News about Vaad Harabbanim

Insurance ? Insurance is expensive. Yes, we are talking about life insurance. It doesn’t even insure your life, obviously. It merely provides some financial “security” to the surviving family members. But people pony up insurance premiums month after month, year after year. They pay for decades. So how much does it cost to insure life […]

“Do you eat gebrochts? “Do you eat kitniyos? “Whathechsherim do you buy for Pesach?” “Okay, enough questions already. It’s none of your business.” “No, I want to know, do you use hand-baked matzos at the Seder?” “Umm, I think I told you already, it’s really not your business. Maybe my family traditions come from the […]

They are on their way there, trudging along the footpath in the middle of the night. Actually, shortly before the middle of the night, because at midnight, Chatzos,they need to be there already. It’s the two pious and learned emissaries of Vaad Harabbanim, dressed in Yom Tov clothes and skirting the neighboring Arab village on […]

The first time we talked about a Maamad Tefilah of Vaad Harabbanim at the tomb of Mordechai and Esther in Iran, you can imagine what kind of looks we got. People thought we were – umm, well –meshigineh would be a polite way of putting it. We all know that Israel-Iran relations are not exactly […]

No explanations are necessary. It’s obvious that decisions should be made by the most capable. Everyone knows that. And it’s equally obvious that those decisions should be implemented. So what’s the question? Of course the GedoleiHadorshlitaare in charge of things at Vaad Harabbanim. They tell us what to do and how to do it, and […]

Who Has His Hands On Your Money? Yes, there is a middle-man. You can’tget away fromit, so you might as well get to know him. We are talking about the Vaad Harabbanim messengers who actually go around door to door and deliver yourmatanosl’evyonimmoney on Purim day. These are real, live people, and they have their […]

You Won’t Miss Parshas Ha-Mon This Time   People read it and think,That’s it, all my parnassah problems are over forever. But we know it doesn’t work that way. You just mumble a few paragraphs, and become rich? Parshas Ha-Mon is not a superficial segulah. The Beis Yosef writes that the main thing is to […]

From the teachings of Moreinu Rosh Hayeshivah Harav Hagaon Aharon Yehudah Leib Steinman zatzal A heavy mourning descended on the Jewish people when the Gedol Hador, Torah luminary of our generation, passed away. For decades, he participated in the leadership of that great tzedaka enterprise known as Vaad Harabbanim l’Inyanei Tzadaka b’Eretz Hakodesh. He gave […]

When the Chanukah candles begin to burn, that’s when the big project takes off. We know that Heaven listens to the words of the Gedolei Hador shlita. If a tzaddik issues a decree, Hashem fulfills that decree. There a couple other things that are pretty well known: prayers have special power when recited in the […]

It is going to happen. This year.   Next to the Chanukah menorahs of the Gedolei Hador shlita, something very big is going to happen. The little flames are dancing with joy, and the Gedolei Hador are davening. They are davening for you, dear donor. This year, miracles are meant to happen, and they are meant […]