Shlomo Carlebach (1925–1994) is usually introduced as “the singing rebbe,” and fine—he did change the soundtrack of a lot of Jewish life. Still, the music isn’t the whole story. Carlebach had a way of getting under people’s defenses. He could sit with someone who felt allergic to shul, to authority, to anything that smelled “religious,”…
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Rabbi Gershom Baraza’s path runs through Spain, Christian missionary work, Hong Kong e-commerce, and into rabbinic life in Australia. He has an MSc in Marketing from Edinburgh Napier, postgrad diplomas in Enterprise Risk Management and Digital & Social Media Marketing from the University of Hong Kong, and is currently working on a Doctorate of Business…
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HaRav Kalman Ber is a descendent of R’ Akiva Eiger as well as the Rebbes of Radzyn. He’s a huge advocate of wearing Techeiles, and due to his lineage, he has told others outright that he wears strings sourced from the cuttlefish since that’s his mesorah. Rabbi Ber is married to Dafna, née Elitzur, a…
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R’ Sholom Elazar Moskovitz comes from the Shotz world in Bnei Brak, but on techeiles he clearly took his own route. He is the son of the Shotzer Rebbe in Bnei Brak, and is identified publicly as the rav of Kehillas Naimos HaChaim there. Public notices around family simchos also refer to him as a…
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From https://saymazeltov.com/yaakovyankylemmer: Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Cantor Yaakov “Yanky” Lemmer is one of the leading young cantors on the cantorial horizon. His beautiful lyric tenor voice, dramatic color, and precise coloratura have garnered him universal praise among his peers and connoisseurs, alike. As an internationally renowned concert artist, Yaakov is in constant…
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R’ Sofer holds that Halacha should be Raavad ratio. He has two types of tying, one for the week and one for Shabbos, and specifically holds of strings from Ptil Tekhelet as being the best. The Shabbos tying he claims is based on the “Raya MiHemna,” a.k.a. GR”A tying. The weekday tying method he personally…
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Rosh Yeshiva, Hilchata Nachliel
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