Rabbi Hanoch Teller

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	Select an Archives Section: JP Archives: Chodesh Tov/Rabbi Hanoch Teller 57 Archived Articles Found in Chodesh Tov/Rabbi Hanoch Teller Next 20 Articles > 1) Posted Oct 18 2011 Reb Elimelech M'Lizhensk (Part I) By Rabbi Hanoch Teller Just when it seemed that the Jews could never recover from the ruinous events of the 17th and 18th centuries, their plight was worsened yet, by even heavier taxes imposed by the Polish government. The townsfolk were increasingly hostile, and the police were indifferent to attacks upon Jews and their possessions. As a matter of law, Jews were banished from most professions, forcing a large number of them to engage in agriculture. But they were not allowed to own the land. Read Article 2) Posted Sep 21 2011 In The Pursuit Of Clarity (Conclusion) By Rabbi Hanoch Teller Fire, the way it was 140 years ago, was, ironically, a rejuvenating force. A low-intensity, slow-moving fire was simply Mother Nature's (as explained in our first column on this subject, we are employing the colloquial parlance to depict G-d's hand in nature) way of sweeping clean the floors of the forest every few years. Ma Nature would manage the forests by burning on about a five-year schedule, translating to treating about 30,000 acres per year with fire. Read Article 3) Posted Aug 24 2011 In The Pursuit Of Clarity (Part VI) By Rabbi Hanoch Teller The Rodeo-Chediski Fire raged a square mile a minute. Its 400-foot flames reached temperatures of more than 2,000 degrees and it unleashed as much energy as a nuclear bomb, destroying everything in its path. As we prepare to derive the lessons from this fire, it must be borne in mind that the unprecedented inferno was not a surprise; such a cataclysm had been predicted for years. All that was in doubt was where it would strike, and when. Read Article 4) Posted Jul 27 2011 In The Pursuit Of Clarity (Part V) By Rabbi Hanoch Teller The first day of the Rodeo Fire was one of intense heat and dryness. Yet the fire burned hotter that night than it did during the day, indicative of how conditions were worsening yet. The next day, June 19, 2002, because of high and erratic winds, all of the air support (air tankers and helicopters) employed in combating the blaze were grounded, leaving the wildfire to burn an unprecedented 2,000 acres per hour, unchecked. Read Article 5) Posted Jun 22 2011 In The Pursuit Of Clarity (Part IV) By Rabbi Hanoch Teller On June 19, 2002, the second day of the "Rodeo Fire," named after the Rodeo Fairgrounds where the fire broke out, the blaze was way out of control. The wind picked up, fanning flames that were feasting on the dried Ponderosa Pines up to 300 feet high, and the temperature topped 2,000 degrees. The amount of acreage charred on the previous day was Lilliputian in comparison to a fire that now spanned six miles wide - and was moving swiftly. Read Article 6) Posted May 25 2011 In The Pursuit Of Clarity (Part III) By Rabbi Hanoch Teller On June 18, 2002, at 10:45 in the morning, Leonard Gregg, a White Mountain Apache, lit matches to dry grass in a deliberate act of arson. Gregg was strapped for cash and his sole source of income was his seasonal employment as a contract firefighter with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Read Article 7) Posted Apr 28 2011 In The Pursuit Of Clarity (Part II) By Rabbi Hanoch Teller Let's be honest, for I know you wouldn't want it any other way. My experience with this column's readers - well over a decade long - has taught me this, at least: You have written me when you disagree and you have written (in more significant numbers, I proudly note) when you approve. I deeply cherish your proactive readership, which has provided me the gumption to engage in this forthcoming "literary experiment." Read Article 8) Posted Mar 30 2011 Clarity (Part I) By Rabbi Hanoch Teller Let's be honest, for I know you wouldn't want it any other way. My experience with this column's readers - well over a decade long! ─ has taught me this, at least: You have written me when you disagree and you have written (in more significant numbers, I proudly note) when you approve. I deeply cherish your proactive readership, which has provided me the gumption to engage in this forthcoming "literary experiment." Read Article 9) Posted Mar 02 2011 Integrity For Everyday And For Everyone (Conclusion) By Rabbi Hanoch Teller The Torah perspective, which is diametrically opposed to the perception of the world at large, is that we don't own our money, but rather we are trustees and proprietors over the money in our possession. As a trustee, it behooves us to act appropriately and faithfully to that which is under our stewardship. Read Article 10) Posted Jan 26 2011 Integrity For Everyday And For Everyone By Rabbi Hanoch Teller Ideally, our ability to latch on to integrity and propriety should be natural