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  December 24, 2025 9:48 pm     Harav Aharon Feldman shlit”a demonstrated incredible composure and dignity Monday night during a public asifah in Beit Shemesh that addressed the issue of giyus. The asifa, organized by the Ezram U’maginam organization, drew a diverse and mixed crowd and was headlined by Harav Feldman alongside Rav Yehoshua Eichenstein, Rosh Yeshiva of Yad Aharon and a close talmid and confidant of Harav Aharon Leib Shteinman zt”l. During the event, a man from a Mizrachi background began shouting harsh accusations at Harav Feldman, including calling him a liar. As tensions rose and members of the audience began yelling at the man in response, Harav Feldman intervened calmly and firmly. Rather than allowing the situation to escalate, Harav Feldman instructed those around him not to become upset and emphasized that the man had a full right to express himself. His response defused the confrontation and underscored his respect for every individual, even amid sh...

  | Magazine Feature |   All credit goes to GEDALIA GUTTENTAG and the Mishpacha   By  Gedalia Guttentag   | December 9, 2025 Email Print Rabbi Meyer May spent years cultivating mega donors. Now he’s going back to nurturing souls Photos: Elchanan Kotler For half a century,  Rabbi Meyer May  cultivated mega-donors on behalf of the premier organization  dedicated to hunting Nazis and fighting anti-Semitism. And yet, as he reaches retirement and the firewall that kept the oldest hatred out of the American mainstream has collapsed, the arc of his personal journey has bent back toward his first love —  Jewish outreach.  I magine you’ve spent a half-century building an organization into a world-renowned institution that does breakthrough programming, receives funding from the US government, and has branches across the globe. Over the decades, you raise more than one billion dollars. You’re on first-name terms with top figures in indus...

  | Magazine Feature |   By  Yitzchok Landa   | November 25, 2025 Email Print “How could you endorse Mamdani?” Tough questions for Satmar  askan  Rabbi Moishe Indig Rabbi Moishe Indig never wanted to be a communal  askan , yet this reluctant leader has been able to sway elections and accrue political friends with his valuable endorsements — even the virulent anti-Semite Zohran Mamdani. But Rabbi Indig says he has nothing to apologize for. “I’ve been working with unabashed anti-Semites for years,” he says. “My approach is always that you catch more flies with honey” F or 25 years, Rabbi Moishe Indig’s door has been a mandatory destination for anyone seeking public office in New York. The legendary political strategist and leader of the Satmar kehillos of Williamsburg and Boro Park leverages a bloc of thousands of votes, and candidates on every level learn early that they would be wise to win him over to their side. Indig insists he never wanted anything...