RavMosheWeinberger.com is offering a special free downloadable shiur, titled “Spiritual Growth Begins Beneath the Surface” on their website, here . Read More »

Photo from here Last Tuesday, January 31, 2012 the following story about Rabbi Yisrael Salanter was included in a letter to the editor of the Palm Beach Post (no, I don’t read this paper, but the link showed up in my Google Alert for “Salanter”). Read More »

This just came up in one of my Google alerts.  Vintage footage of Reb Moshe, Reb Yaakov, Rav Ruderman and Reb Boruch Sorotzkin visiting Camp Agudah  in 1969.  It’s amazing to see these gedolim!  Of special note is a film of Reb Moshe and Reb Yaakov just sittting together at table outside at the 1: 22 marker of the video. Read More »

The following was published CHICAGO TORAH , a  monthly publication of Yeshiva University Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago. GLIMPSE OF GREATNESS Rabbi Dovid Lifshitz, zt”l (1906-1993) was a distinguished Torah leader, who was renowned for his dedication to his countless students. Read More »

The Alter of Novardok said: A man that is not firm in his convictions is similar to a worthless lock which can be twisted any way. Read More »

I have afound there a few factors involved when it comes to a getting a child to stay in shul and attempting to daven.  I am not a parenting, chinuch, or educational expert.  I am just a regular guy and these are my observations and what has, so far, worked for me. Read More »

Please see this post from two years ago that discusses Rav Dessler zt’l. Read More »

The 25th of Teves is the yahrtzeit of Rav Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler zt’l, one of the most influential post World War II baalei mussar. I’d like to re-examine one of my favorite about him, originally posted here .  When Rav Dessler came to America in 1948, he met up with his son, Nachum Velvel in New York. Read More »

T-Shirt found here Inmy youth I collected and read comic books. Part of my interest was rooted in dichotomy between the privatelife of the hero and the public life of his/her crime fighting (and usuallymasked) alter ego. The freedom to do what you say and do what you want without it potentiallyaffecting your private life must be someone liberating. Read More »

Seeing a boy in shul yesterday run towards the aron kodesh to kiss the Torah and knock over a chair (almost into two people) reminded me of this saying by R Yisrael Salanter: A person can rush to do a mitzvah and destroy the whole world in his path. Read More »

Tomer Devorah shiurim 6 and 7 by Rabbi Etan Ehrenfeld from the YU Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago are now available for streaming or downloading here: Shiur 6: Lo Hechzik Lo’ad Apo Shiur 7: Ki Chafetz Chesed Hu Read More »

In 2007 I wrote a post titled Kiruv Models for beyondbt.com.  In it used Starbucks as a model and today I find myself doing the same.  At locations across North America Starubucks revealed their new “Blond Roast”, a light roasted coffee being introduced to attract those who are buying coffee at donut chains and fast food joints. Read More »

This is from an old GAP ad from 1993 I grabbed this off the web at 8: 50pm and added some text Read More »

I received the following via Facebook: Chevra, please share this with all of your friends! I have recently posted 164 of Rabbi Soloveitchik’s English language audio shiurim (MP3 format) spanning the years 1958-1984. They are available here: http: //tinyurl. Read More »

R Yosef Yozel Hurwitz, the Alter of Novardok said: As long as the battle rages, even a plain soldier can become a general. * *This blog post came to me after reading “The Killing Blow” at loveisthemotive.blogspot. Read More »

If you have time, jump over to this post at BeyondBT.com .  The concept is awesome and the thread is great. Read More »

Rabbi Yakov Horowitz wrote an excellent article titled Raising More Tolerant Children , based on recent events in Eretz Yisrael.  He happens to quote a suggestion I posted on his website last week (based on a comment from Steve Brizel I saw years ago at BeyondBT).  Even without quoting me, it’s a great read. Read More »

R Avraham-Elya Kaplan, a beloved student of the Alter, wrote the following poem, “As I Listen” in 1912. Read More »

I was asked by someone this week to define my hashkafah (outlook). Ok, that’s easy.I’m modern-mussarnik-yeshivish-lite-neo-chassidish/yekkish-YUish-uberdox. I know, that really doesn’t say much about my outlook. I  am often hypocritical… Read More »

If this title caught your eye, feel free to read the actual post here at BeyondBT.com  . Read More »