Spending time with Mitchell Silk, the first Hasid to hold a Senate-confirmed position, who is now bringing a Hasidic classic to English readers for the first time.

Nachum hosted Moyshe Silk, General Editor of ArtScroll’s new “Kedushas Levi,” to wish him mazal tov on the release of this amazing new series that translates and elucidates the classic work by the chassidic master Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Of Berditchev.

Who among us has never heard of, and marveled at, and been inspired by Rav Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev? He was “the defender,” who found the good in every Jew, and whose passionate avodas Hashem was combined with an unparalleled love for His people.

However, perhaps, his greatest influence was not in the wondrous stories that grew around him, but rather in his classic work, Kedushas Levi. Profound, incisive and stimulating, Rav Levi Yitzchak’s commentary has been treasured and studied by scholars and gedolim for more than two centuries. 

Throughout his life, Moyshe (Mitchell) Silk has been immersed in three extraordinarily diverse civilizations and the languages that are foundational to them.

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This particular volume of Kedushas Levi was published by Artscroll/Mesorah, and translated and elucidated by Rabbi Moishe Silk, a chassid who served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Markets under President Donald Trump. Now, as Rabbi Dr. Goldfeder came to Congress to defend His people, he was aided by the Berditchever, whose cause had become pertinent once again.

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It all started in a small red Lada in Ukraine in the summer of 1995.
Think of a Ford Fiesta with even less rear legroom! The Soviet Lada first ap- peared in 1973. It was an odd mix of So- viet box sedan design with technology licensed from Fiat. Initial development costs for the car were around $2 billion. It doesn’t appear that a penny of that was spent on backseat comfort.