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Obituary: Rabbi Shmuel Rodal, 77, Brought Judaism to Life for Generations of Students in Milan

He was a fixture in the classroom for nearly 50 years, teaching successive generations of Italian Jewish children with humor, enthusiasm and love. Canadian-born Rabbi Shmuel Rodal, who passed away on Oct. 16 (Hoshanah Rabbah), was 77 years old and had lived in Milan since 1970.

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“Surprising Orthodox Jews by Speaking Yiddish, Part 2” has dropped on YouTube by Xiaomanyc 小马在纽约, a YouTuber with over 5 Million subscribers. It’s also based on a visit, in part, to Crown Heights during Tishrei.

8:00pm: Why Do Some Think That Simchas Torah Must Include Getting Drunk, and What Can We Do About It?

The topics in this week’s 421st episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: Why Do Some Think That Simchas Torah Must Include Getting Drunk, and What Can We Do About It? What Is the Significance of Hakhel Today? What Is Special About This Time as We Transition From the Holiday Season Into the Regular Year? What Does It Mean That After the Tishrei Holidays We Need to “Unpack the Bundles”? What Happens After Simchas Torah? Is the Dancing Itself the Container for Blessings, or Is There Something Additional I Must Do?