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[חלק מהדפים בכוונה הפוכים. הסבר והוראות הדפסה בדף האחרון בקובץ.]

הסברים נוספים וקישור להורדת הקובץ עצמו…

A Tribute to Menachem Polishuk ע”ה

A Lofty Soul Ascends Heavenward…

Teaser:

On Erev Rosh Hashana, Menachem Polishuk, a budding talmid chacham, was niftar at the age of 25. His petirah came as a shock to the many people who knew him, for although he suffered from a liver ailment since birth, he led a remarkably vibrant life. Despite his illness and other yissurim he possessed a genuine simchas hachaim, spending his time immersed in Torah study and joyous avodas Hashem.

Born and raised in New York, Menachem learned at Yeshiva Darchei Torah. His family moved to Eretz Yisrael several years ago and he soon followed suit, joining Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim.

THE MASMID

“All I want to do is learn,” Menachem would tell a rebbe of his. His entire life testified to this profound desire.

When he learned Torah, he was really into it; he was not easily distracted. His eyes glued to the Gemara, his body swaying, he sang the words with a sweetness that made it clear that he truly enjoyed learning. A paradigm of bikush haEmes, he would not rest until he arrived at the true pshat of each sugya.

Menachem placed a tremendous value on time. Beyond the beis medrash, he would seize every opportunity to learn Torah, learning from a sefer during meals and while he waited for an appointment to begin.

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Cattle Talk: Off the Record? Not With Me

Note: Had I sufficiently researched the Talmud traducer in advance, I would never have bothered. My interlocutor is a plain Jew-hater and was such before I contacted him (so no link).

Hyehudi Editor leaves a blog comment in response to generic slander about the Talmud (Jan 21, 2026):

Dear A.P.,

I often appreciate your articles.
What you claim about the Talmud endorsing using non-Jews “much as cattle are used” is incorrect. As an observant Jew who studies Talmud, I can discuss this via email.

Thanks.

A.P. emails back (Jan 22, 2026):

Hi Hyehudi,
Apologies for the tardy reply, first of all. The Talmud-Torah/Zionist-Jewish/Christian thing is a topic that interests me greatly.
Any thoughts you’d like to share will be appreciated and kept “off the record.”
Best,
A.
Hyehudi Editor (Jan 23, 2026):
Dear Mr. P.,
Quite gratified you took me up on the invitation!
I won’t write off-the-record and won’t treat our correspondence as private unless you request otherwise.
As Shabbos is soon to arrive (in the Holy Land), I hope to reply next week.
In general, I often tarry a week or two, so don’t take offense.
Yours,
Hyehudi.org Editor
Hyehudi Editor (Feb 12, 2026):
How about you first tell me what you meant?
Do you have any Talmudic quotes in mind?
If you do, please provide the exact language and citation (tractate and page).
Thanks.
Hyehudi Editor (March 12, 2026):
Hello again,
Your silence puzzles me.
Thanks for your time.
Yours,
Hyehudi.org Editor
End. No response.

The Wrath of the Awakened Hebrew

How much longer to wait,
Ere the Hebrew begins to hate?

Neither sign nor show of hate,
‘Stay chill’ preaches the state,
Reproving the count of our blood.
It shall be late — but a fiery flood,
With long arrears to make good.

What finally be the date,
That the Hebrew begins to hate?

(Note: This is an inversion of an inversion.)