20.07.2013                      13.Aw.5773                      Wa'etchanan; Schabbat Nachamu

Jüdisches Feature:

Establishing the eruv, establishing unity

Rabbi Yitzhak Meir Rotenberg is known by the title of his writings.

Rabbi Yitzhak Meir Rotenberg (1799-1866) is known by the title of his writings, Hiddushei Harim (the novellae of Harav Yitzhak Meir). He was the founder of the Gur dynasty – a hassidic sect that is still a major force in the hassidic world, and particularly in modern Israel politics. The Hiddushei Harim offered an innovative insight into a cryptic verse; a reading that suggests an important lesson about Jewish practice and the coveted goal of unity….