There is a Gemara in Yoma 39b that states that Shimon HaTzaddik had foretold of his impending demise in conversation with his associates. “How do you know this?” they asked. He said, “Every Yom Kippur, I would be met by an elderly individual who was entirely clothed and wrapped in white. He would enter the […]
By Yochanan Gordon There has never been, nor will there ever be, peace between Israel and Hamas. The facts underlying the perennial struggle between the democratic, sovereign state of Israel and the terror-backed Hamas in Gaza are out there for anyone interested. Sadly, however, Hamas, as their name suggests, is allergic to the truth and […]
By Yochanan Gordon It is 12:22 a.m. Monday morning and I am aboard Lot Airlines en route to Budapest with 38 other members of the Khal Mevakshei Hashem chevra. The flight was scheduled to take off at 10:20 p.m. but was delayed until about 12:00 a.m. There is a common term amongst people who associate […]
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By Yochanan Gordon Lag B’Omer wasn’t that long ago. Similarly, in bein ha’metzarim, we aren’t allowed to take haircuts or listen to music. The period of mourning the loss of Rebbe Akiva’s students, including Lag B’Omer, is a seven-week period, whereas the period known as bein ha’metzarim, which we just endured, is only a three-week […]