organized several programs and shiurim “Rabbi Soloveitchik is synonymous Five Towns Community that spanned from March through April. with Yeshiva University and RIETS,” Shabbaton The programming began with a class said Rabbi Menachem Penner, Max and Commemorating the 25th Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Joseph B. given by Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff Marion Grill Dean of RIETS. “The goal Soloveitchik zt”l , March 9–10, 2018 ’61R, Rosh , Yeshiva University of our many commemorations of the Parshat Vayakhel–Pikudei

BETH SHOLOM SHAARAY TEfiLA Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman Israel Kollel, RIETS, to students at YU Rav’s yahrzeit is about more than just President, Yeshiva University Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman Rabbi Hershel Schachter Drasha (11:00 a.m.) Drasha at the 8:30 & 9:00 a.m. Minyanim COngREgATiOn BAiS TEfiLAH YOUng iSRAEL Of LAWREnCE– on “The Soloveitchik Family & Yeshiva highlighting the seminal role he played at Rabbi Dr. David Shatz CEDARHURST Lecture following Main Minyan Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman (Shacharit 9:00 a.m.) Lecture at Seudah Shlishit The Rav’s Response to the Problem (following 5:20 p.m. Mincha) Rabbi Hershel Schachter University.” Subsequently, a Shabbaton our Yeshiva and in the American Jewish Rosh Kollel and Rosh Yeshiva of Evil Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Nathan and Vivian Fink Distinguished the World of Tomorrow Professorial Chair in Talmud, RIETS iRVing PLACE MinYAn Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter YOUng iSRAEL Of WOODMERE was held in the Five Towns featuring YU community. It’s about studying his Torah Lecture (4:50 p.m.) followed by Mincha & Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter Seudah Shlishit (5:35 p.m.) Drasha following Main Minyan Majesty and Humility: (Shacharit 8:45 a.m.) The Life, Leadership and Legacy of Rabbi Dr. David Shatz President Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman ’95R, and about learning as a further merit for Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik zt”l Lecture following Mincha (5:35 p.m.) Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter University Professor of Jewish History and Is Praying for Our Needs Self- Jewish Thought, Yeshiva University and Senior KnESSETH iSRAEL Centered? Perspectives from the Scholar, YU Center for the Jewish Future (WHiTE SHUL) Thought of the Rav zt”l RIETS Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Herschel his neshama.” Rabbi Hershel Schachter Lecture (4:25 p.m.) followed by Mincha & Seudah Shlishit (5:25 p.m.) Schachter ’67R, Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Additional programming included a Insights from the Rav on Pesach Rabbi Dr. David Shatz Ronald P. Stanton University Professor of Philosophy, Ethics, and Religious Thought, Schacter, University Professor of Jewish special Arbesfeld Kollel Yom Rishon Pre- Yeshiva University History and Jewish Thought and Senior Pesach Yom Iyun featuring RIETS Rosh Scholar at YU’s CJF, and Dr. David Shatz Yeshiva Rabbi ’73R, ’73R, Ronald P. Stanton University Rabbi Rakeffet and Rabbi Schachter. “The impact of Rav Soloveichik’s Professor of Philosophy, Ethics, and Two other pre-Pesach Yemei Iyun were Torah and leadership continues to Religious Thought at Yeshiva University. held in Passaic featuring former RIETS inspire and transform our communities,” A concurrent Shabbaton was also held Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi ’84R said Rabbi Yaakov Glasser ’01R, the in Teaneck-Bergenfield featuring Rabbi and RIETS Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Mayer David Mitzner Dean of YU’s Center Rakeffet, RIETS Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Twersky ’85R; and in Chicago featuring for the Jewish Future. “The programs and a number of RIETS Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Michael commemorating his 25th yahrzeit are community rabbanim. Rabbi Rakeffet Rosensweig ’80R. Finally, a Shabbaton a fitting tribute to his influence and also lectured at The Jewish Center and was hosted in Brookline, MA over April greatness.” n Stern College in , and then 27–28 that hosted Rabbi Rosensweig.

New Rabbeim at RIETS RIETS welcomes three new full time Torah in Queens. Additionally, Rabbi rabbeim beginning in Elul. Rabbi Ari Zahtz ’04R ’14R-YY will be teaching Mordechai BenHaim will join RIETS a new skills shiur in MYP focused on Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Eliyahu Ben Gemara and Rashi. Rabbi Zahtz has Haim as a Sephardic “Ram” in the worked closely with the Masmidim Mazer Yeshiva Program (MYP). This Honors program for many years while will serve as the first English MYP teaching on the semikha level (l-r) Rabbi Mordechai BenHaim, Rabbi Ari Zahtz, shiur designed for the fast-growing at RIETS. He currently teaches at Torah Rabbi Dan Cohen Sephardic population in the Yeshiva. Academy of Bergen County and is the Rabbi BenHaim currently serves as Assistant Rabbi of Congregation Bnei his role to teach a morning shiur in the the Rav of Shaarei Emunah Sephardic Yeshurun in Teaneck. Finally, Edmond J. Stone Beit Midrash Program (SBMP). Congregation of the Five Towns and Safra Sephardic Sgan Mashgiach Rabbi We wish the three of them much has been teaching at Mesivta Tiferet Dan Cohen ’16R will be expanding hatzlacha in their new roles!

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RIETS Marks the 25th Yahrzeit of HaRav Dovid Lifshitz, z”l

The yeshiva marked the 25th yahrzeit of RIETS, introduced the event by of RIETS Rosh Yeshiva HaRav explaining that the purpose of the evening Dovid Lifshitz z”l with two events in was to “reintroduce Rav Dovid Lifshitz to June. A large siyum, celebrating the a new generation.” accomplishment of over 150 talmidei Rabbi Schachter was the first to hayeshiva completing a masechet was share personal memories from Rav dedicated in the memory of Rav Lifshitz. Lifshitz’s overlapping time with him in There was also an evening with divrei yeshiva. He remarked, “I was never in Rav zikaron about Rav Lifshitz by RIETS Dovid’s shiur but he was like a father or Roshei Yeshiva Rabbi Hershel Schachter grandfather to all of his talmidim in the ’67R, Rabbi and former Beis Medrish.” Rabbi Schachter went on compassion and kindheartedness that talmid Rabbi Moshe Neiss ’75R. to explain Rav Lifshitz’s incredible Torah Rav Lifshitz exuded towards all of those The evening of divrei zikaraon was knowledge coupled with his magnificent around him. held in the Glueck Beit Midrash and warmth and kindness toward everyone in The evening concluded with special sponsored by Drs. Avi and Elin Freilich the yeshiva. remarks by Rabbi Yosef Aryeh Stein, Rav and Dr. David and Barbara Horwitz. Rabbi Goldwicht followed with Dovid Lifshitz’s grandson, who echoed Past and present talmidim gathered to additional stories and shared Torah the words of those who spoke before hear Torah, stories and memories of from Rav Lifshitz. Rabbi Moshe Neiss, him. “A yeshiva can travel or a yeshiva Rav Lifshitz. Rabbi Menachem Penner a supporter of the yeshiva and a beloved can move from one building to another ’95R, the Max and Marion Grill Dean talmid of Rav Lifshitz, spoke of the great building,” he said, “But the ruach of R’ Dovid…is passed on.” n

