At Darchei Torah, the middle school marks the time of year with a retzufos seder, accumulating zechuyos The Rosh Yeshiva Rav Malkiel, his son in law and grandchildren together in purity Rav Yitzchok Sorotzkin comes out to greet a very important arrival At Yeshivas, Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin, a full beis medrash preparing for the holiest day of the year with the traditional Maamar In Meah Shearim shtieblach, an informal post- Shacharis chazzanim prep session. From the Archive of a Nation: Rav Hershele of Kretchniff, who traditionally said Tashlich on the day that the selichos of 13 Middos is recited, at the water’s edge. In Lakewoods Klausenberg shul now, connecting with the avodah of teshuva through a sacred minhag In the Kiryat Belz evening, chickens, a commotion and kapparah Behind the scenes at last nights Nishei Adirei HaTorah gathering, Avrumi Berko and Reb Shmuel Lemberger find time to focus on the goal Across Klal Yisroel, people are seeking Pidyon Nefesh but at Aish, there were actually five Pidyon Habens in one week!!!! Songs of our Season: Emes Ki Atoh The pond at Montreals Pratt Parc pond has been mysteriously been empty for most of this summer, but now, just time for Tashlich, there is water! Thank you for sharing this with me, Rav Dov Landau tells Reb Reuven Wolf, when being informed of the remarkable success of the seminary girls phone-bank campaign for the Keren Olam HaTorah The simple joy on the face of a Rebbi speaking in learning with his talmid At an event to benefit Montreals Karlsburg beis medrash, three neighborhood rabbanim in conversation, Rav Yechiel Meir Katz of Dzibo, Rav Yaakov Elya Unsdorfer of Mesifta and the Karlsburger Rebbe Rav Yitzchok Soloveitchik, performing the Minhag of Kapparos Near midnight at the Keren Olam HaTorah headquarters, Rav Meilech Biderman and Reb Reuven Wolff react to the news that the campaign staffed by seminary-girl volunteers had raised more than 24 million shekalim for Torah (photo: Daniel Nafusi) #MKY Inbox Customer service excellence at Home Depot in Howell, New Jersey. Athens, Greece is just one more stop along the way back home After visiting Yerushalayim to deliver a shmuess at the Mir, Rav Dov Landau went to visit the Brisker Rosh Yeshivah, Rav Avrohom Yehoshua Lights of our Nation: 6 Tishrei- The Shpola Zaida The 13 middos of Rachamim on the only hillside in Meron Near the kever of Avraham Avinu, Reb Moshe Taragin delivering a shiur to talmidim Why was brilliant light created if not for this? Rav Yonasan Sacks examines an esrog At Shefa Mall in Yerushalayim- the cashier is out and the inventory waits quietly and securely Glimpses of Greatness: Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson When Mearas Hamachpela is open to the public, the opportunity is seized – Rabbi Wiesenfeld and talmidim tapping into the power of our fathers and mothers to plead The Daily Q In the nine years since its founding, Ohel Sarale has been the Divine shliach for close to 9,000 new homes and 2,000 babies born – last night, Rav Chaim Aryeh Zev Ginzberg celebrated the launching of the organization in Eretz Yisroel From the Ahavas Yisrael Charity of Baltimore event, director of development Reb Aryeh Bogopulsky opens hearts Rav Yanky Kahan’s yeshiva is a place of ambitious goals in learning …and to night, they celebrate the sweet taste of accomplishment On a trip to Houston, Rav Ariel Shoshan, who has done so much to make Scottsdale bloom, offers words of chizzuk to baalebatim who join the Houston Kollel night seder. There are no borders, delays, or roadblocks that can block the simcha of a chassid From the Archive of a Nation: Selichos of fifty years ago in the beis medrash of Yeshivas Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin The power is out in Rabbi Dienna yeshiva in Monroe, but the energy is surging Talmidim of Yeshivat Orach Mishor getting into Sukkos mode At Pollak Esrogim, the joy on the face of Rav Tzvi Fink, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin On the tables at Rabbi Browns shul, a list of names of those waiting for their shidduchim, harnessing our greatest weapon The Daily Q Around the table of Rav Shmuel Wiener, a fragrant new season is underway In Johannesburg, a private pond becomes public, welcoming those looking for a place to say tashlich In Michelstadt, by the kever of the tzaddik, a mincha for a nation in need of rachamim As a gadol b’Yisroel arrives, all of Beis Yisroel becomes a vantage point from which to behold the glory #MKY Friend-Submitted: You noted the yahrzeit of Rav Refoel Soloveitchik today, I was in Brisk when he was niftar and remember the levaya. Everyone spoke about how he took over his father’s ‘hardest’ battle and made it his own, fighting against both autopsies and also disrespecting bones of meisim by construction workers. It wasn’t a popular battle and it never really ended. They would work at night, or out of sight, and it took all of Rav Refoel’s koach and energy, but he didnt tire. The Torah of Brisk lives, but thanks to him, so does the sensitivity and halachic vigilance. (See attached sign, a rare instance of the Brisker Rov signing a kol korei) In the Kiryas Yoel park, where so many come to say tashlich, a reminder that tzedakah can undo a harsh decree #SignOfTheTimes Akiva Johnson goes up high and cuts branches off trees – and during these days, he goes from appointment to appointment, making porches kosher for Sukkos. The eager customers don’t negotiate on price, he says, seeing it as a privilege! Shul bulletin boards at this time of year- exploding with mitzvah opportunities, details and information #SignOfTheTimes At the Links event at the home of Ahron Zlotowitz in Jackson last night, an overflow crowd gathering to help meet the goal Home