New Age Spirituality and Reb Elya's Mussar  "Happiness is not about how much you have, but about how little you miss." Mindful Observance of Mitzvot Would you daven three times a day (assuming you are a man) if there were no chiyuv (obligation) or reward for davening? Whichmitzvot would you continue to keep consistently if they were voluntary and there was no reward for doing them nor negative consequence for not keeping them? Think about it carefully and consider asking your children too. I recently put this question to a group of bnei To..

Reb Elya Lopian z”tzl Ish Ha’Elokim Personal Recollections of Rabbi David Lapin Adar, 5768 A few months ago I was enjoying an informal breakfast with a few outstanding young Roshei Yeshiva and other Talmidei Chachamim. They were quizzing me about what my great uncle, Reb Elya Lopian z”tzl, was really like as a person. I have been blessed with Torah giants as mentors, and in a way Reb Elya was one of them. Reb Elya was not only the Rebbe and mentor of my father z”tzl (who was my primary Rebbe), but I too had the privilege of learning directly from him, observing him from close quar..

  Reb Elya Lopian z”tzl Ish Ha’Elokim Personal Recollections of Rabbi David Lapin Adar, 5768 A few months ago I was enjoying an informal breakfast with a few outstanding young Roshei Yeshiva and other Talmidei Chachamim. They were quizzing me about what my great uncle, Reb Elya Lopian z”tzl, was really like as a person. I have been blessed with Torah giants as mentors, and in a way Reb Elya was one of them. Reb Elya was not only the Rebbe and mentor of my father z”tzl (who was my primary Rebbe), but I too had the privilege of learning directly from him, observing him fro..