“I was never in Rav Dovid’s shiur but he was like “A yeshiva can move from one building to a father or grandfather to all of his talmidim in another building but the ruach of Rav Dovid…is the Beis Medrash.” passed on.” - Rabbi Hershel Schachter - Rabbi Yosef Aryeh Stein, Rav Lifshitz’s grandson

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Insights into the Yamim Noraim

Rabbi Baruch Simon ’89R halachot of blowing shofar by Yovel and Colonel Jehiel R. Elyachar transfers it over to Rosh Hashana. Just Professor of Talmud and Rosh like over there you blow a shofar, so too Yeshiva, RIETS by Rosh Hashana you blow a shofar. But, why didn’t the Torah use the language of 1. We say in the davening on Rosh Shofar when it comes to Rosh Hashana? Hashana, “Yom Haras Olam” – “This The reason is because the Torah is the day of the creation of the world.” wanted to remind us that blowing shofar The commentaries, however, explain on Rosh Hashana is really about the same that it was not the day of the creation of thing as Yovel, freeing us from our inner the world but rather the day that Adam enslavements. Every person is enslaved HaRishon was created. The Sfas Emes, to something, whether it be an addiction Shem Mishmuel and others explain that or jealousy, and the shofar is about freeing us from those things, and enhancing our the of shofar is related to the of man.” Noam Elimelech quotes the faith in Hashem. Rav Schachter always idea that God blew into man’s mouth above Gemorah and quotes the medrish אני עבדך בן אמתך points out that it says to give him life. Hence, Rosh Hashana on Bereishit, which says that Hashem I am your servant, son of—פתחת למוסרי is about recreating this time when God built a world and destroyed it and did this Your handmaid, You have released my created man. The Maharal explains that over and over until He finally said, This bonds. However, if you are a slave, than the Hebrew word for man, “adam” comes is the world. He says that these two ideas why are your shackles removed? Rav from the Hebrew word for “earth.” This are one in the same. What does it mean Schachter says that the Torah gives us is to show us that just like earth, which that Hashem created teshuva before brias freedom because it gets us to be spiritual could be fallow or flourishing, so too haOlam? It means that Hashem destroyed beings who are shackled by our desires. man could be on either path. A piece of and rebuilt the world many times in order So the shofar of Rosh Hashana is the land is a piece of potential, which is just to teach man that this is how the world shofar of freedom. The seforim also what every man is. Therefore, when it works. That man will go in the world and point out that Yosef came out of prison comes to Rosh Hashana we need to look make mistakes and start again many times, in this time period. This is the time of at our potential, what we accomplished and this is okay because even Hashem freedom because we know that Hashem in the previous year and what we can (Kvayachol) did this. The Shlah haKadosh is watching over us and taking care of us. accomplish in the coming year. This is explains that man starts off being like Thus, we don’t need to be worried about what the shofar reenacts. a tekia—being a straight line. Then he being enslaved to other things. becomes like shevarim/teruah—choppy, 2. Maharam Brisk (R’ Mordechai Brisk) fraught with mistakes. But, then he goes 3. There is a Gemorah in that points out that the word “shofar” is never back to being a tekia. Thus, when it says says that several things were created before found in the context of Rosh Hashana that Hashem created teshuva before the brias haOlam. One of these is teshuva. in the Torah. Where do we see this world, it means that he put this concept of As we say in Pesukei Dizimra on Shabbos word? In Parshas Behar, by Yom Kippur making mistakes and redoing things into morning: “Before the mountains were with Yovel when they blew shofar to free creation. The Rav points out this same created…(Hashem said) return, children the slaves. The Gemorah learns out the idea by Moshe Rabeinu when he built

13 CHAVRUSA • TISHREI 5779 Chomer Lidrush the mishkan. The Midrash Tanchuma, we look at the mistakes that we made in of Chazal that Avraham Avinu is a “tzadik in the beginning of Pekudei, says that the past year to be mitakein them for the meikara.” How can anyone make a the mishkan is a miniature version of the future. Rav Hutner, who quotes the verse statement like this? According to the world. The menorah is like the sun and that the righteous fall seven times and get earliest estimates, Avraham only found the kiur is like the ocean, etc. The mishkan up, says that some people interpret this to God at the age of 3, so how can we say was put up on the first of Nissan, but mean that he is righteous and therefore that he was righteous from the very Moshe built, dismantled and rebuilt the he can get up. But the truth is that what beginning? The answer is that Avraham Mishkan every day starting on the 23rd of makes him a righteous person is that he was able to bring people closer to Adar. This is the same concept of creating had experiences of failure where he had to God because he grew up in the same the world. Before creating this miniature get up and rethink how to do things. This environment as all of them. He used version of the world, you must take it made him into the righteous person. Rosh the years of idolatry as a tool to relate to down and put it back up again many times. Hashana is a new beginning and it’s a time people and to bring them closer to God, This shows that this is a real miniature to reflect on mistakes of the past and how and therefore it’s as if he nullified those version of the world where we make to rebuild from them. years and was a “tzadik meikara.” This is mistakes and rebuild and learn from them. what teshuva is about, that we can nullify Rosh Hashana is the crossroads where 4. The Dubno Maggid quotes a statement and recreate the past. n

Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky ’90R connection? Perhaps we can say that a Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS donkey is fundamentally different than all other animals. A donkey is a non-kosher 1. There is a well-known Gemorah in Rosh animal, but it also has holiness because of Hashana (28b) that discusses whether or the mitzvah of peter chamor. Perhaps this not mitzvos tzrichos kavana. The case in is the message of shofar as well. All the the Gemorah discusses whether a person mitzvot that we perform, we do externally. who hears a shofar but thinks it’s is a Shofar is the only commandment that donkey can fulfill his obligation of shofar comes from inside, from our breath. In this way. I once wondered—how can a essence, we say to Hashem, no matter what person mix up the sound of a donkey and we look like, even if we look like a donkey, a shofar? Until one time I heard a donkey don’t forget that we have holiness deep bray and it sounded like a shofar! And then inside of us. The donkey and the shofar connection started at the beginning of our I thought—why would Hashem create he come back or not? She is comforted history, and this connection will continue the world like this, that a donkey would by her friends who say, don’t worry he until the end. sound like a shofar? Interestingly, we often is probably just out there killing more find donkeys and shofars together in our people. Her comfort comes because she 2. We find the idea of crying a lot around tradition. By akeidas Yitzchak, Avraham is so selfish, she only cares about her son Rosh Hashana time. The Targum tells us travels to the place on a donkey and and no one else, even though others are that the sound of the teruah is supposed ultimately discovers a ram in the bushes. dying. The same is true with Hagar, her to sound like crying. There are many Then there is, of course, the shofar of Har son cries, she leaves him and then she goes references to the idea of crying in Rosh Sinai combined with a donkey that Moshe to cry. Her cry is selfish, she can’t even sit Hashana liturgy. We find, on the first day rode to Egypt to take the Jewish people with her son when he is crying. In contrast of leining, that Hagar cries. We also have out of bondage all the way to Har Sinai. to this, we have Rochel and Chana. Chana Chana’s crying and then Rochel’s. We Chazal even explain that it was the same seems to be crying for herself so that she even have Sisra’s mother who cries. What’s donkey of akeidas Yitzchak that Moshe could have a child, but then she has one interesting in all of this is that there are had gone on to bring them out of Egypt. and gives the child to Hashem. We see women we try to emulate and those that Finally, there will be the ultimate sounding that Chana wanted to be able to have a we don’t. The cries of Hagar and Sisra’s of the shofar in the days of Moshiach, who child to serve Hashem. She is crying for mother are very selfish tears, they are is described as coming in on a donkey. selfless reasons, to have a son to give to very self-centered. Sisra’s mother cries So what is the deeper meaning of this Hashem. We’re told that Hashem listens to because she is looking for her son; will

