MKY Moments https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html In the house of Brisk, visiting the Wall on Yom Tov is not just an expression of longing, but also of obligation: Rav Yitzchok Soloveitchik sits alone, so connected. Home Rav Daniel Kalish, talmidim and the light of Yom Tov At Detroit Chessed Carnival, an MKY Favorite adds simchas Yom Tov In Woodbridge, NJ, joining to build a bridge between heaven and earth At a Kinnus Torah at Chabad of Portland, Oregon In Montreal, simchas Yom Tov at a shiur from Dayan Aryeh Posen of the Montreal Kollel The line on the final day of chol hamoed, Yidden eager to receive a bracha from Rav Yitzchak Kolodetzky Reminders to holy people, in holy streets Har Hatzofim- the Mount of the seers…from where you can see, long, dream and ask! Please, don’t buy our product! #WhatJewsAsk Chol hamoed, in an image: trampoline socks, to help one keep their grip, and veisse zucken, to help one keep their grip Rav Yussie Zakutinsky and the simchas Yom Tov that can be found anywhere In the Kinar Hotel, Rav Shalom Rosner learns the daf with a live audience of one – and an online audience of thousands The tzaddik of Amshinov, a pillar of prayer at the center of the universe On the hills just outside the holy city, new buds, a bright future…and a bracha In Connecticut last night, Yaakov Shwekey with the takeaway from the Yom Tov, words that reassure us all year long: always, He saves us from their hands! Noontime on chol hamoed in the beis medrash of Yeshiva Gedolah of Montreal At Ohr Shlomo, Reb Moshe Auslander leads the crowd out of chol hamoed to the shores of the Yam Suf with teshuva And in Melbourne, Australia, pure, unadulterated simchas Yom Tov! We are Yidden! Finding Yom Tov spirit even in the corridors of Shaare Zedek Hospital Rav Boruch Mordche and a post Shacharis niggun, just a few years ago On the yahrzeit of Rav Menachem Ziemba Bais Faiga’s hall boasts simchos every night of the year – today, it’s filled with the ultimate simcha The ABC’s on the magnet wall formed into a message for visitors to a Brooklyn entertainment center In Chaim Berlin, the power and joy of the Yom Tov, at the Maamar At the chol hamoed shiur of Rav Shaul Alter, seated to his left, his older brother and Rav Pinchas Friedman, Rosh Kollel of Belzer Kollelim Chol Hamoed…leisure time, right? Not for Chessed of Monsey volunteers, though… drive after drive, happily snatched up by willing members Warnings, in Jerusalem! At Gan Sacher, the shtieblach have reopened for the season An eager crowd of talmidim waiting to greet Rav Shlomo Prager, Rosh Yeshiva of the popular yeshiva in Yerushalayim, in Far Rockaway today Chol Hamoed afternoon at BellWorks…a piano, a talented bochur, a random assortment of visitors joining to create harmony. The New Normal: Chol Hamoed Survival Guide At Zichron Yaakov in Lakewood, the long line of people waiting happily to wish – and be wished – a gut Yom Tov by the Rosh Yeshivah, Rav Yerucham Olshin In the hospital, a sign makes it clear that every day has its meaning and message! Rav Berel Povarsky, alone, but carrying the burdens and hopes of tens of thousands On the yahrzeit of Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik of Boston: remastered audio of of his drasha as a guest of honor at a Chinuch Atzmai dinner, including a most creative introduction by Mr. Irving Bunim (#MKY Content Groups exclusive) Is there a longing as intense as this? At NGPS in Lakewood, ‘open’ for business!!! On the B and H website, a resounding statement about loyalty and faithfulness The Bet Shemesh municipality picking up one of 120 bins, a last minute dump of forbidden substances before Yom Tov Matzah is the food of healing: a chametz-free ride certainly helps! From the Archive of a Nation: Rav Shmuel Kamenetzky selling the chametz via Rabbi Avraham Schmidman of the Lower Merion Synagogue, the Rosh Yeshiva always insisting on going to the Rav’s house, rather than the opposite. Today is the yahrzeit of Rav Shmuel Alexander Unsdorfer, a prominent Rov in Montreal and later in Petach Tikva, shown here in conversation with the Lubavitcher Rebbe In the depths of pain, the loyalty and love never waned: matzah baking in the concentration camps From the Archive of a Nation: Rav Yitzchak Hutner at the burning of the chametz In Arizona, Rabbi Eli Mansour does not just inspire – he also makes music Rabbi Pinchas Novoseller and his kehilla from Adath Israel of Passaic pre Biur Chametz A still smoldering bin, used to burn chametz, carted off for Yom Tov At the side of the I80, a familiar sight: unknown to each other, but family just the same