It was a hot August day in the Israeli summer last week as the Oberlander family contemplated the upcoming
shloshim of their grandfather, Rabbi Moshe Yosef Oberlander. Their minds, however, could not stay fixated on the loss of the patriarch of the family, a beloved father and grandfather of many and a renowned askan, to the coronavirus. Instead the Oberlanders
were focused on the declining vitals of Rav Moshe Yosef’s son, who was on a ventilator fighting the same disease. Rav Dovid Oberlander, his parents’ only son, passed away exactly 30 days after his father. Rav Dovid was

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In this week’s Inner Dimension shiur with R’ Yaakov Klein we delve into the depths of parshas Shoftim through the lens of the Mei HaShiloach and the Degel Machaneh Ephraim. We discuss the wondrous opportunity of Chodesh Elul, and talk about the ability to find islands of peace, comfort, and even joy amidst the turbulence of circumstantial, emotional, and spiritual challenges. Toward the end of the shiur, we briefly explore the essential concept of “Yichud Kudsha B’rich Hu u’Shechintei” and study a the Degel’s deep and inventive reading of a familiar pasuk.

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