In the Footsteps of Greatness

The Shadchan Who Got Uninvited - Why We Drink on Purim

“Ad d’lo yada.”All year we remember too much—mistakes, failures, who we used to be.Two mechutanim almost lost a chasunah over petty fights. When it was finally back on, they asked the shadchan not to…

The Chazon Ish’s Powerful Reminder - Hadar Kibluha Me’Ahavah

Purim isn’t just costumes and noise.It’s the day Chazal say we accepted the Torah again—this time willingly. Hadar kibluhah bimei Achashveirosh.A sweltering day in Bnei Brak. The beis medrash empty.…

Which King do you Want to Be?

A king sent his servants to distant provinces and warned them: You’ll have power, pleasure, and endless distractions—but remember, you’re coming back. Each place was filled with treasure, and…

A Pinch of Snuff

The Chafetz Chaim once saw people laughing in shul. They told him about the “meshugeneh of Raden” who had walked 24 miles to a fair and came back proudly holding one prize—a free pinch of…

Once in a Lifetime

A famous ma’aseh from the Mir: in 1949, as the bochurim arrived in San Francisco after years of war, they rushed to see the breathtaking Golden Gate Bridge. One bochur stayed below deck, absorbed in…

The Great Power of Tefillah

They once asked the Lelover Rebbetzin how she was zocheh to a son like the Lelover Rebbe—a kadosh mei’rechem, overflowing with yiras Shamayim. She said nothing special came to mind.Then she…

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