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Leader of the Lions: The Story of Rav Leib Malin

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Leader of the Lions

Putting The Torah Together | The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com | Ben Rothke | 14 Av 5781 – July 23, 2021

The Rav said of his illustrious grandfather, Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik, that “ biz Reb Chaim, shtaros geven a chaspa b’alma” – before Rav Chaim, contracts were mere paper. He also said that until Rav Chaim came and explained Yoreh De’ah, it was just about pots and pans. While the Rav may have been slightly hyperbolic with his comparison, what can’t be denied is that the genius and brilliance of Rav Chaim was, in part, bringing a scientific sophistication to the Talmud. I thought of that observation of the Rav as I was reading Le-Chaber es Ha-Ohel: Exploring Connections in Tanach and Chazal by Michael Kaiser. There are many nice books out there, but it is rare to find a book as profound and stimulating as this one. Kaiser brings a level of depth and sophistication here that is quite impressive. Rather than just saying over a cute, short

Why Haven't We Changed?

Era of Hidden Faces After the tragic Erev Shavuos scaffold collapse in Stolin that left three dead and dozens injured, there was a message on social media I found particularly poignant: “Lag B’omer wasn’t Lag B’omer, and Shavuos wasn’t Shavuos, halevai that Tishah B’Av won’t be Tishah B’Av.” Well, here we are, and Tishah B’Av is Tishah B’Av. To say we are living in a time of great hester Panim would be a gross understatement. I have long struggled to understand what “hester Panim” truly is. On some level I understand what galus is and even what churban is. Rav Avrohom Schorr said in a passionate address a few years ago that when we hear statistics from Chai Lifeline, “es darf unchapen a tziter,” it must cause us to shudder. “There is no such thing as we can’t feel churban, this is churban! These bitter, bitter tzaros, this is galus!”