At the beginning of last week was the 15th of Shevat, (Rosh Hashanah for trees), and inevitably, when one speaks about the 15th of Shevat, the possuk that a man is like the tree in the field is mentioned, and a lesson is learned from it. Last week I heard a beautiful story connected to this concept from Reb Moshe Rubin, who heard it directly from Reb Zalman Yudkin a”h.
The man accused of carrying out a brutal antisemitic stabbing in Crown Heights has been granted bail and released from custody as his case proceeds through the courts.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman delves into the essence of a Jewish woman, and how she can accomplish the goal of the Jewish religion.
