Shabbos Parshas Vayikra

March 18, 2018 This Shabbos at Mishne Ugmoro we celebrated Chazzan Silber’s 90th birthday. It is our merit to daven with Chazzen Silber. Chazzen Silber davened Hallel and Musaf. Mayer Silber, his son, davened Shacharis. The Silbers sponsored a Shabbos meal. I sat with the Glenners, Naphtali, Mayer (my nephew), my mother, and Nina. The …

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Parshas Eikev – Kotzk – Vorka

Parshas Eikev 22 AV 5776 – August 27, 2016 Pesach Chapter 8, Verse 14: “Vram Levavcha” –  “and your heart grow s haughty” Kotzk and Vorka Pesach came in for Shabbos to be with my mother. It is always great seeing him. Friday night we stayed up to 11:30 PM talking about Bubby and Zedi …

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Toras Lech Lacha – November 1, 2014:

Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon Another great Shabbos of Torah. I attended three classes given by Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion http://www.haretzion.org. They classes were on the Mitzva of Shmitta, letting the land of Israel lay fallow every seven years. Rabbi Rimon is one of the foremost experts on the laws …

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Touching Holiness

Chazzan Moshe Kraus - Chazzan Efraim Silber This Thursday evening, June 2, 2014, I drove up to Anshe Sholem, http://www.asbi.org, for Mincha/Maariv.  Chazzan  Moshe Kraus called me.   I mentioned Chazzan Kraus in my post dated January 31, 2013.   I am honored that Chazzan Kraus called me. I asked him for a blessing for my family. He told me that as the Satmer Rov said …

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Kotzker Rebbe’s Yharzeit 2013

154 years 22 Shevat 5619 – January 27, 1859 Takhe Kotzk (click to listen) This Shabbos is the Kotzker Rebbe's 154th Yharzeit. Everyone is invited to the Glenner residence for a Yhazeit seudah this shabbos after minchah. Years ago my father sent me a Cantor Paul Zim tape of Yiddish songs that included the song …

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