Shalom Aleichem! We began a new year! There is an illusion in this world that time is continuous. But in fact, every year is a new beginning: ”מראשית השנה עד אחרית שנה" There is an end to the year and a beginning. So since this is a new year and my website has been around for a while, I have decided to try to update the site with new material from time to time. We are right now in the period of time from Sukkos to Chanuka (Chagim #24 “Rivers of Light” develops this idea). These 70 days take us on a spiritual journey as the world sinks into darkness to a time of light. So here are few updates from the Moshe Yehudah Institute of upcoming “light” activities: - The biweekly parasha shiur in Har Nof resumed Motzei Shabbos Bereshis. The latest shiur PA 140 "Destiny" is now available for downloading. - The Mesillas Yesharim shiur will be moving from Ramat Eshkol to Shaarey Chesed. - I will be in the US and England in November. The schedule will be posted in the upcoming events section of the site. I have a few dates still available. For further information e-mail at “contact us”. That’s it for now. Please watch for more information and we should have a year of beracha and a lot of rain! A healthy winter! |
Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky was raised in Long Island New York, the quietest of six boys (no girls; it didn’t work out well with the rooms). He graduated Jewish Day school before studying in Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim and Yeshiva Heichal Hatorah. He received his smicha in 1983 by HaRav Avraham Kopshitz zt”l, former Rav of Neve Zvi.
For nine years he was the Long Island director of NCSY (National Conference of Synagogue Youth) developing a region that had only one member to an organization of 1200 teens and pre-teens involved in Torah activities.
He made aliyah with his family in 1988 and served as the mashgiach ruchani in Yeshiva Ohr David for five years. He has taught in the Discovery Seminar, Aish Hatorah Fellowships and is currently on the staff of Yeshiva Ohr Somayach, Darchei Binah Seminary and Neve Yerushalayim college for women. He has lectured for almost twenty years in the Ohr LaGolah Rabbinical training institute.
Rabbi Orlofsky is a popular lecturer internationally where his combination of humor, novel insights and inspiration touch the lives of thousands. Even more listen to his recorded shiuim distributed by the Moshe Yehuda Institute.
Rabbi Orlofsky has appeared regularly on radio programs in Israel and his articles have been published regularly, included several years as the chinuch columnist in the Hamodiah. His book “The Last Book you read before You Assimilate” described as “a book on Judaism for people who don’t want to read a book on Judaism” is awaiting publication.
The Orlofskys live in Yerushalayim with their children and grandchildren.
