Category Archives: Giants Among Men

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Jerusalem Peacemakers article

Rav Asher Weiss in my personal opinion is an up and coming star who definitely will make it to the top tier of the gedolim hierarchy. And he deserves it. Listen to this shiur entitled "Ask the Posek"  at the Young Israel of Century City. Fantastic! As R'Steve Brizel said in his audio roundup , "OK, I admit it, I’m a big fan. This shiur, in English, once again demonstrates you can have gadlus, humanity and a dry sense of humor."

As the Jewish People continue their national return to their ancient homeland, tailors at the Temple Institute in Jerusalem’s Old City began taking measurements of Kohanim (the priestly tribe destined to run the Temple services) earlier this month in anticipation of an even bigger event — the dedication of the Third Temple.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/126721

(hat tip: http://onthemainline.blogspot.com/)

Incredible Picture, source from Circus Tent 

Anyone know where this tune comes from, sounds very familiar for some reason? Either way, it is a good niggun, so please enjoy! 

See here for an interesting interview with Rav Herschel Schachter:

The whole article is fascinating, however this one paragraph sticks out in my mind:

 I think this can be seen as a proof that to be a gaon in
Torah, one does not necessarily need a photographic memory, but rather a
structured and orderly understanding of the concepts.

The Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe (R’Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn) ZT"L playing chess with the Lubavitcher Rebbe ZT"L on Nittelnacht

Prof Y Levine has posted some great pictures of Gedolim when they were young (pre-beard years). Among those listed are R’ A Kotler, R’ Shach, R’ Ruderman and many more. Please have a look here

For more gedolim photos see E-Tzvi