Emes Ve-Emunah: My Granddaughter’s Wedding

Tuesday, April 01, 2025

My Granddaughter’s Wedding

I am currently in Lakewood, New Jersey to celebrate the wedding of my beautiful granddaughter, Yaffa. Lots to do here today in preparation for the Simcha tonight. As a result there will be no new post today. Tomorrow is doubtful since I will be traveling all morning and with a prediction of severe storms, there are sure to be delays if not cancellations.

God willing I will be home Thursday and back to my regular posting schedule until next Monday. More about that in a future post.

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DSF
Many prisoners can use counseling, including some who killed people under the influence of mental illness.

Emes Ve-Emunah: Could This Tragedy Have Been Prevented? · 11 hours ago
Melech Landau
Some are in jail.

Emes Ve-Emunah: Could This Tragedy Have Been Prevented? · 13 hours ago
Melech Landau
In a community that prides itself with the Torah's directive of Kol Yisroel Areivim Zeh BaZeh
Not too long ago we were asked to do something small, with only...

Emes Ve-Emunah: Could This Tragedy Have Been Prevented? · 13 hours ago
DSF
Professional what? Satmar has “professional” unschooled, unlicensed “counselors” who “treat” people deemed to have mental health issues. I imagine such persons are recommended by rabbis in Lakewood...

Emes Ve-Emunah: Could This Tragedy Have Been Prevented? · 13 hours ago
Al
A proactive step is to stop making fun of mental health professionals. Most of the people doing the mocking would concede that someone who is suicidal or psychotic needs a professional. The problem...

Emes Ve-Emunah: Could This Tragedy Have Been Prevented? · 14 hours ago

My outlook on Judaism is based mostly on the teachings of my primary Rebbe, Rabbi Aaron Soloveichik from whom I received my rabbinic ordination. It is also based on a search for spiritual truth. Among the various sources that put me on the right path, two great philosophic works stand out: “Halakhic Man” and “Lonely Man of Faith” authored by the pre-eminent Jewish philosopher and theologian, Rabbi, Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik. Of great significance is Rabbi, Dr. Norman Lamm's conceptualization and models of Torah U’Mada and Dr. Eliezer Berkovits who introduced me to the world of philosophic thought. Among my early influences were two pioneers of American Elementary Torah Chinuch, Rabbis Shmuel Kaufman and Yaakov Levi. The Yeshivos I attended were Yeshivas Telshe for early high school and more significantly, the Hebrew Theological College where for a period of ten years, my Rebbeim included such great Rabbinic figures as Rabbis Mordechai Rogov, Shmaryahu Meltzer, Yaakov Perlow, Herzl Kaplan, and Selig Starr. I also attended Roosevelt University where I received my Bachelor's Degree - majoring in Psychology.