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BUT IN NO WAY DOES Tl-llS IMPLY THAT THE 77 /3irriqa l?ood GHDOLIM 01( THE JIOW/81-1 00.~/:'UV/OR CONDONE CASllJ\L USE OF TIH: Lllnwlhl/ '51\~m AU\FRAllA -~y: -~L: X=II~0···-5-···--·· __'''''"~ ----·-----~··--··--·"·--··--···--··~---.1 M A Y 2 0 0 5 NOTED IN SORROW Since the prev10us issue of The the Bobov institutions. For over five His vast knowledge in every aspect of Jewish Observer, Kial Yisroel has suffered decades, he exerted an enormous influ­ Torah, both nigla (revealed) and nistar several irreplaceable losses among its ence over mesivta bachurim, as well as (mystical), was unexcelled. And his Torah leadership. While each of these per­ the entire Bobover community. He concern for fellow Jews was accompa­ sonalities is worthy of a lengthier trib­ combined in himself awesome humili­ nied by selfless dedication to helping oth­ ute, at this time we are mentioning each ty, untold acts of chessed, and an uncom­ ers in need. His impact on the talmidim with a brief description of his unique role pro1nising view that all human action of Mir was so profound that the pres­ within the Torah world. must be dedicated bilti laShem levado. ent Rosh Hayeshiva, Rabbi Nasson Tzvi These were the motifs of his life. Finkel, yibadeil lechayim, would attempt Thus, while always modest, self­ to dance with Rabbi Kamiel on his shoul­ effacing and shunning the spotlight, he ders on Simchas Torah, since he viewed recognized the need to assume a pub­ him as "a living Sefer Torah." lic role with the passing of his father in He was niftar on Shushan Purim, 2000. He more than filled the task. Rabbi March 26. In the words of Rabbi Naftali Halberstam was niftar 12 Yissachar Meir, Rosh Hayeshiva of Adar/March 23. He is sorely missed. Yeshivas Hanegev: "lt is impossible for us to fathom the depth of his knowledge in Shas and poskim. His lofty, unusual middos, his yiras Shamayim and great­ ness were supports of Kial Yisroel. He achieved a status rare in our times - that of cleaving to Torah:' Rabbi Naftali Halberstam, the Bobover Rebbe ~ Rav Naftali was born to his parents, Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam and his Rebbetzin, 74 years ago in Bobov, when the family patriarch Rav Bentzion ( 187 4- 1941) was Rebbe. (They were of the Sanzer dynasty, descendants of the Divrei Chayim.) Rav Shlomo and his son were Rabbi Chaim Hakohein Kamiel ~ the only family members to survive served as Rosh Hayeshiva of Yeshivas pogroms and round-ups during World Ofakim in the Negev of Bretz Yisroel for Warll.ln 1944, Rav Naftul'che (as he was close to 25 years, after having said shi- affectionately called) escaped to Bretz urim in the Mirrer Yeshiva for a num- Yisroe/, where he spent four years of inten- ber of years. Born in 5693/1933 to Rabbi sive Torah study under gedolei Torah of Yaakov Hakohein Kamiel in Rabbi Avrohom Menachem the time, including the Slonimer Rebbe. Yerushalayim, the extraordinary hasma- Danziger ~' the ninth Admor of He also maintained close contact with the da that he exhibited as a child in Aleksander Chassidus - the only surviv­ Satmar Rebbe, the Gerer Rebbe and the Yeshivas Tiferes Tzvi was his hallmark ing son of the previous Rebbe, Rav Chazon Ish, and gained recognition as a throughout his years - as a bachur learn- Yehuda Moshe - passed away on 17 brilliant talmid chacham. ing under the Steipler Gaon in Bnei Brak, Adar/March 27. His father arrived in America in 1947, as a yungerman in Mirrer Yeshiva in Aleksander Chassidus was second in where he devoted himself to reestablish- Yerushalayim - indeed, until his last size only to Ger in pre-War Poland, and ing the Bobover Chassidus and its net- breath. His total involvement in Torah had established the "Beis Yisroel"Yeshiva work of yeshivas. Rav Naftul' che joined was uninterrupted by meals, errands, or network there; it was all but destroyed his father and, after several years, traditional bein ha'zemanim (interses- by the Germans \!l.. r.l'. Rav Yehuda Moshe had moved with his son, j assumed much of the burden of runnin_g __s_1· o_n_)_b_r_e_a_k_s. __ 4 1934. After the destruction of World War mussartradition that traces back to Rabbi foundly deep and analytical approach to !I, he assumed the leadership of Yisroel Salanter. Torah study, and in the full range of his Aleksander until his passing in 1973, During the War, he was in Sweden, knowledge - the entirety of Shas and its when Rav Avrohom Menachem succeed­ where he taught and was involved in co1nmentaries. ed him. He oversaw the growth of Yeshiva kiruv, and, with Rabbi Wolf Jacobson, He was born in 5679/1919 in Lodz, Beis Yisroel-Tiferes Menachem in Bnei established a seminary for women. where his father, Rabbi Shaul Yosef Brak; published his ancestors' famed After the War, Rabbi Wolbe joined Berman, a ta/mid of the Chofetz Chaim, sefarim, including the Yis1nach Yisroel, Rabbi Moshe Shmuel Shapiro and was Rosh Yeshiva of Yehivas Toras Akeidas Yitzchak, Emunas Moshe, and a opened the Yeshiva Gedola of Be'er Chesed. At the age of 14, he left Lodz to Haggada and Pirkei Avos with commen­ Yaakov, with Rabbi Shapiro as Rosh attend the Mir Yeshiva in Poland, where taries culled from the rebbes of Vorki­ Yeshiva, and Rabbi Wolbe as Mashgiach, he astounded the bnei yeshiva with his Alexander; and - along with incredible a position he held for over 35 years. Later, command of 1400 dapim of Gemara, hasmada and avodas Hashem, which he served as Mashgiach in the Lakewood both in analysis and verbatim recall. He began at 2:30 a.m. every day- serviced Yeshiva in Bretz Yisroel, as well as open­ developed a close relationship with the the needs of his n1any followers.
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    s”xc If you have family or friends in 24 Years YERUSHALAYIM, TELZ-STONE of Satisfied OR BEIT SHEMESH… Customers! BRIGHTEN UP THEIR PURIM WITH OUR SHALACH MANOS! PURIM-PAKS will deliver an attractive carry-case filled with goodies right in time for Purim. Contents are in sealed packages with Badatz Eida HaCharedis Kosher supervision. Fill in the form (on reverse side) and send with $30.00 U.S. check by February 25, 2009 To: PURIM-PAKS, Apt. 308 17000 N.E. 14th Ave. North Miami Beach, FL 33162 More Info? Call Toll Free: 1-800-662-8280 (Please turn over) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What is in the Purim-Pak? Purim-Pak (shown) contains: a bottle of Pepsi, hamentashen, pretzels, potato chips, chocolate bar, onion crackers, banana chips, snack bar and noisemaker, all in a festive, zippered bag. Contents will be comparable to the picture. When will it be delivered? Delivery is between Taanis Esther and Purim. (For technical reasons, some may be delivered a day or two earlier.) Please note: Purim is celebrated in Yerushalayim after your Purim. Do you deliver to Betar, Bnei Brak, Haifa, Kiryat Sefer, Raanana, Tel Aviv? No. We deliver in Jerusalem, Telzstone and Beit Shemesh, plus to yeshivas in Beit Meir and Mevasseret Zion. Can I pay with a credit card? No, sorry! Please send check drawn on U.S. bank - $30 includes delivery! I only have a box # for an address. What shall I do? We do not deliver to post office boxes. However, if the P.O. box is for a Yeshiva or Sem student, we can verify the school’s street address.
  • Torah Weekly

