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Shlomo Gets S’micha

Nowadays, we’ve got many Rabbis without semicha. We even have some semichas without the Rabbis. -Anonymous The below audio is an excerpt of Shlomo telling over the story of how got semichah from HaRav Hutner ZTZ”L. He did this at the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s insistence. Classic matzav. Shlomo Gets Smicha from Yeshiva Guy on Vimeo. Direct [...]

Koanic Kouple

(Hi Resolution image on my Flickr stream).

House of Sun…

I went to Ramat Beit Shemesh for Shabbos. Place was nice, without question. The neighborhoods are setup nicely, and the streets are hilly, but pretty. Unfortunately, the place is “k’shmo kein hu“; i.e, very, very hot. I think it felt hotter than Yerushalayim mostly because there aren’t any tall buildings around to provide shade. So [...]

5 Lishonos You Thought Were Yeshivish But Are Not

Shtark -This is a classic wannabe yeshivish error. Yeshivishe chevra never, ever, use the word shtark in reference to a bochur’s frumkeit. In other words, true shtarker yeshivish guys never use the word shtark in this connotation. (What should be used: Top Guy, Masmid, Greaser) Frummie – Same as above. I’ve never heard a frummie [...]