Rav Yisroel Belsky, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath, was a leading halachic authority, hands-on posek, a talented musician, well versed in “secular” knowledge, and saw Hashem’s wisdom expressed in all areas of human inquiry and creativity. He interpreted everything through the prism of Torah and vibrant, living Yiddishkeit. Once Rav Belsky was on a […]
The Holy Baal Shem Tov once praised a man who would smile, sing joyously, and clap while reciting the serious Viduy prayer. The local townsfolk were fed up with this man’s bizarre behavior, and asked the Baal Shem Tov to convince him to stop. When the tzadik approached the man and inquired into the reason […]