Rabbi Shaanan Gelman

“Where Are Your Tzizis?” Rabbi Shaanan Gelman (with Rabbi Ariel Rackovsky)   A prominent Rebbe in a well-known Yeshiva high school had a student who was ill. Concerned about the well-being of his talmid whom   he had not seen in a few days, he went to the boy’s dorm room to pay a bikur cholim visit. What happened next remains the stuff of legend at this yeshiva. As he stepped off the elevator, a different student was walking down the hallway somewhat less than fully clothed. The Rebbe saw him and recoiled in horror - yet he managed to say the one thing that wouldn't shame him further:   “ARI! WHERE ARE YOUR TZITZIS!?”   This week’s Sedrah concludes with the parshah of tzitzit , which is the third of the three paragraphs of the Shema, a mitzvah to which the sages attach a great deal of significance. In fact, the Talmud tells us that if one contemplates the mitzvah of tzitzit, and in particular the techeilet , he will be compelled to contemplate the high...

"Worth the Wait" Behaalotecha 5780  Rabbi Shaanan Gelman and Rabbi Ariel Rackovsky Mr. Langer was a gentleman from the Upper West Side of Manhattan, a prominent supporter of many different Yeshivos in the United States, during the former half of the 20th century. He was among those who provided the initial funds to establish Yeshivas Kletzk in the United States in a resort town in New Jersey named Lakewood, now one of the largest Yeshivos in the world. Unfortunately, Mr. Langer lost his wealth later in life, and with it, his influence and prestige waned. His phone, which used to ring off the hook from Rabbis who desired his counsel, and especially his donations, went silent. There was, however, one person who didn’t forget about him, and continued to call regularly.   One individual for whom hakaras haTov was more important than Mr. Langer’s current financial status and who single handedly kept his dignity intact. It was Rav Aharon Kotler, the Rosh Yeshiva of the Lakewo...

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  The Wolf and the Lamm: A Tribute to a Fearless Leader Naso 5780   Rabbi Shaanan Gelman and Rabbi Ariel Rackovsky While the world continues to reel from the COVID-19 pandemic, and now the USA is rocked by protests following the death of George Floyd, our Jewish world was devastated by the passing of Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm zt”l, just 46 days after the death of his beloved wife, Mindy.   Much has already been stated and written about the legacy of this great scholar, talmid chacham. He was a pioneer who saved Yeshiva University from the brink of bankruptcy and established it as the crown Jewel of the orthodox Jewish world. He was a revered pulpit Rabbi who served at The Jewish Center in Manhattan for 18 years before being called to YU’s presidency, and it was from his pulpit there- and before that, in Springfield, Massachusetts, that he fearlessly addressed the most important and most controversial issues of the day.      It is particularly diff...