The Rabbinical Alliance of America Igud HaRabbonim, representing over 950 American Orthodox rabbis joins Klal Yisroel in mourning the passing of HaGaon HaRav Aharon Schechter, ZT’L, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin. Rabbi Mendy Mirocznik, executive vice-president of the Rabbinical Alliance of America and a talmid of Rav Schechter, ZT’L, stated, “Rav Schechter […]
A shaila about an incident that began 12 years ago was recently asked to HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilberstein, who printed the story and shaila in a booklet
A Window Into the Past, Looking Towards the Future: A Tribute to Rabbi William Millen, zt”l By Shmuel Lesher | January 21, 2021
Usually we only get to know gedolim once they have clearly established themselves as being in a category of their own. I knew of the greatness of Rav Aaron Lichtenstein, zt”l. But what was he like when he was a teenager? What were his years studying at Harvard like? Through a brief encounter with Rabbi William Millen, zt”l, I caught a glimpse of his childhood friend, the young Aaron Lichtenstein. As Rabbi Millen shared his story with me, he also gave me a window into the incredible evolution of Orthodoxy in America.