The Mission Continues

As in the past so it remains today - we were and still are under the selfsame commitment to adhere to the directions of the Gedolei Yisrael, who stand guard against breaches of purity threatening our camp. When we were required to ask – we asked. When we were instructed to depart – we left. The moment we are summoned back to raise the flag, every other consideration is pushed to the side and we answer: We are ready!
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Harav Yisrael Friedman zy”a, the Rebbe of Husyatin

The ancestral chain of Harav Yisrael Friedman, the founder of the Husyatin chassidic court, originates with the holy Baal Shem Tov. The Husyatin chassidus has its roots in Galicia and eventually came to Tel Aviv, during the turbulent years between the two World Wars.
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Maccabi'im Gravesite

In honour of Chanukah, we will discuss a fascinating, ongoing investigation attempting to establish the place of burial of Mattisyahu Kohen Gadol and his family.
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5696 / 1936

The passing of Rabbi Yosef Baumgarten, Head of the Rabbinical Court of Ship-Shul, Vienna.
5694 / 1934

The passing of Rabbi Chanoch Tzvi Hakohen, Head of the Rabbinical Court of Bendin and author of 'Yikahen Pe'er'.
5684 / 1924

The passing of young Rabbi Moshe Yehudah Aryeh Leib Zamba of Warsaw, author of 'Gur Aryeh Yehudah'.
5606 / 1846

The passing of Rabbi Daniel Wolf Prostiz, Head of the Rabbinical Court of Pressburg and author of 'Machane Dan'.
5759 / 1999

The yarzheit of Rabbi David Povarsky, Rosh Yeshivas Ponovezh and author of 'Yeshuos David'.
5676 / 1916

In honor of the passing of Rabbi Naftali Amsterdam, a disciple of Rabbi Yisrael of Salant and acquaintance of Rabbi Yitzchak Blazer, who co-established the House of Mussar in Jerusalem.

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