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Rochel’s prayers because she was the one two different models to not wearing shoes: as well. We must ask ourselves, what who saw her sister crying, and she saw that sadness and hashra’as hashechina. Is there will help us realize that the shoes are not her sister might be embarrassed and she a commonality between the two? The important? Will it be through holiness or saved her. When Rochel cries, she cries pasuk says with Korach, that all of their through death? Both of these messages are mostly over Yehuda, who wasn’t even her belongings were destroyed under their shared in the kittel that we wear on Yom child, going into exile. These are the tears feet. Chazal say that physical things in Kippur as well. We wear a kittel when we we want to emulate; empathetic cries, not our lives help us stand up. There are times are buried and kittels also remind us of the selfish cries. This is what we want on Rosh in our lives when we realize that those malachei hashareis. Hashana—to care about others. Don’t things that help us stand (the physical just think about your own needs on Rosh things) are meaningless, including one’s 3. If you had to explain to someone who Hashana, think about other people’s needs own shoes! Sometimes we come to this is not Jewish what unesaneh tokef is, how and tears. Finally, we should also think of realization because we are so sad and have would explain it? And then how would Hashem’s needs, kvayachol, and we should felt a loss and realize, what do I need the you explain the follow up of the singing daven for the honor of Shamayim. One of riches for? The other way to reach this of kedusha?! Mi yicheyeh and mi yamus the prohibitions of Yom Kippur is neilas point is through a high level of spirituality. is depressing, but there is one thing that hasandal. If you think about it, there is a This is reflected in the two models of could put it into perspective: as long nice symbolism in this idea. There are two shoe removal. This is the question of Yom as you grab onto something eternal— circumstances when we don’t wear shoes: Kippur. We talk a lot about death and we Hashem—than you do not need to be so Tisha B’Av/aveilus, and when a person understand that part of the day is about depressed. If you cling to Hashem then goes into the Beis Hamikdash. So there are that, but there is a lot of talk of holiness this is a tremendous comfort. n

Insights into Sukkot Rabbi Larry Rothwachs ’01R Director of Professional Rabbinics, RIETS

1. The Limudei Nissan, the drashos of that is like the aninei hakavod. The aninei Rav Nissan Alpert z”l asks the following hakavod are not actual clouds of glory; question. There is a machlokes between they are a reflection of the Divine Presence Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Eliezer regarding in this world. When we go into the sukkah what the sukkah is meant to remind us it is a flimsy domain and really doesn’t of. Rabbi Akiva says it’s meant to remind provide us with physical protection. This is us of actual sukkot and R’ Eliezer says specifically the setting in which we could its zecher l’aneni hakavod. To say that it appreciate what it means to be in aninei represents the sukkot in the desert makes hakavod. a lot of sense, but to say that a small flimsy structure is zecher to the aninei hakavod, 2. Rav Tzvi Dov Kanatopsky in Rejoice how can that be? Rav Alpert suggests that in Your Festivals shares an idea from Rav there is nothing that we could ever create Kook where he explains the shaking

15 CHAVRUSA • TISHREI 5779 Chomer Lidrush of the lulav. Most of us go through the particularly relevant to Esrog because in times of joy and happiness and at motions and hopefully we get it right but of the pasuk, “pri eitz hadar.” The Torah times that are not necessarily as happy. we have no idea what we are doing. Rav Temimah on Parshas Beshalach on the We shake lulav twice—once for Hodu Kook offers a very insightful explanation. pasuk of “zeh keili v’anveihu” says we are l’Hashem during a time of clarity and When it all comes together it is very all familiar with the Gemorah in Shabbos revealed presence. And once at a time of inspiring. He says when we shake east we 133b when we learn that one should hester panim for Ana Hashem Hoshia glorify God through the performance of Na. The Gemorah Brachos 60b teaches ממזרח“ are doing so in honor of the verse From the mitzvos. The Gemorah presents a second that just as we make the bracha of hatov“ - ’’שמש עד מבואו מהלל שם ה' rising of the sun to its setting, Hashem’s opinion that says that the verse actually vhameitav b’simcha, so too we make the name is praised. (Tehillim 113:3). When means that we should try and emulate bracha of dayan emes b’simcha. Simcha we shake it in the southern, western and Hashem. Torah Temimah points out that doesn’t mean joy in a festive celebratory northern directions it’s in recognition of there is not really a machlokes here, and sense, but really in terms of our inner the Gemoros in Bava Basra 25b that say, he suggests that the first opinion is about sense of being. A person can experience One hidur mitzvah of bein adam l’makom, and tragedy in this world with simcha if they“ – ”הרוצה להחכים ידרים“ ,respectively who wants to attain wisdom should face the second is about hidur mitzvah with understand it’s all coming from Hashem. The glory bein adam l’chaveiro. Rav Pam talks about“ – ”שכינה במערב“ ,”the south being very careful that hidurim won’t 5. Regarding Sukkot, there is this הרוצה להעשיר“ of God is in the west”, and One who wants to attain wealth affect or inconvenience anyone else. fascinating paradox: On the one hand it“ – ”יצפין should face the north.” Finally, when we is arai, but on the other we have to shake up and down we do so because of 4. The Esh Kodesh gave the following act like we are conducting ourselves in drasha on the first yahrzeit of his son. an only keva way. Rav Alpert says that לעולם“ the verses in Tehillim that say Forever, Hashem, He writes that Hashem reveals himself in this is what the world is all about, that the“ -”ה’ דברך נצב בשמים Your word stands firm in the heavens” great joy and in great confusion. Rabbi sukkah reminds us that ultimately, we are The Saul Zucker asked why we shake the lulav all vulnerable. Every aspect of life can“ –”חסד ה’ מלאה הארץ“ and (119:89) lovingkindness of Hashem fills the Earth.” by Hodu L’Hashem and Ana Hashem. be labeled as temporary or permanent. There are two songs in the Torah, Az Sukkot is an opportunity to look at 3. Hidur mitzvah is a theme that could Yashir and Haazinu, and these two songs everything and see if this is temporary or relate to any time of the year, but it is represent the fact that we sing to Hashem permanent, if it has eternal value or not. n

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Remembering Rabbi Ozer Glickman, z”l

