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OHR NISSAN
TALMUD CENTER
PUBLISHES NEW BOOK ON EMUNAHhr Nissan Talmud Center is a
ty, and it is inevitable for us to feel its
division the Ner Yisrael influence. Most graduates of full-time
Kollel consisting primarily of Jewish schools know what Jews are
men from Iran. Among its supposed to believe – things like the
many services to the commu- resurrection of the dead, the coming
of Mashiach, the rebuilding of the
Onity, the Kollel publishes and
thousands of Persian Jews scattered
throughout the country, they distrib-
uted it free of charge.
Later, in the 1980s, under the guid-
ance of Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Kulefsky,
zt”l, and Rabbi Herman Naftali
distributes books. The latest Neuberger, zt”l, and with the support of Bais Hamikdash, human free will,
is Understanding Emunah the entire Yeshivas Ner Yisrael, the and Divine Providence. The question
by Rabbi Yehuda Cahn. The Center has Iranian Bnei Torah Kollel was estab- is whether people understand these
published other books by Rabbi Cahn lished and later took on the name Ohr concepts in sufficient depth and
since the 1980s, including several chil- Nissan Talmud Center. whether they know why we believe
dren’s books, a Passover Haggadah, “While remaining committed to its them.”
and The Power of Speech – Chassidic original goal of educating rabbis and As Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb,
Insights into Lashon Hara, which teachers and helping its members go Executive Vice-President Emeritus of
received an enormous positive out and establish Torah institutions the Orthodox Union, writes in a letter
response nationally. throughout the world,” explained Rabbi endorsing Understanding Emunah,
Ohr Nissan Talmud Center is Cahn, “the Kollel has remained com- “Regretfully, many observant Jews,
unique, because it has assumed the mitted to strengthening Torah and including some with extensive Jewish
role of educating and creating a net- emuna in every way possible through- educations, are insufficiently familiar
work of new rabbanim, who have taken out Am Yisrael. The Kollel therefore with the philosophical aspects of our
positions in every facet of social life for undertook the publication of this tradition…. Congratulations to Rabbi
the Persian Jewish community. These unique book as a natural outgrowth of Cahn for addressing a very pressing
men have replanted on American soil that goal.” need in our community, and addition-
the once glorious Persian Jewish her- Understanding Emunah comes in al congratulations on a job well
itage – a heritage with a proud 2,500 time to respond to a growing concern done.”
year history. in the community that not enough Understanding Emunah is also
As part of their outreach efforts in emphasis has been placed on teaching endorsed by Rabbi Shlomo Amar, for-
the late 1970s, Rabbi Khaver, Rabbi young Jews about fundamental Jewish mer Chief Rabbi of Israel and current
Cahn, and other Iranian talmidim of beliefs. Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem as well as
Ner Yisrael began publishing the first “It’s the most serious challenge fac- Grand Rabbi Avraham Shalom
Torah newsletter in Persian in the ing Jews today,” declares Rabbi Cahn. Yisachar Dov Lipschitz Halberstam, the
United States. In order to reach the “We live in a highly secularized socie- Stropkover Rebbe.◆
90 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
TALMUD CENTER
PUBLISHES NEW BOOK ON EMUNAHhr Nissan Talmud Center is a
ty, and it is inevitable for us to feel its
division the Ner Yisrael influence. Most graduates of full-time
Kollel consisting primarily of Jewish schools know what Jews are
men from Iran. Among its supposed to believe – things like the
many services to the commu- resurrection of the dead, the coming
of Mashiach, the rebuilding of the
Onity, the Kollel publishes and
thousands of Persian Jews scattered
throughout the country, they distrib-
uted it free of charge.
Later, in the 1980s, under the guid-
ance of Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Kulefsky,
zt”l, and Rabbi Herman Naftali
distributes books. The latest Neuberger, zt”l, and with the support of Bais Hamikdash, human free will,
is Understanding Emunah the entire Yeshivas Ner Yisrael, the and Divine Providence. The question
by Rabbi Yehuda Cahn. The Center has Iranian Bnei Torah Kollel was estab- is whether people understand these
published other books by Rabbi Cahn lished and later took on the name Ohr concepts in sufficient depth and
since the 1980s, including several chil- Nissan Talmud Center. whether they know why we believe
dren’s books, a Passover Haggadah, “While remaining committed to its them.”
and The Power of Speech – Chassidic original goal of educating rabbis and As Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb,
Insights into Lashon Hara, which teachers and helping its members go Executive Vice-President Emeritus of
received an enormous positive out and establish Torah institutions the Orthodox Union, writes in a letter
response nationally. throughout the world,” explained Rabbi endorsing Understanding Emunah,
Ohr Nissan Talmud Center is Cahn, “the Kollel has remained com- “Regretfully, many observant Jews,
unique, because it has assumed the mitted to strengthening Torah and including some with extensive Jewish
role of educating and creating a net- emuna in every way possible through- educations, are insufficiently familiar
work of new rabbanim, who have taken out Am Yisrael. The Kollel therefore with the philosophical aspects of our
positions in every facet of social life for undertook the publication of this tradition…. Congratulations to Rabbi
the Persian Jewish community. These unique book as a natural outgrowth of Cahn for addressing a very pressing
men have replanted on American soil that goal.” need in our community, and addition-
the once glorious Persian Jewish her- Understanding Emunah comes in al congratulations on a job well
itage – a heritage with a proud 2,500 time to respond to a growing concern done.”
year history. in the community that not enough Understanding Emunah is also
As part of their outreach efforts in emphasis has been placed on teaching endorsed by Rabbi Shlomo Amar, for-
the late 1970s, Rabbi Khaver, Rabbi young Jews about fundamental Jewish mer Chief Rabbi of Israel and current
Cahn, and other Iranian talmidim of beliefs. Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem as well as
Ner Yisrael began publishing the first “It’s the most serious challenge fac- Grand Rabbi Avraham Shalom
Torah newsletter in Persian in the ing Jews today,” declares Rabbi Cahn. Yisachar Dov Lipschitz Halberstam, the
United States. In order to reach the “We live in a highly secularized socie- Stropkover Rebbe.◆
90 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
