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Rav Avrohom Mordechai Isbee zt”l

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It is with great sadness that  Matzav.com  reports the  petirah  of Rav Avrohom Mordechai Isbee  zt”l . He was 79 years old. Rav Avrohom Mordechai was born in the United States, where his family lived in Detroit, Michigan. He was a son of Rav Tzvi Yaakov Isbee and a grandson of Rav Nechemia Isbee. Reb Tzvi Yaakov’s daughters married noted  talmidei chachomim , Rav Shalom Shapiro  shlit”a  and  lhbcl”c  Rav Asher Zelig Rubinsteinm  zt”l. Rav Avrohom Mordechai attended Telshe Yeshiva and later moved to Eretz Yisroel. He became known as one of the greatest  talmidei chachomim  in the Gerer  chassidus  and was selected by the  Lev Simcha  of Ger to serve as a  maggid shiur  at the Gerer Yeshiva Bais Yisroel in Ashdod. Over the years, hundreds of  talmidim  learned under Rav Avrohom Mordechai, who was known as a  gaon  of rare caliber. Rav Avrohom Mordechai ...

Sanz-Gribover Rebbe, Zt”l

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BD’E — Harav Naftuli Halberstam, Sanz-Gribover Rebbe, Zt”l By Hamodia Staff Saturday, July 4, 2020 at 11:26 pm |  י"ב תמוז תש"פ (JDN) NEW YORK  - Hamodia  is saddened to report the  petirah  of one of the  zkan admorim , Harav Naftuli Halberstam, Sanz-Gribover Rebbe,  zt”l , who was  niftar on Friday night at the age of 96. The Rebbe, who led the Machon Yuchsin, had a  beis medrash  in Boro Park on 48th Street between 15th and 16th Aves. Through Machon Yuchsin, the Rebbe gathered and stored millions of pages and documents in order to preserve the information for those who wish to research and discover their own genealogy and lineage. The   levayah  took place on Motzaei Shabbos at 1:00 AM in the Rebbe’s   shul . Yehi zichro baruch . The Article Credit And Picture Credit Goes to The Hamodia and JDN Respectively.

Dvar Torah Parshat Pichas By Rabbi Tzvi Wainstein of Derech Ohr Somayach

Parshas Chukas: Seeing the Crown Wonderful to see you all.  Good Shabbos,  rabbosai.  Parshas Pinchas , the parashah of the  korbanos , of the yomim tovim, the whole story of Pinchas.  We find a fascinating Rashi which leaves so much food for thought.  In the  korban  of Rosh Chodesh, of the  korbanos  we bring, it says " u'se'ir izim echad l'chatas ," we bring one goat offering as a sin offering, " la'Shem ," to Hashem or for Hashem.  " Al olas hatamid ya'aseh v'nisko ," in addition to the regular  korban   tamid . Says Rashi a fascinating thing.  What do we mean, " l'chatas la'Shem "?  " U'midrasho b'aggadah, amar Hakadosh Baruch Hu ," says  Hakadosh Baruch Hu , " havi'u kaparah alai ," bring a  kaparah  for me, what we would translate as bring an atonement for me, " al sheme'ateti es hayarei'ach ," that I made the moon smaller. Now, you an...

4 Reasons Teaching is a Sales Job

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Gregory Wake Teacher | Small Business Owner  All credit goes to Gregory Wake Sales people churn the economy no matter what the naysayers may think or what the political climate may be. Without sales people, products and services do not get moved. But who are the greatest sales people? If we are looking at sales people as the essential problem solver then the answer is easy: teachers. True sales people are not charlatans or men and women selling snake oil. The quintessential sales person is someone who finds out another person’s need and solves that need with a product or service. Teachers are the best at doing these things for the following reasons: Give Presentations Daily Sales people often are giving pitches and sales presentations that are filled with numbers and facts that will help display the advantages of his/her product. Sales people spend time on their presentations and often deliver it many times a week to perspective buyers. Te...