Showing posts with label Piaseczna Rebbe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Piaseczna Rebbe. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 23, 2019

What's In A Name (Part V)- Am I Still Pesach Sheini?

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From time to time (although it's been a long time since the last one), I will be writing about my reasons for choosing "Pesach...
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Thursday, November 1, 2018

Finding God in the Lincoln Tunnel- a brief thought on my daily commute

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I was astounded upon doing the math, to realize that I spend nearly 20 full DAYS a year driving to and from work. I'm in the c...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Leaving Har Sinai- On the challenges of taking Matan Torah Into life

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Thanks to a wonderful shiur I listened to on Friday, I headed into Shabbos and Yom Tov with strong expectations. Rav Ami Silver gave ov...
Monday, April 30, 2018

Mati V'lo Mati- Experiencing chassidus through seforim and the academy

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One of the highlights of my week is the 45 minute chavrusa I have before mincha each Shabbos afternoon learning the Torah of the Piasec...
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Hugging the Divine- Finding Hashem in the Torah we learn

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The rosh yeshiva who I heard speak this past Friday night, was as brilliant as I’d been led to believe. Listening to him speak, one co...
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Thursday, October 26, 2017

Aish Kodesh in its Historical Context- A review of Torah From The Years of Wrath 1939-1943

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Without lifting up a gun or molotov cocktail, Rav Kalonymous Kalman Shapira, the Piaseczna Rebbe committed some of the greatest acts...
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Tuesday, October 17, 2017

On Being Godly- God's place in the life of an Orthodox Jew

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It happened a number of times. I started to think about writing what I’m about to write, and then I decided not to. I wasn’t sure if thi...
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Monday, September 25, 2017

Bnei Machashava Tova- My aspirations to grow with the help of others

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What can I say? I’m not a Litvak. Each year, when I come to Shabbos Shuva, having left Rosh Hashana and on my way towards Yom Kippur, I ...
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Monday, September 18, 2017

Letting Go- On teshuva, religious experience, and the intellect

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When I think about what I’m experiencing, I am scared. I feel myself changing, and that leaves me feeling vulnerable. I also find myself...
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