Yeshiva University was deeply saddened Berman, president of YU. “He excelled University where he was a University by the sudden and tragic passing of Rabbi at bringing Jewish values to bear on the Fellow. Rabbi Glickman studied at Ozer Glickman, z”l on March 19, 2018. challenges and opportunities of Jewish Yeshivat Merkaz ha-Rav and received Rabbi Glickman was a Rosh Yeshiva at living in contemporary society. He was rabbinic ordination from leading rabbinic RIETS and taught at Sy Syms School of wholly devoted to the religious and figures in Israel and the Diaspora. Business, Isaac Breuer College (IBC), personal well-being of his students. His He was active both on and off the and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of loss is a tragedy for his family, Yeshiva YU campus. In December, he led a panel Law, where he served as senior resident University, and the entire Jewish people.” discussion at the Student Medical Ethics rabbinic scholar, adjunct professor of law “The loss, both personal and to the Society conference on “The Ethics of at the Center for the Study of Jewish Law community, is enormous,” said Jesse Neurotechnologies.” In 2015, he spoke and Contemporary Civilization and was Abelman, a student in his Yoreh Deah at a conference for participants of the affiliated with its Program in Jewish Law shiur at RIETS. “Rabbi Glickman’s Heshe and Harriet Seif and Interdisciplinary Studies. method of the teaching of halacha was Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus A seat in one of his classes was meticulous and unusual. His kindness (OU-JLIC), delivering a lecture titled, highly sought-after by students; his two and generosity of spirit were evident in “Modeling Intellectual Orthodoxy in current classes, “Business and Jewish everything he did. Conversation with a PC Secular Environment.” On that Law” at Sy Syms and “Jewish Values in him was never a waste, I always learned occasion, he noted, “This is a topic very the Contemporary World” at IBC had something new and valuable, and his close to my heart and mind, and these enrolled almost 100 students. He was interest in my work was always genuine talented men are on the front lines of dedicated to his students, which they and helpful. I will miss him very much.” our community’s ongoing struggle to reciprocated by honoring him in 2015 Rabbi Glickman received his maintain fidelity to Jewish tradition while with the Professor Peter Lencsis Adjunct bachelor’s degree in philosophy from engaging with secular culture. Engaging Professor of the Year Award at Sy Syms. Columbia University and pursued with them was inspiring.” “Rabbi Ozer Glickman z”l was an graduate studies in philosophy and Rabbi Glickman is survived by his intellectual giant who was steeped in religion at the University of Toronto. He wife Ilana and their children Dov, Dalia, Torah knowledge and well versed in also held an MBA in finance from the Ron, Maya, Avigayil and Oren, and nine multiple disciplines,” said Rabbi Dr. Ari Stern School of Business at New York grandchildren. n

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Mourning the Loss of a Friend: Rabbi Ozer Glickman, z”l

By Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman ’98R Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS

Originally published by the Jewish Link of New Jersey March 21, 2018. Reprinted with permission.

There have been and will be many words However, calling him a “friend” here used to describe Rav Ozer Glickman, z”l, means more than that—he was not only a since his sudden passing. Scholar, rabbi, friend to specific individuals, but he was a father, teacher, husband, investment friend in his essence. banker, wordsmith, grandfather, risk A friend, a chaver, perceives the management expert, composer, linguist, value of being connected to others, of trader, conversationalist, sports fan, seeking out goodness in people and philosopher, ethicist, chazzan, wit, joining with them in amity. For Reb Ozer, lecturer, moral guide, Renaissance man; among many, many other involvements, all of these descriptions are accurate. that instinct brought him ultimately to However, when I struggle to find Yeshiva University, where many of his the appropriate word—in my shocked, talents found expression in a number stunned, dumbfounded state—the term of departments. He delighted in being a from his family of their appreciation of that comes to mind most persistently is friend, a colleague, to the Yeshiva faculty. and recourse to his interpersonal abilities “friend.” Reb Ozer was, first and last, a The fact that he was counted among the and their applications. friend. Roshei Yeshiva, a group that included so Of course, being who he was, his Yes, in the most basic sense, he many Torah scholars he deeply admired, distinguished associations extended to was a friend to many—people from all was a great joy to him. realms outside the Torah world as well. walks of life immediately connected Of course, he was unique within He counted among his acquaintances with him and were befriended by him. that group. His distinctive background figures such as the behavioral economists To me personally, he was an associate, a and profile could have set him apart and Richard Thaler and Daniel Kahneman. confidant, a colleague, a resource, a dear, made him an outsider. In actuality, it did Readers of the works of statistician/ cherished, treasured friend for decades. the opposite: it enabled him to serve as scholar Nassim Nicholas Taleb can find Generationally, he was a bridge between an ambassador, articulating the views he quotations from “my friend Anthony me and my father, z”l, and considered shared with his colleagues in contexts Glickman, a rabbi and Talmudic scholar- his relationship with both of us to be one that others could not access. He eagerly turned option trader, then turned-again seamless connection. embraced this role, spoke of it often, and rabbi and Talmudic scholar (so far).“ Just a few hours before he was was extremely effective in it. (Antifragile, p. 184). tragically taken from us, he attended a He was greatly honored by his He was also a “friend” in the rabbeim meeting at Yeshiva University, friendship with rabbinic leaders such sense of “classmate.” His life was one and in seven minutes of conversation as Rav Hershel Schachter, whom he continuous educational experience, before it started, we probably covered admired for his learning and his character, his world one giant classroom and Beis as many topics of mutual interest. As a and would frequently refer to lessons Midrash. He moved from one intellectual sad irony, these included his optimistic he derived from those attributes. The accomplishment to another, both in attitude about his health, and our plans to recognition was mutual; over the years Torah and in secular realms. travel together to an upcoming simcha. I directly heard from Rav Schachter and He adored teaching, but did so

