Rav Nosson Kamenetzky, the son of halachic and spiritual giant Rav Yaakov Kamenetzky, wanted to investigate his family roots. He traveled back to the Lithuanian town in which his father had served as Rav, and it was there that he learned an astonishing fact. Although...
Parashas Kedoshim As Rabbi Pinchas of Koritz became famous, many flocked to spend time with him and gain inspiration. He slowly lost all of his available time and became overwhelmed. He had no time to study and no time to pray. So he asked Hashem to make him...
Rabbi Aryeh Levin, known as the Tzaddik of Yerushalayim, was a beloved teacher and leader. Although great in stature, he was very short in height. Walking on the street, he once saw a former student of his who had abandoned the Jewish way of life. When the student...
As a young rabbi studying in Kolel, Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan was asked to help counsel a struggling teenager navigating severe mental health issues. The young girl was corresponding with the Lubavitcher Rebbe and Rabbi Shmuel’s job was to explain the Rebbe’s...
One Yom Kippur, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, encountered a Jew sitting down and eating. Rabbi Levi Yitzchak approached the man and asked him if perhaps he didn’t know it was Yom Kippur today. Yes, I know it’s Yom Kippur, replied the man. Perhaps then...
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin was studying in Israel when he received an urgent call from his mother. His father had just suffered a heart attack and was in the hospital. Joseph immediately traveled home to be by his father’s bedside. His father, Shlomo Telushkin, was...
