From https://kingdavidkabbalah.com/ : Rabbi Shepherd is the Rosh Yeshiva (Dean) of Yeshivat Nefesh HaChaim and the leader of King David Kabbalah. His vision is to spread Torah and authentic Kabbalah around the world. Rabbi Shepherd received Smicha (Rabbinical ordination) in Yore Deah, first from Rabbi Rafael Sadin of Beit V’Gan [former Rabbi of the French…
read moreFormer President of the OU. I (Rafi Hecht) asked Rabbi Bain one Shabbos: How was he inspired to take it on? He answered that Rabbi Hershel Schachter make a compelling argument to start wearing it. He asked his Rabbi, Yaakov Weinberg if he should start wearing it and was told yes. Why Raavad and 7-8-11-13…
read moreRav Shlomo Busso is the grandson of the Baba Sali. His mother is Rabbanit Avigail and his father-in-law is Baba Boruch. Rav Bussu’s son Yitchak was the Choson. Rav Bussu is an Admor in his own right, who’s Ahavas Yisroel and Avodah is very “special”.
read morePlaying devil’s advocate, the GR”A was against Techeiles without a Mesorah. Why is the word L’Dorosom inserted there and not the end of the pasuk? The pasuk almost seems to imply that the mitzvah of Tzitzis will be L’Dorosam but maybe not the mitzvah of Techailes. This proof is attributed to the Vilna Gaon (quoted…
read moreFrom Amazon: Mordekhai Chriqui, Rabbi and researcher in the field of Kabbalah and metaphysics, he is the founder of Ramhal Institute in Jerusalem since 1990. He has published thirty books on Kabbalah and in particular Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (Ramhal) in Hebrew and French, as “Le flambeau de la Cabale”, “Le Maggîd et les écrits…
read moreRabbi, Shaar HaEmet. Rabbi Cohen has a number of interesting Chumros: Reversing the direction of the winds and loop-throughs of Ben Ish Hai tying so each set of “bumps” are opposite each other, making a DNA-style pattern. Tying small knots at the end of each string, but making sure that there is no extra string…
read moreInvolved in the spreading and dissemination of the teachings and advice of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, his disciples and his movement – through what is called Breslov Therapy. He told me though that, unlike the common Radzyner method of dipping in pre-spun strings (leaving a white core) his was custom dyed prior to spinning, so…
read moreFrom https://app.tanachstudy.com/teachers/rabbi-shabtai-sabato: Rabbi Shabtai Sabato was born in Egypt and immigrated to Israel at an early age. He attended Yeshivat Netiv Meir in Jerusalem, later studied at Yeshivat Merkav HaRav, and served as a paramedic in the Six Day War. He is the founder and current Rosh Yeshivah of Netivot Yosef High School, and the…
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read moreקראת את שמו יצחק. הנה אלו תיבות שנדרשו בחשבון אותיותיהם, יצחק, יעקב, כתב הלוחות, תורה, ציצית, ברית, טוב, הריון, לאט, חלה, אלה הדברים, גוג ומגוג, בזאת. בזאת יבא אהרן (ויקרא ט”ז ג’) רמז לו במקדש א’ שיעמוד ת”י שנה. גוג ומגוג שעתיד לבא על ישראל ע’ אומות. אלה הדברים (שמות ל”ה א’) מכאן לאבות מלאכות…
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