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Rav Soloveitchik Predicted There Would Never Be Hasidic Judaism In America

During World War II, there were fewer than 100 Satmar families in the United States. Now the Satmar are the most numerous Hasidic group, about 125,000 presently. In a lecture on the Satmar Rav for Torah in Motion, historian Marc … Continue reading

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This Week’s Torah Portion Acharei Mos-Kedoshim 5769

Steve Brizel writes: Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaHatzmaut Esther Wachsman describes the sense of unity generated for the safe return of Nachshon Wachsman, HaShem Yimkam Damo, z"l: link R. Dovid Miller and R. Ezra Schwartz examine the connection between Yom … Continue reading

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