Yesterday, the 13th of Elul was the day of the passing of the Ben Ish Chai, a master of Kabbalah and Jewish Law. He died 101 years ago. Multitudes in Israel remember Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad (1832 ...

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“The husband and wife should sponsor the needs of a chabura (group), who awaken to learn at Chatzos, and in this zechus, they will be blessed with zera shel kayama (offspring), and so they should do ...

Last night, a moving event took place at the 'Shuva Israel' yeshiva in Sunny Isles Beach, honoring the great sage Rabbi Yosef Chaim, known as the Ben Ish Chai. The local community and dignitaries ...