    Torah Weekly

    בס״ד Torah Defining Work One generations as an everlasting conventional understanding covenant. Between Me and is that we spend six days of Weekly of the most important the children of Israel, it is the week working and practices in Judaism, the forever a sign that [in] six pursuing our physical needs, February 28- March 6, 2021 fourth of the Ten 16-22 Adar, 5781 days the L-rd created the and on the seventh day we Commandments, is to heaven and the earth, and on rest from the pursuit of the First Torah: refrain from work on the Ki Tisa: Exodus 30:11 - 34:35 the seventh day He ceased physical and dedicate a day Second Torah: seventh day, to sanctify it and rested. (Exodus 31:16- to our family, our soul and Parshat Parah: Numbers 19:1-22 and make it holy. Yet, the 17.) our spiritual life. Yet the exact definition of rest and PARSHAT KI TISA From the juxtaposition of Torah is signaling to us that forms of labor prohibited Shabbat and the we should think about labor We have Jewish on Shabbat are not explicitly commandment to build the in the context of the work Calendars. If you stated in the Torah. necessary to construct the would like one, Tabernacle, we derive that The Sages of sanctuary. please send us a the Tabernacle may not be the Talmud explain that the constructed on Shabbat. This Thus, the halachic definition letter and we will Torah alludes to there being send you one, or implies that any labor that of “labor” is derived from 39 categories of prohibited ask the was needed for the the labor used for the Calendars labor.
  • Library Collection 19-08-20 Changes-By-Title

    Library Collection 19-08-20 Changes-By-Title

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