17 Nov REMINISCING MY INTERACTIONS WITH THE ROSH YESHIVA ZT”L
I met Rav Dovid Feinstein zt’l for the first time when my grandmother, Joyce Hirsch, told me that her good friend Gloria Goldman was set up with her husband Rabbi...
10 Nov A DIFFERENT SHABBOS CHAYEI SARAH IN CHEVRON THIS YEAR: Q & A WITH RAV SIMCHA HOCHBAUM
FAST FACTS: Name: Rabbi Simcha Hochbaum Born: 1966 in New York Grew up in: Staten Island Graduated: Yeshiva University with a B.S. in accounting and studied at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education. Before...
10 Nov KLAL YISRAEL MOURNS THE PROFOUND LOSS OF RABBI LORD JONATHAN SACKS ZT”L
“Though he seldom mentions it, Sacks battled cancer twice, once in his 30s, and later in his 50s. Yet unlike many other rabbis and scholars of religion, from Rabbi David...
10 Nov RAV DOVID FEINSTEIN’S POSITION ON ORGAN TRANSPLANTS BASED ON HIS FATHER R’ MOSHE’S PSAK
My father’s position was, very simply that the stopping of breathing was death. It doesn’t matter if the heart is functioning or not; as long as he stops breathing he’s...
02 Nov Getting to Know the New Owner of the N.Y. Mets, Steve Cohen
FAST FACTS Name: Steven A. Cohen Born: June 11, 1956 (age 63 years), Great Neck, NY Spouse: Alexandra Cohen (m. 1992), Patricia Cohen (m. 1979–1990) Education: Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (1978),...
27 Oct Remembering R’ Shlomo Carlebach ZT”L On His 26th Yahrtzeit: Q&A With the Legend, Yisroel Lamm
FAST FACTS: Name: Yisroel Lamm Title: Conductor and Arranger Currently Works For: Aaron Teitelbaum’s Orchestra Years in the Jewish Music Business: Over 50 years Number of albums arranged: Definitely in the hundreds Instruments played: The trumpet,...
19 Oct Getting to Know LA Dodgers Star Pitcher Clayton Kershaw
Full Name: Clayton Edward Kershaw Born: Dallas, Texas on March 19, 1988 Height & Weight: 6-3, 215 Nickname: Kersh or the Claw Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy playing Ping Pong Player you would pay to watch today:...
12 Oct Q&A With R’ David Fohrman of Aleph Beta About His New Book, Genesis: A Parsha Companion
Rabbi David Fohrman is the Dean and founder of Aleph Beta and scholar for the Hoffberger Foundation for Torah Study. He lectures internationally on Biblical themes. Rabbi Fohrman grew up...
12 Oct Remembering Yankee Great, “The Chairman of the Board” Whitey Ford
FAST FACTS Name: Edward Charles “Whitey” Ford Nick Name: The Chairman of the Board Position: Pitcher Born: October 21, 1928 in New York City, New York Died: October 8, 2020 (aged 91) in Lake Success,...
30 Sep We Can All Use a Little More Simcha These Days! Q&A With Jewish Music Superstar Simcha Leiner
FAST FACTS: Official Name: Simcha Yoel ben Tzvi Melech Halevi Family: Wife & 3 children Main Yeshiva: Yeshiva Ner Yisroel in Baltimore Currently Lives: Toms River, New Jersey Albums: 4 solo studio albums- “Pischi...