Tanakh

Vayigash | How Did the Brothers Not Recognize Yosef?

by Rav Meir Shpiegelman

How could it be that Yosef's brothers didn't recognize him? Or could it be that they did?

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Machshava

Going Down to Egypt

by Harav Yaakov Medan

The Shekhina, the people, and their lands.

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Dancing after lighting Chanuka Candles in The Gush Beit Midrash. First night of Chanuka - may we be zocheh to besorot tovot, yeshuot venechamot. Sing with us!

Mini Yom Iyun in The Gush
'Lets Talk About Mental Health'

Thanking Rav Yoni Rosensweig: 'Mental Health and Halakha: What kinds of Questions Arise'. Rav Rosensweig is the Rabbi of the Netzach Menashe community in Beit Shemesh, and founder of Maaglei Nefesh, a center for halakha, community and mental health. He is also the co-author of “Nafshi BiShe’elati: Halakhot of Mental Health.”

Thanking also Brad Salzman LCSW, CSAT: 'Out of The Shadows: Overcoming the Challenges of Shemirat Einayim'. Brad Salzman is the Founder and Director of the New York Sexual Addiction Center and the Kivun Israel Recovery Center, specializing in the expert assessment and treatment of pornography and sexual addiction as well as intimacy disorders and relationship problems.

A Farwell Siyum and Breakfast honoring Gush Talmidim
from Australia and South Africa who depart the Yeshiva next week.

This is the end of the MTA 2024 'school year'
and we begin again with MTA 2025 BeChasdei Hashem in February.

Wishing them Hatzlacha Rabba in all of their future endeavors.
May Hashem bless them and watch over them.
Thank you for your dedication and commitment during extreme circumstances.

This past month we held Bar Mitzva Day for the children and grandchildren of our alumni

and a Bat Mitzva Day for their daughters and granddaughters. Thank you so much for coming!!

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Choref tov. May we hear only good news. [photo: Asher Stein]

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WHAT'S HAPPENING - OUR COMPLETE ARCHIVES

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The Yeshiva runs on Talmud Torah, Tefilla, Middot Tovot, and Maasim Tovim. These days - we are all working that much harder to keep it all running. We wanted to highlight some 'Ovdei HaYeshiva' starting with Ovdei HaMitbach. These Guys are serving up meals to Yeshiva talmidim, Rabbeim and staff along with Evacuees from Kiriyat Shemone, Refugees from Kfar Maimon, an IDF unit serving in the area, elderly residents of Alon Shevut whose support system have been drafted, and are providing school meals including meals for children whose parents are currently serving and protecting.

Oh, there are countless extras; one Shabbat, they prepared a Simcha for a Bar Mitzvah Boy - an evacuee from Kiriyat Shemone sheltering safely with his family in the Yeshiva dorms - whose father is currently serving and protecting. Some of them have been drafted and are serving on Emergency Response Teams. They show up in the kitchen and then leave to do their shifts. All have family who are currently serving and protecting. Thanking them for showing up to work and working hard - every day - during these difficult times - way beyond the call of duty.

A recently updated version of TORAT CHESED:
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HARAV AHARON LICHTENSTEIN'S WRITINGS,
with hundreds of new links,
is available on the VBM here.

a life steady and whole

Recollections and Appreciations of Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, zt"l

Edited by Elka Weber and Joel B. Wolowelsky

Available online here.

"In his absence, as in his lifetime, we continue to ask ourselves what he would think about the way we contend with our everyday challenges and what he would say about our struggle against torpor and faithlessness." - Rabbi Shalom Carmy

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