Tributes, interviews and other writings by Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow beyond the Daf Yomi column.
(Translated by Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow – Email [email protected] for sources) Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt”l was renowned for his concise, often one-word answers to halachic questions.
My brother-in-law Raphael Katz doesn’t live too far away from me, yet practically the only time we spend Shabbos together is during the summers at Pine Knoll in Monticello.
The following questions were posed to Sar HaTorah Rav Chaim, zt”l. Rav Chaim wrote a letter regarding the publication of questions posed to him.
Klal Yisrael is in a deep state of mourning for the Sar HaTorah, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, zt”l. HaRav Binyomin Forst, shlit”a, remarked that we are no longer living in the same world.
HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, shlita, typically answers questions in a short, concise fashion. HaRav Zev Aryeh Steiglitz, shlita, had the opportunity to ask him many questions about Megillas Esther.
Today and Tomorrows Daf (Mesechta Chagiga 21-22) touches on Halachos relevant to Tevilas Keilim. One may wonder about the setup at the Far Rockaway Keilim mikveh, especially in light of R’ Eli Stefansky’s wonderful…
Klal Yisrael suffered a tremendous loss last week with the passing of Moreinu Rav Dovid Feinstein, zt’l. There will be much written, be’H, about the gadol ha’dor.
I am taking a brief Chanukah vacation from the daf yomi-themed articles. There is a famous question known as “the Beis Yosef’s kasha.” During the time of the Chanukah miracle, the Jews found enough oil to last one day.
In my first year of attending yeshiva gedolah in Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim, I had the z’chus of having Rabbi Shmuel Niman, zt’l, as a rebbe.
I am embarrassed to even attempt to write an article about my rebbi, HaRav Alter Henoch Leibowitz, zt’l, the longtime rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim in Queens. Anything I write will be woefully insufficient.
