Yeshivat Nesher Hagadol

Rav Dov Landau, rosh yeshivas Slabodka, delivered a special shiur today at Yeshivas Zichron Yaakov, followed by words of chizuk to the bnei hayeshiva ahead of the Yomim Noraim , urging them to immerse themselves completely in Torah learning and emphasizing the importance of pursuing truth even when doing so requires admitting that one was wrong. In his remarks, the rosh yeshiva focused on the obligation to approach Torah with genuine hasmadah and total absorption in learning. He stressed that this responsibility takes on particular significance during the difficult period currently facing those living in Eretz Yisroel. “We need to learn, to be occupied with learning, to be immersed in learning — not to learn superficially, but to learn with immersion and diligence,” Rav Landau told the bochurim . “And with this difficult situation that we have here in Eretz Yisroel, certainly what we are obligated to do — with this and without this, it makes no difference — is to be immersed in l...

 All credit goes to  Hannah Feuer  and http://forward.com/ Three stars in the night sky mark the Sabbath’s end. Now, one astronomer is calculating exactly when those stars appear. Copy to clipboard Share on Facebook Share on X Share on Bluesky Share on Reddit Share on Email Print Article Republish Article Aster Taylor has a scientific approach to calculating Shabbat’s end. Graphic by Aliza Gans / Photo by Mitch Hrdlicka via Getty Images By Hannah Feuer August 21, 2026 Aster Taylor observes Shabbat on their own time — literally. For the past year, Taylor, a Ph.D. candidate in astrophysics at the University of Michigan, has been keeping Shabbat according to a schedule they devised using astronomical data. So this Saturday, when Chabad of Ann Arbor says Shabbat will end at 9:09 p.m., Taylor will observe for nearly 11 more minutes. Where does Taylor, 25, get the chutzpah to challenge longstanding Jewish tradition? “We live in the modern world. We have computers, we have...

  All credit goes to bhol.co.il and Moshe Veissberg Continuing the dynasty The Prince of the Lakewood House: The Gaon Rabbi Shneur Kotler II gave his first lesson Great excitement at the 'Beit Midrash Gavaho' yeshiva in Lakewood, New Jersey, and in the Torah world | The only son of the Rosh Yeshiva, the Gra'am Kotler, the Gaon Rabbi Yosef Chaim Shneur Kotler, delivered his first shiur in the old Beit Midrash | The exciting closing of the circle in the continuation of the dynasty of leaders of the largest yeshiva in the world | All the details and documentation from the shiur Moshe Weisberg 10th of Elul 5775     23.08.26     20:29 00:00 02:50 Listen to the article           colbass.com Rabbi Shneur Kotler in his lesson Photo: Courtesy of the photographer Peak excitement today (Sunday) at the Lakewood High Yeshiva Beit Midrash in New Jersey and in the Torah world: The only son of the head of the yeshiva, Rabbi Aryeh Malkiel Kotler, Rabbi Y...