Touching History: From Williamsburg to Jerusalem
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (700 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00TQ214HQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 392 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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. He also received a doctorate in Talmudic Letters from Ner Yisroel. He continued his learning at Yeshivas Ner Yisroel in Baltimore and at the Ponevezh Yeshiva and Chevron Yeshiva in Israel. In 1982 the Golds fulfilled their dream of making aliyah, where he has been in the forefront for the struggle for Eretz Yisroel. In 195
"Perfect for making Aliya" according to Robert Wolf. A fun and inspirational book. Definately recommended if you are making or thinking of making Aliyah. Or even if you know that we are living in special times. Rabbi Gold takes you on a special journey. Enjoy the trip.. rivkahRecent Jewish history through the eyes of a world-class religious Zionist. Rabbi Gold, a world-class religious Zionist, writes his life story in a folksy, accessible tone without literary pretense.Born 70 years ago, Rabbi Gold's life connected with so many important events in Jewish history - the Holocaust, the fight for freedom for Russian Jewry, Oslo, Gush Katif and more. He established a number of Jewish schools, synagogues and other Jewish organizations. And he seems to remember ever single person he ever worked with. The book is full of acknowledgement of the hundreds of teachers, fellow students, colleagues, community leaders and politicians with whom Rabbi Gold c. 0 said Recent Jewish history through the eyes of a world-class religious Zionist.. Rabbi Gold, a world-class religious Zionist, writes his life story in a folksy, accessible tone without literary pretense.Born 70 years ago, Rabbi Gold's life connected with so many important events in Jewish history - the Holocaust, the fight for freedom for Russian Jewry, Oslo, Gush Katif and more. He established a number of Jewish schools, synagogues and other Jewish organizations. And he seems to remember ever single person he ever worked with. The book is full of acknowledgement of the hundreds of teachers, fellow students, colleagues, community leaders and politicians with whom Rabbi Gold c. Aaron Berger said A Delightful Read. Over the chagim I had the pleasure of finishing Touching History, which I read with great interest and relish. I had been looking forwarded to settling in with the book Friday night of chol hamo'ed, which I did. What I did not know was it would completely capture my attention, keeping me engrossed until 1 A Delightful Read Over the chagim I had the pleasure of finishing Touching History, which I read with great interest and relish. I had been looking forwarded to settling in with the book Friday night of chol hamo'ed, which I did. What I did not know was it would completely capture my attention, keeping me engrossed until 1 30 AM!I, who am close with the Gold family, liked the book for so many reasons - the flowing writing style, the historical information, the geshmakeh (inadequate translation from the Yiddish:savory) stories, the positive - yet not syrupy-sweet - tone, the very real, very open, very human dimensi. 0 AM!I, who am close with the Gold family, liked the book for so many reasons - the flowing writing style, the historical information, the geshmakeh (inadequate translation from the Yiddish:savory) stories, the positive - yet not syrupy-sweet - tone, the very real, very open, very human dimensi
"Touching Historyshould be read by all.""Touching History is perfectly named. a grandfather warmly telling over recent Jewish history from a first-person perspective to the younger generation; it is a light read with a heavy message. --Jerusalem Post Magazine, Ari Zivotofsky . One of his greatest achievements is the establishment of learning programmes for adults. There are numerous inspirational stories interspersed throughout the book. It is the history of Rabbi Gold and his family, and it is the history of Judaism in North America
From the ashes of Auschwitz to statehood and the beginning of the ingathering of the exiles, Rabbi Sholom Gold, born in Williamsburg in Brooklyn nearly eight decades ago, has lived through the most traumatic, tragic, and ultimately majestic period in the four-thousand-year saga of the Jewish people. Rabbi Gold chronicles here his relationships and memorable encounters with many of the Torah world’s most illustrious personages, including the Stoliner Rebbe, Rav Yaacov Kaminetsky, Rav Yaacov Yitzchok Halevi Ruderman, the Satmar Rebbe, the Brisker Rav, Rav Tzvi Pesach Frank, the Kopycznitzer Rebbe, the Belzer Rebbe, Rav Tzvi Yehuda Kook, Rav Schach, the Ponovezher Rav, Rav Amram Blau, Rav Yisroel Gustman, Rav Avraham Pam, and more, as well as the story of sneaking through the closed-off streets of Jerusalem during a military exercise to be (successfully) tested for rabbinic ordination by Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv.A passionate advocate for the land of Israel, in which he has lived for thirty years, Rabbi Gold tells of his encounte