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The Jewish Star Charedim in the military Page 8 YU Shabbaton in the Five Towns Pages 6, 12 Being chosen: tougher than it sounds Page 10 Iran, fi rst victim of cyber warfare Page 16 THE JEWISH STAR VOL 9, NO 40 ■ OCTOBER 8, 2010 / 30 TISHREI, 5771 WWW.THEJEWISHSTAR.COM Hidden in plain sight Boxes of Rav Moshe Feinstein’s writing found By Michael Orbach A new volume of the halachic responsa and letters of HaRav Moshe Feinstein zt”l will see the light of day thanks to his grand- children. The Belarus-born gadol hador, the great- est Torah leader of his generation, was 91 when he passed away on Ta’anis Esther in 1986. Rav Moshe’s reputation as the fore- Photo courtesy theyeshivaworld.com most posek, halachic decisor, and a beloved The aftermath of a violent high-speed crash on a quiet Brooklyn street that claimed the life of Shalhevet High leader, radiated from the Lower East Side of School freshman Sarah Erdan a”h. The driver was 16 and unlicensed. He is being charged as an adult. Manhattan where he led Mesivta Tiferes Je- rusalem for half a century while answering an unending stream of halachic questions from all over the world. Many of his decisions were published in a seven-volume collection of halachic responsa titled “Igros Moshe,” 13 year-old girl lost the “Answers of Moshe.” He resolved ques- tions on an almost unimaginable array of subjects, from business and ethical disputes to complex medical issues and matters of life and death. One of Rav Moshe’s most famous opinions, still discussed at length today, per- to reckless driving mitted consumption of non-cholov yisroel milk, unsupervised during the milking pro- By Malka Eisenberg propriate way and shepherding the girls cess — though only in the United States. through the tragedy,” said Mrs. Esther After Rav Moshe’s death, his son-in-law, In six short days at Shalhevet High Eisenman, the principal. Rabbi Moshe Tendler, and Rabbi Tendler’s School, freshman Sarah Erdan impressed Zahava Farbman, a Chai Lifeline grief son-in-law, Rabbi Shabtai Rappaport, culled her schoolmates with her joy of life and counselor and social worker, and Dr. Lisa an additional volume out of his letters. The concern for others. Her sudden death on Korman, a psychologist, met with the volume was published in 1994 and is con- Sunday in the violent crash of a minivan students. sidered to be the eighth volume of “Igros with an unlicensed driver behind the “She treated everyone like her young- Moshe.” wheel has left a gaping hole in the hearts er sister,” sophomore Perry Danese said “Whatever someone wanted to ask, Rav and minds of her fellow students at this of Sarah Erdan, her friend since the Moshe would answer: things about marriage, close-knit school. eighth grade. “She never judged anyone Courtesy Shalhevet High School understanding a diffi cult Gemarah, ques- After learning of the fatal crash the and was the most giving and generous Sarah Erdan a”h, 13, from a group tions pertaining to tefi lah and community school administration and faculty fo- photo released several weeks ago cused on “memorializing Sarah in an ap- by Shalhevet High School. 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