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with the mindset of a supportive peer He hated injustice, and among other outstanding educational and moral voice rather than an instructor. The mishnah involvements provided vital service of social media? In this often contentious (Avot 1:10) warns that one should “hate to ORA, the Organization for the setting, he boldly but carefully elevated the rabbanut.” Commentaries explain Resolution of Agunot. He would travel the environment with his thoughtful that surprising phrase to mean that one great distances and endure insults and participation. should love rabbinic service, but hate the personal attacks to do what he could to Reb Ozer was a friend, a vital “rabbanut” over people that sometimes relieve the suffering of those involved. member of our communal “chaburah.” accompanies it. That describes Reb (“They call me when they need someone The Talmud (Shabbat 105b) warns that Ozer’s attitude; he would be instructive, who speaks Yiddish,” he would say with a when one of the chaburah dies, all the inspirational, and pastoral, but eschew smile). members of the chaburah should worry. any authoritative position or demeanor. The last Shabbat of Reb Ozer’s life The sudden and shocking nature of Reb Reb Ozer was a friend in that he truly was Parshat Vayikra. Chazal (Vayikra Ozer’s passing certainly justifies a literal wanted the best for those around him. To Rabbah 1:15), commenting on the application of that statement. come into his orbit, whether casually or beginning of the parsha, express an But it seems in this context a formally, briefly or over many years, was appreciation of Moshe Rabbeinu for not homiletic interpretation is fitting too. to have him proactively absorb your needs being a “Talmid chacham without de’ah,” When this singular member of the and aspirations. Registering in his class which is a apparently a terrible thing to chaburah is taken from us, we all must meant you acquired not only a professor, be. worry: who could replace him? Who but an advocate, career counselor, agent, The commentaries struggle with the could do what he did? How sorely are we and personal advisor. meaning of the word de’ah. In context, it lacking, are we deficient, without him. Speaking personally, in the past seems to refer to derech eretz, to manners At Reb Ozer’s funeral, there was few months alone I received so many and to civil refinement. Civil discourse mournful reference to the fact that he did communications from him seeking to was in fact a passion of Reb Ozer; he not have time in his life to write. This is assist me in various ways, things that I never gave up believing in the possibility true but not completely; at the time of his never asked him for but I recognized of nuance and respect even within intense passing, he was involved in several literary as greatly beneficial. This past Shavuot, disagreement. To be a gentleman was as endeavors. Perhaps others will be able to he volunteered to give a drasha at my important as being a scholar. bring some of his writings to the public. shul, knowing that would be valuable Some understand de’ah to be a sense And of course, his social media postings to me, despite the fact that it was at of gratitude. Reb Ozer was constantly have been recognized as the gems they are least a 45 minute walk to and from his expressing his appreciation for the many and will continue to inspire and edify as house. He did this as a favor, without blessings he recognized his life to include. they are preserved and shared. any compensation. As a genuine friend, First and foremost were his beloved wife, But the fact is he was writing his he shared of himself with no sense of children, and grandchildren, and all of his entire life, if not on paper. He wrote for competition. family, his most cherished assets. He was himself a fascinating and magnificent As I prepared to leave for his funeral, vocally grateful for all the opportunities internal odyssey. And he wrote for a student I was with lamented that he he had, primarily to live a life of learning, others as well, and more so: the many had never met him. “That’s a shame,” I teaching, compassion, and service to God multitudes from all walks of life who said. “You would have liked each other.” I and humanity. are more educated, more inspired, more realized, of course, that I could have said Some interpret de’ah to mean the enlightened, more morally aware, more that to anyone. willingness and motivation to share their self-confident, more comforted, more Reb Ozer was a friend in the sense learning with others. By this definition prepared to achieve their potential in the that he was always aware that he was a too, Reb Ozer was the consummate eyes of society and the eyes of G-d—all member of society. He was passionate “talmid chacham sheyesh bo de’ah”; because they had the good fortune to and fearlessly outspoken about the he was constantly finding new venues count him as a friend. n responsibilities that came with such and arenas to share his learning and to membership. inspire. And how fitting it is that this He tirelessly spoke up on behalf of great “friend”, with no lack of formal honesty, integrity, and Kiddush Hashem. teaching positions, should become the

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Rabbi Ozer Glickman: Reflections of a Talmid

By Rabbi Ariel Rackovsky ’06R Rabbi, Congregation Shaare Tefilla, Dallas, TX

This article was originally published in The Lehrhaus. It is accessible at https://www.thelehrhaus.com/commentary/ rabbi-ozer-glickman-reflections-of-a-talmid/

In rabbinic literature, there is a debate Other students and friends have about whether names are fair game written about the many facets of Rabbi for interpretation, whether we can be Glickman’s personality and scholarship. doresh shemot. Sometimes Tanakh His remarkable mind and deep explicitly links a name with the character intellectualism all were dedicated to of its bearer: Esav complains that Yaakov the service of diverse Torah and secular tricked him (“ya’akveini”) twice; Naomi, interests. While he had the soul of a poet, whose name means “sweet,” instructs able to declaim poetry in English and the women of Bethlehem to call her French at will, his sharply analytical mind “Marah,” “bitter”; Avigayil says of her made him well respected figure in the first husband, Naval, that “ke-shemo kein business world (he was proud of being hu” (I Samuel 25:25), he is indeed the the only YU Rosh Yeshiva ever to have scoundrel attested by his name. Other shared a private jet with Wayne Gretzky) and Rabbinic ordination from Rav times, it is more of an open question. where his advice on risk management was Moshe Dovid Steinwurzel, the Bobover Does Kayin’s name, which implies highly prized. Rosh Yeshiva. He taught at the Metivta, acquisition and possession, shed light It was also this analytical mind that the rabbinical school of the Union for on his personality? Does his brother trained numerous students in his Yoreh Traditional Judaism, along his journey Hevel’s name, which means “air” or De’ah shiurim, in which I participated in to YU and RIETS. In his most recent “lack of substance,” indicate that he was the academic year of 2003-2004, and his iteration as the Facebook Rosh Yeshiva something of a luftmentsch, somewhat Business Ethics and Jewish Legal Theory (a phenomenon described by Chaim detached from the practicalities of the classes at YU and Stern. However, Rabbi Saiman), he interacted with a wide array world? Are names not merely indicative Glickman’s teaching was not limited to of people and was comfortable with all of but determinative? covering material in the classroom. He them, many of whom he never met and I find myself returning frequently to trained his students to think, providing yet for whom he served as a . And the expression “ke-shemo kein hu” over a conceptual framework within which to he was fearless; he used his Facebook the past month, each time I’ve reflected understand and apply otherwise abstruse platform to speak, often with nuance on the untimely passing of my teacher, ideas. He was a person of diverse interests, alongside his customary sardonic wit, Rabbi Ozer Glickman, on 3 Nissan 5778. who could one moment analyze a Shakh about a host of subjects others were afraid However, in contrast to Avigayil’s initial, in Yoreh De’ah and the next moment rave to touch, including Jewish racism, day pejorative application to her ne’er do about the performance of his beloved school disciplinary policies, Orthodox well husband, I have been applying it in Gunners in a recent match. materialism, and the current state of a wholly positive sense, as is common He was religiously committed to American Modern Orthodoxy. in Modern Hebrew. This is because eclecticism as well: his background All these are certainly important the name Ozer, which means “helper,” included stops in Columbia University, aspects of his character, but it is the Ozer “aide,” or “assistant” in Hebrew, perfectly the Jewish Theological Seminary, Yeshivat in him that made him truly extraordinary, describes him. Merkaz HaRav, the University of Toronto, and that drew so many into his orbit.

