A Chassid once proudly shared with the chidushei harim, the first gerer Rebbe, his child’s advanced behavior. “My young son takes potatoes and rope and ties them around his arm and head as makeshift tefillin,” boasted the Chassid. “He walks...
Rabbi Nosson Spira, the author of Megaleh Amukos and beloved Rov of Krakow, had decided to leave his post. No amount of entreating would change his decision. His mind was made up. On the day he was supposed to leave, he suddenly announced that he was going to stay....
A student of Rav Yoshe Ber Solveichik shared how the Rav was once describing the halachik considerations of a couple adopting a child. He explained how the halachik challenges of yichud are navigated as the child grows up and contrasted his view, which allowed a...
n her later years, the Rebbezin, the wife of the Lubavitcher Rebbe would be driven to Long Island to spend time outside and benefit from the fresh air. During one of those trips, she was forced to take a detour because of construction on the highway. Driving along an...
