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Norms may change, but the dedication and love of a rebbi for his talmid has never waned

“I will give away all my money! Just please tell me how I can make things right!”

“You are truly a kind man. just like your brother told me you would be”

I took the book, but the look on my face obviously said, “What’s this?”

I had reached $32,000. I had also exhausted all of my connections

The Rav told my father that learning the sefer would keep our family connected to Yiddishkeit in America   “Are you by any chance a rabbi?”  I realized my cover was blown. Try as I might to remain incognito, the older man had outed me. I was spending a rare Shabbos away from the shul