Posts by Orchot Yosher

This past Wednesday, was the birthday of Maran Sar HaTorah, Hagaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita. Maran Shlita does not “celebrate” his birthday, and doesn’t even mention it at all. He only mentions it regarding the Haftorah that he read 80 years ago, saying: “Shabbos Parshas Shemos is my Haftorah”. Only on his 70th and 80th birthdays did…

אחר מיטתו של הגאון רבי אברהם וולפסון זצ”ל This week, the world of Torah lost one of its greatest supporters and admirers, with the passing of Rabbi Avraham Wolfson ztl. Rabbi Avraham ztl was known to many for his charity deeds and for many acts of kindness, but we will focus on the less famous…

Watch Rav Chaim’s answer: Should You Buy a Chanukah Menorah? Or Shabbos Candle Sticks? Also, what did Rav Chaim insist on paying for!

Watch Maran Shlita’s answer…

This week’s exciting event is without a doubt the United States election. Millions of U.S. residents went out to elect the next president. This is not the place to go into distinctions and inaccuracies other than politics, but it is understandable to any person that these choices have implications for U.S. Jews and communities there…