The Satmar Rebbe, Reb Yoel Teitelbaum, used to say in the name of his father, the Kedushas Yom Tov, that when we read in Parshas Naso נָשֹׂא אֶת רֹאשׁ – "רֹאשׁ" is a reference to Rosh Hashana, telling us that we already need to start preparing ourselves for Rosh Hashana.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Preparing For Rosh Hashana Already
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Rosh Chodesh Sivan - Yahrzeits
R' Yechiel Aharon ben R' Dovid Leifer (2000), the Bania-Nadvorna Rebbe of Tzefas
Friday, April 13, 2007
26 Nisan - Shabbos - Yahrzeit of Yehoshua bin Nun, Machaneh Ephraim, Satmar Rebbe
R' Efraim Navon, Rov of Constantinople, and author of Machaneh Ephraim
(1735)
R' Nachman of Tulchin ben R' Avrohom, Talmid of R' Noson of Breslov
R' Moshe ben R' Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, Satmar Rebbe - First Yahrzeit
Thursday, March 8, 2007
19 Adar - Yahrzeits
R’ Yosef Chaim ben R’ Avrohom Shlomo Sonnenfeld ZY”A, Rov of Yerushalayim (1932). Talmid of Ksav Sofer
R’ Yehuda Greenwald ZY”A, Av Beis Din of Satmar, author of Shevet
MiYehuda
R’ Yitzchok ben R’ Yosef Kalisch ZY”A, Amshinover Rebbe of US (1993)
R’ Meir Yechiel ben R’ Avrohom Yitzchok Halevi Haldshtok ZY”A, Ostrovtzer Rebbe (1928) Not so well known, but was an absolute genius besides being a great tzadik who fasted most of his life. There is a great tape about his life from Rabbi Berel Wein, available here. Wrote Meir Einei Chachomim (not to be confused with an earlier sefer on Chanukah & Purim by R’ Meir of Kursetchov)
Thursday, February 15, 2007
29 Shvat - Yahrzeits for Shabbos - Kedushas Yom Tov & Alter of Slabodka
Also, yahrzeit of the Alter of Slabodka, Reb Noson Tzvi Finkel ZY"A. See here for more info and a beautiful picture of his hadras ponim.