Reflections
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The Aliya of the Talmidei haGra
Motty Meringer 01/06/2009 10:27One of the first aliyos of Jews to Eretz Yisrael in modern times was that of the talmidim of the Vilna Gaon. Together with them came several thousand Jews, who established Ashkenazi communities in Tzfat and in Yerushalayim.
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The Meah Shearim Neighborhood
31/05/2009 17:10The Meah Shearim neighborhood is one of the most ancient neighborhoods in Jerusalem outside the walls of the Old City and serves as a symbol of Torah observance without compromises even in today's modern world.
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Munkacz – an Empire of Torah
Motty Meringer 25/05/2009 10:00From its humble anonymity, the town of Munkacz grew into a glorious landmark of Torah – home to some of our history’s greatest personalities
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Moshav Komemiyus
Motty Meringer 18/05/2009 14:00Moshav Komemiyus is a religious-Chassidic settlement that gained widespread publicity on account of the miracles its settlers saw in their fields during the year of Shemitta
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The community of Volozhin
Motty Meringer 17/05/2009 14:00The Jewish community of Volozhin was neither ancient nor even especially large; its claim to greatness was solely in the merit of the location within it of the ‘Mother of the Yeshivos’, and by virtue of the many gedolei Yisroel who served there as rav.
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The destruction of Hungarian Jewry
16/05/2009 14:00The duration of the Nazi occupation of Hungary was the shortest of all the European lands that came under their domination during the Second World War, and yet within this period they managed, with the help of the Hungarians themselves, to murder some two-thirds of the Jewish population of the country.
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The Sefira of Yesod
Motty Meringer 15/05/2009 12:00Forging a Connection with the Tzaddikim in our Midst
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The Travels and Travails of B’nei Yisrael in the Desert
Motty Meringer 14/05/2009 10:00After receiving the Torah and building, setting up and inaugurating the Mishkan, the Travels of the Jewish Nation in the desert began – on the 20th of Iyar in the second year following Yetzias Mitzrayim (2448). They travelled in accordance with the divine command, which they determined by watching the movement of the cloud that paved the way before them
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The ‘Noda b’Yehudah’
Motty Meringer 11/05/2009 10:00The Gaon Rav Yechezkel Landau zt’l was one of the greatest leaders of European Jewry who gained renown as a result of his voluminous halachic rulings on all areas of Torah
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The Jewish History of Acre - Acco
Motty Meringer 09/05/2009 10:00The city of Acre - Acco is located in the north of Israel and proudly carries the history of a small Jewish community which had been led by prominent Rabbis throughout the generations.
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