April 26, 2026 Shabbos Parshas Achrei Mos - Kedoshim My Torah Topics Slaughtering a sacrifice to God outside the Temple Area Verses 17:1 through 17:10 The Cohen removing the firepan from inside is white linen garments and never to be used again Verse 16:23 Still in Florida. Got up at 6:00 AM to learn Chumosh. …
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Avrohom Chase Bar Mitzvah
February 17, 2024 Parshas Truma - Verse 25:2 - starts on Page 5 This past Wednesday night was Avrohom Chase’s Bar Mitzvah. He is Mayer and Chanie Chase’s son. Shabbos was at the Adas, Rabbi Kaufman’s Shul. I davened shabbos at the Bar Mitzvah and had an Aliyah. Sidney Glenner, Lisa Glenner, Esther Chase, Pesach …
Toras HaKotzker
The Kotzker and Sachachover May 13, 2024 We see that the Kotzker learned all the classical Seforim and he valued the same Torah as the Litvisha world. Amud HaEmes starting on page 246 details what the Kotzker said about various leaders and Seforim. The Kotzker talks about the Rambam, Korban Nesaniel, Maharal M’Prague, the …
January 27, 2024: Isaac Rothman’s Bar Mitzvah
Shabbos Parshas BeShalach Thursday February 1, 2024 - 165th yahrzeit of the Kotzker Rebbe. We drove to Toronto on Wednesday, January 23, 2024. We stayed at Chani Janowski’s house which was an 8 minute walk to the Shul, Aish Hatorah of Thornhill. The Rabbi is the grandfather of the Bar Mitzvah boy. The Rabbi spoke …
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Parshas VaYechi – December 30, 2023
Verses Bereshis VaYechi 48:28 and 50:4-5-6 Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Reb Yosef Ber Soloveichik, the Rov Walked to Chabad and got there at 11:20 AM. I came at the end of leining. I gave the Dr. Leonard Kranzler memorial to Shiur. Attendees were Paul, Marcel, Henry, Peggy, Tamar, Jeff, Ray, Alex, Sara, Mia, Herb, and one …
December 30, 2023 – Parshas VaYechi
Verses Bereshis VaYechi 48:28 and 50:4-5-6 Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Reb Yosef Ber Soloveichik, the Rov Walked to Chabad and got there at 11:20 AM. I came at the end of leining. I gave the Dr. Leonard Kranzler memorial to Shiur. Attendees were Paul, Marcel, Henry, Peggy, Tamar, Jeff, Ray, Alex, Sara, Mia, Herb, and one …
December 18, 2021 – Parshas Vayechi
Week in Toronto Shem Hagedolim Hachodah and the Tur HaAruch Congregation Ateres Mordechai - Rabbi Bitterman Noam Horowitz - Matt Schwartz I purchased two Seforim at the Lubavitch in Chabad Gate. The first Sefer is Shem Hagedolim Hachadosh written by Ahron Walden. It is interesting to note that in the Shem Hagedolim Hachadosh’s face …
December 30, 2023 – Parshas VaYechi
Verses Bereshis VaYechi 48:28 and 50:4-5-6 Reb Yosef Ber Soloveichik, the Rov Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Walked to Chabad and got there at 11:20 AM. I came at the end of leining. I gave the Dr. Leonard Kranzler memorial to Shiur. Attendees were Paul, Marcel, Henry, Peggy, Tamar, Jeff, Ray, Alex, Sara, Mia, Herb, and one …
November 25, 2023 – Shabbos Parshas Vayetzei
Walk to Chabad of East Lakeview Genesis Verse 29:21 - כִּ֥י מָלְא֖וּ יָמָ֑י Maskil L’Dovid - Rabbi Dovid Pardo (1718-1790) Got up at 4:15 AM Shabbos morning to prepare for my Shiur at Chabad of East Lakeview. Left for the Shiur at 8:30 AM and arrived at Chabad at 10:30 AM. There was no minyan …
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Parshas Lech Lecha 2023 – October 28, 2023
Auf Ruf of Jeffrey Ostro Acco Prison Escape Mikros Gedolos - Oz Vehadar My Torah on the Parsha Genesis verse 12:3 - וְנִבְרְכ֣וּ בְךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ Three Explanations - Rashi, Ramban, Rasbam Lot Yismael Shabbos Activities - Auf Ruf of Jeffrey Ostro First Shabbos back since we were in Florida. We left for Florida …
