Jul 19, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min · 13 segments
Rabbi Herschel Lustig was the dean of Oholei Torah Yeshiva, the largest Chabad boys school in America, for more than forty years and today serves as the Dean Emeritus. In this episode, he shares his…
Herschel LustigGuestBenji AfsonHostThere's different kinds of, uh, what does the Gemara say or the Midrash say about the leaves and the, and the, and the, and the fruit, and there's all kinds of Eden with all kinds of Milas.
So, you know, it makes sense that some people would focus on this and excel at this as much-
They tell the story, um, I don't know if it's exactly true or exactly what happened, but one of the...
They say that the Tzelem HaRav, who was, uh, one of the first people involved in kashrus in America, kosher, uh, uh, whole wheat straw milk and then, and kosher wine and whatever else, uh, told the Frieda Rebbe that he was, um, concerned that maybe Lubavitch would start doing it.
The Rebbe said to him something to the effect of, "Your, your job is to, um, uh, to make sure there's kosher food available for the people we're gonna make.
Yeah, and that, that was the sole Lubavitch always the focus is spreading Yiddishkeit.
There's different kinds of, uh, what does the Gemara say or the Midrash say about the leaves and the, and the, and the, and the fruit, and there's all kinds of Eden with all kinds of Milas.
So, you know, it makes sense that some people would focus on this and excel at this as much-
They tell the story, um, I don't know if it's exactly true or exactly what happened, but one of the...
They say that the Tzelem HaRav, who was, uh, one of the first people involved in kashrus in America, kosher, uh, uh, whole wheat straw milk and then, and kosher wine and whatever else, uh, told the Frieda Rebbe that he was, um, concerned that maybe Lubavitch would start doing it.
The Rebbe said to him something to the effect of, "Your, your job is to, um, uh, to make sure there's kosher food available for the people we're gonna make.
Yeah, and that, that was the sole Lubavitch always the focus is spreading Yiddishkeit.
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