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Rabbi Glickman was extraordinarily contacts to help former students and injustices that he felt needed his attention. generous, and in several ways. As a acquaintances advance or begin their In an age of cynicism and of the successful executive, he no doubt gave careers. This was certainly true for his narcissism of small differences, Rabbi generously from his wealth. Indeed, students who went on to careers in Glickman was refreshingly generous and his platform in the Modern Orthodox finance, but it was also true for those effusive with his praise, and, especially community was, I believe, expanded due who went into other fields. In 2004, on his Facebook wall, always sought to the proven success he enjoyed in the I left RIETS for what proved to be a to publicly “embarrass” people whose business world. But Rabbi Glickman brief period to begin dental school at writing he enjoyed, whose analytical wasn’t known for his charity, because he the SUNY Buffalo School of Dental skills he respected or whose integrity he never sought recognition for his financial Medicine. Rabbi Glickman immediately admired. contributions. put me in contact with relatives of his wife It is this loss of an ozer that strikes He was generous with his time, giving who lived in Buffalo, and put in a good so close to home, that leaves so many of freely of it to institutions on whose boards word for me with the then-Rabbi at the us feeling bereft. Beyond his classroom he served, to communities where he Young Israel of Greater Buffalo. lessons on Yoreh De’ah and Hoshen lived and taught, and to his many real and Rabbi Glickman’s generosity was Mishpat, the ritual and monetary realms virtual students who sought his guidance. especially remarkable because he was not of halakhah, and beyond his efforts Rabbi Glickman was always available to thrilled that I was going to Dental School, to bring a greater degree of justice to anyone who wanted to engage with him, though he never said this explicitly as it Even ha-Ezer, the realm of halakhah whether for a cup of coffee, a meeting, or was never his way to force his advice on dealing with marriage and divorce, every a quick check-in on Facebook Messenger. others. I only learned of his disapproval encounter with him was a lesson in Orah A post by Lehrhaus editor, Elli Fischer, retroactively, several months later, when Hayim, in the right way to live. Rabbi described Rabbi Glickman quietly I dropped out of Dental School after one Glickman was a man of principle in an tutoring a local youngster in Washington semester to return to RIETS. He told era when this is vanishingly rare, a man Heights for an exam. Rabbi Glickman me then, as he would tell me many times of profound Torah knowledge, but most also gave back to the community through subsequently, how glad and proud he importantly, he was accessible to us, his singing; he was a masterful ba’al tefillah, was that I had returned to the path on posts appearing regularly and him always with a sweet baritone and a consummate which he thought I belonged. Finally, a click or call away, ready to help and command of nusah, the traditional Rabbi Glickman gave relentlessly of his assist however he could. modes and melodies of prayer, who often time for issues and causes that were dear May his memory be for a blessing. n led services during the High Holidays. to his heart, particularly when it came to He was generous in his fulfillment of Rashi’s reading of Proverbs 3:9, “Honor God with your wealth (mehonkha)” as “migronkha, from your throat, such that if you’ve been blessed with a sweet voice, you should use it to honor God.” (Rabbi Glickman’s tefillah prowess was a reason why I especially reveled in his nickname for me in Yoreh De’ah shiur- “The Hazzan.”) He saw himself as a shali’ah tzibbur, an emissary of the public, in other endeavors as well, especially as an activist. He was a tireless advocate on behalf of agunot and invested considerable efforts and resources to aid them in obtaining gittin, in which he succeeded on multiple occasions. He was also eager to use his

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An Inside Look at the US Embassy Move: An Interview with Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone ’05R Senior Advisor to Ambassador David Friedman

Can you tell us about your she as a technology integrator and I career in Jewish communal work as a company founder. It was during proceeding your appointment at my last few months at NCSY when I the US Embassy? was approached by a philanthropist who turned into a dear friend to run a Growing up in Denver, I had a unique super pac and an issue-based advocacy opportunity to realize that if you wanted organization, both focused on national something done, you were probably security and strengthening the U.S.– going to have to get it done yourself. Israel relationship. That conversation This ranged everywhere from ensuring changed the trajectory of our lives. there would be a minyan at the school I attended, to making sure that better How did those experiences educational opportunities existed for prepare you for your role in the my brother and future Denverites by U.S. embassy move? Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone starting a day school, as my parents did with others. In other words, if you see a It was instilled in me from a young age challenge, don’t wait for someone else that we all have a specific purpose here know, he is introducing me to Donald to address it; roll up your sleeves and get and I have tried to make it my goal to go and Ivanka Trump. They were our first to work. I was extremely blessed to have where I am uniquely suited for the job. judges for the program, and with the learned from the wonderful leadership One interesting story is that when I first notoriety that their involvement created, and community in West Orange, New got involved in NCSY, the organization the JUMP program is one of the most Jersey where I served as intern and was not seen as cool or something that innovative and successful day school then assistant rabbi at AABJ&D. It was kids wanted to get involved with. At programs in existence today. That was there that I met my incredible wife, that time “The Apprentice” was a big my first meaningful interaction with Estee, who was involved with NCSY show on television and I decided to David Friedman, and the first time I met at the time. From there, Estee and I start a program called The Apprentice the future President. moved to the Five Towns as director for NCSY in order to encourage teens How did your education at Yeshiva of Long Island NCSY, and then later to come up with creative and innovative University and RIETS prepare you NY NCSY. Throughout that time we ideas to impact the Jewish community. I continued to be blessed with amazing went to David Friedman, before he was for your current role? lay and professional teams and friends. Ambassador, for his financial support of this new and innovative program and he Yeshiva University provided the sense After NCSY both Estee and I became of security and training that enabled involved in education technology, said, “I’ll do one better.” The next thing I

23 CHAVRUSA • TISHREI 5779 Feature me to grow as a leader. The University, time I have the unique opportunity to It should be noted and emphasized whether through the CJF or other parts speak on behalf of the United States that from Ambassador Friedman’s of YU, offer so many different avenues and specifically the relationship with nomination through his Senate of development and support that help our friend and ally, Israel. For the US confirmation hearing we heard the its students and alumni create the future to follow through on a foreign policy chatter about “dual loyalty.” Essentially, that they want. I wish that more students position that had been promised for the perception was that possessing an realized that YU can be a platform to 25 years and was the collective will encyclopedic knowledge of Judaism achieve many different areas of success of the people as evidenced by the US and Israel would somehow make one instead of exclusively “template” careers. Embassy Act, was long awaited and less qualified to serve the United States extremely necessary. By being bold and in a diplomatic capacity. First, it is very What can you share with us courageous the US is in a substantially sad that this is the reality even today, about your role in the move of stronger foreign policy position than it and second it doesn’t pay to ignore that the embassy from Tel Aviv to had been prior to the opening, and as reality. One of the fundamental issues Yerushalayim? the President’s Senior Advisor Mr. Jared that Ambassador Friedman achieved Kushner stated at the embassy opening, from the get go has been to articulate The United States opens up new “Peace is closer because of the opening clearly and forcefully, that being pro- embassies in different parts of the world of the embassy.” For peace to be lasting it Israel is a quintessential American value. more frequently than you might think. must be based on facts and reality and it This small pivot, which is perhaps so However, it is difficult to imagine a is both a fact and a reality that Jerusalem obvious that it isn’t said, by being said more important embassy opening than is the capital of Israel. America’s denying has changed the entire playing field. It the one that occurred in Jerusalem on of that reality for 70 years did not serve has also greatly expanded the potential May 14th this past year. Having the to benefit the United States in any way. universe of pro-Israel Americans, and if immense privilege of watching the Additionally, opening the embassy six I have discovered something profound Jerusalem announcement and ultimately months after announcing the move puts this year it is that the root of the pro- the embassy opening unfold gave me the world on notice that America is Israel movement in America is no limitless admiration for Ambassador leading and not simply talking. The rest longer based in the American Jewish David Friedman and awe of President of the world has taken notice and change community. Trump’s courage and conviction. In is indeed on the way. terms of the actual opening, it was a Is there a single moment that you combination of the most challenging What sorts of challenges did you can point to that stood out to you events in my career up until now all face as an Orthodox rabbi working in this entire process? occurring at the same exact moment. on the embassy move? The opening ceremony was seen by There are a few moments in particular millions of people and the message sent There is great pressure whenever that really stood out to me on the day is reverberating throughout the U.S., you have an additional title to carry, of the embassy move. It was incredible Israel and the world and will continue especially when it is religious in nature. to watch the Evangelicals standing up to do so for decades to come. I know All the more so with the Israeli charedi- and singing praises to God while on that my admiration for career foreign chiloni divide I feel that sometimes I the buses driving to the opening. The service officers, their professionalism have to work extra hard to overcome conversations that I’ve had with Jews and diligence was never greater than generalizations and preconceived of all ideologies have helped make in the time leading up to and through notions. Ambassador Friedman me a better person, but it was the the opening of America’s embassy in has made sincerity, integrity and conversation with one person I would Jerusalem. “menchlichkite” essential ingredients of generalize as charedi, who told me that his mission in Israel; this environment on the day of the opening they woke How do you feel the embassy move further encourages me to always try up for vasikin, and ran to put on bigdei will impact the Jewish people in harder to do the right thing. Shabbos, it was a holy day, not just for Israel and beyond? Israel, but as an American! That was What is something you didn’t inspiring. It’s difficult to speak on behalf of the expect that you think would Another great story is that when Jewish people so I won’t presume to resonate with us? I was driving up to the embassy on do so, but professionally from time to opening day, my driver was new and he

