הגר"ש אלתר מנסה להסביר להליטוואקעס מי זה הי' הרבי הבית ישראל

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The Chofetz Chaim!

לא לחנם הלך הזרזיר אצל העורב - יתד נאמן כותב על קבוצת "המלאכים" כאילו מ'האט אנדעקט אמעריקא

?אבער ווי שטימט עס מיט לעיקוואוד

ס'איז געווען אידישקייט אין אמעריקא פאר די קלעצקער זיינען געקומען אהערצו? דאס אז די יתד דרוקט עס איז נישט קיין חידוש, אפילו בזמנינו וואס זיי ווייזען אז היינט איז נישט ווי אמאל. אבער שרייבען אזא ארטיקל, מלא שגיאות און שטותים פאסט נישט פאר א צייטונג. נאר וואס דען? ביי זיי איז רעדן פון חב"ד ווי ביי מיר רעדן פון סאלוניקא פאר 200 יאר צוריק. צו אפשר נאך ווייניגער. ווי א האן אין די בני אדם. אבער, בכלל, דאס אז גערטנער וויל שרייבען וועגן זיין זיידען איז זייער א גלייכע זאך. און איצטער זאלען אלע קומען און נעמען פון דעם וועבזייטל און חלילה נישט געבן קיין קרעדיט

תמונות בלעדיות - ביקור אדמו"ר מ"תולדות אהרן" בבית הר"ר פנחס הלוי שי' ליפשיץ

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עתון נולד

Read the whole first issue on Scribd, or on Box.com if your filter blocks scribd.  

Da'as Torah for everyone! No longer does the Israeli Yated have a monopoly. There's a new sheriff in town and his name is הפלס. We wish him lots of luck in his new venture. No! wait. That's not good for us....

See how the sausage is made here.

Alpert's take and other good reads

(Jewish Press Photo)

the JP interviews YU Librarian ידידנו R' Zalman Alpert

Reb Dovid Solowejczyk speaks about the "שעת השמד" in Israel

רבי מאיר סאלאווייטשיק זוכר את המחנך החב"די הרה"ח ר' אהרן מרדכי זילברשטרום ע"ה

Yated: 2-year old, and not Mohel is at fault

הושענא למען היתד

Lipschutz and the Rubashkins

an article in the Israeli "בקהילה" magazine

Welcome to Auschwitz...

P. Chovev in the Israeli Yated (no relation to the American Yated) tells us that we should learn from the Nazis that gender separation is normal and should be implemented in Israeli society. Somebody needs to tell Mr. Chovev that using Nazi methods as proof of anything doesn't fly anymore. Not that it ever did.

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Source: News1

Rav Koppelman not worthy of "coverage"

"ער איז נישט פון אונזערע"

It seems like Chabad sites are not the only ones who got it over the head for not covering Rav Koppelman's passing. Pappenheim from Toldos Aron is cute when he attacks. I was planning on writing, believe me, but then the attacks starting coming, so I decided to pass. That, despite not having much to say. I mean, I knew some bachurim who learned there, and I used to see him in Yagdil Torah Gerrer shtiebel sometimes, but that was it. Now, when I saw this story, I was somewhat relieved. I'm sure "Shea" would never complain about the Israeli Yated's lack of coverage; after all, it was the newspaper started by the Holy Steipler, a paper for true B'nei Torah that have and need Hashkofoh T'Hoyroh. But a website started by a businessman with time on his hands - that has to be condemned. Then, while browsing the Kikar HaShabbat website, I came across a comment That made mention of the fact that the Rosh Yeshivah was helped by Lubavitcher Chassidim while in Samarkand during WW2. Of course they were condemned for "sticking their nose in," and that "RYDK never, ever mentioned Chabad when I was in Yeshivah there, and he was a pure Litvak who davened Ashkenaz, so you Lubabs are a bunch of liars..." So you see? Chabad isn't worthy of having anything to do or anything good to say about the Z'kan Roshei Yeshivos. They may not have any connection to him whatsoever! We never can win, I guess.

I believe I saw something about being "banished to Siberia for 5 years" in one of the obituaries, and how he has mesiras nefesh while in Siberia. I'm not sure about this, but I'd be willing to bet at least 5 whole American dollars that his talmidim confused Samarkand with Siberia, and that he was there in Samarkand just like hundreds and thousands of other Yidden. This was no slave-labor deal like in Siberia to which Yidden were sent for "anti-Revolutionary activities." But the legend has already been born and sprouted wings, so there's no turning back. It goes to show you that people are generally clueless about things that don't involve them, whether Lubavitch or otherwise.

I could be wrong.