and internal. Everyone has an internal barometer that directs us to that which is right and discourages us from that which is wrong, albeit sometimes - even oftentimes - the wiring needs tuning and readjustment. Read Article 11) Posted Dec 30 2010 Integrity By Rabbi Hanoch Teller How do we acquire integrity and repel the natural urge to acquire ill-gotten gain? So far we have focused on altering the mindset that legitimizes most everything in the name of providing a livelihood. Furthermore, most people, we have asserted, believe that they are "above" when in fact they may actually be "below." Read Article 12) Posted Dec 01 2010 Integrity For Everyday And For Everyone By Rabbi Hanoch Teller I wish to introduce this installment about instilling integrity with a vignette about Dayan Chatzkel (Yechezkel) Abramsky, zt"l. But prior to that, a little humorous background. Read Article 13) Posted Nov 03 2010 Integrity For Everyday And For Everyone By Rabbi Hanoch Teller The town thief, referred to in Yiddish as the shtot ganav, was seen heavily laden with packages heading directly toward the rabbi's house. As soon as the rabbi saw the thief approaching with all of his stolen items, he right away latched the doors and locked the windows - but he wasn't quick enough. The thief marched inside and placed all of the stolen items squarely on the dining table. The rabbi, all incredulity, stammered, "Wwwwwhat are yyyyou ddddoing?" Read Article 14) Posted Sep 28 2010 To Find And To Keep By Rabbi Hanoch Teller A warm kernel of happiness nestled in the center of Josh Silverman's being. Newly observant, he was deeply immersed in his studies at a Jerusalem yeshiva, experiencing a sense of fulfillment and meaning he had never felt before. And yet, his mind was not at ease. The thought that his older sister Robin was very far from where he was, in more ways than one, tormented him and aroused painful guilt feelings over his own inability to influence her lifestyle. Read Article 15) Posted Sep 01 2010 Chayos Hakodesh By Rabbi Hanoch Teller From the get-go (and here we were at the first crack of a pearlescent dawn) the day was primed with energy. The pristine clouds, so pure that they looked as if they had given birth to the word "white," were battling a sun struggling to break free. Read Article 16) Posted Aug 04 2010 The Power Of A Mashal By Rabbi Hanoch Teller Dear Readers: Eight years ago I was involved in a serious "automobile accident" described below. I am fully recovered, thank God; have been for years. One of the most powerful lessons I derived from the sordid affair I composed from my hospital bed, but it never saw the light of day until this Chodesh Tov column. Read Article 17) Posted Jul 07 2010 Rabbi Kalman Sperka By Rabbi Hanoch Teller Landmarks. They form our perspective. And just as there are landmarks in space, there are also landmarks in time. Everyone knows where he or she was when the Twin Towers collapsed; for those older, when President Kennedy was assassinated; and earlier yet, when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Read Article 18) Posted Jun 02 2010 Rabbi Akiva: The Street (Conclusion) By Rabbi Hanoch Teller We resume the adorable story of how the ideological, chassidic first settlers of Bnei Brak came to build the settlement's first street. At this juncture, I must preface (not pertinent last month) that what follows - based upon three characters: Moe, Simcha Bunim and Shmiel - is a work of the imagination. And yet, it is woven of facts - some of which are true and accurate, others of which are unverifiable. It is also made up of fiction: fantasy and fable that I have elected to conjure. Read Article 19) Posted May 05 2010 Rabbi Akiva: The Street (Part I) By Rabbi Hanoch Teller The construction of Bnei Brak's first and what would become it's main street, Rechov Rabbi Akiva, was an operation that could charm poets, artists - and cynics. It was the period between the wars, and the construction was not conducted by your ordinary, run-of-the-mill, garden-variety troupe of engineers and builders. The workers were the rank-and-file of Warsawian chassidim who had come to Bnei Brak with a vision to flee anti-Semitic Poland and settle a desolate patch of land, creating a community compatible to what they had left behind. City dwellers, they had no previous exposure to this type of labor. Read Article 20) Posted Apr 08 2010 Final Resolution (Conclusion) By Rabbi Hanoch Teller Rabbi Lazer Gordon's responsibilities as the new rav of Telshe included inspecting the slaughterhouse. There he noticed one of the shochtim, Mendel Rappaport, shechting in a way that he felt could stand improvement. Rabbi Gordon suggested to Rappaport to employ a specific technique that would free his work of any shailos. Read Article 57 Archived Articles Found in Chodesh Tov/Rabbi Hanoch Teller Next 20 Articles >
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