24 CHAVRUSA • TISHREI 5779 Feature was using Waze. When we got there, Waze said, “You have now arrived at the American Consulate.” As I heard that I thought to myself, that after all of this, I’m going to have a few annoying people tell me that the whole move wasn’t even real because Waze didn’t process it as the U.S. Embassy. So I filed that in the back of my mind because I had to go run to the opening. At one point, a good friend and role model, who also happens to be the CEO of Oracle (a large technology company) was sitting next to my parents and she saw that I was running around like a maniac trying to take care of things. She said, “How could I help you?” I wasn’t sure what that meant so I said, “Thanks, everything is (l-r) Ambassador David Friedman, Mr. Natan Sharansky, Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone under control.” As I began to walk away I remembered what happened with Waze listened and moved right along. An What advice would you give to that morning and asked her if she could interesting insight from that is that all young rabbis who would like to get take care of that. She said, “Sure.” She who are involved in this unbelievable involved in government work? took out her phone and said “done.” I time period are real people, with real asked her what she meant my “done” strengths and some real weaknesses. It is Don’t be a “one issue” person. In a world she said simple, I just texted the CEO of incredibly healthy to remember that the where the political world is so divided, Google, and lo and behold within a few next time you read the news or discuss most people are going to do what their hours it was all fixed. It was inspiring just politics. party wants. If you want to be able to to be there and experience something have influence and make an impact it like that. Who did you seek out as role doesn’t mean showing up on just one A more comical occurrence took models during this time? issue. It means developing long term place after the embassy opening. relationships. If you are a one issue Following the event there was a special In addition to the best wife and parents person, people know what you are going VIP reception in the Ambassador’s one could ask for there are a few people to say the second you walk in the room. office. A lot of people were hanging I turn to when I don’t know what to do. You have to have relationships that are around there and as space was tight Simply watching how the Ambassador broader than one issue and that means I needed to move people along. This thinks and conducts himself is a life inviting people for a Chanukah party, was no easy task as some of the most lesson. Rabbi Yaakov Glasser has also July 4th barbeque, etc. Everyone in powerful people in the world were in been someone that I’ve turned to Washington or your State capital is a that room but my job was to keep things many times for halachik and hashkafic real person with real issues; be a friend, moving. So I asked the Ambassador, guidance. I sleep very well knowing be there, not just when you need them, “Do you want me to clear the room?,” that I have some of the most incredible but when they need you. I would also hoping that he wouldn’t let me and mentors who have become friends that I add that if you are not an expert on that somehow it would happen on its own. turn to at all hours of the day and night one issue then don’t waste your time. Instead he said, “Sure.” So I hearkened to guide me and advise me as various You have to be incredibly educated back to my NCSY days and gave a clop circumstances occur that I could never and informed on the single issue that on the Ambassador’s desk and said, “If have predicted. I cannot emphasize matters most to you, so when you are you are not a member of the President’s enough to the young lay and professional called upon, you can provide meaningful delegation or the Prime Minister and his leaders out there, the value of a friend guidance and be a responsible sounding immediate family you must leave this and mentor. Simply priceless. board. room before I count to ten. Ready? Go.” What is remarkable was that everyone

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In what ways can rabbis show If I can leave my fellow RIETS priorities. The overarching principle is their support to the current alumni with a message it is this: to keep moving forward and gaining Administration for the embassy Whether you have chosen to be a lay momentum. This administration will move? leader or a professional leader, you have not rest on its laurels and it will keep a tremendous responsibility to be able striving for meaningful and lasting I cannot be clearer on this specific to elevate the conversation. Specifically gains in the US-Israel relationship. An issue. The President has said numerous regarding the U.S. –Israel relationship, additional focus will be to continue times that the Evangelical groups are it has never been stronger and this highlighting that being pro-Israel is a more supportive than the Jews. As a deserves individual and communal quintessential American value and as community we are normally very good recognition and appreciation. such all Americans should understand about pointing out flaws, and not as and value the net benefit to the USA of a good at hakarat hatov. It’s not surprising How will you continue to be strong US-Israel relationship. n that President Trump can be considered involved moving forward? polarizing because he has said plenty of things that are not “Shabbos table Moving on into year two, the US conversations.” But I expect much more Embassy in Jerusalem has many from the rabbinate and I have been woefully disappointed. An ordained rabbi should be able to read and think critically, should be attuned to nuance and capable of guiding their flock through complicated waters. Yet the amount of “informed” rabbanim who have made sweeping remarks based on headlines is ridiculous—if you are not more well-informed than clicking on one article perhaps you shouldn’t be opining. If you look, objectively where Israel was two years ago and where it is today and where the U.S. was vis a vis Israel two years ago and where it is today it is not significantly better, it is exponentially better. If we value this issue, and I think we do, then there should be greater appreciation for the President and his administration than has been shown. In the week after the Jerusalem announcement, I received well over 800 packages of thank you letters from church and Sunday school groups. I received Whether you have chosen to be a lay leader or three from Jewish organizations, all three a professional leader, you have a tremendous of which I called and asked them to send in. One of the first Rashis in the Torah responsibility to be able to elevate the conversation. talks about Bikkurim, which is all about Specifically regarding the U.S. –Israel relationship, it hakarat hatov, and the fact that it is an essential character trait for individuals has never been stronger and this deserves individual and as a nation. and communal recognition and appreciation.

