On Erev Yom Tov, at biur chometz with Rav Mordechai Jungreis of Nikolsburg, the only thing hotter than the fire was the ahavas Yisroel burning in the heart of the rov, spreading brachos to one and all.
…And at the rov’s Shul in Woodbourne, that fire burns brightly, a constant embrace of all members of Klal Yisroel.
At kever Yosef Hatzaddik in Shechem, 3,300 years later, his legacy continues to inspire a nation.
Kabbolas Pnei Rabo: Bnei Torah file by Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch to wish him ah gutten moed.
…And at the home of Rav Dov Landau, the same excitement, masses filing by the rosh yeshiva on Chol Hamoed.
At Rav Landau’s home, a Chol Hamoed tradition, Mona Rosenblum and his accordion striking just the right tone.
At the entrance to the Har Habayis, R’ Chaim Banet’s niggun expressing the wishes of a nation pleading for the day when those doors will open once and for all.
At the Great Synagogue in Yerushalayim, boundless Chol Hamoed joy.
A view from the balcony.
Chol Hamoed with Rabbi Boruch Chait, the legendary composer singing one of his classics with Pini Einhorn, the crowd favorite seemingly becoming even more popular as time passes.
Decades after Live in Jerusalem with MBD and Streicher, this Chait classic hasn’t lost any luster.
In the Rova in Yerushalayim’s Old City, the Shiras HaLeviyim includes this, of course, the anthem of a nation, today and always.
At their Chol Hamoed performance, Yerachmiel Begun and the Miami Boys Choir, as fresh as ever, expressing their solidarity with acheinu bais Yisroel in Eretz Yisroel.
At age 97, having endured the Holocaust, this was her treat, getting to hear Avremel Fried sing Tanya, emotions only she knows and understands filling her with each note.
A special type of clean…
An announcement imbued with the taam of Chol Hamoed, with the special flavor of the Holy City….
Thursday night in the Bronx, it was a loss for the home team, but there was victory here, Yidden coming together with the call of Maariv.
A polite request regarding what has become a shul favorite…
From Benny to Ben: At a Chol Hamoed performance, Benny Friedman pays special tribute to a special guest in the audience: Ben Shapiro.
Preparations underway for the commemoration of the yahrtzeit of R’ Michoel Schnitzler z”l at the Har Shalom Bais Hachaim, recalling the joy and ahavas Yisroel of the beloved singer.
At the American Dream Mall water park, after an all-men’s Chol Hamoed event, a minyan gathers to swim in the waters of tefillah, connecting to the One who created heaven, earth and the waters in between.
…And also at American Dream, a reader shares, the most significant of all, a mezuzah on the second largest shopping mall in the United States, signifying the true priorities for the Ghermezian family, whose hatzlacha Klal Yisroel continues to root for.
At the Oraysa siyum on Yoma at Cedar Palace Hall, one lomeid continues to make music of his own even as the program has moved on to music of a different kind.
