July 20, 2008/ 17 Tammuz 5768

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CHOMER L'DRUSH:
THREE WEEKS & TISHA B'AV
Rabbanim Chashuvim,

The National Council of Young Israel, in conjunction with CYIR: Council of Young Israel Rabbis in Israel, is proud to present Chomer L’Drush on the Three Weeks and Tisha B’Av.

Summer is a time of renewal, when many rabbanim take a much-needed and well-deserved vacation with their families. There is not always an opportunity for preparing shiruim to engage the congregation during the challenging time of Bein Hametzarim.

We would like to thank Rabbi Eli Boruch Shulman, Rabbi of Young Israel of Midwood, NY , and Rabbi Yononson Hirtz, Rabbi of the Utopia Jewish Center, NY, for the materials which they have generously shared.

We are also privileged to have Rabbi Shimon Silver, mara d’atra of the Young Israel of Greater Pittsburgh, PA sharing his halachic work "Halachascope", all of which is available on the National Council of Young Israel’s website at www.youngisrael.org

We are thankful, as well, to Rabbi Zev Leff, shlit"a, Rav of Moshav Matityahu, and former Rabbi of Young Israel of North Miami Beach, for allowing us to transcribe his famous Tisha B’Av shiur, which we will make available via download in the next few days.

Additionally, under the leadership of Rabbi Chaim Wasserman, Co-President of the Council of Young Israel Rabbis in Israel, Editor of The Rabbi’s Letter, and Rabbi Emeritus of Young Israel of Passaic-Clifton, we are currently in the process of compiling an Elul Practicum. If you have any chomer l’drush, inspirational stories, or suggestions on this topic that you would like to contribute, please contact  Rabbi Aaron Tirschwell, Chief Development and Program Officer at CYIR: 02.625.4983, ext. 103; aaron@youngisraelrabbis.org.il.

We wish everyone a good summer and a meaningful fast.

Click any of the following links to download a PDF of the requested document:

Halachascope: Rabbi Shimon Silver, Young Israel of Greater Pittsburgh, PA, #1, #2, #3 (PDF)

Tisha B'av: Rabbi Yonoson Hirtz, Utopia Jewish Center in Queens, NY (PDF)

Shabbat Chazon: Rabbi Eli Boruch Shulman, Young Israel of Midwood, NY (Hebrew) (PDF)


Rabbi Zev Leff  - Tisha B'Av Drasha (Available Soon)


CYIR: Council of Young Israel Rabbis in Israel
Rabbi Simcha Krauss - Chairman of the Executive
Rabbi Jeffrey Bienenfeld, Rabbi Chaim Wasserman - Presidium
Rabbi Meyer Fendel, Rabbi Nachman Kahana - Vice Presidents
Rabbi Yosef Wolicki - Secretary
Rabbi Yisrael Fass - Treasurer

Rabbi Michael K. Strick - Executive Director
Rabbi Aaron S. Tirschwell
- Chief Program & Development Officer; Director, The Eye Squad

Daniel "MUSH" Meyer - Director of Programming
Rabbi Chanoch Yeres - Director, Judaic Heritage Program for Israel's Deaf and Hearing Impaired
Dr. Lorell Blass
- Director, CYIR Counseling Center

Rachel Levmore - Coordinator, Prenuptial & Get-Refusal Prevention Projects
  Talya Levin - Program Coordinator, The Eye Squad
Iris Royi - Program Coordinator, Judaic Heritage Program for Israel's Deaf & Hearing Impaired
Susan Taragin - Executive Secretary

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