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B. Guedalia Z”L Appleman Z”L ’78R, step-father Shlomo Krupka Z”L ’80R, Ayelet Cohen Z”L Rabbi Arnold of Jenny (and Rabbi David To the family of Rabbi Mark Kunis ’74R on The family of Jaelene Danishefsky (Yeshaya) Heisler Z”L ’46R, ’13R) Eckstein on his passing. the passing of his father, Sidney Z”L, widow of Rabbi Joel Eli Rabbi Jacob brother of the late Kunis Z”L Rabbi Kenneth Auman ’78R Danishefsky Z”L ’55R, on her Heisler Z”L ’43R, on his and Caren (and Rabbi Steven passing passing Rabbi Elie Kurtz ’13R on the ’80R) Weisberg on the passing passing of his mother, Rachel of their father, George Auman Z”L Kurtz Z”L

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Rabbi Eliezer Langer ’75R on RIETS Faculty Dr. David Pelcovitz Rabbi Benjamin N. Samuels Rabbi Aaron Tirschwell ’88R the passing of his mother, Zmira on the passing of his father, Rabbi ’94R on the passing of his and Rabbi Perry Tirschwell Langer Z”L Raphael (Ralph) Pelcovitz Z”L mother, Rosalie Samuels Z”L ’97R on the passing of their The family of Shirley Landman Rabbi Avraham (Alan) Phillips Rabbi Joshua Schulman mother, Barbara Tirschwell Z”L Z”L, widow of Rabbi Dr. Leo ’85R on the passing of his ’14R on the passing of his Rabbi Binyamin ’49R and Landman Z”L, on her passing father, Oscar Phillips Z”L mother, Rachel Schulman Z”L Hindy Walfish on the passing of The family of Rabbi Bertram The family of Rabbi Dr. Milton The family of Rabbi Dr. Chaim E. their daughter, Tova Walfish Z”L Leff Z”L ’59R on his passing Pine Z”L ’61R on his passing Schertz Z”L ’69R on his passing Rabbi Yaakov ’78R and Aviva Wasser The family of Rabbi Simcha Rabbi Milton Polin on the Chair of the RIETS Board of on the passing Lent Z”L ’58R on his passing passing of his brother, Dr. Trustees Rabbi Joel Schreiber of Aviva’s father, Rabbi Hesh ’60R and Rabbi David (Harold) Wininger Z”L Rabbi Yitz Liberman ’12R and Stanton Gordon Polin Z”L Schreiber ’69R Shifra (and Rabbi Etan ’93R) Rabbi Elchanan Poupko ’16R- on the passing Rabbi Chanoch (Kenny) of their brother, Rabbi Simeon Waxman ’93R Orlian on the passing of their YY on the passing of his father, on the passing of Schreiber Z”L ’61R brother, Hillel Dovid Liberman Z”L Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Poupko his father, Rabbi Akiva Waxman Rabbi Bernard Rabbi Dr. Zecharia “Harvey” Z”L Rabbi Hillel Lichtman ’88R and Z”L, son of “Baruch” Poupko Z”L ’42R ’61R and Anne Senter Rabbi Moshe Lichtman ’91R on the Rabbi Elie Weissman ’05R on passing of their son, Rabbi David the passing of his mother, Carol on the passing of their father, Rabbi Dani and Dr. Chaya Rafael Senter Z”L Weissman Z”L Rabbi Joseph Lichtman Z”L Rapp ’95R on the passing of Chaya’s mother, Esther Leah Rabbi Jerry (Yechiel) Shatzkes The family of Rabbi Jacob The family of Rabbi Dr. Joshua Sendrovic Z”L ’70R on the passing of his Weitman Z”L ’47R on his Lipsitz Z”L ’86R on his passing Rabbi Eli ’97R and Rona brother, Rabbi Shaul Shatzkes passing Rabbi Dr. Josh Mark ’91R Reich, and Rabbi Yaakov ’96R Z”L, son of RIETS Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Dr. Maurice on the passing of his mother, Rabbi Aaron Shatzkes ZT”L and Elana Kermaier on the Wohlgelernter ’44R on the Rebecca Mark Z”L passing of Rona and Elana’s To the family of Rabbi Dr. passing of his wife, Dr. Esther Rabbi Gary Menchel ’81R father, Morris (Moshe) Fox Z”L Joshua Shuchatowitz Z”L Wohlgelernter Z”L on the passing of his mother, ’62R, brother of Eveline Z”L The family of Rabbi Dr. Jacob Rabbi Howard Wolk ’77R on Saundra Menchel Z”L (and Rabbi Dr. Moses ’54R) Reiner Z”L ’56R on his passing the passing of his father, Cantor Kranzler Rabbi Henoch ’62R and Dr. on his passing Leon Wolk Z”L RIETS Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Rochel Millen on the passing of The family of Rabbi (Neil) Hershel Reichman and Rabbi Rabbi Maury Wruble ’78R on their daughter, Naomi Talansky Siegel Z”L ’75R on his passing Barry Reichman ’75R on the the passing of his mother, Goldie Z”L passing of their mother, Ella The family of Rebbetzin Celia Wruble Z”L The family of Rabbi David Miller Reichman Z”L Singer Z”L, widow of Rabbi Rabbi Benjamin Yasgur Z”L, brother of former YU Senior Philip Harris Singer Z”L ’61R, The family of Rabbi Israel ’80R and Rabbi Jordan Yasgur Vice President Rabbi Israel on her passing Reiss Z”L ’61R on his passing ’81R on the passing of their Miller Z”L ’41R, on his passing, Rabbi Solomon Rabbi Dr. Eddie ’97R and Sara The family of father, Harold Yasgur Z”L Rabbi Benjamin ’54R and (Shlomo) Slomowitz Z”L ’52R Reichman on the passing of The family of Rabbi Nathan E. Harriet Mintz and Rabbi Adam on his passing Sara’s father, Professor Louis Zemel Z”L on his passing Mintz ’85R on the passing Feldman Z”L Rabbi Gershon Sonnenschein of their daughter and sister, Rabbi Lawrence ’85R ’91R on the passing of his respectively, Rachel Mintz Z”L Rabbi Yehoshua Reinitz ’12R and Bernice (Berni) Zierler on father, Joseph Sonnenschein Z”L the passing of Berni’s mother, Rabbi Meir Neuman ’07R on on the passing of his father, Rabbi Nahum Spirn ’90R the passing of his wife, Shira Howard Reinitz Z”L on Adrienne Breen Z”L Rabbi (Jacobson) Neuman Z”L The family of Rabbi Marvin the passing of his father Rabbi Lawrence M. Ziffer Charles A. Spirn, Ph.D. Z”L Rosen Z”L ’59R on his passing ’78R on the passing of his RIETS Board Member Henry and ’51R Mindy Orlinsky on the passing of Former RIETS Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi father, Philip Ziffer Z”L Mindy’s mother, Mary Sussman Yonasan Sacks ’84R on the The family of Eileen Strizower The family of Rabbi Ephraim Rabbi Norman Z”L passing of his mother, Rebbetzin Z”L, widow of Zimand Z”L ’61R on his passing Strizower Z”L ’46R Francis (Fraidel) Sacks Z”L , on her passing

RIETS Kaddish Program Available for Your Communities For decades RIETS has had a program whereby someone says Kaddish for those families where the commitment to Kaddish is too big a challenge or where the nature of the family’s religious observance level precludes this kind of commitment. RIETS offers this “mitzvah” along with a yearly reminder of the Yahrzeit of the niftar. There is a Rebbe in the YU/RIETS Gruss Kollel who says Kaddish each day, three times a day. Rabbis are welcome to be in touch with the RIETS office who will sensitively handle all of the details to begin the saying of Kaddish. The charge is generally $1000 for Kaddish for 11 months, however, at the request of our Rabbonim, we will accept that which will make the family comfortable. There is no reason to seek out other avenues for this mitzvah when our Yeshiva will be further supported in this way. 31 Contact us at [email protected] or 212-960-5292 to learnCHAVRUSA more. • TISHREI 5779 YESHIVA UNIVERSITY

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