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April 28, 2023

The Hasidic Rabbi Who Inspired a Day of Free Lunch

Yeshaya of Kerestir and the good works done in his name.

On Monday—the third day of Iyar on the Jewish calendar—restaurants in American Orthodox enclaves gave out free lunches to honor the anniversary of the death of the ḥasidic rabbi Yeshaya Steiner of Kerestir (1851-1925). Chaya Sara Oppenheim tells his story:

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