Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman

(The first line of President Roosevelt’s famous Infamy Speech delivered to a joint session of Congress on December 8, 1942, the day after Japan’s attack on the United States. The speech was broadcast live by radio and attracted the largest audience in US radio history, with over 81 percent of American homes tuning in to... Read more »

I never met or even ever saw in my life, Mr. Mendy Klein. He was known far and wide as a true baal chessed, a philanthropist of extraordinary proportions, a later in life self-made multi-millionaire and a total and complete mensch. He was scheduled to be one of the honorees at

The Torah tells us in Devarim (23: 8): “You shall not despise an Egyptian, for you were a sojourner in his land.” Rashi comments: “Even though they cast your male [infants] into the Nile. What is the reason [that you may not despise them]? Because they hosted you in a time of dire need.” The Torah tell us in Devarim

When I first became a Rav I thought I could help everyone who called me. I had high expectations of being able to restore Shalom in a family where therapists had failed. I was sure I could help find the correct school for everyone whose child was out of school. And I thought every person suffering would

One of the basic tenets of those who have opposed the State of Israel has been that the State violates the “Three Oaths” as found in the Talmud in Masechta Kesuvos 111. The Talmud says: “Why/What are these Three Oaths? One, that Israel should not storm the wall (Rashi interprets: forcefully). Two

Maariv had finished at about 6:35 PM. I noticed out of the corner of my eye that there was a father and a son who were waiting to speak with me. At the time I was already conversing with another fellow who had approached me first. After about 10 minutes or so, I turned

As we move away from Parshas Parah and HaChodesh, we are reminded of the fact that our Sages inform us that of all the laws of the Torah, the only one King Solomon – the wisest of all men – could not comprehend was Parah Adumah (the Red Heifer). Our Sages inform us that the part he could not understand was how can the

Simcha Steelman was born in Brooklyn. His parents were committed to Torah and possessed a great love for Eretz Yisroel. Simcha’s parents sent him to an Orthodox Day School. Simcha thrived in the school; he loved the studies and he became especially close to his Rebbeim. After high school he went off to study at Bar Ilan

It’s been really cold these days, as I write these words the actual temperature is 7 degrees above zero with the “real-feel” at -18 degrees! Last night at about 8 PM or so the temperature outside was more or less the same as now. I had a quandary; I wanted to attend a vort of a very good friend of mine which was being held at Beth Shalom which is located

It was very early on in my rabbinical career when I learned the important lesson: “Not all that glitters is gold.” Too often those families, who at first glance would be perfect to adorn the cover of “Mishpacha Magazine” were in reality the most dysfunctional. When I first began dealing with Shalom Bayis issues I still believed with a

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A Date Which Will Live in Infamy

Unconditional Love Lessons for Elul from the Late Mendy Klein

Happy Independence Day

The Rabbinic Limitation: Rabbis Are Human Not Super-Human

Thoughts from an Orthodox Rabbi on the US Embassy Moving to Jerusalem

The Importance of Saying: Thank You!

Cognitive Pesach Dissonance

How Meeting Rav Shach Led a University Student to Become a Rabbi

Chessed from the Arctic Cold

When Breaking a Marriage is Building a Better World

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