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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5704 / 1944

The passing of Rabbi Shmuel David Unger, Head of the Rabbinical Court and Rosh Yeshiva of Nitra.
5689 / 1929

The passing of the Chassidic Master Rabbi Yisrael Ya'akov Leifer of Chust.
5635 / 1875

The passing of Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke Klein, Head of the Rabbinical Court of Chust and author of 'Tzror Chaim'.
5548 / 1788

The passing of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman of Volozhin, author of 'Peh Kadosh'.
5709 / 1949

In honor of the Yahrtzeit of the founder and Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Kol Torah, Rabbi Yechiel Michel Schlesinger.
The Dispute between Beit Hillel and Beit Shammai

The sages announced this day to be a fast day due to the dispute that broke out between the two sages.

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