Ashrei is a special word used in Psalms. It begins the book and it begins Psalm 41, which is considered the end of book 1 (of five books) of Tehillim. What is unique about this word?
An alumnus of Har Etzion, Rabbi Avi Baumol is serving the Jewish community of Krakow as it undergoes a revitalization as part of a resurgence of Jewish awareness in Poland. He graduated Yeshiva University and Bernard Revel Graduate School with an MA in Medieval Jewish History, and semicha from RIETS. He served as a rabbi in Vancouver, British Colum...