Just Because...

A gutten Shabbos to one an all.
Frollel Begins Next Sunday.

THIS JUST IN: We made it to the big leagues.

Conversations about the Stollel...

Converstaions about the Stollel have started to peek up again as we near the one year anniversary of our underground movement.

The following three conversations were had/overheard by various members of the Stollel community:

(Guest post from Srulii)

I bumped into one of the guys from the main beis medrash here at YU. he asked me what I was going to be doing for break and I told him that I am gonna be in Teaneck.

He responded: "Bein Hasemestarim," implying that I should stay in YU and partake of the between semesters learning program.

I said: "I am doing Frollel."
"What's Frollel?"
"The kollel in Dr. Friedman's basement."
He was confused. "Who's Dr. Friedman?"
"The gevir of the Stollel."
"Okay I'm confused."

I then went to the restroom, where I was headed in the first place. I thought that the encounter was really funny.

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Another conversation was overheard by a Stollel member while working on the fifth floor of the library. This is his version of the conversation. (Through a strange series of events, I later found out who this conversation was between and I can't assure that this is exactly as it happened.)

Girl: Do you know what this Strollel thing is?

Boy: What?

Girl: Yea, I was searching through these blogs and I found this Stollel, Strollel Tamid...

Boy: I think it's like a new type of chassid

Girl: Because they have like this whole plan to sleep one night in the library and I so want to do that too.

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After a separate Stollel-related prank in the library (stay tuned for more info.) an onlooker of the aformentioned prank said in reference to the Stollel members who were involved:

"Wow. I so want to be Chabad right now."

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The word is spreading...

To build a conscious community...

I was sick a few weeks ago, lying in bed for most of the day, and as I rested there, unable to think because of the throbbing in my head, I remember thinking that I wish someone would know I was sick so they could daven for me.

It was a one-day virus, a 24-hour bug if you will, and was certainly no cause for alarm but as I sat immobilized in bed I found myself reading Yehoshua Starrett's translation of Tzav V'Ziruz and came across the following passage...

"So the way to minimize and even dissolve this "I," this selfishness that separates you from G-d, is to seek out close friendships with like-minded spiritual seekers. Each one should be as concerned about the other's welfare as his own. Share each other's worries and joys, help and guide each other on the spiritual path..."
~ To Heal the Soul pg. 140

Now I wasn't looking for anyone to seriously worry about me but it got me thinking that the members of the Stollel and the greater community should at least be familiar with each others Yiddishe names in order that we may pray on each others behalf. Of course one can pray for another without knowing their specific name, but I thought that it might be something worthwhile to do...

And so I created a spreadsheet. Usually we make these spreadsheets after hearing of something seemingly bad, in order to split up Tehillim or to learn on someone's behalf, but I thought that there is no reason why we cannot pray for each others health and well-being without the initial negative impetus.

Anyone should feel free to enter there name. Some people may think it strange to give others your name, something usually reserved for the sick, but in this day and age I think we could all use the extra prayers...

CLICK HERE

Rav Machlis - Parshas Vayigash

Learning sensitivity from Rav Machlis of Jerusalem...

A special thanks to the people at MachlisPresents.org for their continued work.
Good Shabbos!

Chanukah 5770 Recap...

As the light of Chanukah slowly fades and the menorah's are put back on the shelves, we take a quick look back at Chanukah 5770...

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Dreidel Game - 5C

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If you get a 'shin' then you have to put one in...


Y.U. Chanukah Chagiga
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Stollel & Recharge Chanukah combo

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The rebbe's.

Us and Them - Chanukah edition


(For other rabbinic-holiday 'Us&Thems' - CLICK HERE

Yeshiva University...

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Candles in 5C
We realized that since Adam Peretz is set to wed at the end of this year, tonight was the final night of Chanukah in 5C history. We played a medley of 5C original niggunim and blew a little shofar out the window for the Washington Heights community.

Until next time...

Real World - Chanuka Edition

We proudly present
a 72nd Drive Production
The Miracle at 72nd Drive

CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE VERSION

A Freilichin Chanukah!

It's official...

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In continuing with the Beis Hamikdash-limud of the Stollel, the Frollel will officially be learning Meseches Middos.

A possible chabura, depending on interest, will be given at some point in the afternoon in Hilchos Muktza.

We are going to begin to assemble guest speakers and make some sort of line-up/schedule. If you have any ideas please post below.

Chanukah Special - R' Machlis and Sarna

Rabbi Machlis presents...Chanukah

Additionally, this was the final episode of Just a Minute with NYU's Rabbi Yehuda Sarna.

R' Ari Bergman - Chanukah Shiur Tues. Night

Rav Ari Bergman returns to the Glueck this Tuesday night, at 7:15 to deliver a Chanukah related shiur. Anyone who has been to his shiurim knows that they are superb and not to be missed.

Time: 7:15 P.M., Tuesday Night
Location: Gluek 418

2nd Night...2nd Episode - Real World 72nd Drive

In their best episode yet, we present the highly anticipated Chanukah release of the Real World 72nd Drive - Episode 2...

For some reason it's loading in Widescreen...to watch on Youtube click HERE

Rabbis Machlis and Sarna on Parshas Vayeishev

This weeks teaching is highly endorsed by a certain Eliyahu Wittenberg...

Thank you to the people at MachlisPresents.org for continuing to share these videos.

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Additionally, in a previous transmigration of my soul, I was schooled in a place called New York University. There, the rabbi on campus is a R' Yehuda Sarna (ayin. HERE for a related link to the last link). When he heard I was in the practice of making videos he approached me regarding an idea he had to put out a weekly video message on the parsha. It lasted a little more than two weeks before I left the Village to go back to Reishit. Here is one of the few video-messages we made.

A gutten Shabbos and a lichtige Chanukah!

Us and Them - Parshas Vayeishev

The Gemara (Sotah 10b) describes the noble acts that Tamar did in this weeks parsha in order that she not embarrass her father-in-law, Yehuda, in public.

אמר רבי יוחנן משום ר' שמעון בן יוחי נוח לו לאדם שיפיל עצמו לתוך כבשן האש ואל ילבין פני חבירו ברבים מנלן מתמר (בראשית לח) הכר נא

In the merit of her righteous act she was zocheh that Mashiach should come from her.

It seems, however, that the nations of the world have different values...
(NOTE: One expletive at 00:15, turn down the volume for 1 second)

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On a separate note we need a final counting for Stollel. Please comment if you can come to either week. We have to make sure we have at least a minyan for Shacharis and Mincha. We already have about 7 full day commitments.

UPDATE: We Need Your Support...

Chevra, the Muss-Beis Thursday Night situation is not so strong. We need everyone's support. Thank you.

Explation: Okay, so let me explain this post. The Muss Thursday Night situation is fine. We don't need your support. We'd love if you joined but I don't really care. Me calling everyone 'chevra' should have been the giveaway. The main point of this post, as many mentioned in the comments, was the creature sitting on the ledge. I was hoping some would catch it and others wouldn't. It seems it was too obvious. Here is a video of the mystery creature.

Vayivaser Ya'akov Livado...

The kind people at MachlisPresents present Rav Machlis on Parshas Vayishlach.





A Guten Shabbos.

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