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  • 3 weeks ago | 5tjt.com | Yochanan Gordon |Dini Franklin

    By Yochanan GordonRebbe Nachman of Breslov taught that a Jew must turn their Torah into tefillah—not simply learn, but cry, yearn, and speak to G-d through the very Torah they study. In that vision, Torah and tefillah aren’t two separate realms but the two steps of a single sacred dance. As we approach Lag B’Omer, this theme echoes most clearly in the person of Rebbe Shimon bar Yochai.

  • 1 month ago | 5tjt.com | Yochanan Gordon |Dini Franklin

    By Yochanan GordonThe following is the text of a speech that I delivered at the Mesivta Ateres Yaakov Senior Talk this past Monday. It’s the story of how I ended up in my current role here at 5TJT, with a perspective that is relevant not only to seniors beginning to chart their careers, but to anyone searching for meaning in their daily routines. When Rabbi Rudansky asked me to deliver a senior talk, I hesitated.

  • 1 month ago | 5tjt.com | Yochanan Gordon |Dini Franklin

    By Yochanan GordonOn April 11, 1991, which coincided with the 28th day of Nissan—or Koach Nissan—the Lubavitcher Rebbe unexpectedly began addressing the crowd that had convened for Ma’ariv at 770 Eastern Parkway. There was something very different about this sichah from the myriad others that the Rebbe had previously delivered. It wasn’t based on a verse; he didn’t cite a maamar of one of his predecessors.

  • 1 month ago | 5tjt.com | Yochanan Gordon |Dini Franklin

    By Yochanan GordonA couple of days before Pesach, one of my kids turned to me with that mischievous twinkle only a child can muster and asked, “Tatty, are you going to get angry this yom tov?”I paused. Not because I didn’t have an answer, but because I did. I looked him in the eyes and said, “Nope. Not this year. I’m ready. I’m calm. In fact, you can even test me.”Famous last words. I take the pre-Pesach avodah seriously.

  • 1 month ago | 5tjt.com | Yochanan Gordon |Dini Franklin

    By Yochanan GordonA couple of days before Pesach, one of my kids turned to me with that mischievous twinkle only a child can muster and asked, “Tatty, are you going to get angry this Yom Tov?”I paused. Not because I didn’t have an answer, but because I did. I looked him in the eyes and said, “Nope. Not this year. I’m ready. I’m calm. In fact, you can even test me.”Famous last words. I take the pre-Pesach avodah seriously.

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