While it may be common knowledge that Moses brought about the plagues, the Torah records surprisingly that it was Aaron, not Moses, that performed the first three plagues.
A local organization focused on Torah studies is on a mission to expand its reach. Rabbi Michel Twerski, of Congregation Beth Jehudah, founded the Milwaukee Kollel in 1989. Based in the city’s Sherman Park neighborhood, the organization provides a place where young rabbinical students can continue their studies of the Torah after marriage. Under executive
Every
rebbetzin works with her fair share of shul members seeking pastoral advice and Torah guidance. Rebbetzin Feige Twerski, the wife of noted community leader Rabbi Michel Twerski of Milwaukee, is no ordinary community
rebbetzin. Going beyond the usual call of duty, Rebbetzin Twerski, a noted Torah lecturer and counselor in her own right, uses her considerable talents to bring spiritual sustenance to
krovim and
rechokim in Wisconsin and beyond.
The Future of Friendship is a valuable read about the contemporary state of interpersonal relationships. It is based on Rebbetzin Twerskiâs column in
Ami, which makes it read less like a book and more as a collection of essays. Since the chapters do not build off each other and are grouped around themes such as âpermanenceâ and âmindfulness,â the reader can to skip around at his or her leisure. This is a useful feature for the bookâs intended audience of women (and men) who are busy with their famili
Rabbi Yitzchok Lowenbraun, or Reb Itchie as he was affectionately called, wasn’t just a rebbi for his students he was a father. He and his wife, Rebbetzin Miriam Lowenbraun a”h, changed the lives of hundreds, if not thousands, of public school youth and their families
The First Bobover in Brooklyn
Reb Itchie’s father, Reb Yosef Hersch Lowenbraun a h, was born in Bochnia, Galicia. He learned alongside Rav Shlomo Halberstam ztz”l, the third Bobover Rebbe, and the two developed a lifelong friendship. In 1939, he left his wife and two sons behind in Poland to visit his parents who had settled in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The war suddenly broke out in the middle of his visit and he was unable to return home to Europe. His first wife and sons perished at the hands of the Nazis y”sh.