Moshe Klausner

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Aug 20, 2024, 11:10 PM

Thoughts on my Aliyah Journey Post October 7th

My family landing in Ben Gurion as new olim

Though I am fortunately living now in my 9th year post aliyah, I am sharing my thoughts that I previously shared privately when I commemorated my 8th aliyah anniversary in Israel, while slightly adapted, as the message carries significant...

Jul 24, 2024, 10:54 PM

The Traits of a Leader

What type of person is fit to be a leader? What type of leadership do we need? In this week’s Parasha, Moshe says to God (Numbers 27:16), “Let God, Source of the breath of all flesh, appoint someone over the...

Jul 11, 2024, 2:33 PM

A response to Rav Amnon Yitzchak on the Charedi draft

Two weeks ago, Rav Amnon Yitzchak shared a video explaining his stance against drafting Charedim, quoting various מאמרי חז"ל. To the casual listener, the sources seem to show that lomdei Torah should not fight. However, on closer examination, it appears...

Jun 30, 2024, 1:36 PM

Would Chazal Condone Draft Dodging?

In the past several days, the topic of the Charedi draft has once again become the center of attention. One of the main arguments for allowing yeshiva bochurim to avoid the draft is that their Torah learning is protecting...

May 26, 2024, 3:24 PM

God Controls Everything. Right?

Since October 7, the Jewish people worldwide have faced increased anti semitism, threats, and most recently in the US, an arms embargo and encampments calling for Jihad. Several countries have just rewarded the Palestinians, who overwhelmingly support Hamas and...

Apr 22, 2024, 12:33 AM

Pesach, Redemption, and the Call to Return

When reading about the horrifying antisemitism sweeping across America, in ways once not thought possible, and most shockingly yesterday at Columbia University with open calls to murder Jews, I thought about the following idea. Possibly the most famous words of...

Dec 28, 2023, 1:19 PM

The Prophets Are Talking to Us Right Now

As a Torah Jew, I am quite disturbed by a number of things I’ve seen lately, posted supposedly in the name of Gedolei Yisrael: signs saying that the legs of soldiers are being blown off for the sins of...

Nov 29, 2023, 1:22 AM

Fighting vs Torah Learning During War

The idea that the learning of the Avrechei Kollel and yeshiva bochrim is what is protecting Am Yisrael at this time is being pushed very strongly by, well, Kollelim, Yeshivas, and others in the Yeshiva world. I felt it...

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About Me

Moshe Klausner lives in Ramat Bet Shemesh, originally from New Jersey. He is a father to three active boys. He is a Speech Pathologist by profession, working locally in Bet Shemesh and at Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, specializing in voice disorders. He also lains each Shabbos at shul. He loves Torah, Israel, and the Jewish people.