by Yitzi Weiner | Sep 3, 2017 | Inspirational Stories
As R‘ Avrahom Dovid Sauer stood at the entrance of Baltimore’s Kosher Bite Restaurant, he was overcome with a feeling of relief and joy. Before him stood Rabbi Ervin Preis, the Rabbi of Suburban Orthodox Congregation, appearing healthy and in good spirits. Rabbi...
by Yitzi Weiner | Aug 28, 2017 | Inspirational Stories
In the beginning of his married life, Rav Shach and his family rented an apartment in Yerushalayim from Reb Alter Shub. Although Rav Shach paid rent for his living quarters, he nonetheless felt gratitude towards the Shub family for conferring this benefit to him. Rav...
by Yitzi Weiner | Aug 10, 2017 | Inspirational Stories
The two oldest children of Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv received names from Rav Elyashiv’s side of the family: The oldest son, was named after Rav Elyashiv’s grandfather, the Leshem, and their second child, Batsheva Esther, was named after Rav Elyashiv’s grandmother,...
by Yitzi Weiner | Jul 7, 2017 | Inspirational Stories
One Rosh Hashanah, Rabbi Dovid of Lelov was at the court of the Seer of Lublin. It was time to blow the shofar, but Rabbi Dovid was missing and the Seer did not want the shofar sounded until Rabbi Dovid was present. Eventually someone found him in a barn, with a sack...
by Yitzi Weiner | Jun 30, 2017 | Inspirational Stories
Perhaps nothing better attests to the paramount importance that Reb Yaakov Kamenetzky placed on his wife’s needs than his willingness to break his own minhagim to keep from hurting her feelings. Shortly after his second marriage, Shavuos fell on Friday. The...
by Yitzi Weiner | Jun 23, 2017 | Inspirational Stories
Reb Laizer Geltzhaler taught by example what it meant to be concerned for another talmid, another Yid. New blinds were installed in the Yeshivah’s dining room, and a mischievous young talmid climbed up on the windowsill to check them out. Reb Laizer, the Rosh...