Thank you to Attorney General Rob Bonta and Mayor Todd Gloria for inviting me to participate in this important roundtable conversation on behalf of Shiviti, Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim, and the entire Jewish community. Crimes motivated by hate are not just attacks on individual people – they are attacks on our communities and affect us all. […]
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אַל־תַּ֣עַן כְּ֖סִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ פֶּֽן־תִּשְׁוֶה־לּ֥וֹ גַם־אָֽתָּה: Do not answer a fool according to his folly lest even you become like him. Mishle (Proverbs) 26:4 A response to a post by a member of our Shiviti Learning Forum on Facebook Shalom, I hesitated greatly before approving this post. But since you are not the only one to […]
Shalom, I quote from the rules of our Pesach Kashrut Forum: “This forum is intended for those who consider Rabbi Yonatan Halevy their rabbi, or that don’t have a rabbi to whom they can ask Halachic questions of. If you adhere to the rulings of another rabbi, or will use the rulings of this forum […]
I was recently contacted by an individual who responded to my numerous requests from my viewers to do so if they have anything they wish to discuss. Being that this email is about a very important topic, and that it was asked with such tremendous Derech Eretz, I felt obligated to respond. The email has […]
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“Woe is me, my mother, that you ever bore me— A man of conflict and strife with all the land!” – Yirmiyahu (15:10) “If I am forced to be a man of conflict with the whole world because of the leaning towards truth that is deep in my soul – which [which causes me to […]
Dear Friend, With Hashem’s unwavering help, this has been an incredible year of growth and transformation! Our small, start-up community has blossomed into a spiritual powerhouse which has touched the lives of thousands! Things You Need To Hear This year alone, we have successfully engaged numerous people through our diverse programs. Whether connecting with us […]
It has been over a year since I last wrote an article. The reason? I only write from inspiration, and the inspiration to write a piece worthy of publication has been far from my reach. Until today, this Rosh Chodesh of Nissan, the month of our redemption. Checking Yeshiva World News as I do too […]
A new and exciting, text-based class in Jewish Philosophy with Rabbi Yoni! The Kuzari: In Defense of the Despised Faith Thursday Evenings at 7:30pm, beginning November 1st Do you want to tackle the deepest ideas of Judaism in a clear and exciting way? Are you a seeker of the truth and possess an intelligent, thinking […]
ימא טבא לרבנן Mazal Tov to Rabbi Avi Kozma! On your additional Semicha! Rabbi Yoni and all of us at RabbiYoni.com would like to wish a special Mazal Tov to Rabbi Yoni’s dear friend and study partner, Rabbi Avi Kozman shlit”a, Former Chief Rabbi of the Republic of Macedonia, and student of our Rabbi […]
NOTE: I generally proofread and edit the articles that I write, so that they will be easy for the reader to understand. This article though is quite different – it is a stream of consciousness I experienced in the aftermath of Rabbi Tendler’s death, with which I hope to fulfill the words of our Sages: […]