Place-Spaces and Time-Spaces In Torah, you are an expert too My son, Moshe, has just completed a rich and growing period at the Yeshiva Gedolah in Johannesburg. More than any Yeshiva I know, it successfully blends a focus on midot and character mastery, balance (in both outlook and conduct), and crystal clear, laser straightgemarrah lomdus (science of Torah learning) and Yediat Hatorah(knowledge of the Torah). Credit for the Yeshiva’s greatness goes not only to its brilliant, humble, and noble founder, the late Rosh Yeshiva ztz”l and his sons ..

Devarim 30:1-6   Exposing Vulnerability-Growing Trust-Building Intimacy Do you remember Eric Segal’s famous line in Love Story of the ‘70s, “Love means never having to say you’re sorry”? With one ever so popular stroke of his pen, Segal deprived people of the growth and wonderment that stems from the majestic yet humble act of apology. It is easy to apologize as an act of courtesy or social ritual. We say “sorry” dozens of times a day. But saying “I am sorry” in a way that we mean it, and that comes across with authenticity, is so hard because it exposes our vulnerability. T..